Provisions for McKinney Avenue Sign District.

Dallas City Code ch. 51A, art. VII, div. 51A-7.1500

in effect

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.1501 DESIGNATION OF SIGN DISTRICT.

SEC. 51A-7.1501. DESIGNATION OF SIGN DISTRICT. A special provision sign district is hereby created to be known as the McKinney Avenue Sign District. The McKinney Avenue Sign District is that area within the following described boundaries: BEGINNING at a point for corner at the intersection of the centerline of McKinney Avenue (a called 60-foot- wide right-of-way) with the centerline of Leonard Street (a called 50-foot wide right-of-way); said point being 144.00 feet southwest of and 34.57 feet southeast of, the intersection of the northwest right-of-way line of McKinney Avenue with the southwest right-of-way line of Fairmount Street (a called 50-foot wide right-of-way); THENCE in a southwesterly direction departing the said centerline of Leonard Street and along the said centerline of McKinney Avenue, a distance of 21.49 feet to a point for corner at an angle point in the said McKinney Avenue centerline; THENCE continuing in a southwesterly direction along the said McKinney Avenue centerline, a distance of 245.47 feet to a point for corner at the intersection of said McKinney Avenue centerline with the centerline of Maple Avenue (a called 70-foot wide right-of-way); THENCE in a northwesterly direction, departing the said McKinney Avenue centerline and along the said Maple Avenue centerline, a distance of 388.84 feet to a point for corner; THENCE in a northeasterly direction, departing the said Maple Avenue centerline and into, over and through said Maple Avenue right-of-way, at a distance of 35.00 feet passing the northeast right-of-way line of said Maple Avenue at the westernmost corner of Lot 1A, Block 1/949, The James P. Leake Addition, an addition to the City of Dallas, Texas according to the plat recorded in Volume 94089, Page 4668 in the Deed Records of Dallas County, Texas (DRDCT) and the southernmost corner of Lot 7, Block 1/949, North Dallas Improvement Co., an addition to the City of Dallas, Texas according to the plat recorded in Volume 106, Page 258, DRDCT, continuing along the northwest line of said Lot 1/A, Block 1/949 and the southeast line of said Lot 7, Block 1/949, at a distance of 131.52 feet passing the easternmost corner of said Lot 7, Block 1/949, then continuing along said northwest line of Lot 1/A, Block 1/949, in all a total distance of 214.86 feet to a point for corner; said point being approximately 144 feet southwest of and parallel to the southwest line of said Fairmount Street; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along a line, said line being approximately 144 feet southwest of and parallel to the southwest line of Fairmount Street, a distance of approximately 249.60 feet to a point for corner on the common line between City Blocks 949 and 1/949; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along said common Block line, a distance of approximately 16.11 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of a 16 feet wide public alley adjacent to Lots 13 and 15 in City Block 1/949; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of said alley and its northwestward prolongation across Mahon Street and continuing along the centerline of a 16 feet wide public alley in City Block 3/950 and continuing along the northwestward prolongation of the centerline of said alley, a distance of approximately 705 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Howell Street; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of Howell Street, a distance of approximately 400.4 feet to a point for corner on the southeastward prolongation of the centerline of a 20 feet wide abandoned public alley in City Blocks 952 and 953; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along said line and continuing along the centerline of said alley in City Blocks 952 and 953, a distance of approximately 403 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being 30 feet northwest of and parallel to the southeast line of Lot 10 in City Block 952; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along said line and its northeastward prolongation a distance of approximately 213 feet to the point of intersection with the centerline of Routh Street; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Routh Street a distance of approximately 24 feet to the point of intersection with the centerline of Laclede Street THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of Laclede Street, a distance of approximately 850 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Vine Street; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the center- line of Vine Street, a distance of approximately 240 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Cole Avenue; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of Cole Avenue, a distance of approximately 773.63 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being 118.0 feet northeast of and parallel to the northeast line of Sneed Street; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along said line, continuing along the northeast boundary of Lot 1-A in City Block 17/965, a distance of approximately 165.24 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of a 15 feet wide public alley in City Block 17/965; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of said alley, a distance of approximately 315 feet to a point on the southwest line of Bowen Street; THENCE in a northeasterly direction, continuing along the northeastward prolongation of the centerline of the 15 feet wide public alley in City Block 17/965, crossing Bowen Street and continuing along the centerline of a 15 feet wide alley in City Block 12/970 and its northeastward prolongation, crossing Hall Street, and continuing along the centerline of a 15 feet wide public alley in City Block 9/972, a total distance of approximately 1257.83 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being the southeasterly prolongation of the common line between (originally platted) Lots 3 and 4 in City Block 9/972, originally platted Lots have been replatted to Lot 1A and said divides Lot 1A in half.; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along said line and continuing along said common line continuing along the northwestward prolongation of said common Lot line, a distance of approximately 209.01 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Cole Avenue; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of Cole Avenue, a distance of approximately 328.8 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Lemmon Avenue; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along a line, said line being 224.7 feet southeast of and parallel to the southeast line of Cole Avenue, a distance of approximately 137.20 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being the northwestward prolongation of the common line between (originally platted) Lots 2 and 3 in City Block 978, said line is now dividing replatted Lot 1A in Block 978 in half; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along said line, and continuing along said common line in City Block 978, and continuing along the southeastward prolongation of said line, a total distance of approximately 351.80 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of McKinney Avenue; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along said centerline of McKinney Avenue, a distance of approximately 139.92 feet to a point at the intersection of said centerline of McKinney Avenue and the centerline of Lemmon Avenue; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along said centerline of Lemmon Avenue, a distance of approximately 201.45 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being approximately 198 feet southeast of and parallel to said centerline of McKinney Avenue; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along said line, crossing Lemmon Avenue, and continuing into City Block 11/971, following the originally platted Lot and alley lines in this City Block a distance of approximately 495.74 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being approximately 146 feet northeast of and parallel to the northeast line of Hall Street; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along said line, a distance of approximately 288.81 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Oak Grove Avenue; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of Oak Grove Avenue, a distance of approximately 1,356 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of McKinney Avenue; THENCE in a southerly direction along the centerline of McKinney Avenue, a distance of approximately 115 feet to a point for corner on the northwestward prolongation of the centerline of Clyde Lane; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along said line and continuing along the centerline of Clyde Lane, a distance of approximately 314.82 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being the northeastward prolongation of the common line between Lots 18 and 19 in City Block B/578; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along said line and continuing along said common line between Lots 18 and 19, a distance of approximately 89.63 feet to a point for corner on the southwest line of Lot 18 in City Block B/578; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along said Lot line, a distance of approximately 47.25 feet to a point for corner on the common line between Lots 1 and 2 in City Block A/578; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along said common Lot line and its southwestward prolongation, a distance of approximately 150.78 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Allen Street; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Allen Street, a distance of approximately 133.80 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being perpendicular to the southwest line of Allen Street; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along said line, a distance of approximately 20.74 feet to a point for corner on the southwest line of Allen Street, said point also being the northernmost corner of (the originally Platted) Lot 5 in City Block 577; THENCE in a southerly direction along the western boundary of said (the originally platted Lots 5, 6, 7) Lot 5 and continuing in a southeasterly direction along the southwestern boundary of Lots 6 and 7, and continuing along the southeastward prolongation of the southwestern boundary of said Lot 7, a distance of approximately 338.06 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of a 15 feet wide public alley adjacent to City Block A/577; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of said alley and its southwestward prolongation, a distance of approximately 172.16 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Worthington Street; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Worthington Street, a distance of approximately 34.54 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being perpendicular to the southwest line of Worthington Street; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along said line, a distance of approximately 30.06 feet to a point for corner on the southwest line of Worthington Street, said point also being the most northerly corner of Lot 5-A in City Block A/561; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the northwest line of said Lot 5-A, a distance of 154.52 feet to a point for corner; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the southwest line of Lot 5-A in City Block A/561, a distance of 45.64 feet to a point for corner; THENCE South 39°38'00" West along a common property line, a distance of approximately 160.56 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Boll Street; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Boll Street, a distance of approximately 68.51 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being perpendicular to the southwest line of Boll Street; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along said line, a distance of approximately 22.19 feet to a point for corner on the southwest line of Boll Street, said point also being the most easterly corner of Lot 4 in City Block A/554; THENCE in a southerly and southwesterly direction along the southeasterly boundary of Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 in City Block A/554, and continuing along the southwestward prolongation of the southeast boundary of Lot 1 in City Block A/554, a distance of approximately 351.07 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Routh Street; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Routh Street, a distance of approximately 117.25 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being perpendicular to the southwest line of Routh Street; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along said line, a distance of approximately 23.31 feet to a point for corner on the southwest line of Routh Street, said point also being the centerline of a 15 feet wide public alley in City Block C/549; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of said alley and its southwestward prolongation, a distance of approximately 373.43 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Fairmount Street; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Fairmount Street, a distance of approximately 51.05 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being the northeastward prolongation of the centerline of a 20 feet wide public alley in City Block B/548; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the center- line of said alley and its southwestward prolongation, a distance of approximately 209.58 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Leonard Street; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of Leonard Street, a distance of approximately 120 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of McKinney Avenue, the POINT OF BEGINNING; and containing a calculated approximate area of 3,539,275.582 square feet or 81.25 acres. (Ord. Nos. 21145; 31265; 32497)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.1502 DESIGNATION OF SUBDISTRICTS.

SEC. 51A-7.1502. DESIGNATION OF SUBDISTRICTS. (a) This district is hereby divided into five subdistricts, which shall be known as the Spine, Quadrangle, Peripheral, Maple, and Quad Subdistricts. (b) The Spine Subdistrict is that area of the city within the following described boundaries: BEGINNING at a point on the northwest line of McKinney Avenue, said point being 166.84 feet southwest of the southwest line of Fairmount Street; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along a line, said line being approximately 142 feet southwest of and parallel to the southwest line of Fairmount Street, a distance of approximately 317.05 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being approximately 165 feet southeast of and parallel to the common line between City Blocks 949 and 1/949; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along said line, a distance of approximately 167 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Fairmount Street; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along a line, said line being the southwestward prolongation of the centerline of Howland Street and continuing along the centerline of Howland Street and its northeastward prolongation, a distance of approximately 458 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Routh Street; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of Routh Street, a distance of 90 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being the southwestward prolongation of the centerline of Howland Street in City Block 3/955; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along said line and continuing along the centerline of Howland Street to a point for corner on the centerline of Boll Street; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of Boll Street to a point for corner on a line, said line being 105 feet northwest of and parallel to the northwest line of Howland Street; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along said line to a point for corner on the common line between Lots 6 and 6A in City Block 2/955; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along said common lot line to a point for corner on the north/south common line between Lots 6 and 6A in City Block 2/955; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along said common lot line and its southwestward prolongation to a point for corner on the centerline of Boll Street; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of Boll Street to a point for corner on the centerline of Howell Street; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of Howell Street to a point for corner on the centerline of Worthington Street; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Worthington Street to a point for corner on a line, said line being the southwestward prolongation of the common line between Lots 1 and 10 in City Block 1/955; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along said line, and continuing along said common lot line, a distance of approximately 195.86 feet to a point for corner on the south line of Lot 1 in City Block 955; THENCE in a westerly direction along the south line of said Lot 1, a distance of approximately 67 feet to a point for corner on the southeast line of Howell Street; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along a line, said line being perpendicular to the southeast line of Howell Street, a distance of approximately 25 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Howell Street; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of Howell Street to a point for corner on the centerline of Vine Street; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of Vine Street to a point for corner on the centerline of Cole Avenue; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of Cole Avenue to a point for corner on a line, said line being the northwestward prolongation of the southwest line of Lot 3 in City Block 963; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along said line, and continuing along the southwest line of said Lot 3 to a point for corner on the southeast line of said Lot 3; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the southeast line of said Lot 3 to a point for corner on the northeast line of said Lot 3; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the northeast line of said Lot 3 and its northwestward prolongation to a point for corner on the centerline of Cole Avenue; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of Cole Avenue to a point for corner on a line, said line being the northwestward prolongation of the northeast line of Lot 1A in City Block 963; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along said line, and continuing along the northeast line of said Lot 1A to a point for corner on the northwest line of said Lot 1A; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the northwest line of said Lot 1A and its northeastward prolongation to a point for corner on the centerline of Allen Street; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Allen Street to a point for corner, said point being approximately 169.5 feet southeast of the northeastward prolongation of the southeast line of Laclede Street; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along a line parallel with the southwest line of McKinney Avenue, a distance of approximately 495 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Sneed Street, with said point being approximately 122.77 feet southeast of the southeast line of Cole Avenue, said point also being at the intersection of the southwestward prolongation of the centerline of a 15-foot-wide public alley in City Block 17/965; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of said alley, a distance of approximately 458 feet to a point on the southwest line of Bowen Street; THENCE in a northeasterly direction, continuing along the northeastward prolongation of the centerline of the 15 foot wide public alley in City Block 17/965, crossing Bowen Street and continuing along the centerline of a 15 foot wide alley in City Block 12/970 and its northeastward prolongation, crossing Hall Street, and continuing along the centerline of a 15 foot wide public alley in City Block 9/972, a total distance of approximately 1,278 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Lemmon Avenue; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of Lemmon Avenue, a distance of approximately 30 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being the southwestward prolongation of the common line between Lots 1 and 2 in City Block 978; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along said line and continuing along the common line between said Lots 1 and 2, a distance of approximately 138 feet to a point for corner on the common line between Lots 2 and 3 in City Block 978; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along said common lot line and continuing along the southeastward prolongation of said line, crossing McKinney Avenue a total distance of approximately 200 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of McKinney Avenue; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along said centerline of McKinney Avenue, a distance of approximately 131 feet to a point at the intersection of said centerline of McKinney Avenue and the centerline of Lemmon Avenue; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along said centerline of Lemmon Avenue, a distance of approximately 198 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being approximately 198 feet southeast of and parallel to said centerline of McKinney Avenue; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along said line, crossing Lemmon Avenue, and continuing into City Block 11/971, a distance of approximately 474.51 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being approximately 146 feet northeast of and parallel to the northeast line of Hall Street; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along said line, a distance of approximately 85 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Noble Street; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of Noble Street and its southwestward prolongation, a distance of approximately 171 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Hall Street; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Hall Street, a distance of approximately 205 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Oak Grove Avenue; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of Oak Grove Avenue, a distance of approximately 1,185 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of McKinney Avenue; THENCE in a southerly direction along the centerline of McKinney Avenue, a distance of approximately 115 feet to a point for corner on the northwestward prolongation of the centerline of Clyde Lane; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along said line and continuing along the centerline of Clyde Lane, a distance of approximately 320 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being the northeastward prolongation of the common line between Lots 18 and 19 in City Block B/578; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along said line and continuing along said common line between Lots 18 and 19, a distance of approximately 90 feet to a point for corner on the southwest line of Lot 18 in City Block B/578; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along said lot line, a distance of approximately 40 feet to a point for corner on the common line between Lots 1 and 2 in City Block A/578; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along said common lot line and its southwestward prolongation, a distance of approximately 155 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Allen Street; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Allen Street, a distance of approximately 100 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being perpendicular to the southwest line of Allen Street; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along said line, a distance of approximately 22.5 feet to a point for corner on the southwest line of Allen Street, said point also being the northernmost corner of Lot 5 in City Block 577; THENCE in a southerly direction along the western boundary of said Lot 5 and continuing in a southeasterly direction along the southwestern boundary of Lots 6 and 7, and continuing along the southeastward prolongation of the southwestern boundary of said Lot 7, a distance of approximately 277.5 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of a 15-foot-wide public alley adjacent to City Block A/577; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of said alley and its southwestward prolongation, a distance of approximately 190 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Worthington Street; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Worthington Street, a distance of approximately 50 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being perpendicular to the southwest line of Worthington Street; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along said line, a distance of approximately 24 feet to a point for corner on the southwest line of Worthington Street, said point also being the most northerly corner of Lot 5-A in City Block A/561; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the northwest line of said Lot 5-A, a distance of 158.69 feet to a point for corner; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the southwest line of Lot 5-A in City Block A/561, a distance of 48.3 feet to a point for corner; THENCE South 39°38'00" West along a common property line, a distance of 172.0 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Boll Street; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Boll Street, a distance of approximately 80 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being perpendicular to the southwest line of Boll Street; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along said line, a distance of approximately 25 feet to a point for corner on the southwest line of Boll Street, said point also being the most easterly corner of Lot 4 in City Block A/554; THENCE in a southerly and southwesterly direction along the southeasterly boundary of Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 in City Block A/554 and continuing along the southwestward prolongation of the southeast boundary of Lot 1 in City Block A/554, a distance of approximately 355 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Routh Street; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Routh Street, a distance of approximately 120 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being perpendicular to the southwest line of Routh Street; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along said line, a distance of approximately 25 feet to a point for corner on the southwest line of Routh Street, said point also being the centerline of a 15-foot-wide public alley in City Block C/549; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of said alley and its southwestward prolongation, a distance of approximately 375 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Fairmount Street; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Fairmount Street, a distance of approximately 30 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being the northeastward prolongation of the centerline of a 20-foot-wide public alley in City Block B/548; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of said alley and its southwestward prolongation, a distance of approximately 210 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of Leonard Street; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of Leonard Street, a distance of approximately 120 feet to a point for corner on the centerline of McKinney Avenue; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of McKinney Avenue, a distance of approximately 40 feet to a point for corner on a line, said line being approximately 142 feet southwest of and parallel to the southwest line of Fairmount Street; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along said line, a distance of approximately 35 feet to a point on the northwest line of McKinney Avenue, the PLACE OF BEGINNING. (c) The Quadrangle Subdistrict is that area of the city within the following described boundaries: BEING a tract of land situated in the John Grigsby Survey, Abstract No. 495, City of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, being a part of Lot 1A, Block 956 of Quadrangle, an addition to the City of Dallas recorded Volume 86024, Page 4941, Deed Records of Dallas County, Texas and being all of a tract of land described in Special Warranty Deed to PPF AMLI DEVCO, LLC, recorded in Instrument No. 200600350615, Official Public Records, Dallas County, Texas and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a PK nail found for the south corner of said PPF AMLI DEVCO, LLC tract and being the most westerly west corner of a tract of land described in Special Warranty Deed to SRPF B/Quadrangle Property, L.L.C., recorded in Instrument Number 201900023836 of said Official Public Records, in the northwest right-of-way line of Howell Street (a 50' right-of-way); THENCE with the southwest lines of said PPF AMLI DEVCO, LLC tract and the northeast lines of said SRPF B/Quadrangle Property, L.L.C. tract, the following courses and distances: North 45°32'26" West, a distance of 178.64 feet to a point for corner; North 44°27'34" East, a distance of 16.76 feet to a point for corner; North 45°32'26" West, a distance of 166.45 feet to a point for the most easterly east corner of said PPF AMLI DEVCO, LLC tract and the north corner of said SRPF B/Quadrangle Property, L.L.C. tract, in the southeast right-of-way line of Laclede Street (a 50' right-of-way); THENCE with said southeast right-of-way line of Laclede Street, North 44°09'34" East, a distance of 306.98 feet to a point for the north corner of said PPF AMLI DEVCO, LLC tract, at the intersection of said southeast right-of-way line of Laclede Street and the southwest right-of-way line of Vine Street (a 52' right-of-way); THENCE with said southwest right-of-way line of Vine Street, South 45°32'26" East, a distance of 345.00 feet to a point for the most easterly east corner of said PPF AMLI DEVCO, LLC tract, at the intersection of said southwest right-of-way line of Vine Street and said northwest right-of-way line of Howell Street; THENCE with said northwest right-of-way line of Howell Street, South 44°09'34" West, a distance of 323.74 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 108,901 square feet or 2.5000 acres of land. (d) The Peripheral Subdistrict is that area within the McKinney Avenue Sign District that is not in the Spine Subdistrict, the Quadrangle Subdistrict, or the Maple Subdistrict; and containing a calculated area of 953,544.485 square feet or approximately 21.89 acres. (e) The Maple Subdistrict is that area of the city within the following described boundaries: BEING a 2.795 acre tract of land situated in the John Grigsby Survey, Abstract No. 495, City of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; said tract being part of Fairmount Street right-of-way (a 50-foot wide right-of-way), part of McKinney Avenue right-of-way (a 60-foot wide right- of-way), part of Maple Avenue right-of-way (a 70-foot wide right-of-way), part of Block 949, Official Block Number of the City of Dallas and all of Lot 1A, Block 1/949, The James P. Leake Addition, an addition to the City of Dallas, Texas according to the plat recorded in Volume 94089, Page 4668 in the Deed Records of Dallas County, Texas; said 2.795 acre tract being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING, at a point for corner at the intersection of the centerline of said Fairmount Street with the centerline of said McKinney Avenue; said point being North 83 degrees, 18 minutes, 43 seconds East, a distance of 32.24 feet from the intersection of the southwest right-of-way line of said Fairmount Street with the northwest right-of-way line of said McKinney Avenue at the easternmost corner of said Block 949; said POINT OF BEGINNING having State Plane Coordinates (Grid) of: North: 6,976,403.44, East: 2,490,190.20; THENCE, departing the said centerline of Fairmount Street and along the said centerline of McKinney Avenue, the following two calls: South 14 degrees, 48 minutes, 49 seconds West, a distance of 177.58 feet to a point for corner; South 14 degrees, 36 minutes, 22 seconds West, a distance of 262.42 feet to a point for corner at the intersection of said centerline of McKinney Avenue with the centerline of said Maple Avenue; said point being South 23 degrees, 12 minutes, 10 seconds East, a distance of 90.17 feet from the southernmost south corner of said Lot 1A, Block 1/949, The James P. Leake Addition and the southwest end of a right-of-way corner clip at the intersection of said northwest right-of-way line of McKinney Avenue with the northeast right-of-way line of said Maple Avenue; said point for corner having State Plane Coordinates (Grid) of: North: 6,975,977.74, East: 2,490,078.80; THENCE, North 46 degrees, 02 minutes, 38 seconds West, departing the said centerline of McKinney Avenue and along the said centerline of Maple Avenue, a distance of 388.94 feet to a point for corner; THENCE, North 44 degrees, 30 minutes, 52 seconds East, departing the said centerline of Maple Avenue and into, over and across said right-of-way of Maple Avenue, at a distance of 35.00 feet passing the said northeast line of Maple Avenue, the southernmost corner of Lot 7, Block 1/949, North Dallas Improvement Co., an addition to the City of Dallas, Texas according to the plat recorded in Volume 106, Page 258, in said Deed Records, and the westernmost corner of said Lot 1A, Block 1/949, The James P. Leake Addition, continuing along the southeast line of said Lot 7, Block 1/949 and the northwest line of said Lot 1A, Block 1/949, The James P. Leake Addition, at a distance of 96.36 feet passing the easternmost corner of said Lot 7, Block 1/949, then continuing along a southeast line of said City Block 949, in all a total distance of 214.86 feet to a point for corner; said point being the northernmost corner of said Lot 1A, Block 1/949, The James P. Leake Addition and a reentrant corner of said City Block 949; THENCE, into, over and across said City Block 949, the following two calls: North 45 degrees, 51 minutes, 08 seconds West, a distance of 85.00 feet to a point for corner; North 44 degrees, 08 minutes, 52 seconds East, at a distance of 144.55 feet passing the said southwest line of Fairmount Street, then continuing into, over and through said Fairmount Street right-of-way, in all a total distance of 169.55 feet to a point for corner in the said centerline of Fairmount Street; THENCE, South 45 degrees, 51 minutes, 08 seconds East, along the said centerline of Fairmount Street, a distance of 256.18 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; and CONTAINING, approximately 121,756 square feet or 2.795 acres. (f) The Quad Subdistrict is that area of the city within the following described boundaries: BEING a tract of land situated in the John Grigsby Survey, Abstract No. 495, City of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, being a part of Lot 1A, Block 956 of Quadrangle, an addition to the City of Dallas recorded Volume 86024, Page 4941, Deed Records of Dallas County, Texas and being all of the tract of land described in Special Warranty Deed to SRPF B/Quadrangle Property, L.L.C., recorded in Instrument Number 201900023836, Official Public Records of Dallas County, Texas and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an "X" cut in concrete found for the south corner of said Lot 1A, Block 956, at the intersection of the northwest right-of-way line of Howell Street (a 50-foot right-of-way) and the northeast right-of-way line of Routh Street (a variable width right-of-way); THENCE with said northeast right-of-way line of Routh Street, North 45°32'26" West, a distance of 345.00 feet to a point at the intersection of said northeast right-of-way line of Routh Street and the southeast right-of-way line of Laclede Street (a 50-foot right-of- way); THENCE with said southeast right-of-way line of Laclede Street, North 44°09'34" East, a distance of 493.02 feet to a point at the north corner of said SRPF B/Quadrangle Property, L.L.C. tract; THENCE departing said southeast right-of-way line of Laclede Street, over and across said Lot 1A, Block 956 and with the northeast line of said SRPF B/Quadrangle Property, L.L.C. tract, the following courses and distances: South 45°32'26" East, a distance of 166.45 feet to a point for corner; South 44°27'34" West, a distance of 16.76 feet to a point for corner; South 45°32'26" East, a distance of 178.64 feet to a pk nail found for the east corner of said SRPF B/Quadrangle Property, L.L.C. tract and in the said northwest right-of-way line of Howell Street; THENCE with said northwest right-of-way line of Howell Street, South 44°09'34" West, a distance of 476.26 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 3.8360 acres or 167,097 square feet of land. Bearing system based on the Texas Coordinate System of 1983, North Central Zone (4202), North American Datum of 1983. (Ord. Nos. 21145; 24132; 31265; 32497; 32642)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.1503 PURPOSE.

SEC. 51A-7.1503. PURPOSE. The purpose of this division is to regulate both the construction of new signs and the alterations of existing signs with a view towards enhancing, preserving, and developing the unique character of this district. These sign regulations have been developed with the following objectives in mind: (a) To protect the historical and architectural character of this district from inappropriate signs in terms of number (clutter), style, color, and materials. (b) To ensure that significant architectural features in this district are not obscured. (c) To encourage signs that are complimentary to the architectural styles and historical nature of the buildings and trolley in this district. (d) To ensure that the size and orientation of signs are geared toward the high number of pedestrians in this district. (e) To attract the public to the goods and services available in the district by enhancing the aesthetic quality of signs in this district. (f) To encourage artistic, creative, and innovative signs that reflect the themes of the area. (g) To promote safety, communications efficiency, and landscape quality and preservation as described in Section 51A-7.101. (Ord. 21145)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.1504 DEFINITIONS.

SEC. 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)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.1505 SIGN PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.

SEC. 51A-7.1505. SIGN PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. The regulations relating to the erection of all signs in this district are expressly modified as follows: (a) No person may alter, erect, maintain, expand, or remove a sign in this district without first obtaining a sign permit from the city. This section does not apply to government signs described in Section 51A-7.207. (b) The procedure for obtaining a sign permit is outlined in Section 51A-7.505. Section 51A-7.602 does not apply to signs in this district. (Ord. 21145)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.1506 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR ALL SIGNS.

SEC. 51A-7.1506. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR ALL SIGNS. The regulations relating to the erection of all signs in this district are expressly modified as follows: (a) Signs in right-of-way. Signs in this district are permitted to overhang the public right-of-way subject to city franchising requirements. (b) Materials. (1) The use of plastic is prohibited, except when it is: (A) used as a decoration (as opposed to a character) on the exterior face of a sign, in which case no more than five percent of the effective area of the sign may consist of plastic; (B) placed behind the exterior face of a sign in places where that face has been cut in the shape of a character; (C) used in or on a marquee sign; or (D) used as the exterior face of individual channel letters in the Maple or Quad Subdistricts where channel letters are either trim- capless or use metal fabricated retainers. (2) Although not required, painted applied signs and enameled metal sheet signs are encouraged. (c) Lighting. (1) Except in the Maple and Quad Subdistricts, the only light sources that may be used to illuminate a sign are cold cathode, neon, and incandescent lamps. (2) A light source external to a sign may illuminate a sign if the light does not cross into either a public right-of-way or a residential zoning district. (3) Illuminated signs on translucent fabric are encouraged. (4) No light used to illuminate a sign may turn on or off, or change its brightness more than twice a day. (d) Colors. Fluorescent and neon colors on signs are prohibited. (Ord. Nos. 21145; 32497 ; 32642 )

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.1507 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR ATTACHED SIGNS.

SEC. 51A-7.1507. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR ATTACHED SIGNS. The regulations relating to the erection of attached signs in this district are expressly modified as follows: (a) Location restrictions. (1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2), no attached sign may be erected on a facade unless it faces a public right-of-way that is adjacent to the lot where the sign is proposed to be located, except that flat attached signs may be located on any upper facade within the Maple Subdistrict and any facade within the Quad Subdistrict. (2) In the Maple Subdistrict, flat attached signs may be located on any upper facade. A maximum of two flat attached signs may be located between the top of the lower facade and the 14th floor on each facade. (3) No small words may be on an attached sign erected partially or totally within an upper facade in either the Spine, Maple, Quad, or Quadrangle Subdistricts. (4) In the Peripheral Subdistrict, no attached sign may be erected on: (A) an upper facade; or (B) a lot where a detached sign is erected. (b) Effective area. (1) Spine, Maple, Quad, and Quadrangle Subdistricts. In the Spine, Maple, Quad, and Quadrangle Subdistricts, the combined effective area of all attached signs: (A) on a lowrise building or a lower facade may not exceed 10 percent of the total area of the building facade or the lower facade, as the case may be; and (B) on an upper facade may not exceed five percent of the total area of the lower facade, except in the Quad Subdistrict on the upper facade facing Howell Street or Routh Street may not exceed three percent of the total area of the upper facade. (2) Peripheral Subdistrict. In the Peripheral Subdistrict, the combined effective area of all attached signs on a lowrise building or a lower facade may not exceed eight percent of the total area of the building facade or the lower facade, as the case may be. (c) Flat attached signs. (1) Except as provided in this paragraph, no flat attached sign may project more than eight inches from a building. In the Maple and Quad Subdistricts, no flat attached sign may project more than 18 inches from a building. (2) A flat attached sign may be erected on an arcade, but it may not project above the roof of the attached building. (3) In the Quad Subdistrict, a flat attached sign on one upper facade may be attached to any part of the building and project 10 feet above the roof of the attached building. (d) Projecting attached signs. (1) A projecting attached sign may be erected on an arcade, but it may not project above the roof of the attached building. (2) No projecting attached sign may be erected partially or totally within an upper facade. (3) No face of a projecting attached sign erected below the bottom of a second story window may exceed eight square feet. (4) No face of a projecting attached sign erected above the bottom of a second story window may exceed 15 square feet. (5) In the Maple Subdistrict, projecting attached signs are prohibited on a facade with one or more blade signs. (e) Marquee signs. (1) No marquee sign may: (A) exceed 100 square feet in effective area; (B) be longer than one-half of the length of the frontage of the building to which the marquee is attached; and (C) be located above the bottom of a second story window. (2) A marquee sign must: (A) be parallel to the surface to which it is attached; and (B) have a height dimension between two and six feet. (3) No premise may have more than one marquee sign. (4) A marquee sign may be erected only on a building that contains a theater use. (5) A marquee sign may consist of up to 100 percent plastic. (f) Window signs. (1) Except as modified by Paragraph (2), the effective area of a window sign may not exceed more than 25 percent of the area of a window or 10 percent of the facade area, whichever is less. (2) If a window sign uses neon bulbs, the effective area of that sign may not exceed more than 15 percent of the area of a window. (3) No window sign may be erected on an upper facade. (g) Blade signs. Blade signs may only be located in the Maple Subdistrict and: (1) may only be located on a facade facing Fairmont Street; (2) may not exceed 20 square feet in effective area; (3) may not be located lower than 12 feet above grade or outside of the lower facade; (4) may not be located more than four feet from the facade or above a roof of a building; and (5) must maintain a minimum 25 foot horizontal spacing separation from all other blade signs. (h) Window art displays. In the Maple Subdistrict, window art displays on the ground floor of a building are allowed subject to the following regulations: (1) A window art display must be located within a window on a facade facing Fairmont Street and may contain only a promotional message, generic graphics (including three-dimensional artifacts or objects), cultural event or activity, merchandise only if sold by a tenant occupying space within the premise, a message identifying the sponsor of the display, or a message referring to the sale or lease of the premises. (2) No sign permit or certificate of appropriateness is required to erect or remove a window art display. (Ord. Nos. 21145; 32497; 32642)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.1508 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR DETACHED SIGNS.

SEC. 51A-7.1508. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR DETACHED SIGNS. The regulations relating to the erection of detached signs in this district are expressly modified as follows: (a) No detached sign may: (1) exceed 20 feet in height; or (2) be located within five feet of any public right-of-way. (b) Except in the Maple and Quad Subdistricts, if a detached sign has an effective area of more than 10 square feet, it must be located at least 10 feet from any public right-of-way. (c) No detached sign may have an effective area of more than: (1) 150 square feet if the sign is located in the Quad or Quadrangle Subdistricts; (2) 20 square feet if the sign is located in the Spine Subdistrict; (3) 15 square feet if the sign is located in the Peripheral Subdistrict; and (4) the size limitations provided in Subsection (f) of this section. (d) In the Peripheral Subdistrict, no detached sign may be erected on a lot where an attached sign is erected. (e) Detached non-premise signs are prohibited in this district. (f) In the Maple Subdistrict, detached signs are limited to: (1) one multi-tenant monument sign, not to exceed 125 square feet in effective area or six feet in height; (2) two single-tenant monument signs, not to exceed 50 square feet in effective area or six feet in height; and (3) movement control signs as provided for in Section 51A-7.205(e). (g) Except as proved in Sections 51A-7.1509 and 51A-7.1510, in the Quad Subdistrict, detached signs are limited to no more than four multi-tenant monument signs, not to exceed two along any street frontage. (h) In the Quad and Maple Subdistricts, each monument sign must maintain a minimum spacing separation of 175 feet from all other monument signs within the subdistrict. (Ord. Nos. 21145; 32497; 32642)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.1509 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SUBDIVISION SIGNS IN THE QUAD SUBDISTRICT.

SEC. 51A-7.1509. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SUBDIVISION SIGNS IN THE QUAD SUBDISTRICT. (a) Except as provided in this section, subdivision signs are permitted in accordance with Section 51A-7.303(d). (b) The maximum effective area of each subdivision sign may not exceed 65 square feet. (c) Subdivision signs may be internally illuminated. (d) The highest part of a subdivision sign may not exceed 10 feet in height. (e) For the purposes of permitting, Section 51A-7.303(d)(10) does not apply. (Ord. No. 32642)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.1510 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR MOVEMENT CONTROL SIGNS IN THE QUAD SUBDISTRICT.

SEC. 51A-7.1510. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR MOVEMENT CONTROL SIGNS IN THE QUAD SUBDISTRICT. (a) Except as provided in this section, movement controls signs are permitted in accordance with Section 51A-7.205(e). (b) Movement control signs are subject to the following: (1) Movement control signs may contain tenant and subdivision identification messages. (2) Detached movement control signs may not exceed six square feet in effective area. (3) Attached movement control signs may not exceed 10 square feet in effective area. (4) Projecting attached movement control signs: (A) may only be erected on the lower facade but not located lower than 12 feet above grade; (B) may not project more than three feet from the facade; and (C) may not have letters or symbols that exceed six inches in height, except for letters or symbols indicating parking or subdivision logos. (c) No setback is required for a detached movement control sign that does not exceed four feet in height. (Ord. No. 32642)

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