Any sign not specifically permitted in this article is prohibited.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
A person commits an offense if the person erects or displays
on any site a sign in which the dominant theme of material taken as
a whole appeals to a prurient interest in sex, or is patently offensive
because it affronts community standards relating to the description
or representation of sexual matters, and is utterly without redeeming
social value.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
A person commits an offense if the person erects or displays
on any site a sign which prevents free ingress to or egress from any
door, window, fire escape or standpipe.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
A person commits an offense if the person erects or displays on any site a sign in such a manner as to obstruct free and clear vision at any location, street, intersection, or driveway, as defined in the zoning ordinance in exhibit A to chapter 14 of this code. No permanent or temporary sign shall extend into the triangular area formed by the extension of the two curblines to a point measuring 20 feet from the intersection of two streets and connecting the points to form a 45-degree triangle.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
(a)
A
person commits an offense if the person erects or maintains a sign
which obstructs openings to the extent that light or ventilation is
reduced to a point below that as required by in the most recent sign
code, as amended.
(b)
Signs
erected within five (5) feet (1524 mm) of an exterior wall in which
there are openings within the area of the sign shall be constructed
of noncombustible material or approved plastics.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
Signs or sign structures shall not project into a public alley
below a height of 14 feet (4267 mm) above grade, nor project more
than 12 inches (305 mm) when the sign structure is located 14 feet
to 16 feet (4267 mm to 4877 mm) above grade. The sign or sign structure
may project not more than 36 inches (914 mm) into a public alley when
the sign or sign structure is located more than 16 feet (4877 mm)
above grade.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
Signs shall not project within two feet (610 mm) of the street
curbline or, where there is no street curb, prevailing edge of the
street.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
(a)
A
person commits an offense if the person erects or displays on any
site a sign which interferes with vehicular or pedestrian traffic
as a result of the position, size, shape, movement, color, fashion,
manner, or intensity of illumination or any other characteristics
causing such interference.
(b)
A
person commits an offense if the person erects or allows to be displayed
a sign in such a manner as to interfere with, obstruct the view of,
or be confused with any authorized traffic sign, signal, or device,
including, without limitation, signs making use of the words “stop,”
“go,” “look,” “slow,” “danger,”
or any other similar word, phrase, symbol or character, or employ
any red, yellow, green, or other colored lamp or light in such a manner
as to cause confusion or otherwise interfere with vehicular or pedestrian
traffic.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
A person commits an offense if the person erects or maintains
a sign less than six feet (1829 mm) measured horizontally or 12 feet
(3658 mm) measured vertically from overhead electrical conductors
that are energized in excess of 750 volts.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
(a)
A
person commits an offense if the person illuminates a sign to such
an intensity or in such a manner as to cause a glare or brightness
to a degree that it constitutes a hazard or nuisance to traffic. Moving,
flashing, intermittent lighted, changing color, revolving, or similarly
constructed signs are not permitted.
(b)
No
lighted sign shall be erected or displayed within one hundred fifty
(150) feet of a single-family residentially zoned property unless
the lighting is shielded from view of the residentially zoned property
and indirect light does not exceed 1/2 lumen measured from any property
line of the residentially zoned property.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
A person commits an offense if the person erects or displays
any type of sign on or over public right-of-way or other public property,
unless the same is erected by the city, county, state or other authorized
governmental agency, or with the permission of the city, for a public
purpose.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
A person commits an offense if the person erects or displays
a sign which is:
(1)
Erected
on a vertical framework supported by and located immediately and entirely
over the roof of a building;
(2)
Attached
to a fascia extending above the projection of the fascia; or
(3)
Painted
on a roof.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
A person commits an offense if the person erects or displays
any sign on any utility pole located upon any public right-of-way
or utility easement.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
A person commits an offense if the person erects or displays
a billboard. The building official shall not allow off-site signs,
including billboards, to be permitted or installed in the city.
Billboards that are substantially destroyed or dismantled shall
not be permitted for reconstruction.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
(b)
A
person who erects or maintains a sign which contains primarily a political
message on a temporary basis on a sign generally available for rent
or purchase to carry commercial advertising or other messages that
are not primarily political shall comply with the regulations applicable
to that type of sign.
(c)
Political
signs are prohibited on property owned, leased or operated by the
city except as provided in this subsection. During early voting or
on an election day, electioneering (to include the posting, use, or
distribution of political signs or literature or campaigning for or
against a candidate or measure) is permitted on the premises of a
publicly owned or controlled building that is used as a polling place
according to the following regulations:
(1)
State law prohibits electioneering within 100 feet of an outside
door through which a voter may enter a building in which a polling
place is located. Outside of that area at city hall, electioneering
shall only be permitted in the areas designated on exhibit A of Ordinance
1309-2021.
(2)
Unless it is attached to a parked vehicle, the sign shall not be
larger than six (6) square feet (2' x 3') and must be attached to
a stake driven into the ground well clear of tree roots, irrigation
lines and any other underground vegetation or structures that could
be damaged by such a stake. Additionally, each supporting stake(s)
must not exceed a 5-gauge diameter.
(3)
A sign must be removed from the polling site within twenty-four (24)
hours after the close of the polls on election day and within twenty-four
(24) hours after the close of the early voting period.
(4)
No sound amplification device or vehicle with a loudspeaker shall
be permitted.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
A person commits an offense if the person paints a sign, or
displays a painted sign, other than a business sign not more than
three square feet in area identifying the business and address, to
a fence, railing or on a wall or a structural part of the building
except that:
(1)
An
attached sign may be attached to a fence only in cases where the building
official deems it to be architecturally compatible within that particular
zoning district and is only permitted if it identifies a business
and its street number;
(2)
The
sign is professionally painted on stenciled on an approved backing;
(3)
Maximum area.
Does not exceed fifty (50) square feet
in size and is bordered on all sides by a primed or painted metal
frame that is designed and constructed to withstand a constant wind
pressure as determined by the building official having the authority
in certain cases when deemed necessary to accept reports from an outside
testing agency;
(4)
Maximum number of signs.
One (1) per site or one (1)
for every 200 feet of street frontage; and
(5)
A
sign attached to masonry, concrete or steel shall be safely and securely
fastened by means of metal anchors, bolts or approved expansion screws
of sufficient size and anchorage to safely support the loads applied.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
A person commits an offense if the person erects or displays
searchlights.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
(a)
Mural sign.
Definition.
An attached sign painted directly upon, or affixed directly
to, an exterior wall of a building generally for, but not limited
to, the purposes of decoration or artistic expression.
(b)
Allowed; permit required.
Notwithstanding section 3.12.083(b)(2), mural signs are permitted in the city limits under terms and limitations of this section so long as written permission of the property owner is obtained at the time of application the mural to the building. Notwithstanding section 3.12.031(a), a permit is required for all mural signs.
(c)
Location.
Mural signs are not permitted on any building
within a residential zoning district.
(d)
Size.
Mural signs are limited to only one side of the
building up to 100 percent of the face of the exterior wall where
the mural can be located.
(e)
Text and symbols.
Text and symbols are limited to 20
percent of the size of the entire mural.
(f)
Number.
One mural sign is allowed per building structure.
(g)
Maintenance.
Mural signs shall be kept in good repair,
free from paint chipping, peeling or fading. Mural signs found not
to be in good repair must be removed or repaired within 90 days from
the date upon which the property owner receives a written order to
remove the mural sign from the building official. Should the mural
sign not be removed or repaired within 90 days of notice by the city,
the city reserves the right to remove the mural sign by painting over
it with a color that approximates the color of the remainder of the
structure or by other means appropriate to removal of the mural. If
the city removes the mural sign, the property owner will be charged
the cost of the removal. If payment of the cost of the removal has
not been paid within 60 days, the city may place a lien against the
property in the amount of the charge for the removal.
(h)
Illumination.
Mural signs may be illuminated by external
lighting cast onto the mural sign.
(i)
Exceptions.
The following are not considered mural signs
and are excepted from the provisions of this section:
(1)
Trompe l’oeil which is an artistic technique that, when applied
to the facade of a building, uses realistic imagery to create the
optical illusion that the facade exists in three dimensions rendering
the facade comparable to the architecture of adjacent buildings;
(2)
Murals or artwork placed on a building, fence, or wall used as a
barrier or safety perimeter during construction of a building or other
improvement;
(3)
Murals or artwork placed in the window of a building that is vacant
or under construction;
(4)
A mural placed on public property or a public improvement (including,
but not limited to, a building, elevated water storage tank, bridge,
etc.); and
(5)
Any mural sign that promotes the city and/or the Castleberry Independent
School District (CISD) as determined by the city manager.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
