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MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: ROGER NELSON, CITY MANAGERj�//'
MEETING DATE: DECEMBER 4, 2001
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE CHAPTER 20,
SECTION 20-13.1, SIGNS ON RIGHTS OF WAY AMENDING
SUBSECTION 20-13.1 (c)
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of an ordinance allowing political signs to be placed in the
public rights-of-way during the ten days prior to election day.
BACKGROUND:
During the November 20th Workshop, the City Council directed City Staff to amend the
ordinance section dealing with political signs in public rights-of-way. Currently, political
signs are allowed in the rights-of-way up to 30 -days prior to an election. The
amendment would continue the practice of allowing signs in the rights-of-way, but for a
period of ten days prior to election day. Political signs are to be removed within three
days after an election, as currently required.
This ordinance change does not impact the placement of political signs on private
property, which is currently allowed up to 60 days prior to election day.
November 28, 2001 (9:24AM)
I ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE
CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 20, SECTION 20-13.1
SIGNS ON RIGHTS-OF-WAY RELATIVE TO POLITICAL
SIGNS OF A TEMPORARY NATURE, DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF INCONSISTENT
ORDINANCES AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 20 Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Ways,
Section 20-13.1 (c) (1) of the City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(c) Temporary signs may be placed in the public right-of-way if they fall
within the following categories and comply with the stated
requirements:
(1) Political signs of a temporary nature of not more than
four square feet in an area may be placed in public
rights-of-way in that portion of the City of Grapevine
represented by a candidate for which a resident of
Grapevine may vote. Said signs may be placed in
said rights-of-way only during the ten (10) day period
immediately preceding the election for which they are
posted and shall be removed within three (3) days
after the election."
Section 2. That the public importance of this measure creates an emergency
and an imperative public necessity, and this Ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force and effect immediately upon its passage; all ordinance and/or Charter rules
requiring ordinances to be considered and passed at more than one meeting or session
are hereby dispensed with for the purpose of adopting this Ordinance as an emergency
ordinance, and this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force and effect from and after
its final passage, as provided by the Charter of the City.
Section 3. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council of the
City of Grapevine, Texas, that sections, paragraphs, clauses and phrases 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 or sections of this Ordinance since
the same would have been enacted by the City Council of the City of Grapevine without
the incorporation in this Ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph or section.
Section 4. That this Ordinance shall be effective from and after the date of its
passing.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, Texas, on this the 4th day of December, 2001.
ATTEST:
ORD. NO. 2