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CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER of THE CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS
VOLUME I
VOLUME II
VOLUME III
CHAPTER 51A DALLAS DEVELOPMENT CODE: ORDINANCE NO. 19455, AS AMENDED
ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
ARTICLE II. INTERPRETATIONS AND DEFINITIONS.
ARTICLE III. DECISIONMAKING AND ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES.
ARTICLE IV. ZONING REGULATIONS.
ARTICLE V. FLOODPLAIN AND ESCARPMENT ZONE REGULATIONS.
ARTICLE VI. ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
ARTICLE VII. SIGN REGULATIONS.
Division 51A-7.100. Purposes and Definitions.
Division 51A-7.200. Provisions For All Zoning Districts.
Division 51A-7.300. Provisions For Business Zoning Districts.
Division 51A-7.400. Provisions for Non-Business Zoning Districts.
Division 51A-7.500. Special Provision Sign Districts.
Division 51A-7.600. Permit Procedures.
Division 51A-7.700. Non-Conformance and Enforcement Procedures.
Division 51A-7.800. Procedure For Changes and Amendments.
Division 51A-7.900. Downtown Special Provision Sign District.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SIGNS WITHIN THE GENERAL CBD, MAIN STREET, CONVENTION CENTER, RETAIL, DISCOVERY, AND CHASE TOWER SUBDISTRICTS.
Division 51A-7.1000. West End Historic Sign District.
Division 51A-7.1100. Provisions for Uptown Sign District.
Division 51A-7.1200. Provisions for Arts District Sign District.
Division 51A-7.1300. Provisions for Deep Ellum/Near East Side Sign District.
Division 51A-7.1400. Jefferson Boulevard Sign District.
Division 51A-7.1500. Provisions for McKinney Avenue Sign District.
Division 51A-7.1600. Farmers Market Sign District.
Division 51A-7.1700. Provisions for Victory Sign District.
Division 51A-7.1800. Provisions for Southside Entertainment Sign District.
Division 51A-7.1900. Provisions for West Village Sign District.
Division 51A-7.2000. Provisions for the West Commerce Street/Fort Worth Avenue Sign District.
Division 51A-7.2100. Provisions for the Arts District Extension Area Sign District.
Division 51A-7.2200. Parkland Hospital Sign District.
Division 51A-7.2300. Southwestern Medical District Sign District.
ARTICLE VIII. PLAT REGULATIONS.
ARTICLE IX. THOROUGHFARES.
ARTICLE X. LANDSCAPE AND TREE CONSERVATION REGULATIONS.
ARTICLE XI. HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX EXEMPTIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES.
ARTICLE XII. GAS DRILLING AND PRODUCTION.
ARTICLE XIII. FORM DISTRICTS.
CHAPTER 51 FORMER DALLAS DEVELOPMENT CODE
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE
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SEC. 51A-7.2208.   SIGNS OVER THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.
   (a)   Signs may be located in or project over the public right-of-way, including, but not limited to, sidewalks, subject to the licensing and franchise requirements of Chapter XIV of the city charter, as amended; Article VI of Chapter 43 of the Dallas City Code, as amended; and the requirements of this section.
   (b)   The traffic engineer shall review the location of any sign located in or overhanging the public right-of-way to ensure that the sign will not pose a traffic hazard or visibility obstruction. (Ord. 28950)
SEC. 51A-7.2209.   GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR ALL SIGNS.
   (a)   Except as provided in this division, all signs must comply with Article VII.
   (b)   Except as provided in this subsection, the minimum setback from back of curb is two feet. In the Perimeter Corridor, the minimum setback from back of curb is 10 feet.
   (c)   Signs are not allowed in a visibility triangle.
   (d)   All permanent signs must be premise signs or convey a noncommercial message.
   (e)   Signs may not be painted onto the roof of a building, and flat attached signs are not permitted on the roof of a building, except that helipad signs identifying Parkland Hospital are permitted to be painted onto the roof of a building.
   (f)   Signs may be internally illuminated.
   (g)   Illuminated signs with an effective area of 500 square feet or less may not have a luminance greater than 300 foot lamberts, nor may any such sign have a luminance greater than 300 foot lamberts for any portion of the sign within a circle two feet in diameter. Illuminated signs with an effective area greater than 500 square feet may not have a luminance greater than 200 foot lamberts, nor may any such sign have a luminance greater than 200 foot lamberts for any portion of the sign within a circle of two feet in diameter. The measurements of luminance are taken from any other premise or from any public right-of-way other than an alley.
   (h)   Changeable messages must follow the requirements of Section 51A-7.303(b).
   (i)   There is no limit to the number of words permitted on a sign. (Ord. 28950)
SEC. 51A-7.2210.   MOVEMENT CONTROL SIGNS.
   (a)   In general.
      (1)   Movement control signs may be erected on any premise without limit as to number.
      (2)   Movement control signs may contain generic graphics.
   (b)   Primary movement control signs. Primary movement control signs:
      (1)   must be monument signs;
      (2)   may not exceed 150 square feet in effective area;
      (3)   may not exceed 20 feet in height; and
      (4)   may only be located in the Perimeter Corridor.
   (c)   Secondary movement control signs. Secondary movement control signs:
      (1)   must be monument signs;
      (2)   may not exceed 100 square feet in effective area;
      (3)   may not exceed 16 feet in height; and
      (4)   may only be located in the Perimeter Corridor.
   (d)   Tertiary movement control signs. Tertiary movement control signs:
      (1)   must be monument signs;
      (2)   may not exceed 50 square feet in effective area;
      (3)   may not exceed 11 feet in height;
      (4)   may be located anywhere in the district; and
      (5)   in the Parkland Corridor, may contain multiple tenant names.
   (e)   Quaternary movement control signs. Quaternary movement control signs:
      (1)   must be monument signs;
      (2)   may not exceed 20 square feet in effective area;
      (3)   may not exceed six feet in height; and
      (4)   may be located anywhere in the district.
   (f)   Overhead movement control signs. Overhead movement control signs:
      (1)   must be pole mounted signs;
      (2)   may not exceed 40 square feet in aggregate effective area of movement control panels;
      (3)   must have a minimum clearance of 13 feet; and
      (4)   may be located anywhere in the district.
   (g)   Parkland Corridor movement control signs. Parkland Corridor movement control signs:
      (1)   must be pole mounted signs;
      (2)   may not exceed 25 square feet in effective area of movement control panels;
      (3)   may also support a banner (the banner square footage is not counted as part of the square footage);
      (4)   must have a minimum clearance of eight feet; and
      (5)   may be located only in the Parkland Corridor.
   (h)   Pedestrian movement control signs. Pedestrian movement control signs:
      (1)   must be monument signs;
      (2)   may not exceed 20 square feet in effective area;
      (3)   may not exceed 10 feet in height; and
      (4)   may be located anywhere in the district.
   (i)   Parking zone identification signs. Parking zone identification signs:
      (1)   must be pole mounted signs;
      (2)   may not exceed three square feet in effective area;
      (3)   must have a minimum clearance of eight feet; and
      (4)   may be located anywhere in the district.
   (j)   Parking lot identification signs. Parking lot identification signs:
      (1)   must be monument signs;
      (2)   may not exceed 25 square feet in effective area; and
      (3)   may be located anywhere in the district. (Ord. 28950)
SEC. 51A-7.2211.   DISTRICT IDENTIFICATION SIGNS.
   (a)   District identification signs may only identify the name or logo of this district or an abutting special provision sign district.
   (b)   District identification signs may be internally or externally illuminated.
   (c)   In the Perimeter Corridor, a maximum of two district identification signs are permitted. A district identification sign in this corridor may be attached onto a non-enclosing wall or may be a monument sign.
      (1)   If the sign is attached onto a non-enclosing wall, the sign may not exceed 10 square feet in effective area.
      (2)   If the sign is a monument sign, the sign may not exceed 20 feet in height or 150 square feet in effective area.
   (d)   In the Parkland Corridor, district identification signs are prohibited.
   (e)   In the Service Corridor, a maximum of two district identification signs are permitted and they must be monument signs. The signs may not exceed 11 feet in height or 45 square feet in effective area. (Ord. 28950)
SEC. 51A-7.2212.   BANNER SIGNS.
   (a)   Banner signs may not be illuminated.
   (b)   Banner signs may be attached to Parkland Corridor movement control sign poles, or may be mounted to street light poles in the Perimeter Corridor or the Service Corridor.
   (c)   Pole mounted banner signs are not limited in number.
   (d)   Pole mounted banner signs must:
      (1)   meet the sign construction and design standards contained in the Dallas Building Code;
      (2)   be at least eight feet, but no more than 16 feet, above grade;
      (3)   not project more than three feet from the pole on which they are mounted;
      (4)   not exceed eight square feet in effective area;
      (5)   be made out of weather-resistant and rust-proof material; and
      (6)   may contain district activity promotional messages, welcome messages, premise messages, and sponsorship messages.
   (e)   A sign permit is not required to erect or remove a pole mounted banner. (Ord. 28950)
SEC. 51A-7.2213.   BRANDING SIGNS.
   (a)   An unlimited number of branding signs may be located on or incorporated into manhole covers, street light poles, sidewalks, benches, trash receptacles, and other improvements.
   (b)   Branding signs may not exceed one square foot in effective area. (Ord. 28950)
SEC. 51A-7.2214.   DONOR RECOGNITION SIGNS.
   (a)   Attached donor recognition signs.
      (1)   Attached donor recognition signs are allowed in the lower level sign area only.
      (2)   Attached donor recognition signs may not be located on vision glass, but may be located on non-vision glass or solid surface areas of the facade.
      (3)   The aggregate square footage of all donor recognition signs on a facade may not exceed 15 percent of the facade to which they are attached.
      (4)   Attached donor recognition signs may be located anywhere in the district.
   (b)   Detached donor recognition signs.
      (1)   Detached donor recognition signs may be monument or landscape signs.
      (2)   Detached donor recognition signs may not exceed 50 square feet in effective area.
      (3)   Detached donor recognition signs may not exceed 11 feet in height.
      (4)   Detached donor recognition signs may include other non-commercial messages.
      (5)   Detached donor recognition signs may be located anywhere in the district. (Ord. 28950)
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