Ordinance No. 8,241980326 -5
ORDINANCE NO. 8241
® AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AMENDING
CHAPTER 118 "SIGNS," ARTICLE II "ADMINISTRATION," DIVISION 4
"PERMITS," SECTION 118 -126 "VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES,"
SUBSECTION (B) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN, TEXAS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING
A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE
THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That Chapter 118 "Signs," Article II "Administration," Division 4
"Permits," Section 118 -126 "Violations and penalties," Subsection (b) of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 118. SIGNS
ARTICLE II. ADMINISTRATION
Division 4. Permits
Sec. 118 -126. Violations and penalties.
(b) It is a defense to prosecution under section 118 -127 that such sign is an on- premises sign
which is not a spectacular sign and that the sign is:
(1) Painted on glass surfaces, windows or doors;
(2) A wall sign not over 100 square feet in area;
(3) Erected by proper governmental authority;
(4) Erected by a railroad company upon railroad right -of -way;
(5) A ground sign that does not exceed four square feet in area and four feet in total
height;
(6) Temporarily displayed, provided the number of such signs on any premises does
not exceed two in number and provided such signs are displayed on consecutive
days and for only a maximum of seven days in any 30 -day period;
(7) An element of a traffic control system;
0 (8) Displayed upon an operable motor vehicle;
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• (9) Displayed upon an operable lighter -than -air or heavier -than -air aircraft; or
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(10) Mounted on the face of a building no higher than the roofline or forms an integral
part of a canopy or marquee entrance and is not over 100 square feet in area,
provided that the number of such signs shall not exceed the number of entrances
to such building.
Section 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this
ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of
such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other
ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 3: If any provision, section, exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or the set of
circumstances, shall for any reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to other
persons or sets of circumstances and to this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the
City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the
City of Baytown, this the 26't' day of March, 1998.
ATTEST:
EILEEN P.,HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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PETE C. ALFAR , Mayor