Ord. 509- K 01-24-05ORDINANCE NO. 509-K
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, ADDING SECTION 24.21, EXEMPTION FOR SCOREBOARDS TO
THE LAND USE AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF PEARLAND (ORDINANCE NO. 509), PROVIDING A PENALTY
FOR VIOLATION; HAVING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE, A EMERGENCY CLAUSE AND A REPEALER CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 24.21, Exemption for Score Boards of the Land Use and
Urban Development Ordinance of the City of Pearland is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Section 24.21. Exemption for Scoreboards.
(a) Scoreboards that face the field of play and erected at sporting arenas or
stadiums owned by publicly-funded school or college districts shall be
exempt from the provisions of this chapter relative to:
(1) the requirement of a sign permit;
(2) height restrictions;
(3) size and type restrictions by zoning district;
(4) the prohibition of electronic signs for advertising; and
(5) the prohibition of off-premise signs
(b) Scoreboards exempted by subsection (a) shall not
(1)
(2)
exceed sixty (60) feet in height;
exceed in length ninety (90) feet or 1.5 times the scoreboard's height
whichever is lesser; or
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(3) display any advertising on any side of the scoreboard other than the
side which faces the field of play."
Section 2. Savings. All rights and remedies which have accrued in favor of the
City under this Ordinance and amendments thereto shall be and are preserved for the
benefit of the City.
Section 3. Declaration of Emergency. The Council finds and determines that
the need to adjust the City budget inures to the benefit of the public and, therefore, bears
directly upon the health, safety and welfare of the citizenry; and that this Ordinance shall be
adopted as an emergency measure, and that the rule requiring this Ordinance to be read
on two (2) separate occasions be, and the same is hereby waived.
Section 4. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed but only to the extent of such conflict.
Section 5. Codification. It is the intent of the City Council of the City of
Pearland, Texas, that the provisions of this Ordinance shall be codified in the City's official
Code of Ordinances as provided hereinabove.
Section 6. Publication and Effective Date. The City Secretary shall cause this
Ordinance, or its caption and penalty, to be published in the official newspaper of the City
of Pearland, upon passage of such Ordinance. The Ordinance shall then become effective
ten (10) days from and after its publication, or the publication of its caption and penalty, in
the official City newspaper.
ORDINANCE NO. 509-K
PASSED and APPROVED on First and
January , A.D., 2005.
Only Reading this the 24th day of
ATTEST: ,,~
~ UNG ~N - T C
APPROVED AS TO FORM
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
TOM REID
MAYOR
VOTING RECORD FIRST AND ONLY READING
January 24, 2005
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Cole, Marcott, Viktorin,
Owens, and Tetens.
Voting "No" ~ None.
Motion passes 5 to 0.
PUBLICATION DATE: January 26, 2005
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 4, 2005
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
Main Stadium
(not final layout)
High School Girls Scoreboard BA-7127-2 LED Wireless
NGC Football Scoreboard FB-8120-2 LED Wireless (battery)
Junior High Football scoreboard FB-8114-2 LED Wireless (battery)
Junior High Baseball scoreboard BA-7200-2 LED Wireless
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDATION LETTER
January 19, 2005
Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
3519 Liberty Drive
Pearland, Texas 77581
RE:
Recommendation on the request by the City of Pearland, for an amendment to
the Land Use and Urban Development Ordinance of said City, to consider an
amendment to Chapter 24 Signs, of Ordinance No. 509, to add Section 24.21
Exemption for Scoreboards
Honorable Mayor and City Council:
At their regular meeting of January 17, 2005, the Planning and Zoning Commission
considered the request for an amendment to the Land Use and Urban Development
Ordinance, to consider an amendment to Chapter 24 Signs, of Ordinance No. 509, to
add Section 24.21 Exemption for Scoreboards.
On a motion by Commission Member Greiner, and seconded by Commission Member
McWhorter, the Commission voted 6-0 to approve the Land Use and Urban
Development Ordinance Text Amendment.
Sincerely,
Planning and Zoning Commission
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
.The. Pearland Reporter. News
2404 South Park
Pearland, TeXas 77581
State of Texas
~Brazoda and Harris Counties
I, Randy Emmons, hereby-certify that the nOtice hereby appended was' pUblish6d
in Brazoria and Harris CoUnties in THE REPORTER NEWS, a newspaPer of-general
circulation.in Brazoria, HardS &Galveston Counties, for_ / _ issues, .as follows:
No._ · ,/' Date
No.
Date
· No..- Date
No. _ ,, Date
No. ~ Date
20
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President
i:.Subscribe and swom to before me this
day of-/~-~ _
Laura Ann' Emmons, Publisher."
Notary Public, State of Texas
Published Dec. 29, 2004
and Jan. 5, 2005
NOTICE OF A JOINT
PUBLIC HEARING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL AND THE
PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS
LAND USE AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
ORDINANCE TEXT
AMENDMENT
Notice is hereby given that
on January 17, 2005, at
6:30 p.m., the City Council
and Planning and Zoning
Commission of the City of
Pearland, in Brazoria, Harris
and Fort Bend Counties*,
Texas, will conduct a joint
public hearing in the Council
Chambers of the City Hall,
3519 Liberty Drive,
Pearland, Texas, on the
request of the City of
Pearland, for an amend-
ment to the Land Use and
Urban Development
Ordinance of said City, to
consider an amendment to
Chapter 24 Signs, to add
Section 24.21 Exemption for'
Scoreboards, of the City of
Pearland Land Use and
Urban Development
Ordinance (Ordinance No.
509).
At said hearing all interest.
ed parties shall have the
right and opportunity to
appear and be heard on the
subject.
/s/Theresa Grahman~
Senior Planner
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
,The Pearland Reporter. News
2404 South Park
Pearland, TeXas 77581
State of Texas
Brazoria and Harris Counties
I, Randy Emmons, hereby'Certify that the notice hereby appended wasPublish6d
in Brazoria and Harris Counties· in THE REPORTER NEWS, a newspaper of· general
cimulation.in Brazoria, HarriS &,·Galveston Counties, for // issues, .as follows:
No. Date 20
.No.
No.
Date
,. Date 20
Date 20 __
iSubscribe and sworn to before me this ·
L President
Laura Ann'Emmons, Publisher'
NOtary Public, State of Texas
., ~l Jan. 26, 2005
ORDINANCE NO. 509-K
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, ADDING SECTION
24.21, EXEMPTION FOR
SCOREBOARDS TO THE
LAND USE AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT ORDI-
NANCE OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND (ORDINANCE
NO. 509), PROVIDING A
PENALTY FOR VIOLA-
TION; HAVING A SAV-
INGS CLAUSE, A SEVER-
ABILITY CLAUSE, A
EMERGENCY CLAUSE
AND A REPEALER
CLAUSE; PROVIDING
FOR CODIFICATION,
PUBLICATION AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
PASSED and APPROVED
ON the FIRST AND ONLY
READING this the 24th
day of January, A.D., 2005.
Is/Tom Reid
Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/Young Lorfing, TRMC
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
/s/Dan'in M. Coker
City Attorney
VOTING RECORD FIRST
AND ONLY READING
JANUARY 25, 2005
Voting "Aye" - Councilmem-
bers Cole, Mamott, Viktorin,
Owens, and Tetans.
Voting "No"- None.
Motion passes 5 to 0.
PUBLICATION DATE:
January 26, 2005
EFFECTIVE DATE:
February 4, 2005.
· Published as required by
Section 3.10 of the Charier
of the City of Pearland,
Texas.