SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SIGNS WITHIN THE GENERAL CBD, MAIN STREET, CONVENTION CENTER, RETAIL, AND DISCOVERY SUBDISTRICTS.

Dallas City Code ch. 51A, art. VII, pt. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SIGNS WITHIN THE GENERAL CBD, MAIN STREET, CONVENTION CENTER, RETAIL, AND DISCOVERY SUBDISTRICTS.

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Dallas City Code § 51A-7.907 GENERAL PROVISIONS.

SEC. 51A-7.907. GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) Signs over the right-of-way. (1) Signs may be located within the public right-of-way subject to the franchise requirements of Chapter XIV of the City Charter, Article VI of Chapter 43 of the Dallas City Code, as amended, Chapter 45 of the Dallas Building Code, and the requirements of all other applicable laws, codes, ordinances, rules, and regulations. (2) The director shall review the location of any sign located in or overhanging the public right-of-way to ensure that the sign will not pose a traffic hazard or visibility obstruction. (3) No portion of a sign may be located less than two feet from the back of a street curb. (b) Signs in general. (1) Except as provided in Division 51A-7.900 of Article VII, all applications for certificates of appropriateness for detached signs in this district must be reviewed by the special sign district advisory committee using the permit procedures set forth in Division 51A-7.500. The director procedure in Division 51A-7.500 is not available for detached signs in this district. All applications for certificates of appropriateness for other types of signs in this district must be in accordance with Division 51A-7.500 of Article VII. (2) Unless otherwise provided, all signs in this district must be premise signs. (3) All wind devices except for flags and banners are prohibited in this district unless allowed under a special events permit issued under Chapter 42A of the Dallas City Code, as amended. (Ord. Nos. 24606; 24925; 25047; 28073)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.908 VIDEOBOARD SIGN.

SEC. 51A-7.908. VIDEOBOARD SIGN. (a) One videoboard sign may be attached to a building adjacent to the Main Street Subdistrict. (b) The videoboard sign may display any message. (c) A certificate of appropriateness is required for approval of the specific size and location of the videoboard sign. (d) The videoboard sign may not be placed on a landmark structure. (Ord. 24925)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.909 ATTACHED NON- PREMISE DISTRICT ACTIVITY VIDEOBOARD SIGNS.

SEC. 51A-7.909. ATTACHED NON- PREMISE DISTRICT ACTIVITY VIDEOBOARD SIGNS. (a) Content. Non-premise district activity videoboard signs must display district activity messages a minimum of three minutes of every operational hour and must display either district activity messages or premise messages for an additional minimum of nine minutes of every operational hour. (b) Location and number. (1) A maximum of 15 non-premise district activity videoboard signs are permitted and may only be erected on buildings with frontage on streets within Retail Subdistrict A and Retail Subdistrict B bounded by Jackson Street, Lamar Street, Pacific Avenue, and Cesar Chavez Boulevard. (2) A maximum of one non-premise district activity videoboard sign is permitted per block face. (3) Non-premise district activity videoboard signs may not be placed on Pacific Avenue between Akard Street and Ervay Street. (4) Non-premise district activity videoboard signs may not be placed on building facades facing Main Street Garden or Belo Garden. (c) Size. Non-premise district activity videoboard signs must have a minimum of 100 square feet in effective area and may have a maximum 150 square feet in effective area. (d) SUP required. (1) Non-premise district activity videoboard signs are only permitted by SUP. (2) All applications for non-premise district activity videoboard signs must include a report from a traffic engineer stating that the placement of the sign will not interfere with the effectiveness of traffic control devices within 300 ft of the sign. (3) If there is a conflict between Subsection 51A-4.206(1) and this section, this section controls. (4) Original applications and renewal applications for non-premise district activity videoboard signs must include an affidavit stating that the building meets the occupancy requirements in Subsection (g). (5) Within 10 days after expiration or revocation of the SUP the non-premise district activity videoboard sign must be removed. (e) Installation. Non-premise district activity videoboard signs must be securely attached. (f) Projecting signs. Projecting non-premise district activity videoboard signs: (1) must have a vertical orientation with height exceeding the width at a minimum 16:9 height-to-width ratio; (2) may project a maximum of 12 feet into the right-of-way: (A) subject to the licensing requirements of Chapter XIV of the City Charter, Article VI of Chapter 43 of the Dallas City Code, the Dallas Building Code, and all other applicable laws, codes, ordinances, rules, and regulations; (B) subject to review by the traffic engineer to ensure that the sign will not pose a traffic hazard or visibility obstruction; and (C) provided that no projecting sign may project closer than two feet to a vertical plane extending through the back of a street curb; (3) must have a minimum clearance of 15 feet above the sidewalk and a maximum clearance of 35 feet above the sidewalk; and (4) must have videoboard displays on both sides of the sign. (g) Building occupancy requirements. Non-premise district activity videoboard signs are only permitted on buildings with retail and personal service uses, lodging uses, or office uses occupying at least 75 percent of the leasable ground floor area and an overall building occupancy of at least 50 percent. Non-premise district activity videoboard signs are not allowed on a lot containing a commercial surface parking lot use. The director shall notify City Council of any building that falls below the occupancy requirements and fails to reestablish the occupancy requirement within 120 days. The director may waive the occupancy requirements of this subsection for up to one year if the director determines that the building or multi-building complex is currently being redeveloped. The director may revoke this waiver if redevelopment stops or is inactive for 90 days or more. (Ord. Nos. 27481; 28347; 28424; 28553; 28822; 29227)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.910 OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ATTACHED VIDEOBOARD SIGNS.

SEC. 51A-7.910. OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ATTACHED VIDEOBOARD SIGNS. (a) Display. (1) All videoboard signs: (A) must contain a default mechanism that freezes the image in one position in case of a malfunction; (B) must automatically adjust the sign brightness based on natural ambient light conditions in compliance with the following formula: (i) the ambient light level measured in luxes, divided by 256 and then rounded down to the nearest whole number, equals the dimming level; then (ii) the dimming level, multiplied by .0039 equals the brightness level; then (iii) the brightness level, multiplied by the maximum brightness of the specific sign measured in nits, equals the allowed sign brightness, measured in nits. For example: 32768 = ambient light in luxes ÷ 256 128 = dimming level x .0039 .4992 = brightness level x 9000 = (maximum brightness of the example sign) 4492.8 = allowed brightness in nits; (C) must be turned off between 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. Monday through Friday and 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday; and (D) may not display light of such intensity or brilliance to cause glare, impair the vision of an ordinary driver, or constitute a nuisance. (2) Non-premise district activity videoboard signs: (A) must have a full color display able to display a minimum of 281 trillion color shades; and (B) must be able to display a high quality image with a minimum resolution equivalent to the following table: Non-Premise District Activity Videoboard Sign Resolution Chart Size of LED Panel | Maximum Pixel Size 100 s/f to 125 s/f | 16 mm Greater than 126 s/f | 19 mm (b) Light intensity. Before the issuance of a videoboard sign permit, the applicant shall provide written certification from the sign manufacturer that: (1) the light intensity has been factory programmed to comply with the maximum brightness and dimming standards in the table in Subparagraph (a)(1)(B); and (2) the light intensity is protected from end-user manipulation by password-protected software, or other method satisfactory to the building official. (c) Change of message. Except as provided in this section, changes of message must comply with the following: (1) Each message must be displayed for a minimum of eight seconds. (2) Changes of message must be accomplished within two seconds. (3) Changes of message must occur simultaneously on the entire sign face. (4) No flashing, dimming, or brightening of message is permitted except to accommodate changes of message. (d) Streaming information. If a special events permit has been issued for district activities, streaming video and audio is permitted, except that ticker tape streaming is permitted at all times when the videoboard sign is operating. Ticker tape streaming must be located within the bottom 10 percent of the effective area. (e) Malfunction. Videoboard sign operators must respond to a malfunction or safety issue within one hour after notification. (Ord. Nos. 27481; 27572)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.911 ATTACHED PREMISE SIGNS.

SEC. 51A-7.911. ATTACHED PREMISE SIGNS. (a) Attached signs in general. (1) Attached signs must be securely attached. (2) Attached signs overhanging the public way are permitted, except that no sign may project closer than two feet to the vertical plane extending through the back of a street curb. (3) The total effective area for all signs on a facade, excluding media wall signs in the Discovery Subdistrict, may not exceed: (A) 30 percent of the area in the lower level sign area; (B) 20 percent of the area in the middle level sign area; and (C) 30 percent of the area in the upper level sign area. Projecting attached signs are not included in these effective area calculations. See additional restrictions on sign area in the provisions for specific sign types. (4) Except as provided in this paragraph, attached signs may not project more than four feet above the roof line. Attached signs in the Convention Center Subdistrict may not project more than nine feet above the roof line. (5) Attached premise signs may be videoboard signs, provided that the message content concerns businesses on the premise which are open for business for a minimum of 50 weeks per year with employees present a minimum of 30 hours per week. For operational and maintenance requirements, see Section 51A-7.910. (b) Arcade signs. (1) An arcade sign must be located at least 15 feet from any other arcade sign. (2) No arcade sign may exceed six square feet in effective area. (3) No arcade sign may be lower than 10 feet above grade. (c) Awning signs. (1) Awning signs in the general CBD and convention center subdistricts. (A) No awning sign may: (i) project more than two inches from the surface of the awning; or (ii) be lower than 10 feet above grade. (B) The total effective area for any one awning sign may not exceed six square feet. (C) The total effective area for all awning signs combined on each street frontage may not exceed 150 square feet. (2) Awning Signs in the Main Street Subdistrict, Retail Subdistrict A, and Retail Subdistrict B. (A) No awning sign may: (i) project more than two inches from the surface of the awning; or (ii) be lower than 10 feet above grade. (B) The total effective area for each awning sign may not exceed eight square feet. (C) The total effective area for all awning signs combined on each premise may not exceed 180 square feet on each street frontage. (d) Canopy signs. (1) Canopy signs in the general CBD and convention center subdistricts. (A) No canopy sign may: (i) exceed 50 percent of the length of the canopy facade to which it is attached; (ii) project horizontally more than two inches from the surface of the canopy; or (iii) be lower than 10 feet above grade. (B) The total effective area for all canopy signs combined on each street frontage may not exceed 150 square feet. (C) No canopy sign may project vertically above the surface of the canopy if a lower level flat attached sign is maintained at that occupancy on the same facade. (D) No canopy sign may project vertically above the surface of the canopy more than 15 percent of the overall length of the sign. (E) A canopy sign may only be located over a pedestrian entrance to a premise. (2) Canopy Signs in the Main Street Subdistrict, Retail Subdistrict A, and Retail Subdistrict B. (A) No canopy sign may: (i) exceed 60 percent of the length of the canopy facade to which it is attached; (ii) project horizontally more than 12 inches from the surface of the canopy; or (iii) be lower than 10 feet above grade. (B) The total effective area for all canopy signs combined on each street frontage may not exceed 180 square feet. (C) No canopy sign may project vertically above the surface of the canopy if a lower level flat attached sign is maintained at that occupancy on the same facade. (D) No canopy sign may project vertically above the surface of the canopy more than 20 percent of the overall length of the sign. (E) Canopy signs may only be located over a pedestrian entrance to a premise. (e) Flat attached signs. (1) Lower level flat attached signs. (A) Except as provided in this paragraph, the maximum number of lower level flat attached signs permitted on a facade is the sum obtained by counting all of the street entrances and first floor occupants with windows on that facade with no street entrances. (B) In the general CBD and convention center subdistricts, the maximum effective area for a lower level flat attached sign is: (i) 30 square feet if the sign is within 15 feet of the right-of-way; and (ii) 50 square feet if the sign is more than 15 feet from the right-of-way. (C) Except as provided in this paragraph, in the Main Street Subdistrict, Retail Subdistrict A, and Retail Subdistrict B, the maximum effective area for a lower level flat attached sign is: (i) 40 square feet if the sign is within 15 feet of the right-of-way; or (ii) 60 square feet if the sign is more than 15 feet from the right-of-way. (D) In Retail Subdistrict B, if retaining wall signs are erected pursuant to Section 51A-7.912, a maximum of one flat attached sign is permitted per building entry with a maximum effective area of 10 square feet per sign. The provisions of Subparagraph (C) apply in the absence of retaining wall signs. (2) Middle level flat attached signs. (A) Each middle level flat attached sign may have a maximum of eight words that contain any character of a height equal to or exceeding four inches. (B) Middle level flat attached signs must be wholly or partially located within the middle level sign area. (C) Except as provided in this subparagraph, the maximum effective area for a middle level flat attached sign is 500 square feet. In the Whitacre Tower Subdistrict the maximum effective area for a middle level flat attached sign is 784 square feet. (D) Middle level flat attached signs may only display the names or symbols or a combination thereof representing tenants occupying one or more full floors or 20,000 square feet or more of leasable building area, whichever is greater. (E) Middle level flat attached signs are only permitted on buildings with 10 or more stories. (F) One middle level flat attached sign is permitted for every 100 feet of building height or portion thereof, up to a maximum of three signs, per facade. (G) Middle level flat attached signs must have a vertical separation of 75 feet from any other flat attached sign on the same facade in the lower, middle, or upper level sign area. (3) Upper level flat attached signs. (A) Each upper level flat attached sign may have a maximum of eight words that contain any character of a height equal to or exceeding four inches. (B) Upper level flat attached signs must be wholly located within the upper level sign area. (f) Marquee signs. (1) No marquee sign may: (A) exceed 225 square feet for buildings with an entertainment facility housing 150 seats or less; or (B) exceed 375 square feet for buildings with an entertainment facility housing more than 150 seats. (2) No marquee sign may be longer than two-thirds of the length of the frontage of the building to which the marquee is attached. (3) The message area on any marquee sign may not exceed 60 percent of the effective area of the sign. (4) Marquee signs must have a height dimension of not less than two feet. (5) No premise may have more than one marquee sign per street frontage. (6) Only an entertainment facility may have a marquee sign. (g) Projecting attached signs. (1) Lower projecting attached signs. (A) No premise may have more than one lower projecting attached sign per pedestrian entrance. (B) No lower projecting attached sign may exceed 15 square feet in effective area in the general CBD and convention center subdistricts, or 30 square feet in effective area in the Main Street Sub-district, Retail Subdistrict A, and Retail Subdistrict B. (C) No lower projecting attached sign may be lower than 10 feet above grade, or project vertically above the roof of a building, or 25 feet above grade, whichever is lower. (D) No lower projecting attached sign may project more than five feet into the public right-of-way. (2) Upper projecting attached signs. (A) No premise may have more than one upper projecting attached sign. (B) No upper projecting attached sign may project more than five feet into the public right-of-way. (C) An upper projecting attached sign: (i) may be located outside the upper level sign area; and (ii) may not be lower than 12 feet above grade. (D) The lowest point of an upper projecting attached sign must be located within 36 feet above grade. (E) No upper projecting attached sign may exceed 180 square feet in effective area. (3) The board of adjustment may authorize a special exception to the effective area, height, or location restrictions for a projecting attached sign if the board finds, after a public hearing, that the special exception will not be contrary to the public interest, adversely affect neighboring properties, or create a traffic hazard and that the special exception will be in harmony with the general purpose and intent of this division. In no event may a special exception granted under this paragraph authorize a sign to exceed 300 square feet in effective area or 45 feet in height. (4) All projecting attached videoboard signs must have videoboard displays on both sides of the sign. (h) Media wall signs. (1) One media wall sign is permitted in the Discovery Subdistrict only. (2) A media wall sign may be located no lower than 15 feet from grade and may be located no higher than 125 feet from grade. (3) Non-premise messages are permitted only when streaming live or pre-recorded media content that is not simply an advertisement or commercial. (4) For purposes of a media wall sign, PREMISE means the property within the Discovery Subdistrict and the property within the Media Center Plaza abutting the Discovery Subdistrict. (5) For purposes of a media wall sign, PREMISE SIGN means any sign that contains content that relates to the premise and referring exclusively to the following: (A) the name, trade name, or logo of the owner or occupant of the premises, or the identification of the premise; (B) accommodations, services, or activities offered or conducted on the premise; (C) products or media content sold, other than incidentally, on the premise, the intent of which is not to promote third-party advertising but to allow the products and media content of the premise, but does not include monetization from third-party advertising; (D) the sale, lease, or construction of the premise; (E) products or media content owned by the owner or its affiliates, or by the occupant of the premise; (F) public service or sponsorship announcements; and (G) the streaming of live or pre-recorded content. (6) Media wall signs may be a maximum 9,300 square feet in effective area. For a media wall sign that wraps around the side of a building, a maximum of 6,650 square feet in effective area is permitted on the north/Jackson Street side of the building, and a maximum of 2,650 square feet in effective area is permitted on the west/Akard Street side of the building. (7) A media wall sign: (A) must contain a default mechanism that freezes the image in one position in case of a malfunction. (B) must automatically adjust the sign brightness based on natural ambient light conditions in compliance with the following formula: (i) the ambient light level measured in luxes, divided by 256 and then rounded down to the nearest whole number, equals the dimming level; then (ii) the dimming level, multiplied by .0039 equals the brightness level; then (iii) the brightness level, multiplied by the maximum brightness of the specific sign measured in nits, equals the allowed sign brightness, measured in nits. For example: 32,768 (ambient light in luxes) ÷ 256 = 128 (dimming level) 128 (dimming level) x .0039 = 0.4992 (brightness level) 0.4992 (brightness level) x 9,000 (maximum brightness of the example sign) = 4492.8 (allowed brightness in nits); (C) between 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., Monday through Friday, and between 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, (i) must display at no more than 300 nits or five percent of the total brightness of the sign capabilities, whichever is less; and (ii) may utilize no more than 50 percent of the sign's total diodes and display no text; (D) may not display light of such intensity or brilliance as to cause glare, impair the vision of an ordinary driver, or constitute a nuisance; (E) must have a color display able to display a minimum of 281 trillion color shades; and (F) must be able to display a high-quality image with a minimum pixel pitch of six mm. (8) Before the issuance of a media wall sign permit, the applicant shall provide written certification from the sign manufacturer or vendor that: (A) the light intensity has been programmed to comply with the maximum brightness and dimming formula in Section 51A-7.911(h)(7)(B); and (B) the light intensity is protected from end-user manipulation by password-protected software, or other method satisfactory to the building official. (9) Media wall sign operators must respond to a malfunction or safety issue within one hour after notification. (Ord. 20927; 21404; 21694; 24606; 24925; 27481; 27795; 28346; 29227; 30685; 31191 ; 31374 ; 33252)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.912 DETACHED PREMISE SIGNS.

SEC. 51A-7.912. DETACHED PREMISE SIGNS. (a) Unless otherwise provided, all detached premise signs must be monument signs or landscape signs. (b) No detached premise sign may be located within five feet of a public right-of-way, except for monument signs or landscape signs, which may be located at the building line. (c) Except as provided in this section, detached premise signs located within 15 feet of a public right-of-way may not exceed 20 square feet in effective area, or five feet in height. (d) Except as provided in this section, detached premise signs with a setback of 15 feet or greater from a public right-of-way may not exceed 50 square feet in effective area, or 15 feet in height. (e) A detached premise sign may contain only the name, logo, and address of the premise building and its occupants. (f) Section 51A-7.304(c) of the Dallas Development Code, as amended, does not apply to monument signs or landscape signs in this district. (g) A premise having more than 450 feet of frontage along a street may have no more than one additional detached premise sign for each additional 100 feet of frontage or fraction thereof. For purposes of the subsection, “street” means a right-of-way that provides primary access to adjacent property. (h) The following additional regulations apply in Retail Subdistrict B. (1) Campus identification sign. (A) One campus identification sign is permitted if the building site contains a single building with a floor area of 1.5 million square feet or greater. (B) This sign must be located within 15 feet of the right-of-way. (C) Maximum height is four feet, six inches. (D) Maximum effective area is 77 square feet. (E) The message area cannot exceed 70 percent of the effective area. (F) Push-through acrylic lettering is required. No other lettering is permitted. (2) Additional monument signs. (A) Three additional monument signs are permitted if the building site contains a single building with a floor area of 1.5 million square feet or greater. (B) Maximum height is four feet, six inches. (C) Maximum effective area of each sign is 45 square feet. (D) The message area cannot exceed 60 percent of the effective area. (E) These signs may be located along any street, provided there are no more than five detached premise signs oriented toward any street. (F) The 200-foot spacing provision in Section 51A-7.304, “Detached Signs,” for detached signs on the same premise does not apply to additional monument signs permitted by this paragraph. (3) Retaining wall signs. (A) A maximum of four retaining wall signs are permitted. (B) Maximum effective area of each sign is 40 square feet. (4) Pedestrian-oriented concession signs. (A) A maximum of three pedestrian-oriented concessions signs are permitted. (B) These signs may contain campus and associated identification. (C) Minimum setback is 15 feet. (D) Maximum height is eight feet, eight inches. (E) Maximum effective area of each sign is 30 square feet. (F) There is no message area restrictions for these signs. (G) Push-through acrylic lettering is required. No other lettering is permitted. (5) Illumination. (A) Except as provided in this paragraph, internal sources of illumination may only be used if the internal source is an integral part of the sign’s design, such as the use of light emitting diodes (LED) or small individual incandescent lamps. (B) Except as provided in this paragraph, detached premise signs must not have a plastic translucent cover. (C) Retaining wall signs and pedestrian-oriented concession signs may be externally lit, or internally lit with a translucent or transparent cover, without limitation to the type of lighting or cover materials. (Ord. Nos. 20167; 21404; 22425; 24606; 24925; 29227 ; 31374 ; 33252)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.913 CONSTRUCTION BARRICADE SIGNS.

SEC. 51A-7.913. CONSTRUCTION BARRICADE SIGNS. (a) The director shall review all construction barricade signs for consistency with the construction fence requirements of the Dallas Central Business District Streetscape plan. Upon approval of the signs by the director, a sign permit for the signs may be issued. This review is a condition precedent for any permit issued for a construction barricade. No additional sign permits for the barricade may be issued after the barricade permit is issued. (b) A construction barricade sign may not project more than two inches from the surface of the construction barricade. (c) A construction barricade sign may neither be lighted nor contain any moving parts. (d) A construction barricade sign must be removed when the construction barricade is removed. (e) A minimum of ten percent of the effective area of a construction barricade sign must display city park names, city activities, district activities, or the names of the owner, occupant, or district sponsor of the construction site. (f) A construction barricade sign may not exceed eight feet in height. (g) A construction barricade may be fully decorated or graphically designed if: (1) no decoration or graphic horizontally projects more than two inches from the surface of the barricade; or (2) no decoration or graphic vertically projects more than four feet above the top of the barricade. (h) A construction barricade sign may contain one non-premise message per street frontage. (Ord. Nos. 19455; 20167; 21404; 24606; 24925; 25047; 28073; 28347; 28553)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.914 BANNERS ON STREETLIGHT POLES.

SEC. 51A-7.914. BANNERS ON STREETLIGHT POLES. Banners on streetlight poles are subject to the following regulations: (a) A banner must display a promotional message, a welcome message, or generic graphics. (b) No more than 10 percent of the effective area of a banner may contain a welcome message that identifies and greets a group using city property in accordance with a contract, license, or permit. (c) Up to 10 percent of the effective area of a banner may contain the word(s) or logo(s) that identify a sponsor of a cultural event or activity if the sponsor’s name is part of the name of the activity or event. (d) A banner having either a promotional message or a welcome message may not be erected more than 90 days prior to the beginning of the advertised activity or event, and must be removed no later than 15 days after that activity or event has ended. The sign hardware for a banner may be left in place between displays of a banner. (e) A banner and its sign hardware must: (1) be mounted on a streetlight pole; (2) meet the sign construction and design standards in the Dallas Building Code; (3) be at least 12 feet above grade, unless it overhangs a roadway, in which case it must be at least 15 feet above grade; (4) be made out of weather-resistant and rust-proof material; (5) not project more than three feet from the pole onto which it is mounted; and (6) not exceed 20 square feet in effective area. (f) No sign permit or certificate of appropriateness is required to erect or remove a banner. (Ord. Nos. 21404; 24606; 24925)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.915 WINDOW ART DISPLAYS IN VACANT BUILDINGS.

SEC. 51A-7.915. WINDOW ART DISPLAYS IN VACANT BUILDINGS. Window art displays on the ground floor of a vacant building are allowed subject to the following regulations: (a) A window art display may contain only a promotional message, generic graphics (including three-dimensional artifacts), a message identifying the sponsor of the display, or a message referring to the sale or lease of the premises. (b) Window signs in a window art display may not: (1) cover more than 25 percent of the surface area of a window; (2) contain a logo or word that has any character that exceeds five inches in height; (3) advertise a specific product or service other than the cultural event or activity; or (4) have more than 10 percent or four square feet, whichever is less, of its effective area devoted to sponsorship identification. (c) No sign permit or certificate of appropriateness is required to erect or remove a window art display. (Ord. Nos. 21404; 24606; 24925)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.916 NONCOMMERCIAL MESSAGE NONDISCRIMINATION.

SEC. 51A-7.916. NONCOMMERCIAL MESSAGE NONDISCRIMINATION. Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, any sign that may display a type of noncommercial message may display in place of that message any other type of noncommercial message, so long as the sign complies with other requirements of this article and other ordinances that do not pertain to the content of the message displayed. Section 51A-7.209 of the Dallas Development Code, as amended, applies to this district. (Ord. Nos. 21404; 24606; 24925)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.917 ACTIVITY DISTRICT CHANGEABLE MESSAGE SIGNS.

SEC. 51A-7.917. ACTIVITY DISTRICT CHANGEABLE MESSAGE SIGNS. (a) No more than six activity district changeable message signs may be located in this district. (b) Activity district changeable message signs in the general CBD and convention center subdistricts: (1) may be attached or detached signs; (2) must be located at least 1500 feet apart; (3) if attached signs, must be located on separate facades; and (4) may not exceed 450 square feet in effective area. (c) Activity district changeable message signs in the Main Street Subdistrict, Retail Subdistrict A, and Retail Subdistrict B: (1) must be attached signs; (2) must be located at least 300 feet apart; (3) must be located on separate facades; and (4) may not exceed 200 square feet in effective area. (d) A maximum of four activity district changeable message signs may be located in the general CBD and convention center subdistricts collectively, and a maximum of two activity district changeable message signs may be located in the Main Street Subdistrict, Retail Subdistrict A, and Retail Subdistrict B, collectively. (e) Activity district changeable message signs may not exceed 60 feet in height. (f) Activity district changeable message signs may only promote district activities within this district or West End Special Provision Sign District, Deep Ellum Special Provision Sign District, Arts District Special Provision Sign District, and Farmers Market Special Provision Sign District. (g) No more than 10 percent of the effective area of a district changeable message sign may be devoted to sponsorship identification. (h) No more than eight permanent words may be located on an activity district changeable message sign. (i) There is no limit to the number of words on the changeable message portion of an activity district changeable message sign. (j) No attached activity district changeable message sign may project above the roof. (k) Activity district changeable message signs must be securely anchored and meet design standards approved by the Special Sign District Advisory Committee. (Ord. Nos. 24606; 24925; 28346; 29227)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.918 KIOSKS.

SEC. 51A-7.918. KIOSKS. (a) Kiosks for which permits were issued after March 9, 2005. (1) Kiosks may only be erected as part of a city-wide kiosk program approved by the city council. (2) Kiosks are not subject to this section, and must meet the design standards of a city-wide kiosk program approved by the city council. (b) Kiosks for which permits were issued on or before March 9, 2005. (1) Kiosks may display premise or non-premise messages. (2) Kiosks must be spaced at least 300 feet apart. (3) No kiosk may be illuminated by a detached, independent external light source. (4) Kiosks may not be located on sidewalks unless: (A) an unobstructed sidewalk width of 10 feet is maintained on any side with a message area; or (B) an unobstructed sidewalk width of seven feet is maintained with no message area. (5) Kiosks must be securely anchored. (6) Except as provided in this section, kiosks must meet the design standards of a city-wide kiosk program approved by the city council. (7) Kiosks may contain coin-operated public toilets. (8) Kiosks may not exceed: (A) 10 feet in height; (B) 80 square feet in effective area; or (C) 100 square feet in effective area if a kiosk contains a coin-operated public toilet. (9) The effective area of a kiosk is measured using the rule for measuring the effective area of detached signs. (10) The message area of a kiosk may not exceed 60 percent of the effective area of the kiosk. (A) One-third of the message area of a kiosk must identify a district activity or be an area way-finding map. The message area identifying a district activity or containing an area way-finding map must be oriented to be visible from a sidewalk within the public right-of-way. (B) There is no limit as to the number of words containing characters of a height equal to or exceeding four inches on a kiosk. (11) Kiosks with area way-finding maps must have the word “information” or an information symbol above the message area. (12) Kiosks may be relocated within this district, provided the new location and kiosk design complies with this section. (Ord. Nos. 24606; 24925; 25926)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.919 MOVEMENT CONTROL SIGNS.

SEC. 51A-7.919. MOVEMENT CONTROL SIGNS. (a) Except as provided in this section, movement control signs must direct vehicular or pedestrian movement within this district or to adjacent districts and may include the name or logo of any premise located in this district or the name or logo of any adjacent district. (b) Movement control signs that include the name or logo of two or more premises may: (1) be attached or detached signs; (2) not exceed 30 square feet in effective area; (3) be located in a public right-of-way; or (4) be erected anywhere within the district without limit as to number. (c) Movement control signs that include the name or logo of one premise may: (1) be attached or detached signs; (2) be erected on the premise without limit as to number; (3) not exceed two square feet in effective area; and (4) not be located in the public right-of-way. (d) The following additional regulations apply in Retail Subdistrict B. (1) Movement control signs cannot include the name or logo of any premise located in this subdistrict or adjacent subdistricts. (2) Pedestrian movement control signs may: (A) be attached or detached signs; (B) not exceed 10 square feet in effective area; (C) not exceed a message area of 75 percent; (D) not exceed a maximum letter height of five inches; (E) not be located in a public right-of-way; and (F) be erected anywhere in this subdistrict without limitation as to number. (3) Vehicular movement control signs may: (A) be attached or detached signs; (B) not exceed two square feet in effective area; (C) not be located in a public right-of-way; and (D) be erected anywhere in this subdistrict without limitation as to number. (Ord. Nos. 24606; 24925; 29227 ; 31374 ; 33252)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.920 DISTRICT IDENTIFICATION SIGNS.

SEC. 51A-7.920. DISTRICT IDENTIFICATION SIGNS. (a) A district identification sign may only: (1) identify the name or logo of the Main Street Subdistrict, Retail Subdistrict A, or Retail Subdistrict B as approved by the city council; and (2) be located in the subdistrict it identifies. (b) A district identification sign may be located in the right-of-way. (c) No district identification sign may be a changeable message sign. (d) A district identification sign may only be a monument sign, a banner sign, or be located on a structure that spans a right-of-way or on a nonenclosing wall. (e) A maximum of six district identification signs are allowed in the Main Street Subdistrict, Retail Subdistrict A, and Retail Subdistrict B, collectively. (f) No district identification sign may exceed 50 square feet in effective area. (g) No district identification sign may exceed five words. (h) A structure that spans a right-of-way or a nonenclosing wall containing a district identification sign: (1) may not exceed 900 square feet in effective area; (2) must be at least 15 feet above grade; and (3) may not exceed 25 feet in height. (i) Monument identification signs located within 15 feet of a public right-of-way may not exceed 20 square feet in effective area, or five feet in height. (j) Monument identification signs located more than 15 feet from a public right-of-way may not exceed 50 square feet in effective area, or 15 feet in height. (k) Banner district identification signs and their hardware must meet the sign construction and design standards contained in the Dallas Building Code, and be at least 12 feet above grade, unless they overhang a roadway, in which case they must be at least 15 feet above grade; (1) No banner district identification sign and its hardware may exceed 25 feet in height; (2) No banner district identification sign and its hardware may project more than three feet from the pole on which they are mounted; (3) A banner district identification sign and its hardware must be spaced at least 100 feet from other banner district identification signs; (4) A banner district identification sign and its hardware may not exceed 24 square feet in effective area; and (5) A banner district identification sign and its hardware must be made of weather-resistant and rust proof material. (Ord. Nos. 24606; 24925; 29227)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.921 PROTECTIVE SIGNS.

SEC. 51A-7.921. PROTECTIVE SIGNS. (a) The occupant of a premise may erect no more than two detached protective signs in accordance with the following provisions: (1) No sign may exceed 700 square inches in effective area. (2) No detached sign may exceed two feet in height. (3) No word may exceed four inches in height, unless otherwise required by law. (b) The occupant of a premise may erect attached protective signs at each entrance to a premise in accordance with the following provisions: (1) No sign may exceed 700 square inches in effective area. (2) The cumulative messages may not exceed 1,300 square inches per entrance. (3) No word may exceed four inches in height, unless otherwise required by law. (Ord. Nos. 24606; 24925)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.922 SPECIAL PURPOSE SIGNS.

SEC. 51A-7.922. SPECIAL PURPOSE SIGNS. (a) Illumination. Special purpose signs may be externally or internally illuminated. (1) Attached signs. (A) Only one attached premise special purpose sign may be located on each facade per premise up to four times within any 12-month period as long as: (i) the sign is maintained for no more than 45 days each time during that 12-month period; (ii) the sign conforms to all other regulations for attached signs; and (iii) the effective area of the sign does not exceed: (aa) 30 percent of the building facade for an entertainment facility; or (bb) 10 percent of the building facade for other uses. (B) There is no limit to the number of words permitted on an attached premise special purpose sign. (2) Detached special purpose signs are prohibited in this district. (Ord. Nos. 24606; 24925)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.923 OTHER TEMPORARY SIGNS.

SEC. 51A-7.923. OTHER TEMPORARY SIGNS. (a) In addition to the protective signs permitted under Section 51A-7.921, temporary protective signs may be erected anywhere on a construction site at anytime during construction subject to the following provisions: (1) There is no limit on the number of temporary protective signs on a construction site. (2) No sign may exceed 20 square feet in effective area, or eight feet in height. (3) Temporary protective signs may be illuminated, but no lighting source may project more than three inches from the vertical surface, or six inches above the top, of the sign. (4) All temporary protective signs must be removed upon completion of the construction. (b) “For Sale,” “For Lease,” “Remodeling,” and “Under Construction” signs. Signs that relate exclusively to the sale, lease, remodeling, or construction of the premises on which they are located are permitted subject to the following provisions: (1) Attached signs. (A) There is no limit on the number of attached signs permitted. (B) If the sign is attached to a window, the maximum effective area of the sign is 16 square feet. (C) If the sign is attached to other portions of a facade, the maximum effective area of the sign is 32 square feet. (2) Detached signs. (A) Detached signs are limited to one for each 100 feet of frontage on a public street or private access easement. (B) No detached sign may exceed 128 square feet in effective area, or 16 feet in height. (Ord. Nos. 24606; 24925)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.924 through 51A-7.929 RESERVED.

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.930 SUPERGRAPHIC SIGNS.

SEC. 51A-7.930. SUPERGRAPHIC SIGNS. (a) Definitions. In this section: (1) AFFILIATE means any person who is an owner, shareholder, member, partner, agent, officer, or director of an applicant for a supergraphic sign location permit pursuant to this section or a person who has a contractual relationship with an applicant related to supergraphic signs. (2) CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT WALLSCAPE SIGN means a supergraphic sign located in the inner loop area that is neither a promotional wallscape nor a civic center wallscape. (3) CIVIC CENTER WALLSCAPE SIGN means a supergraphic sign located on a city-owned performance venue with a minimum 1,000 person seating capacity, convention center, or library. (3.1) EXPOSED PARTY WALL means the remaining outer wall of a structure that formally was a part of a common wall between two adjoining structures. (4) INNER LOOP AREA means the Main Street Subdistrict, Retail Subdistrict A, Retail Subdistrict B, the Convention Center Subdistrict, the General CBD Subdistrict, the Akard Station Subdistrict, and the Whitacre Tower Subdistrict. (5) LOCATION PERMIT means a sign permit to erect a supergraphic sign in a specific location. (6) PROMOTIONAL WALLSCAPE SIGN means a supergraphic sign that identifies or promotes a cultural activity or sporting event that significantly benefits the city. (7) QUALIFIED APPLICANT means any person who has been qualified by the director to apply for a location permit. (8) SUPERGRAPHIC SIGN means a large attached premise or non-premise sign on a mesh or fabric surface, or a projection of a light image onto a wall face without the use of lasers. (9) WALL FACE means an uninterrupted blank plane of a wall, from vertical edge to vertical edge, from its highest edge to its lowest edge. Edges can be established by a distinct change in materials or off-set which runs across (transects) the entire wall in a straight line. (b) Visual display and coverage. (1) Except as provided in this paragraph, a supergraphic sign must have one large visual display with a minimum of 80 percent non-textual graphic content (no more than 20 percent text). (A) Multiple displays giving an appearance of multiple signs are prohibited. (B) The effective area of text is the sum of the areas within minimum imaginary rectangles of vertical and horizontal lines, each of which fully contains a word. (C) A promotional wallscape sign may contain 10 percent text or logo related to sponsorship. The remainder of the promotional wallscape sign must promote the special event. (2) Subject to the maximum effective area in Subsection (c), a central business district wallscape sign must cover at least 60 percent of the wall face of the building to which it is attached. The lower 10 feet of the wall face may not be covered and is disregarded in calculating the coverage area. (3) Supergraphic signs are intended to be creative and artful and not strictly a representation of an advertised product. It is the intent of this provision to: (A) encourage the use of illustrative images or other non-repetitive design elements; (B) encourage visually interesting, vibrant, and colorful designs; (C) discourage use of solid colors or repetitive design elements; and (D) discourage an image of a single product or product logo without other graphic elements. (4) Supergraphic signs may be externally illuminated. (5) No building may have more than two central business district wallscape signs. The two central business district wallscape signs must be oriented a minimum of 90 degrees from each other. (c) Effective area. Minimum permitted effective area of a central business district wallscape sign is 2,500 square feet. This subsection controls over Paragraph (b)(2). (d) Height. No central business district wallscape sign or civic center wallscape sign may exceed 450 feet in height. There is no maximum height for promotional wallscape signs. (e) Number of sign locations permitted. (1) No more than 22 central business district wallscape locations are permitted within the inner loop area. (2) No more than four civic center wallscape locations are permitted within the inner loop area. (3) No supergraphic signs are permitted outside of the inner loop area. (f) Extensions. (1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2), a supergraphic sign may not extend beyond the edge of the face of the building to which it is attached. (2) A supergraphic sign may wrap around the edge of a building if: (A) both building facades to which the supergraphic sign is attached are otherwise eligible facades; and (B) the supergraphic sign is one continuous image. (g) Location. (1) A central business district wallscape sign may only be located on a blank wall face. (2) A central business district wallscape sign on a federal-, state-, or city- designated historic or landmark structure may only be located on a blank exposed party wall. For a central business district wallscape sign located on a city-designated historic or landmark structure, the installation mechanism must be approved by the landmark commission. (3) No supergraphic sign may: (A) cover any window or architectural or design feature of the building to which it is attached; (B) be attached to a federal-, state-, or city-designated historic or landmark structure unless it complies with Paragraph (2); (C) be attached to a facade erected or altered after June 1, 2005; (D) be attached to a facade on Pacific Avenue between Akard Street and Ervay Street; (E) be attached to a facade facing Main Street Garden or Belo Garden. (4) Except as provided in Paragraph(5), central business district wallscape signs are only permitted on parking structures or buildings with lodging, residential, retail and personal service, or office uses occupying at least 75 percent of the leasable ground floor area and an overall building occupancy of at least 50 percent of the floor area. (5) The director may waive the requirements in Paragraph(4) for up to one year if the director determines that the building or multi- building complex is currently being redeveloped. The director may revoke this waiver if redevelopment stops or is inactive for 90 days or more. (h) Message duration. A supergraphic sign location may not display the same message for more than four consecutive months in any 12-month period. (i) Hardware fasteners. All hardware fasteners for a supergraphic sign must comply with the Dallas Building Code and all other ordinances, rules, and regulations of the City of Dallas. (j) HBA signs prohibited. No supergraphic sign may be a Highway Beautification Act (HBA) sign as defined in Section 51A-7.102. (k) Permits. (1) Application to be a qualified applicant. (A) An applicant shall submit an application to the director for the purpose of qualifying as an applicant. The application must include: (i) the name, address, phone number, and other pertinent information of the applicant, and if the applicant is a business entity, the names and business addresses of the principal officers, managers, and other persons who own more than five percent of the entity; and (ii) an affidavit stating that the applicant is in good standing with the city on all code enforcement matters related to supergraphic signs. (B) A person may not qualify as an applicant if that person: (i) has any outstanding code violations related to supergraphic signs; (ii) has previously displayed a non-permitted supergraphic sign within the previous 12 month period; or (iii) is an affiliate of another qualified applicant. (2) Location permit. (A) Qualified applicants must submit a separate location permit application for each location. The director shall time stamp all applications upon receipt. (B) The director shall review location permit applications in order of submittal. If the director determines that a location permit application is incomplete or does not meet the guidelines, the director shall reject the application and then review the next location permit application. If the initial number of location permit applications exceeds the number of location permits available, the director shall provide for a lottery to distribute the location permits. (C) An application for a supergraphic sign location permit must contain: (i) a memorandum of lease, sworn to by affidavit, that shows that the qualified applicant has an enforceable lease for a supergraphic location; (ii) an affidavit stating that the property where the supergraphic sign will be located has no outstanding code enforcement matters; (iii) a current tax certificate and affidavit stating that there are no unpaid governmental liens for the supergraphic sign location; and (iv) an affidavit stating that the building meets the occupancy requirements in Paragraph (g)(3). (D) Location permit holders may not be an affiliate of any other location permit holder. (E) A person may not have more than nine pending or active location permits combined at any one time. (F) A person shall not obtain a location permit for use by another person. (G) A location permit expires four years after the date of issuance. (H) The director shall revoke a location permit if the location has displayed obsolete supergraphic advertising or has been without supergraphic advertising matter for six months or more. (I) A holder of a location permit may apply for renewal of the location permit by filing a complete application for renewal with the director no more than 180 days before the expiration of the current permit. To be eligible for a renewal of a location permit, an applicant must meet the qualification criteria under Paragraph (1). (3) Promotional wallscape signs. An application for a promotional wallscape must be supported by a resolution of the city council that recognizes the activity or event as significantly benefiting the city. A promotional wallscape may not be erected more than 60 days before the beginning of the activity or event and must be removed not later than 30 days after the activity or event has ended. (4) Review procedure. The director shall review all applications for location permits and copy change permits using the director procedure in Section 51A-7.505. (l) Mandatory removal in 2027. All supergraphic signs must be removed on or before August 31, 2027. This section does not confer a nonconforming or vested right to maintain a supergraphic sign after August 31, 2027, and all permits authorizing supergraphic signs shall automatically expire on that date (m) Sunset. This section expires on August 31, 2027, unless re-enacted with amendment before that date. The city plan commission and city council shall review this section before its expiration date. (Ord. Nos. 24717; 24925; 24926; 25291; 25995; 27300; 27587; 28346; 28347; 28553; 29227; 31229 )

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.931 CONVENTION CENTER COMPLEX ACCENT LIGHTING.

SEC. 51A-7.931. CONVENTION CENTER COMPLEX ACCENT LIGHTING. (a) The convention center complex may have building accent lighting consisting of LED or similar technology that changes colors and brightness. (b) Convention center complex accent lighting may display images, symbols, logos, or words that are associated with (1) a convention or event taking place within the convention center complex or; (2) an event or activities taking place within the Downtown Special Provision Sign District. (Ord. 28346)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.932 AKARD STATION SUBDISTRICT.

SEC. 51A-7.932. AKARD STATION SUBDISTRICT. (a) Purpose. It is the intent of this subdistrict to: (1) create an aesthetically pleasing environment that promotes an atmosphere of vitality appropriate for a place where thousands of citizens gather for living, working, commuting, entertainment, and celebration; (2) encourage the use of innovative, colorful, and entertaining signs, and signs that bring a distinctive character and attract people to downtown; (3) identify and promote Akard Station as a vibrant centerpiece of ingress and egress in the heart of the Central Business District; (4) encourage signs with a style, orientation, and location that take into consideration the high number of pedestrians and commuters expected within this district; (5) communicate clear directions to and through the subdistrict; and (6) promote the economic success of businesses within the subdistrict. (b) In general. Except as provided in this section, signs must comply with the Downtown Special Provision Sign District in Division 51A-7.900. If there is a conflict between the text of this section and this division, the text of this section controls. (c) Definitions. In this section: (1) BUILDING IDENTIFICATION SIGN means a sign identifying a building within the subdistrict. (2) FACADE-INTEGRATED SIGN means a sign that is part of a skin system for a portion of a building facade, has no fenestration, projects no more than 12 inches from the building facade, and the sign hardware is visually concealed from public rights-of-way. (3) MIDDLE-LEVEL SIGN AREA means that portion of a building facade that is between the lower-level sign area and the upper-level sign area not to exceed 100 feet above grade. (4) UPPER-LEVEL SIGN AREA means that portion of a building facade 36 feet or less from the top of a building. (d) Special provisions for all signs. (1) The maximum effective area of all signs combined is 10 percent of the total area of all building facades within this subdistrict. (2) Permits for all signs in the Akard Station Subdistrict are subject to the director procedure in Section 51A-7.505(4). (3) Except as otherwise limited by maximum effective areas allowed in this subdistrict, there is no maximum size or number of individual signs. (e) Non-premise signs. (1) Non-premise signs are only allowed on a building constructed before 1970 that contains at least 1,000,000 square feet of floor area. (2) Non-premise signs may only be located in the middle-level sign area. (3) Maximum total effective area of non-premise signs is 19,100 square feet. Minimum effective area of a single non-premise sign is 3,000 square feet. A message that wraps a building corner is considered one sign. (4) Not more than 50 percent of all non-premise signage may be digital. (5) The portion of a non-premise facade-integrated sign not devoted to building identification must be one large visual display with a minimum of 80 percent non-textual graphic content (no more than 20 percent text). (6) A maximum of six signs may display non-premise messages at one time. (7) No more than two non-premise signs may be displayed on a facade at one time. (8) The same non-premise sign message may not be displayed for a period longer than 12 consecutive months. (f) Digital signs. (1) Digital signs must be facade-integrated signs and may only be located in the middle-level sign area. (2) Digital signs must comply with the operational requirements for attached videoboard signs in Section 51A-7.910. (g) HBA signs. No sign may be a Highway Beautification Act (HBA) sign as defined in Section 51A-7.102. (h) Lower-level sign area. (1) The total effective area for all signs in the lower-level sign area is 7,500 square feet. (2) Premise signs located behind a window with at least 75 percent non-textual graphic content are not included in the calculation of effective area of signage within the lower-level sign area. (3) Signs may be attached to a window or glass door and may exceed 15 percent of the area of that window or glass door or be located within the upper two-thirds of that window or glass door if the building official determines that the proposed signs do not eliminate visibility into or out of the premise. A sign authorized by this paragraph: (A) must be made of translucent vinyl or a similar material with at least a 65/35 perforation pattern (a maximum of 65 percent of the area is closed, a minimum of 35 percent of the area is open); and (B) may only have images; any text or characters on the sign are limited to 15 percent of the window area and are only permitted in the lower one-third of the window. (4) Facade-integrated signs are not allowed in the lower-level sign area. (i) Middle-level sign area. (1) The total effective area for all signs in the middle-level sign area is 30,000 square feet. (2) Middle-level signs must be facade-integrated signs. Facade-integrated signs may be digital signs or static signs with a light source that is not directly visible. (3) To effectively balance the desire for significant signage and vibrancy within this subdistrict, a minimum of 1,400 square feet of effective area must display promotional messages in the Central Business District. An additional minimum of 1,500 square feet of effective area must display: (A) promotional messages in the Central Business District, or (B) images of artwork, historically significant buildings, or events within the city. (4) A minimum of 1,800 square feet of the effective area of facade-integrated signs must be a building identification signage. Building identification signage may be included within or as a portion of any other sign. (5) Digital signs are prohibited on a building facade facing Akard Street. (6) Each new non-premise sign permit application for signs in the middle-level sign area must be submitted with a form provided by the department of planning and development detailing compliance with this section. (j) Upper-level sign area. (1) The total effective area for all signs in the upper-level sign area is 6,500 square feet. (2) Facade-integrated signs are not allowed in the upper-level sign area. (k) Signage study. (1) Property owner or operator shall submit a signage study evaluating the types and ratio of signs in this subdistrict. The signage study must be in writing, must be submitted to the director between 60 and 90 days before December 31, 2021, and must include: (A) a summary of all middle-level sign permit applications, including the forms submitted detailing compliance with this section; and (B) the total number of notices of violation and citations issued by the City of Dallas for violating this section since May 27, 2015. (2) Within 30 days after submission of the signage study, the director shall forward to the city council. If no signage study is submitted by the deadline, the director shall notify city council. (j) Nonconforming or vested rights. This section does not confer a nonconforming or vested right to maintain a non-premise sign after the maximum period allowed for a non-premise message has expired. (Ord. Nos. 29751 ; 32002 ; 32760 )

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