13 Motion to approve an ordinance amending Chapter 28, Signs and Billboards, of the Code of Ord.

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Sec. 28-9. Prohibited signs. (a) Cloth and banner signs. No person shall suspend or project over or across any street, alley or other public space or portion thereof, cloth signs or banners advertising anything or for any purpose whatsoever. This chapter, however, shall not prohibit the displaying of flags and other emblems not otherwise prohibited by law, provided the flag or emblem, when suspended over a street, or public space, is securely fastened to the supporting cable by one (1) edge only, and be allowed to swing free and further provided that permission to display the flags or emblems has been obtained from the building official. The supporting cable shall be of sufficient strength and anchored so as to meet the approval of the building official. The building official may grant a temporary suspension of the second and third sentences of this paragraph (a) of this section at such times as he may deem expedient on special occasions or while festivals or celebrations are being held. (b) Abandoned or obsolete signs. The owner of the sign shall remove such signs in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 28-21 hereof. (c) Ground signs. The size of ground signs shall be limited to one (1) square foot per front foot of property upon which the same is placed; however, under no circumstances shall such sign exceed three hundred (300) square feet in area and fifteen (15) feet in height. No ground sign shall be erected within twenty (20) feet of any residence. (d) Historically significant signs. The historic preservation commission, the committee charged with protecting historical districts, may nominate signs located in such districts as historically significant signs. The city council shall hold a public hearing and make final determination as to the historical significance of such nominated sign, and if such sign is found to be historically significant then the prohibition herein shall not regulate such sign. However, such sign may only be maintained and shall not be enlarged, diminished, or significantly changed, and in the event of such notification of change, it shall lose the protection as an historically significant sign. (e) Nuisance signs. No sign shall be placed or maintained in such a manner as to constitute a nuisance as that term is defined herein. (o Pole signs. The size of pole signs shall be limited to one (1) square foot per front foot of property upon which the same is placed; however, under no circumstances shall such sign exceed three hundred (300) square feet in area and thirty (30) feet in height, except that, pole signs will not be limited to one (1) square foot per front foot of property, nor to thirty (30) feet in height, when erected within a rectangle one thousand (1,000) feet wide and four thousand (4,000) feet long running lengthwise with an elevated portion of Loop 286 or an elevated portion of any Farm to Market Road, Texas highway, or U.S. highway outside of Loop 286, having its center at the center point of the elevated street or highways' intersections with Page 10 of 36 a 0001011,