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ORD 1461 08/27/2024y O9f �/ � O �r o rex�s "City of Choice" ORDINANCE NO. �H61 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CIBOLO, TEXAS APRPOVING A COMPREHENSIVE SIGN PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 961 CIBOLO VALLEY DRIVE TO INCLUDE THREE SIGNS; DECLARING COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE AND LOCAL LAWS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, REPEAL, SAVINGS, PUBLICATION AND CODIFICATION; DECLARING CONDUCT OF MEETING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT. WHEREAS, Texas Local Government Code Section 216.003 authorizes the City of Cibolo ("City"), as a home rule municipality, to require the relocation, reconstruction, or removal of any sign within its corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, the City has adopted sign regulations codified as Chapter 58 of the City's Code of Ordinances; and WHEREAS, Section 58-14 of the Cibolo Code of Ordinances provides for the approval of a Comprehensive Sign Program for properties that are integrated commercial and industrial developments; and WHEREAS, P. Terry's, by and through Comet Signs, filed an application for a Comprehensive Sign Program for certain property within the corporate limits of the City, located at 961 Cibolo Valley Drive, which is within the Buffalo Heights Commercial Subdivision at the intersection of Borgfeld Road and Cibolo Valley Drive (said portion being hereinafter called "Property"); and WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Sign Program includes three signs identifying the P. Terry's establishment; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds two public hearings were held for the purpose of providing all interested persons the opportunity to be heard concerning the proposed Comprehensive Sign Program; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds legal notice, notifying the public of both public hearings on the consideration of the requested variance, was posted on the City's official website and published Pagel of 3 in the Seguin Gazette, a newspaper of general circulation in the City, in accordance with state and local law; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds the Planning and Zoning Commission, after due consideration of the requested Comprehensive Sign Program, including all matters specified in Section 58-14 of the Code of Ordinances, issued its recommendation regarding the variance to the City Council in accordance with state and local law; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the Planning and Zoning Commission found 1) The proposed signs match the vintage aesthetic established in the approved Buffalo Heights sign program and overall development, 2) the proposed sign A is larger than the 50 percent maximum, but the size is appropriate compared to the size of the fagade, 3) Sign C is a freestanding sign and fits most of the applicable requirements, 4) Sign B, the freestanding sign, has already been approved, 5) the proposed sign A is placed over the front entrance, which is typical for many businesses in the area, and 6) The proposed signs integrate well with the design and architecture of the building; and WHEREAS, the City Council, having duly considered the request for a Comprehensive Sign Program, desires to approve the Program. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CIBOLO, TEXAS: SECTION 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The City Council finds the recitals in the preamble of this Ordinance are true and correct and incorporates them as findings of fact. SECTION 2. Description of Property. The Property to which this Ordinance applies is identified as 961 Cibolo Valley Drive, Cibolo, Texas. SECTION 3. Comprehensive Sign Program Approved. A Comprehensive Sign Program consistent with the application and sign package as shown in Exhibit A is hereby approved on the condition that all fees associated with the review and processing of the application are paid within 30 days of this conditional approval. SECTION 4. Declaration of Compliance. The City Council finds that all required public notices for consideration of the variance have been properly issued and all required public hearings have been properly conducted. SECTION 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or illegal by final judgment of a court of competent authority, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed and ordained all the remaining portions of this Ordinance without the inclusion of such portion or portions found to be unconstitutional or invalid. SECTION 6. Repeal. All resolutions, ordinances, or parts thereof conflicting or inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. In the event of Page 2 of 3 a conflict or inconsistency between this Ordinance and any other resolution, code or ordinance of the City, or parts thereof, the terms and provisions of this Ordinance shall govern. SECTION 7. Savings. All rights and remedies of the City are expressly saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of any ordinances which have accrued at the time of the effective date of this Ordinance; and such accrued violations and litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, shall not be affected by this Ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. SECTION 8. Publication and Codification. The City shall publish this Ordinance in the newspaper designated as the official newspaper of the City twice as required by Section 3.13(3) of the City Charter. This Ordinance will be codified in the Cibolo Code in the next appropriate update. SECTION 9. Open Meeting Compliance. The City Council finds that the meeting at which this Ordinance passed was conducted in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act. SECTION 10. Penalty. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this Ordinance. Any person or responsible party that violates any provision of this chapter may be charged with a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.00. Each occurrence of any violation of this Ordinance shall constitute a separate offense. Each day on which any violation of this Ordinance occurs shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION 12. Effective Date. This Ordinance will become effective within the corporate city limits of the City of Cibolo upon the required newspaper publication. ORDERED on this 27 day of jq v Av 5 ` — 2024. ATTEST: Peggy Cimics, TRMC City Secretary Mark Allen, Mayor AS TO FORM: Hyyle Kelley LLP City Attorney VhM yt Page 3 of 3