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Ord 76-2008 12/2/2008 � T ORDINANCE NO. 76-2008 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, APPENDIX B ZONING, TABLE 6741 AND ASSOCIATED NOTES; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW. WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has reviewed and recommends approval of the proposed amendment to Table 6741 and associated notes; and WHEREAS, the City Council concurs with the Commission's recommendation to amend Table 6741 and associated notes. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. The City of Wichita Falls Code of Ordinances , Appendix B Zoning, Table 6741 and associated notes, is hereby amended by adding the underlined text and deleting text as denoted by strikethrough. TABLE 6741 � _ SIGN TYPE ZONE MAX. MAX. CLASS STREET SPACING LIGHTING MOTION MAXIMUM SPECIAL " . ALLOWED AREA HT. (See Note 3) SETBACK DURATION REQUIRE. ' (SQ. FT.) (FT.) (FT.) Apartment MFR,RMU,LC, 80 20 W,WG 1 per street Yes Yes Perm. Note 1 GC,CBD Note 1 front. or ro'. Apartment MFR,RMU,GC, 120 50 G.P,WG,W 10 1 per street Yes Yes Perm. N/A CBD front. or ro'. Class I GC,LI,HI,CBD Note 2 Note 2 G,P Note 2 Note 2 Perm. Note 2 Off-Premise Yes Note 8 Class 11 GC,LI,HI,CBD 15 10 P 10 200' from SF-1, No No Perm. Note 2 Off-Premise SF-2, or MFR Di�ectional All Districts 15 6 G,P,WG Note 1 None No No Perm. Note 1 Gen. Bus. GC,LI,HI,LC, Note 5 Note 5 Note 5 Note 5 Note 5 Yes Yes Perm. Note 1& 4 RMU,CBD, RDD Institutional MFR,SF-1, 32 20 G,W,P,PR,R Note 1 1 per street Yes No Perm. Note 1 SF-2,LC B,GW front. Message GC,LI,HI,CBD, Note 7 50 G,P Note 7 200' from SF-1, Yes Yes Perm. Note 7 Center RDD SF-2, or MFR Multi-Tenant GC,LI,HI,CBD 120 50 G,P,WG,W 10 1 per platted lot Yes Yes Perm. Note 4 per each street front. Multi-Tenant GC,LI,HI,CBD, 80 20 G,P,WG,W Note 1& 4 1 per platted lot Yes Yes Perm. Note 1& 4 LC per each street front. Name Plate All Districts 1 None W,PR None 1 per business No No Perm. N/A Political All Districts 36 8 G, P, WG, 10' if taller None No No N/A N/A W than 3' Subdivision MFR,SF-1,SF-2 200 20 WG,P,G 10 2 per entry way No No Perm. N/A Ent Temporary All Districts 16 6 G P,W Note 1 None No No 10 days after Note 1 Commercial end of work or Si n 1 event Temporary All Districts 32 6 G,P,W Note 1 1 per street No No 10 days after Note 1 Commercial front. end of work or Si n II event Temporary All Districts 100 50 G,P 10 1 per street Yes Yes 10 days after N/A Commercial frontage end of work or Si n III event Temporery All Districts 32 6 G,P,W 10 1 per lot No No 5 days per year Note 6 Residential Si n Residential All Districts 4 4 G,P,W None Note 6 No No N/A Note 1& 6 � . NOTE 1: On-premise signs fronting a public street and located within ten (10) feet of the property line shall have a clearance from the surrounding grade to the bottom of the sign face of not less than nine (9) feet, except that low profile signs may be created within such area if the top of the sign does not exceed three (3) feet above the surrounding grade. Poles, columns, or other supports for such signs shall not exceed twelve (12) inches in dimension measured perpendicular to the street, and no portion of the sign shall overhang the property line. Exception: This requirement shall not apply to directional, residential or a Temporary Commercial Sign I if such sign placement does not create a view obstruction to motorists or pedestrians. NOTE 2: A. Separation Between Signs: A minimum separation must be maintained between signs as follows: 1. For Class I signs, the linear distance between signs shall be 1,500 feet. The linear distance shall be that distance measured between the same class of sign where the signs are located on the same side of the road, street or highway. 2. The radial distance between signs shall be 500 feet. The radial distance shall be that distance between signs where the nearest portion of the sign is measured to the nearest portion of an adjacent sign. B. Separation from a Residential Use or Residential Zoning District: 200 feet from the nearest residential use, or residential zoning district. A residential zoning district shall be a zoning district which allows the placement of a residential use as a permitted use. The General Commercial zoning district, for the purpose of this regulation, shall not be included as a residential zoning district. However, a residential use within that zoning district shall be included in the distance requirement. Separation from existing residential uses shall not apply when such uses are located within a zoning district that prohibits residential uses. For spacing from SF-1, SF-2, and MFR districts, spacing shall be measured from the nearest portion of the sign to the residential district boundary. However, when such residential district boundary abuts a public alley or street right-of-way, the right-of-way width shall be included in the measurement. ,, C. ,, Setback from Right of Way: 25 feet for Class I signs 10 feet for Class II signs 25 feet for all other signs under this Note. D. Height: 1. 42.5 feet for Class I signs 24 feet above roof for roof-mounted Class I signs. For Class I signs, height is measured from grade of roadway where sign is viewed. Where there exist more than one grade for the same street, road or system, the measurement shall be made from the highest grade. 2. 10 feet for Class II signs For Class II signs, the height shall not exceed ten feet when measured from installation grade. E. Measurement of Height: 1. Ground or pole sign within 100 feet of a street abutting the property on which the sign is located: From the top of the curb of the nearest street adjacent thereto, or if there is no curb, from a point six inches (6") above the edge of the road surface, to the top of the sign structure. 2. Ground or pole sign more than 100 feet from an adjacent street: From the ground at the sign base to the top of the sign structure. 3. Roof sign: From the roof level at the base to the top of the sign structure. F. Sign Area: 672 square feet, or 807 square feet with protrusions. NOTE 3: Classification Standards: G - Ground P - Pole W - Wall PR - Projecting RB - Reader Board WG - Wall Ground R - Roof � . NcT� 4: Maximum area is the total area of all businesses, tenants or services advertised on one sign structure; however, the total area of multi-faced signs shall be governed by Section 6750 B. NOTE 5: In the LC district, General Business signs shall not exceed eighty (80) sq. ft. in face area nor exceed twenty (20) ft. in height. Signs shall be limited to one per business or street frontage when located within 25 feet of the property line. In the RMU, GC, HC, HI, & CBD districts, General Business signs shall be limited by the following: If located within ten (10) feet of the property line or the back of the curb, whichever is greater, the sign face area shall not exceed eighty (80) sq.ft. nor exceed thirty (30) feet in height. If located at least ten (10) feet from the property line or the back of the curb, whichever is greater, but less than twenty-five (25) feet from the property line, the sign face area shall not exceed one hundred and twenty (120) sq. ft. nor exceed fifty (50) feet in height. If located twenty-five (25) feet or more from the property line, the sign face area shall not exceed nine-hundred (900) sq. ft. nor exceed eighty (80) feet in height. Signs shall be limited to one per business or street frontage when located within twenty-five (25) feet of the property line. See specific zoning district regulations in Section 3000 for additional sign regulations for L0, LC, RDD, and BA zoning districts. Signs proposed within the CBD district not in conformance with the provisions of Note 5 herein, and placed on a wall of a building covering more than 10% of the face of said wall, shall be reviewed through the Conditional Use Procedure as outlined in Section 7200. NOTE 6: Residential Signs, as defined herein, placed upon a residential lot, shall not have a cumulative area greater than 12 square feet. Each individual Residential Sign shall be no larger than 4 square feet. Temporary Residential Signs as defined herein shall not be placed on a residential lot longer than 5 days per year. NOTE 7: Separation of Message Center Signs from a Residential Use or Residential Zoning Boundary Message Center signs as defined herein shall maintain a separation distance of two hundred (200) feet from the nearest property line of a residential use, or a SF-1, SF-2, or MFR zoning district boundary. For spacing from SF-1, SF-2, and MFR districts, the distance shall be measured from the nearest portion of the sign to the residential district •, bo�Rdary. However, when such residential district boundary abuts a public alley or street right-of-way, the right-of-way width shall be included in the measurement. An exception to the two-hundred (200) foot separation requirement shall apply if: 1. Any image produced by the message center sign remains static (no animation, movement, scrolling, or flashing) for a period of at least five (5) seconds; or, 2. It can be reasonably demonstrated that the sign is not visible from any residential property within two-hundred (200) feet of the sign. Street Setback Requirement and Height Restriction for Message Center Signs Message Center signs shall be no closer than ten (10) feet from the property line. If located more than ten (10) feet from the property line but less than twenty-five feet from the property line, the sign face area shall not exceed one hundred and twenty (120) square feet. If located twenty-five (25) feet or more from the property line, the sign face area shall not exceed two-hundred (200) square feet. Message Center signs shall not exceed fifty (50) feet in height. Message Center signs shall be limited to one per business or street frontage. Note 8: Class I Off-Premise signs shall have no motion as defined herein. The changing of the sign content through electronically controlled digital technology is permitted provided that: 1. any image produced by the sign remains static (no animation, movement, scrolling, or flashing) for a period of at least eight seconds; 2. a change of inessage is accomplished within two seconds; 3. a change of inessage occurs simultaneously on the entire sign; 4. a default mechanism is provided that freezes the sign in one position if a malfunction occurs; and 5. the intensity of the display is automatically adjusted to decrease in low natural or ambient light conditions. SECTION 2. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this ordinance was passed was open to the public as required by law. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 2nd day of December, 2008. 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