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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-7.2214.   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)
SEC. 51A-7.2215.   STREAMERS, PENNANTS, AND INFLATABLE SEASONAL DECORATIONS PROHIBITED.
   Streamers, pennants, and inflatable seasonal decorations, including, but not limited to, balloons, are prohibited. (Ord. 28950)
SEC. 51A-7.2216.   ATTACHED SIGNS.
   (a)   In general.
      (1)   Except as provided in this subsection, the total effective area for all attached signs on a facade may not exceed 30 percent of the area of the facade.
      (2)   Projecting signs and special event signs may not exceed 20 percent of the area of facade.
      (3)   Attached signs must be securely attached.
      (4)   Attached signs may not project more than four feet above the surface to which they are attached.
      (5)   Attached signs may only be located in the lower level sign area or the upper level sign area.
   (b)   Arcade signs.
      (1)   Arcade signs may be located anywhere in the district.
      (2)   An arcade sign must be located at least six feet from any other arcade sign.
      (3)   Arcade signs may not exceed six square feet in effective area.
      (4)   Arcade signs may not be lower than 10 feet above grade.
   (c)   Awning signs.
      (1)   Awning signs may be located anywhere in the district.
      (2)   Awning signs may not project beyond the surface of the awning or be lower than 10 feet above grade.
      (3)   Awning signs may not exceed six square feet in effective area.
      (4)   Awning signs must be located over a window or a door.
      (5)   Awning signs may not be backlit.
   (d)   Canopy signs.
      (1)   Canopy signs may be located anywhere in the district.
      (2)   Canopy signs may not:
         (A)   exceed 75 percent of the length of the canopy facade to which it is attached;
         (B)   project vertically beyond the canopy more than four feet;
         (C)   project horizontally more than 12 inches from the surface of the canopy; or
         (D)   be lower than 10 feet above grade.
   (e)   Flat attached signs.
      (1)   Except as provided in this division, a flat attached sign may be located anywhere in the district.
      (2)   The minimum distance between flat attached signs on a retail or mixed use premise is four feet.
      (3)   The maximum width of a flat attached sign on a retail or mixed use premise is 75 percent of the facade width.
      (4)   Flat attached signs on a retail or mixed use premise may not be located more than 20 feet from the ground.
   (f)   Projecting attached signs.
      (1)   Projecting attached signs may be located anywhere in the district.
      (2)   Projecting attached signs on a retail or mixed use premise may not:
         (A)   exceed 20 square feet in effective area;
         (B)   be lower than 10 feet above grade;
         (C)   be closer than 15 feet to any other projecting attached sign on a retail or mixed use premise; or
         (D)   project vertically above 20 feet. (Ord. 28950)
SEC. 51A-7.2217.   WINDOW DISPLAY SIGNS.
   (a)   Window display signs are permitted only on the ground floor of a retail or mixed-use premise in the Parkland Corridor.
   (b)   Window display signs may not cover more than 25 percent of the surface area of a window. (Ord. 28950)
SEC. 51A-7.2218.   KIOSK SIGNS.
   (a)   A maximum of 10 kiosks are permitted in this district.
   (b)   Kiosks may not be illuminated by a detached, independent external light source.
   (c)   Kiosks may be changeable message signs.
   (d)   Kiosks must be spaced at least 50 feet apart.
   (e)   Kiosks must be securely anchored to the ground.
   (f)   Kiosks may not exceed 10 feet in height and 50 square feet in effective area. The display area for each sign on a kiosk may not exceed 20 square feet in effective area. (Ord. 28950)
SEC. 51A-7.2219.   CONSTRUCTION BARRICADE SIGNS.
   (a)   Construction barricade signs may not be illuminated or contain any moving parts.
   (b)   Construction barricade signs must be removed when the construction barricade is removed.
   (c)   A construction barricade may be fully decorated with a graphic except that:
      (1)   no decoration or part of the graphic may project more than two inches horizontally from the barricade facade, or
      (2)   no decoration or graphic may project more than four feet vertically above the top of the barricade. (Ord. 28950)
SEC. 51A-7.2220.   TEMPORARY SIGNS.
   (a)   Temporary signs may be externally or internally illuminated.
   (b)   Temporary signs may be attached or detached.
   (c)   Attached temporary signs may not exceed 125 square feet in effective area.
   (d)   Detached temporary signs may not exceed 25 square feet in effective area. (Ord. 28950)
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