HomeMy WebLinkAbout021106 ORD - 03/12/1991AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI ZONING ORDINANCE,
ARTICLE 33, PERMITS, PLATS AND FILING FEES, BY ADDING
SECTION 33-1.04, CONDITIONAL SIGN PERMITS --BUSINESS
DISTRICTS, AND ARTICLE 25, SPECIAL PERMITS, BY ADDING
SECTION 25-3 PROHIBITING USE OF SPECIAL PERMITS TO ALLOW
INCREASE OF AREA OR NUMBER OF SIGNS, OR TO MODIFY
CONDITIONAL SIGN PERMIT CONDITIONS; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Zoning Ordinance, Article 33, Permits, Plats and
Filing Fees, is hereby amended by adding Section 33-1.04, Conditional Sign Permits --Business
Districtsto read as follows:
33-1.04 - Conditional Sign Permits - Business Districts
The Planning Commission, in the manner set forth below, may consider
conditional use sign permits to authorize increases to sign area, sign height, or
the number of signs in excess of that allowed by right in those zoning districts
identified by title as "Business Districts."
A. The Planning Commission must arrive at findings that one or more of
the following exist:
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1. Conditions which make matter -of -right commercial signs
unreadable from the adjoining roadway:
A permanent visual obstruction exists such as, but not
limited to, adjacent buildings or structures other than
signs.
The location or relocation of entrance way(s) to the
business in relation to the public right-of-way, provided
that such sign increase furthers traffic movement
objectives such as reducing the number of entrance ways.
A change in traffic pattern.
The distance of the sign from the adjoining public right-
of-way.
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2. The signs are not commercial and cannot be viewed from the
public right-of-way and do not exceed four (4) square feet in
area.
B. The Planning Commission must further determine:
1. That such increases shall:
(a) Be commensurate with the frontage, total lot area, and
distance of sign(s) from the public right-of-way.
(b) Be consistent with other businesses in the general area
and serve the public interest as opposed to an individual
benefit.
(c) Be consistent with general traffic safety in the subject
area and not impair a driver's line of sight within 500
feet of a fixed traffic control device.
(d) If commercial signage and viewable from the public
right-of-way, not be located within two hundred (200)
feet fronting a residential zoning district sharing the
same right-of-way.
(e) Not exceed the matter -of -right sign area or height
allowance by more than 50 percent, nor the number of
signs allowed by more than 100 percent.
(f) Not allow sign placement in setback areas where signs
are not allowed as a matter -of -right unless such signs:
(1) Do not exceed five (5) feet in height.
(2) Do not exceed one quarter square foot for every
front foot of lot area, nor forty (40) square feet
total.
2. All other signage on the premises are conforming.
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SECTION 2. That the Zoning Ordinance, Article 25, Special Permit
Regulations, is hereby amended by adding Section 25-3, to read as follows:
Section 25-3.
A Special Permit shall not be issued to allow an increase in area or the
number of signs beyond which is allowed as a matter -of -right, or to modify
conditions established through the Conditional Sign Permit process.
SECTION 3. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council
members, copy attached, to find and declare an emergency due to the need for the efficient
and effective administration of City affairs, such finding of an emergency is made and
declared requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon
ordinances at three regular meetings so that this ordinance is passed and hall take effect
upo first reading as arki emergency measure this the I. dayof
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ATTEST:
City Secretary
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
APPROVED: 5,4 DAY OF ,T)Agdt , 19 9/
JAMES R. BRAY, JR., INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY
By
Assistant City Attorney
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing
ordinance an emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule
as to consideration and voting upon ordinances at three regular
meetings; I/we, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule
and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at
the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully, Respectfully,
Council Members
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Betty N. Turner
Cezar Galindo
Leo Guerrero
Tom Hunt
Edward A. Martin
Joe McComb
Clif Moss
Mary Rhodes
Frank Schwing, Jr.
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