Changeable Electronic Variable Message Sign (CEVMS).
A sign which permits light to be turned on or off intermittently or which is operated in a way whereby light is turned on or off intermittently, including any illuminated sign on which such illumination is not kept stationary or constant in intensity and color at all times when such sign is in use, including an LED (light emitting diode) or digital sign, and which varies in intensity or color. A CEVMS sign does not include a sign located within the right-of-way that functions as a traffic-control device and that is described and identified in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) approved by the Federal Highway Administrator as the national standard.
Off-Premises Sign.
Any sign, commonly known as a billboard, that advertises a business, person, activity, goods, products or services not located on the premises where the sign is installed and maintained, or that directs persons to a location other than the premises where the sign is installed and maintained.
On-Premises Sign.
Any sign identifying or advertising the business, person, activity, goods, products or services sold or offered for sale on the premises where the sign is installed and maintained when such premises is used for business purposes.
Sign Code Application Area.
The corporate limits of the city and the area of its extraterritorial jurisdiction as defined by Tex. Loc. Gov’t. Code Section 42.021.
(Ordinance 539 adopted 5/22/08)
(a) 
From and after the effective date, no new construction permit shall be issued for the erection of an off-premises sign, including but not limited to a new off-premises CEVMS and the conversion of an existing non-CEVMS off-premises sign to a CEVMS, within the sign code application area.
(b) 
From and after the effective date, no CEVMS shall be allowed within the sign code application area.
(Ordinance 539 adopted 5/22/08)