Ord 2763 2/6/1973 ! 1
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ORDINANCE NO. 1753
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE PLACING
OF SIGNS ON AND OVER PUBLIC PROPERTY
AND ON UTILITY POLES, AND AMENDING
AND REPEALING PARTS OF SECTION 7-15
AND SECTION 29-77 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Subsection (18) of Section 7-15 of the Code of
Ordinances is hereby repealed. Any sign which has been hereto-
fore lawfully erected under authority of a permit issued
pursuant to said subsection (18) shall be allowed to remain in
place, and repairs may be made thereto, but no structural alter-
ations to such sign shall be made, and such signs shall not be
replaced. Further, if the City should hereafter find that
such nonconforming sign interferes with the public use of the
public right-of-way, the owner of such sign shall, within sixty
days after he has been sent written notice by the City to do so,
remove such sign from the public right-of-way at his sole
expense.
SECTION 2. Section 7-15 of the Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended by adding a new subsection numbered (15.1) , which shall
read as follows :
" (15.1) Amend Chapter XXIII, Signs and Outdoor Displays, by
adding Section 2301.11, which shall read as follows :
'Section 2301. 11 - No Signs on Public Right-of-Way.
No signs of any kind shall be erected or placed on the right-
of-way of any street or alley in the city, except for traffic-con-
trol signs, signals, and devices placed by the City Traffic Engi-
neer under authority of the ordinances of the city, and except
for advisory safety and useful directional information signs
placed by the city traffic engineer under authority of state law. ""
SECTION 3. Section 7-15 of the Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended by adding a new subsection numbered (15.2) , which shall
read as follows :
" (15.2) Amend Chapter XXIII, Signs and Outdoor Displays, by
adding Section 2301. 12, which shall read as follows:
'Section 2301. 12 - No Signs on Utility Poles.
No signs of any kind shall be attached to any utility pole
located in any street or alley right-of-way or utility easement,
except by the owner of such pole. '"
SECTION 4. Section 7-15 of the Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended by adding a new subsection numbered (15.3) , which shall
read as follows :
" (15.3) Amend Chapter XXIII, Signs and Outdoor Displays, by
adding Section 2301. 13, which shall read as follows:
' Section 2301. 13 - Temporary Cloth Signs Across Street.
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this chapter, a
temporary cloth sign may be permitted to be suspended across a
street. When a permit is issued therefor, a cloth sign suspended
across the street shall be not less than twenty feet above the
street at the lowest point, and shall be suspended by ropes. No
metal shall be used in the construction of the sign or in the
apparatus supporting same. A cloth sign shall not be allowed to
hang more than two weeks, and may be used only for purposes of ad-
vertising celebrations, expositions, rodeos, fairs, or activities
of churches or other charitable, non-profit, educational or philan-
thropic organizations, and shall not be used to advertise a business
or commercial matter. '"
SECTION 5. Paragraph (b) of Section 29-77 of the Code of Ordi-
nances is hereby amended so that it shall read as follows:
" (b) No person shall place or maintain nor shall any public
authority permit upon any highway any traffic sign or signal bearing
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thereon any commercial advertising."
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1973.
t M A Y O R
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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Affidavit of Publication
ORDINANCE NO. 2763
AN THE
PLACING I OFN SIGNS OH AANDG OVER THE STATE OF TEXAS
PUBLIC PROPERTY AND ON UTILITY
POLES, AND AMENDING AND RE- COUNTY OF WICI-HTA
PEALING PARTS OF SECTION 7-15 V
AND SECTION 29-77 OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD,
WICHITA FALLS,TEXAS, HATITY OFi� On this 13th day of February
SECTION 1. Subsection (18) of Section
7-15 of the Code of Ordinances is
hereby repealed. Any sign which has A.D. - 1973 personally appeared before. me, the undersigned authority
her$tofore lawfully erected under p y pp y
authority of a permit issued pursuant
to said subsection (18) shall be allowed, Katherine to remain in place, and repairs may Katherine Parrish bookkeeper
be made thereto, but no structural
alterations to such sign shall be made,
and such signs shall not be replaced.
Further, if the City should hereafer for the Times Publishing Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the
!find that such nonconforming sign in- 9
terferes with the public use of the
'public right-of-way, the owner of such; Wichita Falls Times, a newspaper published in Wichita Falls in
sign shall, within sixty days after he
has, been sent written notice by the
City to do so, remove such sign from_ Wichita g upon County, Texas, and u being dul y sworn by b me, on oath states
the public right-of-way at his-sole ex-
pense.
SECTION 2. Section 7-15 of the Coder:, that the attached advertisement is a true and correct copy of advertising
of Ordinances is hereby amended by
adding a new subsection numbered (15.1),
which shall read as follows:
"(15.1) Amend Chapter XXIII, Signs published in - One (1) issues thereof on the following
and Outdoor Displays, by adding Section
2301.11,which shall read as follows:
'Section 2301.11 — No signs on Public;
dates
Right-of-Way. p
No signs of any kind shall be erected] February 12, 1973
or placed on the right-of-way of any
'street or alley in the city, except
for traffic-control signs, signals, and
devices placed by the City Traffic) mow. J
Engineer under authority of the or-I
dinances of the city, and except for
advisory safety and useful directional Bookkeeper for Times Publishing Company
information signs placed by the city
traffic engineer under authority of state of Wichita Falls
law.' '
SECTION 3. Section 7-15 of the Code
of Ordinances is hereby amended by -Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above
adding a-new subsection numbered (15.2),'
which shall read as follows: rr
"(15.2) Aniend Chapter XXII I, Signs`) written.
and Outdoor Displays, by adding Section i 7
2301.12,which shall read as follows:
'Section 2301.12—No Signs on Utility
Poles.
No signs of any kind shall be attached - �+� i t
to any utility pole located in any.
street or alley right-of-way or utility v,., _ R_. W9 A
easement, except by the owner of such 1 7?--11:7.c-7,. Jr, t<; _ qi :1`.
pole.',, I i n vim. fx-
SECTION 4. Section 7-15 of the Code
of Ordinances is hereby amended by I
adding a new subsection numbered (15.31,
which shall read as follows:
"(15.3) Amend Chapter XXIII, Sighs
and Outdoor Displays, by adding Section
230113, which shall read as follows:
"Section 2301.13—Temporary CL.:th.Signs
Across Street.
Notwithstanding the other provisions of
this chapter, a temporary cloth sign
may be permitted to be suspended
across a street. When a permit is
issued therefore, a cloth Sian suspended
across the street shall be not less l'
than twenty feet above the street at
the lowest point, and shall be suspended
!by ropes. No metal shall be used
Iin the construction of the sign or 1.
in the apparatus supporting same. A
cloth sign shall not be allowed to
hang more than two weeks, and may
be used only for purposes of advertising
celebrations, expositions, rodeos, fairs,
or activities of churches or other
charitable, non-profit, educational or
philanthropic organizations, and shall not
be used to advertise a business or
commercial matter.'"
SECTION 5. Paragraph (b) of Section
29-77 of the Code of Ordinances is
hereby amended so that it shall read
as follows:
"(b) No person shall place or maintain
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