(a) The
provisions of this chapter apply to all signs in any nonbusiness zoned
district, and also to signs which are within 25 feet of a nonbusiness
zoned district boundary.
(b) No
sign shall be illuminated in such a manner so as to produce intense
glare or direct illumination across any property line.
(c) Owners of property in a nonbusiness zoned district shall only erect signs listed in sections
62-192 through
62-199.
[Ord. No. 817-97, § 8(A), 5-13-1997; Ord. No. 1127-08, § 2, 10-14-2008]
Churches, apartments, townhomes, schools or government facilities
or buildings may have detached monument signs subject to the following
restrictions:
(1) Number
of signs.
Each premises may have no more than one detached
monument sign provided, however, that a premises with more than 750
feet of frontage along a public way, other than an alley may have
one additional detached monument sign for each 750 feet of additional
frontage. Signs must be a minimum of 750 feet apart measured along
the right-of-way.
(2) Setback
and effective area.
A minimum setback of ten feet from
the city right-of-way is required of all detached monument signs.
No detached monument sign shall exceed 36 square feet.
[Ord. No. 817-97, § 8(B), 5-13-1997]
Churches, apartments, town homes, schools and government facilities
or buildings may have one attached sign subject to the following restrictions:
(1) Location.
All signs and their words shall be mounted to and parallel to
the building surface to which they are attached. No sign or work shall
project more than 18 inches from the surface to which it is attached.
Signs shall not be mounted on or to the roof surface and support members
and shall not project above roofs. Church steeples and other bonafide
architectural features shall not be considered signs.
(2) Effective
area.
Attached signs may not exceed 36 square feet in
size.
[Ord. No. 817-97, § 8(C), 5-13-1997]
(a) New
multifamily developments shall be allowed to display one banner sign
as provided in this subsection. Such signs shall refer to leasing
information only and shall be removed within three months of the date
the certificate of occupancy was issued. Signs shall not exceed 150
square feet.
(b) Churches, schools, model homes and government facilities may display one banner sign as provided in this subsection. Signs shall be displayed no longer than 15 days. Such signs shall be displayed a maximum of three times each calendar year. A new permit for such a sign shall not be issued within 30 days of the date that any temporary banner sign was displayed at the property. The permit fee for a temporary banner sign is as provided in appendix
A. Bonafide nonprofit organizations shall be exempt from paying the permit fee; however, a permit is required.
[Ord. No. 817-97, § 8(D), 5-13-1997]
(a) Owners
or occupants may erect nonilluminated real or personal property sale
signs in the required front yard of property until the ownership has
been transferred. On lots where a sidewalk exists within the street
right-of-way, signs shall be located between the sidewalk and the
house. On lots where no sidewalk exists within the street right-of-way,
the sign shall be located at least ten feet from the edge of the street.
Lots that abut streets where sidewalks exist shall locate the signs
no closer than ten feet to any street curb line. Lots shall be limited
to three such real or personal property signs. Each sign shall not
exceed eight square feet. No permit or permit fee is required.
(b) New
subdivisions which contain four or more lots may display streamers
at the model home. The length of time the streamers may be displayed
will be determined by the building official. However, the maximum
time the streamers may be displayed is six months.
(c) Builders
of single family homes who currently hold an active building permit
issued by the City of Richland Hills may place a maximum of ten temporary
directional signs within the city limits on a temporary basis each
weekend (defined as Saturday and Sunday) and holiday (defined as New
Year's Day, Presidents' Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day,
Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day),
beginning at 12:00 p.m. the day preceding the weekend or holiday,
and must be removed no later than 12:00 p.m. the day following the
weekend or holiday. Such signs must be a minimum of three feet from
the curb or edge of the street, a minimum of 100 feet apart, and a
minimum of 40 feet from any intersection, and 15 feet from any drive
approach. Such signs may be a maximum of six square feet in area,
and three feet in height, and may not be illuminated. Prior to placing
such signs, the builder or its agent must obtain permission of the
owner of the property which fronts the sign location. Any such sign
violating the limitations contained in this section may be removed
by the City of Richland Hills, and may be destroyed or discarded by
the city, provided that if the builder requests return of such signs
within ten days of their removal and prior to their destruction or
discarding, the city may return them to the builder after the builder
pays a removal fee of $15.00 per sign.
[Ord. No. 817-97, § 8(E), 5-13-1997; Ord. No. 924-02, § 3, 2-12-2002]
(a) Builders
and developers may erect one temporary construction sign on property
zoned R-3 or R-4. Such signs are intended to identify the contractor,
financier, architects, engineers or to advertise the name and use
of the construction project on which the sign is located. Such signs
shall not be erected prior to the issuance of a building or utility
construction permit for the property the sign pertains to. The sign
must be removed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy
or letter of acceptance of the utility construction work from the
city. Such signs must refer to a new structure or to a remodeling
project or building addition with a valuation of $75,000.00 or more
and must conform to the following provisions:
(1) Maximum size: 50 square feet.
(2) Maximum height: ten feet.
(3) Setbacks: 15 feet from the street right-of-way.
(b) Remodeling
projects, building additions or repair projects may erect one eight
square foot sign while the work is being done. The sign must be removed
at the completion of the project.
[Ord. No. 817-97, § 8(F), 5-13-1997]
Developers and homeowners groups may erect subdivision signs.
Subdivision signs must be either detached monument signs or attached
signs placed on a screening or a decorative wall at the entry to the
subdivision. Subdivision signs must be approved by the building official.
The effective area of subdivision signs shall be limited to 36 square
feet. The effective area of subdivision signs attached to a screening
or decorative wall shall be calculated by drawing the largest possible
rectangle around the entire message of words including artistic designs
and logos. Only one subdivision sign shall be permitted for each street
entrance to the subdivision.
[Ord. No. 817-97, § 8(G), 5-13-1997; Ord. No. 1028-05, § 5, 9-27-2005]
All garage sale signs must comply with the following requirements:
(1) Signs
cannot be attached to or posted on any tree, utility pole or curb.
(2) Signs
cannot be located within any street right-of-way or on any public
property.
(3) Signs
can be located on private property provided that permission is granted
by the property owner to locate the sign on the property.
(4) A maximum
of five signs may be posted throughout the city for each sale. Signs
shall not be posted earlier than three days prior to the sale and
must be removed within 24 hours after the close of the sale.
[Ord. No. 817-97, § 8(H), 5-13-1997]
(a) Owners
or occupants of a residentially zoned lot may erect no more than three
non-illuminated signs each not to exceed three square feet in size
in the front or side yards to address any issues or developments directly
relating to the sale, lease or proposed sale or lease of mineral rights
regarding such lot, for the greater of the following:
(1) One hundred eighty days each calendar year; or
(2) Until such time as the sale or lease is concluded, or until negotiations
regarding the proposed sale or lease are concluded.
No permit or permit fee is required.
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(b) On
lots where a sidewalk exists within the street right-of-way, any such
sign shall be located between the sidewalk and the primary structure,
and no closer than three feet to the edge of such sidewalk. On lots
where no sidewalk exists within the street right-of-way, any such
sign shall be located at least three feet from the edge of the street
pavement.
[Ord. No. 1127-08, § 3, 10-14-2008]