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87-S-20 Amending Permits e e ORDINANCE NO. ~1-5.-:;O AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, AMENDING THE SIG~ ORDINANCE NO. 86- S-28, ARTICLE III, DEFINITIONS, ARTICLE IX, PERMITS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS: THAT Sign Ordinance No. 86-S-28 of the City of Schertz, Texas lS hereby amended in the following manner: ARTICLE III DEFINITIONS Add the following: 5. Variance - An exceptional condition which poses a practical difficulty or particular hardship in such a way as to prevent an owner from displaying his/her sign as intended by this Ordinance. Such practical difficulty must be clearly exhibited and must be a result of an external influence and not self-imposed. Sa. Hardship - A condition that would result in the closing or eliminating of any lawful business not created by personal difficulties of the owner. ARTICLE IX PERMITS Add the following: 12. Variances. It is the intent of this Ordinance to use variances only to modify the application of this Ordinance to achieve a parity among signs similarly located and classified. Specifically, variances are to be used to overcome so~e exceptional conditions which pose practical difficulty ora particular hardship in such a way as to prevent an owner from displaying his/her sign as intended by this Ordinance. Such practical difficul ty must be clearly exhibited and must be a result of an external influence, it may not be self-imposed. 12a. Petition for Variance. 1. Filing. A variance request shall .be filed in writing with the City Building Inspector and shall include .the following information: e e (a) The names~ addresses and telephone numbers of the petitioner, the owner of the property on which the slgn is to be erected or affixed, the owner bf the sign, and the person to be erecting or -afflxing the sign. (b) A description of tberequestedvariance. (c) Justification of the -requested varian8e~ (d) The location of the building,. structure or lot on which the sign is to be erected or affixed. . (e) A site plan of the property involved, showing accurate placement thereon of the proposed sign. (f) A blueprint or ink drawing of the plans and specifications of the sign to be erected or affixed and method of construction and attachment to the building or in the ground. Such plans and specifications shall include details of dimensions, materials, color and weight. <g) The written consent of the owner of the building, structure or property on which the slgn is to be erected or affixed. (h) Such other information as the City Building Inspector may require to determine full compliance with this and other applicable ordinances of the City. 2. Fees. (See Schedule of Fees) 12b. Action by Planning and Zoning Commission 1. Timing. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall act upon a varlance request within thirty (30) days of it's first appearance on the agenda. 2. Attendance. The petitioner and city Building Inspector and/or their authorized representatives shall attend those meetings of the Planning and Zoning Commission at which a variance is to be heard. 12c. Standards for Variance. Planning and Zoning Commission may grant a variance when it has been determined from evidence presented that the variance will not: 1. Serve as a convenience to the petitioner. 2. Alleviate a hardship, or unusual practical difficul ty created by owner. 3. Be inconsistent with the intent, purpose and objectives of this Ordinance. 4. Adversely affect the public he~lth, safety or welfare of the publ ic., and will not be contrary to PLlbl ic interest. 12d. Effect of Denial. No requested variance which has been denied in accordance with the provisions established herein, may be resubmitted for a period of one (1) year from the date of said denial, except on grounds of new evidence or proof of changed conditions found to be valid by the Commission. -2- , . e e 12e. Revocation of Approved Variance-. In any case where a variance hasbeeri granted, and where no work p~rtinent thereto has been initiated within six (6) months from the date of approval; of the. requested variance,- then without further action, said variance shall become null and void. 12f. Maintenance of Records. The City Planning Department shall maintain complete records of. all findings of fact and recommendations of the Planning and Zoning' Commission relative to a requested variance. All such reco~ds shall be op~n to the public for inspection. Approved on first reading the day of -Ie.~~ , 1987. day of -f,i'~ PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this the ~ 1987. ~~~ Mayor, City of ATTEST: ,.~ g~,ari City Secretary, City of/Schertz, (SEAL OF CITY) -3- l....I..11111111!1~!II.!~I'!I!~i::i~~.111.llllllllli: 122 East Byrd P. O. Box 2789 Universal City, Texas 78148 (512) 658-7424 .. PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT (COUNTY OF BEXAR) (STATE OF TEXAS) I, Paul Davis, authorized representative of the HERALD NEWSPAPER GROUP, do solemnly swear that the notice, a printed copy of which is hereto attached, was published once a week for 1 consecutive weekes) in the HERALD-NEWS published at Universal City, Bexar County, Texas on the following date(s), to wit: Sept. 24 A.D., 1987. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this. 1987. My commission expires 9 September NEW~n~~J1~( ~OUP day of Sept. (1 /'1At1 d ' / / " .' NcJ Mt.//,LJ,. IJ/tttl'ltdJ Notary Public in and for Bexar County, Texas CITY OF SCHERTZ ORDINANCE 87-5-20 DORA B. MATHIS (NOTARY SEl\L) AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, AMENDING THE SIGN ORDINANCE No. 86- S-28, ARTICLE III, DEFINI- TIONS, ARTICLE IX, PER- MITS. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS THE , 15 DAY .OF SEPTEMBER, 1987. Alice Austin Deputy City Secretary ~':...:~;r-,~ ....; '~J'."';i-:e'._\ ,,: :""';~'lS Inr: -.----~.-"..-"","-..'.-.--.-----.."