O-2023-84 Amending Article 3.14 Signs Wall and Development Sign RegulationsTOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2023-84
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS, AMENDING
SUBSECTIONS (1), "ATTACHED SIGNAGE," AND (2), "FREESTANDING
SIGNAGE," OF SECTION 3.14.012, "CRITERIA FOR PERMISSIBLE SIGNS,"
OF ARTICLE 3.14, "SIGNS," OF CHAPTER 3, "BUILDING REGULATIONS," OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER BY AMENDING
PROVISIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN WALL SIGN AND DEVELOPMENT SIGN
CRITERIA; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS
ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR REPEALING, SAVINGS, AND SEVERABILITY
CLAUSES; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE
AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF.
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Prosper, Texas (the "Town Council"), has
determined that maintaining certain standards is critical to preserve the image of the Town; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has also determined that modifications to certain wall sign
and development sign criteria enhance the image of the Town.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
PROSPER, TEXAS, THAT.
SECTION 1
The findings set forth above are incorporated into the body of this Ordinance as if fully set
forth herein.
SECTION 2
From and after the effective date of this Ordinance, existing Subsections (1), "Attached
Signage," and (2), "Freestanding Signage," of Section 3.14.012, "General Regulations," of Article
3.14, "Signs," of Chapter 3, "Building Regulations," of the Code of Ordinances of the Town of
Prosper Texas, are hereby amended to read as follows:
"ARTICLE 3.14 SIGNS
Sec. 3.14.012. - Criteria for permissible signs.
The following signs are permissible, subject to the following conditions and the
specifications listed in section 3.14.008 of this article. Signs that do not comply with the following
conditions and specifications or are not covered within this article are considered prohibited.
(1) Attached signage.
(1) Wall sign.
(i) Location.
a. Permitted in conjunction with nonresidential uses for which a building
permit and/or certificate of occupancy has been issued.
b. Shall not be allowed on any facade (other than the main front of the
building) that faces property zoned or designated on the future land use
plan, for single-family uses, if the sign is within 150 feet of the property line
of said residential property.
c. For a single -tenant building, only two facades of the building may contain
wall signs. For a multi -tenant building, each tenant shall be limited to a wall
sign on no more than two fagades, with no wall sign permitted on any
fagade that does not front on an entrance, public thoroughfare or interior
roadway within a development.
(2) Freestanding signage.
(A) Development sign.
(ii) Maximum effective sign area. Thiry-two square feet.
(iii) Maximum height. Eight feet.
SECTION 3
Should any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance be declared
unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, it is expressly provided that any
and all remaining portions of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. The Town hereby
declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, sentence,
clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses, and phrases be declared unconstitutional or invalid.
SECTION 4
All provisions of any ordinance in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the
extent they are in conflict; but such repeal shall not abate any pending prosecution from being
commenced for any violation if occurring prior to the repeal of the Ordinance. Any remaining
portions of said ordinances shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 5
Any person, firm, corporation, or business entity violating this Ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine not to exceed the
sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), and each and every day such violation shall continue
shall constitute a separate offense.
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SECTION 6
This Ordinance shall become effective after its adoption and publication as required by
law.
DULY PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS, ON THIS 12TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2023.
ATTEST-
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Michelle Lewis Sirianni, Town Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Terrence S. Welch, Town Attorney
David F. Bristol, Mayor
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