2008-021-ORD-AMENDING CHAPTER 28, SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; PROVINDING FOR REVISED ADN EXPANDED DEFINITIONS;

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(c) Replacement after street construction or other projects. Non - conforming signs required to be removed by property owners as a result of street repairs or construction or other utility projects may not be replaced except to conforming status. Sec. 28 -23. Multi -use signs. A multi -use sign which identifies a coordinated development site of more than one use, such as a shopping center, office center, or industrial park, may have a sign area not larger than the area allowed for a single -use sign on the site, or a maximum of 300 square feet. A multi -use sign may contain a directory or listing of the occupants within a center or multi -use development, provided that the directory portion of the sign shall not exceed 200 square feet or 75 percent of the total sign area, whichever is less. If a directory is utilized, the remainder of the sign area shall contain only the identification of the entire center or entire development. If a multi -use sign area meets the maximum square footage allowed for a single use, no detached ground sign is allowed for any single use within the center or development, or for any use listed in a directory on such sign; instead, other single uses within the center or development may utilize attached signage only in accordance with the following provisions: (1) The total area per face of an attached sign shall not exceed 1 square foot of face area per front foot of leased or occupied fascia length. (2) If the leased or occupied fascia length has multiple frontages, an attached sign may be placed on each frontage in a size not to exceed 1 square foot of face area per front foot of leased or occupied fascia length; however, signs located on the back of a development shall be limited to 1 square foot of face area per back foot of leased or occupied fascia length not to exceed 32 square feet, whichever is smaller. Sec. 28 -24. Electronic Signs. An Electronic sign, that meets all other requirements of the City's Sign Ordinance, Zoning Ordinance and other regulations of the City of Paris, may be located in a nonresidential zoning district and on certain school or church property in any zoning district, subject to the following restrictions: (1) No electronic sign shall be illuminated to an intensity which causes glare or brightness to a degree that could constitute a hazard or nuisance to a motor vehicle operator on a public roadway. (2) The message or picture conveyed by an electronic sign shall not blink, flash, scroll or be animated; the message or picture conveyed shall remain static and shall not change more frequently than once every Page 26 of 36