ORD 730 04/17/2006 ORDINANCE NO. 730
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 583, ENTITLED
SIGN ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT THE PLACEMENT OF
POLITICAL SIGNS ON CITY-OWNED PROPERTY; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, state law allows cities to prohibit the placement of political signs on public
right-of-way and City-owned property; and
WHEREAS, there has been an increase in the use of political signs for various
elections; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to protect public rights-of-way and City-owned
property from the proliferation of political signs so as not to give the impression that the
City has taken a position on a particular candidate or issue.
NOW THEREFORE: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CIBOLO.
Section 1. Ordinance No. 583, Sign Ordinance, is hereby amended by adding the
following underlined language to the last sentence of subsection (15) of Section V!!.
ALLOWED SIGNS NOT NEEDING PERMITS:
Political signs are prohibited from being placed in any public right-of-way
or on City-owned property.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately on passage and the penalties
and violation provision of Ordinance No. 583 shall be applicable.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this, the 17th day of April, 2006.
APPROVED:
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irrnny S •
ayor
City of Cibolo
ATTEST:
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Peggy Cimics
City Secretary
City of Cibolo