Sec. 216.013. EXCEPTIONS. (a) The requirements of this subchapter do not apply to a sign that was erected in violation of local ordinances, laws, or regulations applicable at the time of its erection.
(b) The requirements of this subchapter do not apply to a sign that, having been permitted to remain in place as a nonconforming use, is required to be removed by a municipality because the sign, or a substantial part of it, is blown down or otherwise destroyed or dismantled for any purpose other than maintenance operations or for changing the letters, symbols, or other matter on the sign.
(c) For purposes of Subsection (b), a sign or substantial part of it is considered to have been destroyed only if the cost of repairing the sign is more than 60 percent of the cost of erecting a new sign of the same type at the same location.
(d) This subchapter does not limit or restrict the compensation provisions of the highway beautification provisions contained in Chapter 391, Transportation Code.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 284(82), eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.219, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities
Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority
Chapter 216 - Regulation of Signs by Municipalities
Subchapter A. Relocation, Reconstruction, or Removal of Sign
Section 216.001. Legislative Intent
Section 216.003. Municipal Regulation
Section 216.004. Municipal Board
Section 216.005. Determination of Amount of Compensation
Section 216.006. Compensation for Relocated Sign
Section 216.007. Compensation for Reconstructed Sign
Section 216.008. Compensation for Removal of Off-Premise Sign
Section 216.009. Compensation for Removal of On-Premise Sign
Section 216.010. Method of Compensation
Section 216.011. Tax Appraisal of Property With Nonconforming Sign
Section 216.012. Special Provisions for Signs Under Sign Ordinance in Effect on June 1, 1985