§ 154.086 TEMPORARY SIGNS.

TEMPORARY SIGNS
TYPE OF SIGN	PERMIT REQUIR ED	DISTRICTS PERMITTED	MAXIMUM AREA	MAXIMUM HEIGHT	TIME LIMIT	REQUIREMENTS
Portable	Yes	Non- residential C-O to I-H	50 s.f.	6 ft.	4 times per calendar year, in 15 day periods	1 per business, on-premises only. No lighting. See § 154.084(B)
Horizontal banner	Yes	Non-residentia l C-O to I-H	50 s.f.	Highest point of roof. Attached to building	60 days per year, in 15 day periods	Only one allowed. No lighting, not used with portable sign
Vertical banner	Yes	Non-residentia l C-O to I-H	35 s.f. freeway frontage, 12 s.f. for non-freewa y	35 ft. max., 6 ft. min. to bottom of vertical banner	Not applicable	50 ft. min. spacing, 100 ft. min. street frontage, 25' min. to side prop. line
New business “Now Open"	Yes	Non- residentia l C-O to I-H	50 s.f.	Highest point of roof. Attached to building	30 days from C.O.	Must be affixed to store front
Pennants	Yes	MF-18 & non-residential C-O to I-H	Not applicable	Highest point of roof	During event	Only during approved special events or grand openings
Balloons over 24" diameter	Yes	MF-18 & non-residential C-O to I-H	Not applicable	50 ft.	During event	Only during approved special events or grand openings
Inflatable objects or search lights	Yes	MF-18 & non-residential C-O to I-H	Not applicable	25 ft.	During event	Only during approved special events or grand openings
Window	No	Non- residential C-O to I-H	25% of window area	Not applicable	Not applicable	Enclosed frame/changeable copy signs encouraged
Vehicle	No	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	See § 154.084(C)
Weekend builders advertising (only available to builders currently building in the city limits)	Yes	All	6 s.f.	3 ft.	12 noon Friday until 12 noon Monday, except holidays	Maximum of 250 signs, minimum of 3 ft. from curb, with no lighting on signs
Political	Over 3 s.f. Yes, but no fee	All	Portable signs shall not exceed 80 s.f. and shall not be more than 6 ft. in height measured from the surface of the ground	6 ft.	30 days of 24 hours after election	On private property, not on R.O.W. No lighting. Removed 24 hrs. after election or runoff. Signs no larger than 2' X 2' may be placed in the R.O.W. at the polling place 12 hours prior to election (not early voting)
Church, charity and civic, on-premises	Yes, but no fee	All	50 s.f.	15 ft.	10 days prior to event and during event, 30 days max.	On private property, not on R.O.W. No lighting. Removed 24 hrs. after event
U.S., Texas or patriotic flag	No	All	12 s.f. res. 100 s.f. non-res.	35 ft. res. 75 ft. non- res.	Not applicable	1 per flag type. No spacing requirements
Decorative flag (color only, logo allowed, no text allowed)	No	All	6 s.f.	25 ft. max. 6 ft. min. to bottom of flag	Not applicable	Street frontage 0-150' 4 flags 151-200' 5 flags 201-250' 6 flags 251-300' 7 flags Over 300' 8 flags
Real estate land sale	Yes	All	100 s.f.	15 ft.	Remove prior to developmen t	1 acre min., 2 sign max., 1 sign per frontage. No lighting
Residential construction	Yes	Residential: all R & MF-18	100 s.f.	15 ft.	Until project 80% complete	1 sign per major existing street frontage. No lighting
Multi-family units for rent or lease banner	Yes	MF-18	50 s.f.	Highest point of roof on building, or 15 ft. max. for free- standing signs	60 days per year, in 10 day periods	1 per street frontage maximum 2 No lighting
Commercial complex sale or lease free- standing	Yes	Non- residential C-O to I-H	50 s.f.	6 ft.	Complex sold or leased	1 sign No lighting
Commercial unit(s) sale or lease wall sign	Yes	Non- residential C-O to I-H	12 s.f.	Highest point of roof	Unit sold or leased	1 sign per unit No lighting
New commercial building	Yes	Non- residential C-O to I-H	100 s.f.	15 ft.	Until 80% complete	1 sign per major ex. street frontage Lighting allowed
New commercial building on I- 45	Yes	Non- residential C-O to I-H	1 s.f. per 1 ft. of street frontage up to 400 s.f.	50 ft.	1 year	1 sign per complex or development

 

(Ord. O-12-743, passed 12-3-2012)