Ordinance 13-S-30 - Amening UDC Code Article II Sec. 21.11.9BORDINANCE NO.13-S-30
AMENDING PART III, SCHERTZ CODE OF
ORDINANCES, ARTICLE 11 SECTION 21.11.9B OF THE
UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS
ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 10-5-06, the City of Schertz, Texas (the
"City") adopted as Amended and Restated Unified Development Code on April
13, 2010, as further amended (the "Current UDC"); and
WHEREAS, City Staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission have
recommended certain revisions to the current UDC; Article 11 Signs and
Advertising Devices; Section 21.11.9.B. Wall Signs Maximum Area; and
WHEREAS, all required notices have been made and all required public hearings
have been held; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has been presented with the proposed amendments
and finds that they are appropriate and in the best interest of the citizens of the
City;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OE THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS:
Section 1. The current UDC Section 21.11.9.B. Wall Signs Maximum Area is hereby amended
as follows:
B. Maximum Area
1. Wall signs located on properties zoned Manufacturing Distract-Light (M-1);
Manufacturing Distract -Heavy (M--2}; and PDD (Planned Development Distract) with a base
zoning of M-1 or M 2 and with a minimum primary facade elevation of 300 linear feet or greater
may have the primary wall sign calculated at 1 S% of the facade area or 250 square feet,
whichever is less.
Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true, and such
recitals are hereby made a part of this Ordinance far all purposes and are adopted as a part of the
judgment and findings of the Council.
Section 3. All ordinances and codes, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with
any provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the
provisions of this Ordinance shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereaf to any person or
circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance and the application of
such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City
hereby declares that this Ordinance would have been enacted without such invalid provision.
Section 6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this
Ordinance is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Ordinance, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, as amended, Texas Government Code.
Section 7. This Ordinance shall be effective upon the date of final adoption hereof and any
publication required bylaw.
PASSED ON FIRST READING, the 20`h day of August, 2013.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED ON SECOND READING, the 27th day of August,
2013.
CIT OF"S ~ ERAS
Mayor, Michael R. Carpenter
ATTEST:
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City Secretary, Brenda Dennis
(CITY SEAL)