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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
FROM: ROGER NELSON, CITY MANAGER
H.T. HARDY, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
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DATE: JANUARY 15, 2002
SUBJECT: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 60, SIGN STANDARDS,
RELATIVE TO POLE SIGN CONDITIONAL USES
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council consider
amendments to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, relative to Section 60, Sign
Standards, relative to pole sign conditional uses, and take any action necessary.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Section 60
Currently, Section 60.B.2.d.(12).c of the comprehensive zoning ordinance has no
provisions for pole signs exceeding twenty feet in height on property located adjacent to
State Highway 26. Properties along this thoroughfare are limited to a twenty foot pole
sign with a conditional use permit.
At the request of the developers of Wal-Mart and Sam's Club, who are proposing a
thirty foot pole sign (Wal-Mart) and a twenty four foot pole sign (Sam's Club) along State
Highway 26, in addition to a proposed forty foot pole sign along State Highway 114 and
a twenty foot pole sign (Wal-Mart Lube Center) in the parking lot, Staff has considered
an amendment to include the Wal-Mart site with those properties that are allowed pole
signs exceeding twenty feet in height in Section 60.B.2.d.(12).c. The 100 -foot D.A.R.T.
railroad right-of-way runs parallel to State Highway 26, and more importantly across the
entire frontage of the Wal-Mart and Sam's Club site. An increase in the maximum
height of the pole sign could help offset the diminished signage visibility created by the
extra setback from State Highway 26.
Staff has drafted an amendment to Section 60.B.2.d.(12).c to allow for pole signs not to
exceed thirty feet in height for Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, Wal-Mart Addition, with a
conditional use permit.
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(2) Sign face shall be non -decaying wood, or flat, clear acrylic
sheet with all copy and background sprayed on second surface
with acrylic colors.
(3) Maximum gross surface area: One hundred (100) square feet
except as provided for in Section 60.B.2c.6.
(4) Maximum sign height: Ten (10) feet except as provided for in
Section 60.B.2c.6.
(5) Changeable copy: Thirty (30) percent. The percentage of
changeable copy may be increased provided a conditional use
permit is issued in accordance with Section 48 of this
Ordinance.
(6) Monument Signs in the HC Highway Commercial District For
Properties Fronting Wall Street:
i. Maximum sign height: Six (6) feet
ii. Maximum gross surface area: Sixty (60)
square feet.
iii. Changeable Copy: Sign face with changeable copy may
be permitted provided they meet the provision of
Section 48 and a Conditional Use Permit is issued.
d. POLE SIGNS. A sign that is mounted on a freestanding pole,
conforming to the following regulations:
(1) Engineering Regulations. All pole signs shall be designed in
accordance with Chapter 23 of the Grapevine Building Code.
All plans and specifications shall be prepared by a
professional engineer. Wind pressure design for signs shall be
twenty (20) pounds per square foot for signs less than thirty
(30) feet in height and twenty-five (25) pounds per square foot
for signs thirty (30) feet to forty (40) feet in height.
(2) Sign Cabinet. Paint grip sheet metal on angle iron frame with
angle retaining rim to secure sign face or other materials
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approved by the Director of Development Services.
(3) Sign Cabinet Minimum Gross Surface Area. Thirty (30)
square feet.
(4) Maximum Sign Cabinet Dimensions and Maximum Gross
Surface Area. The maximum gross surface of the sign
cabinet shall be one hundred eight (108) square feet with a
maximum cabinet width of twelve (12) feet, a maximum cabinet
height of twelve (12) feet and a maximum cabinet depth of
fourteen (14) inches.
(5) Sign Face. Flat, clear acrylic sheet, or other material approved
by the Director of Development Services; all copy and
background sprayed on second surface with acrylic colors.
Thirty (30) percent of the gross surface area of the sign face
may have changeable copy. Neon tubing on solid background.
(6) Changeable Copy. Thirty (30) percent of the gross surface
area of the sign face may have changeable copy. All
explanatory text related to the changeable copy shall be
calculated as a part of the thirty (30) percent gross surface
area.
(7) Sign Finish. Degrease, prime, and finish coat all exposed
metal surfaces as required.
(8) Sign Support Color. Painted surfaces are to match
architecturally with the main structure on the lot.
(9) External Illumination. Neon tubing on a solid background is
allowed.
(10) Internal Illumination. Internal illumination provided by
fluorescent lamps spaced no further than twelve (12) inches on
center.
(11) Overall Sign Height. All signs to be twenty (20) feet in height.
(12) Pole Sign Conditional Uses.
The following Conditional Uses may be permitted provided
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they meet the provisions of Section 48 and a Conditional Use
Permit is issued:
a. All pole signs erected after April 17, 2001 will be
permitted upon approval of a conditional use permit.
b. A sign face with changeable copy exceeding thirty (30)
percent of the gross surface area of the sign face.
C. Pole signs on property zoned Neighborhood
Commercial, Community Commercial and Highway
Commercial and located adjacent to Highway 121
(excluding south of the Highway 360 intersection not
extending past a point 2,400 feet due south of the
southern right-of-way of Timberline Drive), Highway 360
and Highway 114 (excluding Business 114), and F.M.
2499 may be a minimum of twenty (20) feet in height up
to forty (40) feet in height. Pole signs on property
located adjacent to Highway 26 shall be limited to
twenty (20) feet in height, except for Lots 1 and 2,
Block 1. Wal-Mart Addition, which shall have pole
signs up to thirty (30) feet in height For pole signs
exceeding twenty (20) feet in height, the sign cabinet
dimensional requirements shall be a maximum of thirty-
six (36) inches in depth and a maximum gross surface
area of two hundred eighty-eight (288) square feet.
There shall be no minimum or maximum cabinet width
or height regulations for signs approved with a
conditional use exceeding twenty (20) feet in height.
e. PROJECTING SIGNS. A sign that is wholly or partly dependent upon
a building for support and which projects more than twelve (12) inches
from such building, but less than forty-eight (48) inches.
If. ROOF SIGNS. A sign fastened to or resting on the roof of a structure.
g. WALL SIGNS. A sign fastened to or painted on a wall of a building
or structure in such a manner than the wall becomes merely the
supporting structure or forms the background surface, and which does
not project more than twelve (12) inches from such building.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 82-73, THE
COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, SAME BEING ALSO KNOWN AS
APPENDIX "D" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, BY PROVIDING FOR
AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES TO ZONING REGULATIONS
BY AMENDING SECTION 58, PARKING, LOADING AND
OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS;
AND SECTION 60, SIGN STANDARDS; PROVIDING A
PENALTY OF FINE 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 AN
OFFENSE OCCURS OR CONTINUES; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Ordinance No. 82-73, the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the
City of Grapevine, Texas same being also known as Appendix "D" of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Grapevine, Texas is hereby amended in the following particulars,
and all other sections, subsections, paragraphs, definitions, words and phrases of said
Appendix "D" are not amended but are hereby ratified, verified and affirmed:
A. That Section 58, Parking, Loading and Outside Storage Area Development Standards,
is hereby amended by amending Section I to read as follows:
1. Driving lane widths in all private parking lots shall conform to the following
standards:
30 -degree
45 -degree
60 -degree
75 -degree
90 -degree
One -Way
18'
20'
20'
22'
Not Allowed
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Two -Way 25' 25' 25' 25' 25'
All turning radii.....................................25 feet minimum
B. That Section 60, Sign Standards, is hereby amended by amending Section B.2.d.(12).c
to read as follows:
"c. Pole signs on property zoned Neighborhood Commercial, Community Commercial
and Highway Commercial and located adjacent to Highway 121 (excluding south
of the Highway 360 intersection not extending past a point 2,400 feet due south of
the southern right-of-way of Timberline Drive), Highway 360 and Highway 114
(excluding Business 114), and F.M. 2499 may be a minimum of twenty (20) feet in
height up to forty (40) feet in height. Pole signs on proper located contiguous
to Highway 26 shall be limited to twenty (20) feet in height, except for Lots 1
and 2, Block 1, Wal-Mart Addition, which shall have pole signs up to thirty (30)
feet in height. For pole signs exceeding twenty (20) feet in height, the sign cabinet
dimensional requirements shall be a maximum of thirty-six (36) inches in depth and
a maximum gross surface area of two hundred eighty-eight (288) square feet.
There shall be no minimum or maximum cabinet width or height regulations for
signs approved with a conditional use exceeding twenty (20) feet in height."
Section 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an sum not
to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense and a separate offense shall
be deemed committed each day during or on which an offense occurs or continues.
Section 3. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in
this ordinance, or application thereto any person or circumstances is held invalid or
unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the City 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 4. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of
Grapevine, Texas are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace
and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Grapevine, Texas, creates an
emergency for the immediate preservation of the public business, property, health, safety
and general welfare of the public which requires that this ordinance shall become effective
from and after the date of its passage, and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 15th day of January, 2002.
ORD. NO. 2
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