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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ORDINANCE N0. 87-081 <br /> <br /> <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, <br /> PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, BE <br /> AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION 262-8 OF SAID CODE; PROVIDING <br /> FOR SPACING REQUIREMENTS FOA BILLBOARDS; PROVIDING FOR A <br /> PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $500.00; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR <br /> PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDIr1G FOR <br /> AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF JANUARY 1, 1988. <br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CTTY OF <br /> PARIS: <br /> Section l. That the Code of Ordinances of the City <br /> of Paris, Paris, Texas, be amended by revising Section 262-8 <br /> so that such shall read as follows: <br /> "Sec. 262-8. Location and heights. <br /> <br /> No sign projecting over a sidewalk or other <br /> public space shall be so lung that the lowest <br /> point will be less than eight (8) feet above the <br /> sidewalk or ground level under the sign, and no <br /> sign shall extend any closer than two (2) feet of <br /> the curb line. <br /> No sign shall project over any street right- <br /> of-way with the exceptiori of the downtown area <br /> where the same is necessary. <br /> <br /> No sign attached to the wall of any building <br /> or structure or supported by a support on the <br /> building line and extending outward therefrom <br /> shall project over a sidewalk or public space more <br /> than seven and a half (72) feet. <br /> Al1 signs must be supported from a support on <br /> private property. No supports or obstruction will <br /> be permitted on sidewalk or public space. All <br /> signs in alleys prohibited where signs project <br /> over public space. <br /> No sign erPCted above the second story of any <br /> building or multiple dweTling, shall extend beyond <br /> the walls of the building more than two (2) feet, <br /> or be so spaced as to obstruct any window or means <br /> of exit above the second floor of the building. <br /> No sign shaZl be larger than twelve (12) feet <br /> by twenty-five (25) feet inside "the Loop," which <br /> is a standard size billboard. <br /> No sign shall be larger than ten (10) feet by <br /> farty (40) feet adj acent to Loop 286 or adj acent <br /> to any Farm to Market, Texas or United States <br /> highway outside of Loop 286. <br /> <br /> No billboard will be permitted to be <br /> constructed within five hundred (500) feet of <br /> another billboard on the same side of the roadway. <br /> . . <br /> <br /> Section 2. Any person vioZating any of the pro- <br /> visions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor, <br /> and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not to exceed <br /> $500.00, and each and every day's continuance of_ any <br />