DETACHED SIGN UNITY AGREEMENTS.
Dallas City Code § 51A-7.1710
in effectSEC. 51A-7.1710. DETACHED SIGN UNITY AGREEMENTS.
(a) The building official may authorize the dissolution of common boundary lines between lots for the limited purpose of allowing those lots to be considered one premise for the erection of detached signs if a written agreement is executed in accordance with this section on a form provided by the city.
(b) The agreement must:
(1) contain legal descriptions of the properties sharing the common boundary line(s);
(2) set forth adequate consideration between the parties;
(3) state that all parties agree that the properties sharing the common boundary line(s) may be collectively treated as one lot for the limited purpose of erecting detached signs;
(4) state that the dissolution of the common boundary line(s) described in the agreement is only for the limited purpose of allowing the erection of detached signs, and that actual lines of property ownership are not affected;
(5) state that it constitutes a covenant running with the land with respect to all properties sharing the common boundary line(s);
(6) state that all parties agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the city of Dallas from and against all claims or liabilities arising out of or in connection with the agreement;
(7) state that it shall be governed by the laws of the state of Texas;
(8) state that it may only be amended or terminated by a subsequent written instrument that is:
(A) signed by an owner of property sharing the common boundary line(s) or by a lienholder, other than a taxing entity, that has either an interest in a property sharing the common boundary line(s) or an improvement on such a property;
(B) approved by the building official;
(C) approved as to form by the city attorney; and
(D) filed and made a part of the deed records of Dallas County, Texas;
(9) be approved by the building official and be approved as to form by the city attorney;
(10) be signed by all owners of the properties sharing the common boundary line(s);
(11) be signed by all lienholders, other than taxing entities, that have either an interest in the properties sharing the common boundary line(s) or an improvement on those properties; and
(12) be filed and made a part of the deed records of Dallas County, Texas.
(c) The building official shall approve an agreement if all properties governed by the agreement fully comply with the regulations in this division.
(d) An agreement shall not be considered effective until a true and correct copy of the approved agreement is filed in the deed records in accordance with this section and two file-marked copies of the agreement are filed with the building official.
(e) An agreement may only be amended or terminated by a written instrument that is executed in accordance with this subsection on a form provided by the city. The instrument must be:
(1) signed by an owner of property sharing the common boundary line(s) or by a lienholder, other than a taxing entity, that has either an interest in a property sharing the common boundary line(s) or an improvement on such a property;
(2) approved by the building official;
(3) approved as to form by the city attorney; and
(4) filed and made a part of the deed records of Dallas County, Texas.
The building official shall approve an instrument amending or terminating an agreement if all properties governed by the agreement fully comply with the regulations in this division. The amending or terminating instrument shall not be considered effective until it is filed in the deed records in accordance with this subsection and two file-marked copies are filed with the building official.
(f) No detached non-premise sign may be erected or maintained on a property that is described in an agreement executed in accordance with this section. (Ord. Nos. 24348; 25918)
Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-88703Fetched: 10/26/2026