DEFINITIONS.
Dallas City Code § 51A-7.1504
in effectSEC. 51A-7.1504. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, in this division:
(1) ARCADE means any structure that is attached to a building and neither fully enclosed on all sides nor structural to the building itself, which is covered by a roof having the primary function of weather protection for a walkway.
(2) BLADE SIGN means a multi-face attached sign containing messages that are perpendicular to the building facade.
(3) FLAT ATTACHED SIGN means an attached sign projecting from a building and parallel to the building facade.
(4) HIGHRISE BUILDING means a building that has a height of more than 36 feet.
(5) LOWER FACADE means the area of a highrise building facade that is 36 feet or less above grade when measured vertically.
(6) LOWRISE BUILDING means a building that has a height of 36 feet or less.
(7) MARQUEE SIGN means a sign attached to, applied on, or supported by a permanent canopy projecting over a pedestrian street entrance of a building, and consisting primarily of changeable panels, words, or characters.
(8) PAINTED APPLIED SIGN means a sign painted directly onto the exterior facade of a building, not including doors and windows.
(9) PROJECTING ATTACHED SIGN means an attached sign projecting 18 or more inches from a building.
(10) SMALL WORD means a word with no character that exceeds four inches in height.
(11) THIS DISTRICT means the McKinney Avenue Sign District.
(12) UPPER FACADE means the area of a highrise building facade that is more than 36 feet above grade when measured vertically.
(13) WINDOW ART DISPLAY means an exhibit or arrangement placed within a street level storefront window.
(14) WINDOW SIGN means a sign painted or affixed to a window.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the definitions contained in Sections 51A-2.102 and 51A-7.102 apply to this division. In the event of a conflict, this section controls. (Ord. Nos. 21145; 32497)
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/0-0-0-88234Fetched: 10/26/2026