HomeMy WebLinkAboutAM1997-01MEMO TO: PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONERS
FROM: H. T. (TOMMY) HARDY, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT'
SERVICES
MEETING DATE: JANUARY 21, 1997
SUBJECT: AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 60, SIGN REGULATIONS,
GRAPEVINE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE 82-73,
RELATIVE TO SECTION 60.C.13.b.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that Planning and Zoning authorize a public hearing for Section 60
relative to Section 60.C.13.b.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Recently amendments were made to Section 60.C.13.b. which established regulations
to control placement of vehicles used as portable signs. In a recent court case,
Roland Jeter, City Prosecutor, had difficulty prosecuting a case because of language
in Section 60.C.13.b. Mr. Jeter has recommended that changes be made, as shown
in the draft copy, which will put the burden of proof on the defendant to provide
evidence that vehicles are used regularly in the operation of their business and not
just merely placed on the property as a portable sign.
HTH/tw
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