HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 633 Amending Chapter 70 Sign regulationsTOWN OF WESTLAKE
ORDINANCE NO. 633
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS ("TOWN"),
AMENDING CHAPTER 70 SIGNS, OF THE WESTLAKE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, REGULATING THE ERECTION, STRUCTURAL
ALTERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALL TYPE OF SIGNS WITHIN THE
TOWN; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING
PROVISIONS; PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town of Westlake, Texas, is a General Law Municipality located in
Tarrant and Denton Counties, Texas, created in accordance with the provisions of the Texas
Local Government Code and operating pursuant to the enabling legislation of the State of
Texas; and
WHEREAS, on February 9, 1989, the Town Council of the Town of Westlake adopted
Ordinance Number 159 enacting permit procedures and regulations regarding the erection,
structural alteration and maintenance of all signs within the Town limits of Westlake; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council finds that the regulation of signs within the Town is
necessary in order to protect the health safety and welfare of the citizens and visitors of the
Town of Westlake; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council deems it advisable to amend the current regulations to
more accurately address changing development practices and governmental administrative
structure; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council finds and declares that the regulations contained herein
are in the best interest of the public health, safety and general welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
WESTLAKE, TEXAS:
SECTIONI: THAT, the above findings are hereby found to be true and correct and are
incorporated herein in their entirety.
SECTION2: THAT, Chapter 70 of the Town of Westlake Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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Chapter 70 SIGNS*
*Cross references: Buildings and building regulations, ch. 18; construction and sign
application, § 18-61 et seq.; engineering standards, ch. 36; planning, ch. 62; streets, sidewalks
and other public places, ch. 78; zoning, ch. 102.
State law references: Regulation of signs by municipalities, V.T.C.A., Local Government
Code ch. 216; outdoor advertising, V.T.C.A., Transportation Code § 391.031 et seq.
Sec. 70-1. Purpose.
Sec. 70-2. Objective.
Sec. 70-3. General provisions.
Sec._ 70-4. Interpretation.
Sec. 70-5. Projection over public properU or public right-of-way.
Sec. 70-6. Health safety, welfare.
Sec._ 70-7. Alarm device signs.
Sec. 70-8. Construction signs.
Sec. 70-9.Temporary signs.
Sec.. 70-10. Removal of signs, display cases.
Sec. 70-11. Time limitation of approved applications
Sec. 70-12. Si ns and display cases within commercial districts.
Sec. 70-13. Residential districts.
Sec. 70-14. Construction.
Sec. 70-15. Placement on another's property.
Sec. 70-16. Placement on vehicles.
Sec. 70-17. Placement of outdoor advertising on trees, rocks, other natural features.
Sec. 70-18. Prohibited advertising devices.
Sec. 70-19. Functions of the Town Council.
Sec. 70-1. Purpose.
The town recognizes the need for signs. It is intended that this chapter regulate the location,
size, construction, erection, duration, use and maintenance of all signs within the jurisdiction of
the town.
(UDC 1994, art. X, § 1)
Sec. 70-2. Objective.
The town adopted the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, Ordinance No. 159,
originally on February 9, 1989, to specifically protect the health, safety and welfare of its
citizens, to promote property values, to reduce visual pollution, to promote community
environmental setting and appearance, and to support the objectives of the individual zoning
districts by providing for a comprehensive regulation of outdoor advertising, specifically to
include the erection, structural alteration and maintenance of all types of billboards, signs, bills,
posters and other outdoor advertising material within the corporate limits of the town.
(UDC 1994, art. X, § 2)
Sec. 70-3. General provisions.
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It shall be unlawful for any landowner, tenant, contractor or other person having responsibility
or control of any premises, to suffer, permit or allow placement, erection or maintenance of any
sign or display case of any type within this town other than publicly -maintained street or
directional signs, except as specifically provided for in this chapter.
(UDC 1994, art. X, § 3)
Sec, 70-4. Interpretation.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to give the right to any person to erect or maintain
any outdoor advertising in any zone or district of the town wherein the particular form of
outdoor advertising is prohibited by deed restrictions, zoning or other ordinances, state or
federal law or regulations.
(UDC 1994, art. X, § 4)
Sec. 70-5. Projection over public property or public right-of-way.
No sign shall extend over public property or public right-of-way.
(UDC 1994, art. X, § 5)
Cross references: Streets, sidewalks and other public places, ch. 78.
Sec. 70-6. Health, safety, welfare.
Whenever unusual circumstances arising out of unique conditions surrounding a building site or
caused by its occupancy give rise to problems of health, safety and welfare that could be
substantially alleviated by the use of a sign, such sign as may be necessary for the purpose
involved, may be temporarily erected upon approval of the Town Manager or a designated
representative. Such approval may be temporarily given at the time an application is made to
the town if formal approval of the sign is required, based on the zoning district or specific site
plan standards, by the Town Council. Such temporary approval shall be granted only for the
time period necessary for the routine approval or disapproval of the sign by the Town Council.
Such signs shall be restricted to the minimum area necessary to accomplish the purpose for
such signs.
(UDC 1994, art. X, § 6)
Sec. 70-7. Alarm device signs.
It is essential that when alarm devices are installed on residential buildings that identification be
given as to the company, person, representative or agency to be contacted in case of its
activation. Only one such sign shall be allowed per street face for each system installed and the
sign area shall be limited to 140 square inches, except additional signs may be permitted by the
Town Council upon application, only when such signs are found by the board to be necessary
for the safety and welfare of the occupants or property involved.
(UDC 1994, art. X, § 7)
Sec. 70-8. Construction signs.
Whenever a building permit has been issued for the construction, alteration or repair of a
structure, and work is in progress on the site pursuant to such permit, contractors or architects
engaged in such work during the time such work is going on, may display on the site their sign,
which may be either made of materials permitted for permanent or temporary signs as
prescribed in this chapter, provided, however, that the following area requirements are
complied with:
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(1) No such individual sign displayed on the building site shall be of an area larger than
20 square feet.
(2) No individual contractor or architect shall display more than one sign on any
building site at any given time.
(3) The total area of construction signs displayed at any one time on the building site,
considered together, shall not exceed 30 square feet.
Exceptions: Signs identifying the property or project, signs used for directional or access
control, and signs used for posting of notices required by other ordinances, laws or regulations,
may be approved by the town manager or a designated representative.
(UDC 1994, art. X, § 8)
Sec. 70-9. Temporary real estate signs.
(a) Generally. Temporary real estate signs are such signs as may be needed from time
to time to indicate that the premises are for sale or for rent.
(b) Numberandsize. Such signs shall be limited to one such sign for each property
frontage involved and no single sign shall exceed 20 square feet in area or contain
lettering exceeding 12 inches in height. Exception: Signs located on property fronting a
State Highway or FM 1938 may not exceed 40 square feet.
(c) Contents. Such signs shall contain only the following information:
(1) That the property is for sale, lease or exchange by the owner or his/her
agent.
(2) The owner's or agent's name.
(3) The owner's or agent's address and telephone number.
(4) When appropriate to the occasion, the words "open house" or "inquire
within."
(5) The town name provided the majority of the property is located within the
Town of Westlake.
(6) A graphic or pictorial representation of the proposed development or
structures.
(7) The name of the project or development, subject to approval by the Town
Manager or a designated representative. The objective being not to permit
signage that could be confusing or misleading and not to advertise development
outside the Town of Westlake.
(d) Conditions. Such signs shall not be located on or over public property and may
only be displayed on the property that is for sale, exchange or lease. Temporary signs
may be made of the same material permitted for permanent signs, and in addition, may
be made of less durable materials and woods such as pasteboard; but in no event shall
be self -illuminated, luminescent, fluorescent, or have any characteristic which will make
them glow or shine. Such signs shall be removed upon agreement of sale, exchange or
lease. Upon notice of from the Town to the property owner that the sign is in disrepair,
the property owner shall remedy the disrepair or remove the sign within 30 days.
(UDC 1994, art. X, § 9)
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Sec. 70-10. Removal of signs, display cases.
(a) Generally. Signs or display cases which have been abandoned due to a closing of a
business, a change in business name or for any other reason rendering the sign or
display case not applicable to the property involved, shall be removed by the permit
holder or the owner of the building or premises within ten working days from the
date of the action that caused the sign or display case to be considered abandoned.
A condition of approval for all signs or display cases shall be that the permit holder
or owner of the building of premises, at his/her own expense, remove all signs or
display cases. An abandoned sign or display case may be removed by the town after
the ten -working -day period, and the permit holder or owner may be charged for the
cost of removal. New signs for a building or property on which an abandoned sign is
located shall not be approved until the abandoned sign is removed. Approval may be
given on the condition that the abandoned sign is removed before a new sign is
erected.
(b) Hearing. The Town Council shall hold a hearing to determine when a sign or
display case is abandoned. Ten days' written notice of the hearing shall be sent by
certified mail to the permit holder at his/her last known address, and to any other
address at which there is reason to believe he/she might receive mail, and to the owner
at his/her address. The notice shall state:
(1) A general description of the sign or display case.
(2) That upon a finding of abandonment, the sign or display case shall be held
by the town for 15 working days and then disposed of by sale if determined to
be of a value of $100.00 or more, or disposed of in any manner if worth less
than $100.00.
(3) Where the sign or display case may be reclaimed.
(4) That the reasonable costs of removal may be assessed at the hearing along
with an administrative charge.
(5) That the hearing and assessments can be avoided by the removal of the
sign or display case within 72 hours after the date of the notice.
(c) Costassessment. The Town Council shall determine the reasonable cost to the
town of removing the sign or display case and if an administrative charge should be
assessed. Administrative costs shall be $100.00 unless otherwise determined by
resolution of the board. Proceeds shall be first applied to pay assessed costs,
administrative costs, and other costs reasonably incurred.
(UDC 1994, art. X, § 10)
Sec. 70-11. Time limitation of approved applications.
Approved applications for signs or display cases shall be considered null and void when any of
the conditions below are found to exist:
(1) That such sign or display case was not built or placed in accordance with the
approval granted.
(2) That the sign or display case was not placed on the site within 90 days of approval
and no extension of time has been granted by the town manager or a designated
representative.
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(3) That the business license has lapsed or become inactive, or the sign is considered
abandoned as described in section 7010.
(UDC 1994, art. X, § 11)
Sec. 70-12. Signs and display cases within commercial districts.
(a) Generally, All signs or display cases in the commercial districts require a sign
permit. The town manager or a designated representative may, subject to the
standards set forth in this chapter, approve an application for a sign or display case.
All permits shall be for a specific location and the moving of such signs or display
cases shall require a new permit. The regulations in this section shall apply within
the commercial districts.
(b) Prohibited signs and display cases No sign or display case shall be permitted
that:
(1) Does not pertain to a commercial use on the site.
(2) Is incompatible in design with the building and space allotted.
(3) Is flashing, illuminated, phosphorescent, moving or primarily glossy.
(4) Contains lettering exceeding 12 inches in height.
(5) Projects or extends above the eave or parapet line, if attached to any
structure.
(6) Is for a business which does not have a certificate of occupancy on file with
the town.
(7) Exceeds 24 square feet in area.
(8) Could create confusion to the public or to police and fire response calls in
emergencies, or tends to degrade the character of the town, affect the peace,
health and welfare of the community or result in a degradation of property
values and/or an increase in the cost of municipal services.
(c) Maximum allowable sign area. The maximum aggregate area of all signs shall not
exceed the following for buildings within the commercial district:
(1) A building with 40 feet or less frontage on a public way shall not exceed 16
square feet of exterior signs and ten square feet of interior signs.
(2) A building with frontage greater than 40 feet on a public way shall not
exceed four square feet of signs for each ten feet of frontage or major fraction
thereof, up to a maximum of 24 square feet for exterior and 20 square feet for
interior signs.
(3) A building with frontage on more than one public way shall not exceed four
square feet of signs for each ten feet of frontage on any building face for both
interior and exterior signs, up to a maximum of 20 square feet unless the
building elects not to place signs on one of the faces in which event the
provisions of subsection (c)(2) of this section will apply.
(4) A building designed in such a way as to have business locations within the
interior of the structure served by an interior mail or by other means of ingress
and egress by the public shall be limited to one sign at each entry identifying the
building or mail name and a directory which may contain the names of all
businesses within the building. Individual businesses within the building shall be
limited to one projecting sign not to exceed three square feet in area or one flat
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sign not to exceed six square feet in area when approved by the Town Council.
Interior business locations shall not be entitled to individual signs on the exterior
of the building adjacent to the public way or individual signs within the mall or
walkway area of the building other than as permitted in this subsection.
(5) The Town Council may make special exemptions to the allowable areas in
this subsection where hardship is incurred or where unusual design of a building
requires special consideration.
(d) Signs exempt from formal review.
(1) Interior signs of 160 square inches or less when the aggregate area does
not exceed that allowable for interior signs.
(2) Temporary signs as provided for in this chapter.
(3) Political signs so long as they do not exceed the maximum square footage
provisions of this section. Thirty days after the election, which includes any run
off election, all political signs pertaining to such election shall be removed or be
subject to removal by the town. Candidates shall be responsible for removal of
their political signs. If the town removes the signs, it may assess the candidate
the actual costs of removal.
(4) Signs advertising civic events sponsored by the town, Westlake Academy or
other local civic clubs provided that no sign shall be allowed to remain posted
longer than seven days before the event and be removed within 24 hours of the
conclusion of the event. Location of these temporary signs must be approved in
advance by the town manager or his designee.
(e) Sign area. In calculating the area of signs, the following shall apply:
(1) All faces of a multifaced sign shall be included except for double-faced signs
in which case only one face shall be included.
(2) For irregular shaped signs, the area shall be that of the smallest rectangle
that will wholly contain the sign.
(3) That with the exception of signs which are allowed to be painted directly on
a wall the area of a sign shall include the board or other material of which the
sign is a part, including framing, visual or otherwise, but exclusive of the
brackets from which the sign is hung.
(f) Standards for display cases.
(1) All display cases shall be in size and scale with their surroundings and shall
be designed in keeping with the existing architecture.
(2) Display cases shall not exceed ten square feet in area or ten cubic feet in
total volume.
(3) Display cases shall contain but one sign no larger than necessary to identify
the owner of the case and direct the public to the store where the merchandise
displayed is sold. The sign shall not exceed 24 square inches.
(4) Display cases shall be located on the same property as the business
premises to which the display case applies.
(5) All display cases shall be maintained in accordance with the approval
granted for their placement.
(6) Merchandise displayed in the case shall be typical of products for sale in the
business premise and the case shall not be used to display wares of another
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business located elsewhere or of merchandise not available in the store to which
the display case has been permitted.
(g) Special exceptions. The Town Council may consider resolutions which grant special
exceptions to this subsection where hardship is incurred or where unusual circumstances
warrant special consideration.
(UDC 1994, art. X, § 12; Ord. No. 501, § 2, 5-8-2006; Ord. No. 505, § 2, 6-26-2006; Ord. No.
506, § 2, 6-26-2006)
Sec. 70-13. Residential districts.
(a) Generally. The regulations in this section shall apply to all signs in the residential
districts.
(b) Prohibited signs. The following signs are prohibited in residential districts:
(1) Self -illuminated, luminescent, fluorescent signs or signs having any
characteristic which makes them glow or shine.
(2)
(3) Signs other than temporary signs described elsewhere in this chapter, which
are made of cardboard or less permanent material.
(4) Permanent signs exceeding an aggregate area of four square feet when not
otherwise authorized through a use permit.
(5) Temporary signs which:
a. Exceed four square feet in area.
b. Have letters exceeding four inches in height.
c. Total more than two such signs on a single-family building site.
d. Construction signs exceeding that allowable under this chapter.
e. Any sign not expressly allowed in this chapter.
(c) Allowable signs The following signs are allowable in residential districts:
(1) House name signs and occupants' name plates.
(2) House name signs and occupants' name plates. Meaning those signs
which, by their nature and wording, identify either the house or its occupant, or
both. Such signs may include pictorial and decorative designs as well as words,
and may be in any shape or form, but shall not exceed four square feet in area.
The name of a ranch or farm when incorporated into an entranceway or gate to
the properly is exempt from these provisions if such has been approved by the
Town Council. The names or designs denoting ranches in existence on May 9,
1994, are exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
(d) Home occupation signs. Home occupation signs are those signs designating a
permitted home occupation in the residential district being carried on at the site, and are
only permissible in the R-5 Country Residential District. The legend designating the
home occupation may be merged with house names or occupant's type sign, thus
constituting one sign; or may, at the occupant's option, be stated on a separate sign;
providing, however, that such separate sign shall not exceed an area of two square
feet.
(e) Temporary signs. Temporary signs shall be as provided for in this chapter. In
addition, one garage sale, rummage sale or estate sale sign not exceeding three square
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feet or having letters exceeding three inches in height may be displayed on the site
during the hours of the sale.
(f) Political signs. Political signs may be placed on the property provided they
do not exceed four square feet in area provided that: (1) No political sign may
be placed in the public roadway or easement adjacent to such roadway or placed
in any location which would cause a traffic hazard by obscuring or in any manner
blocking the vision of any driver of a vehicle using the public street or entering
any such street.
(2) Thirty days after the election, which includes any run-off election, all
political signs pertaining to such election shall be removed or be subject to
removal by the town pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(g) Signs designated "No Handbills Allowed° or "No Soliciting Allowed" shall not exceed
two inches by 12 inches
(UDC 1994, art, X, § 13)
Sec. 70-14. Construction.
(a) Generally.
(1) All signs shall be constructed and supported to withstand a horizontal
pressure of 30 pounds for every square foot of exposed surface. All structural
members, hangers, braces, tie rods, cables, anchors and fastenings shall be of
sufficient strength to withstand the stresses that may be brought upon them with
a factor of safety of six.
(2) Signs weighing 20 pounds or less attached to the wall of a building may
have the cable or wire hanger anchored with an expansion shield and bolt;
provided, that the wall is sound and the projection of the sign is not excessive in
relation to the size of the wall and pitch of the hanger. Wall anchors for guy
cable or wires for such signs shall be expansion shields and bolts or through
bolts fastened on the opposite side of the wall. No staples or nails shall be used
for anchoring any guy wire or cable.
(3) Where signs and sign frames are supported or suspended with chains or
wire, chains or wire of not less than No. 8 B & B standard gauge shall be used.
Chain supports shall have welded links of not less than 3/16 of an inch in
diameter. No cable shall be tied or loosely twisted around any anchor or any
other support, but shall be properly sized around the anchor or joined into a loop
and the loose end fastened to the standing part of the cable with approved clips
or clamps. Where signs are bolted to supports, the bolts shall be supplied with
lock nuts. All cable and wire used in hanging signs shall be galvanized. All other
supports and exposed structural parts shall be maintained in a safe condition at
all times and kept in good condition and repair.
(b) Signs erected upon or anchored to fire wall or coping. No sign shall be erected
upon the fire wall or coping of any building unless such wall is especially designed to
carry the additional load. No sign shall be anchored to such wall, but shall be attached
to and supported by other structural parts of the building.
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(c) Glazing. strength of glass. The glazing of signs shall be done in a substantial
manner. Glass shall be well bedded in putty and secured in substantial frames of copper
or zinc tracery. Glass may be plate or double strength. In no case shall glass less than
one-eighth of an inch in thickness be used. No single light of plate glass shall exceed
200 square inches in area. No light of double strength glass shall exceed 600 square
inches in area.
(d) Obstruction of lighting and utilities. No outside advertising shall be so placed as to
appreciably obstruct the lighting of any street, alley or public property, or interfere with
any public utility service or traffic control device.
(e) Obstruction of fire escapes. No sign of any kind shall be placed in any position in
such a manner as to obstruct any fire escape, door, window or other passageway
leading to a fire escape or to a street exit, nor shall a sign be fastened in any manner to
a fire escape.
(UDC 1994, art. X, § 14)
Sec. 70-15. Placement on another's property.
It shall be unlawful for any person to post, paint or otherwise exhibit any billboard,
advertisement, poster, bill or other notice or sign, on any property not owned or controlled by
him, without the permission of the person owning or controlling such property.
(UDC 1994, art. X, § 15)
Sec. 70-16. Placement on vehicles.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place or cause to be placed anywhere in the town, any
poster, placard, handbill, or advertising material on any vehicle, or in any location, in such a
manner that the poster, placard, handbill, or advertising material may reasonably be expected
to be blown about by the wind. It shall be presumed that the person's name that appears on
such poster, placard, handbill, or advertising material has knowledge of the location and
manner that such item was placed. It shall be further presumed that if a large number of such
items are found scattered about and being blown about by the wind that the items were placed
in such a manner that they might reasonably be expected to be blown about by the wind.
(UDC 1994, art. X, § 16)
Cross references: Traffic and vehicles, ch. 90.
Sec. 70-17. Placement of outdoor advertising on trees, rocks, other natural features..
It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, maintain or paint any sign, billboard or other
outdoor advertising upon a tree, rock or other natural feature.
(UDC 1994, art. X, § 17)
Cross references: Vegetation, ch. 98.
Sec. 70-18. Prohibited advertising devices.
The following types of signs and advertising devices are not permitted within the corporate
limits of the town:
(1) Advertising searchlights.
(2) All off -premises commercial signs and billboards.
(3) Any signs on a single or double pole structure that extend into the air more than
eight feet as measured from the top of the structure to the grade under the sign.
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(4) Sky signs.
(5) Street banners or festoons.
(6) Off -premises banners.
(7) Sandwich or "A -frame" signs.
(8) Sidewalk or curb signs.
(9) Tethered pilotless balloons or other gas-filled advertising devices.
(10) Signs placed on vehicles and used as stationary advertising devices.
(11) Mobile advertising.
(12) Changeable copy sign.
(UDC 1994, art. X, § 18)
Sec. 70-19. Functions of the Town Council.
The Town Council will conduct a formal review of all applications for signs and display cases,
grant or deny such applications, and authorize the issuance of sign permits. In reviewing the
applications, the council will uphold the provisions of this chapter and will ensure that the signs
will be compatible with the property and use thereof, and will not create hazards, confusion,
poor aesthetics, loss of business, clutter and garishness, adversely affect the stability and value
of property, or produce degeneration of property with attendant deterioration of conditions
affecting the peace, health and welfare of the town.
(UDC 1994, art. X, § 19)
SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the Town of
Westlake, Texas, except where the provisions of this Ordinance are in direct conflict with the
provisions of such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Town Council that the phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase,
clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by
the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality
shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of
this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the Town Council without the
incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph
or section.
SECTION 5: Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses
to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall
be fined not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense. Each day that a
violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 6: The Town Secretary of the Town of Westlake is, upon adoption by the Westlake
Town Council, is hereby directed to publish the proposed ordinance by caption and, if this
Ordinance provides for the imposition of any penalty, fine or forfeiture for any violation of any of
its provisions, then the Town Secretary shall additionally publish this ordinance or its caption
and penalty in the official Town newspaper one time within ten days after final passage of this
Ordinance.
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(4) Sky signs.
(5) Street banners or festoons.
(6) Off -premises banners.
(7) Sandwich or "A -frame" signs.
(8) Sidewalk or curb signs.
(9) Tethered pilotless balloons or other gas-filled advertising devices.
(10) Signs placed on vehicles and used as stationary advertising devices.
(11) Mobile advertising.
(12) Changeable copy sign.
(UDC 1994, art. X, § 18)
Sec. 70-19. Functions of the Town Council.
The Town Council will conduct a formal review of all applications for signs and display cases,
grant or deny such applications, and authorize the issuance of sign permits. In reviewing the
applications, the council will uphold the provisions of this chapter and will ensure that the signs
will be compatible with the property and use thereof, and will not create hazards, confusion,
poor aesthetics, loss of business, clutter and garishness, adversely affect the stability and value
of property, or produce degeneration of property with attendant deterioration of conditions
affecting the peace, health and welfare of the town.
(UDC 1994, art. X,§19)
SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the Town of
Westlake, Texas, except where the provisions of this Ordinance are in direct conflict with the
provisions of such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Town Council that the phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase,
clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by
the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality
shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of
this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the Town Council without the
incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph
or section.
SECTION 5: Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses
to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall
be fined not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense. Each day that a
violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 6: The Town Secretary of the Town of Westlake is, upon adoption by the Westlake
Town Council, is hereby directed to publish the proposed ordinance by caption and, if this
Ordinance provides for the imposition of any penalty, fine or forfeiture for any violation of any of
its provisions, then the Town Secretary shall additionally publish this ordinance or its caption
and penalty in the official Town newspaper one time within ten days after final passage of this
Ordinance.
Ordinance 633
Page 11 of 12
SECTION 7: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
publication as required by law, and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 22nd DAY OF FEBRUARY 2010.
Kelly)Edwa('d� Town Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Laura Wheat, Mayor
Ordinance 633
Page 12 of 12
THE STATE OF TEXAS )
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Regional Newspapers, a newspaper of general circulation which has been published in
Denton County and Tarrant County regularly and continuously for a period of one year
prior to the first day of publication of this roti; e, solemnly swear that the notice hereto
attached was published in the Alliance Regional Newspapers, on the following dates, to -
wit:
Town o)e G/eztiake
0/zd aance No 633
Na2ch 3, 2010
Office Manager
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