ORD 2007-10TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
TOWN ORDINANCE NO. 2007-10
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB,
TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, ENTITLED "GENERAL LAND USE",
ARTICLE IV, ENTITLED "SIGN REGULATIONS", BY
AMENDING SECTION "SECTION 4.05(B)(2)"
"TEMPORARY SIGNS;" PROVIDING FOR
INCORPORATION OF PREMISES; PROVIDING FOR
AMENDMENT; PROVIDING A SAVINGS AND REPEALER
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF
TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH
OFFENSE AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE
DEEMED COMMITTED EACH DAY DURING OR ON
WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS OR CONTINUES; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2006-37 was adopted on September 18, 2006 and
provided for the adoption of a new schedule of fees for the Town of Trophy Club
(hereinafter referred to as "Town"); and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has determined that revising the Number, Size
and Placement for political signs located on non-residential or unplatted property would
be a benefit to the Town by promoting an aesthetically refined community for the
citizens of Trophy Club and by protecting the integrity and character of neighborhoods;
and
WHEREAS, the Town Council hereby finds that the amendment of Section
4.05(B)(2) of Article IV, Chapter 5, of the Code of Ordinances as further specified herein
serves the best interests of the Town.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
INCORPORATION OF PREMISES
That the above and foregoing premises are true and correct and are incorporated
herein and made a part hereof for all purposes.
SECTION 2.
AMENDMENT
2.01 Article IV entitled "Sign Regulations" of Chapter 5, entitled "General Land Use"
of the Code of Ordinances of the Town is hereby amended to revise Section 4.05(B)(2),
entitled 'Temporary Signs " so that 4.05(B)(2) is hereby revised as follows:
2. Number. Size and Placement:
A political sign shall not exceed thirty-six (36) square feet in area nor exceed
eight feet (8') in height, as measured from the ground. A political sign may not
be illuminated or have any moving elements. No more than one (1) of such
signs for each political candidate or issue on the election ballot shall be
erected on any residentially zoned parcel of land. The front and back surface
of a political sign shall constitute one sign. For signs with three or more
surfaces, each surface shall constitute a separate sign for purposes of size
requirements. Signs with three or more surfaces are prohibited on
residentially zoned parcels of land. For signs located on non-residential or
unplatted property, the minimum distance between single or multisided signs
for each political candidate or issue on the election ballot shall be one hundred
feet (100').
SECTION 3.
SAVINGS AND REPEALER
That this Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other Ordinances of the Town
affecting the Sign Regulations and shall not repeal any of the provisions of such
Ordinances except in those instances where provisions of those Ordinances are in
direct conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance; whether such Ordinances are
codified or uncodified, and all other provisions of the Ordinances of the Town of Trophy
Club, codified or uncodified, not in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance, shall
remain in full force and effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any complaint, action,
cause of action or claim which prior to the effective date of this Ordinance has been
initiated or has arisen under or pursuant to such repealed Ordinance(s) shall continue to
be governed by the provisions of that Ordinance and for that purpose the Ordinance
shall be deemed to remain and continue in full force and effect.
SECTION 4.
SEVERABILITY
If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this
Ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid or
unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of the Ordinance, and the Town Council hereby
declares it would have passed such remaining portions of the Ordinance despite such
invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 5.
ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT
The Town Secretary of the Town of Trophy Club is hereby directed to engross
and enroll this Ordinance by copying the exact Caption and Effective Date clause in the
minutes of the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club and by filing this Ordinance in
the Ordinance records of the Town.
SECTION 6.
PENALTY
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this Ordinance, and
any person violating or failing to comply with any provision of this Ordinance shall be
fined, upon conviction, not less than One Dollar ($1.00) nor more than Two Thousand
Dollars ($2,000.00), and a separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day
during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
SECTION 7.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall take effect from and after its date of passage in accordance
with law. and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club,
Texas, this the 5th day of March, 2007.
Mayor
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
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Town Secretary
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