Municipal Board on Sign Control
2636 South Loop West, Suite 675
Houston, TX 77054
Contact: Katherine Tipton
Phone: (713) 218-5820 Fax: (713) 218-5820
Email: Katherine.tipton@cityofhouston.net
Updated as of: 6/15/2010
LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR CREATION AND OPERATION(City)
City of Houston Building Code, Chapter 46, Section 4616 (Chapter 46 (Houston Sign Code) is separately published document). Local Government Code, Chapter 216.
GENERAL POWER AND DUTIES
To ascertain and determine the amount of compensation due the owner of a business if a sign for such businesses is required to be relocated, reconstructed or removed.
MEETING TIME AND LOCATION
Time and location as determined by membership.
COMPOSITION
TOTAL: 5 members appointed by the Mayor.
Members must be residents of the City of Houston or its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
The board must be composed of (as per Texas Local Government Code 216.004)
Position 1 & 2: Two real estate appraisers, each of whom must be a member in good standing of a nationally-recognized professional appraiser society or trade organization that has an established code of ethics, educational program, and professional certification program.
Position 3: A person engaged in the sign business in the municipality.
Position 4: An employee of the Texas Department of Transportation familiar with real estate valuations in eminent domain proceedings.
Position 5 : An architect or landscape architect licensed in the State of Texas.
As per City of Houston Building Code, Section 4616:
TERM: Members of the board shall serve for a term of two years.
QUORUM: Three members of the board at a meeting shall constitute a quorum.
CHAIRPERSON: The Mayor shall designate a member to be chairman of the board.
COMPENSATION: Each member of the board, with the exception of the member who is an employee of the Texas Department of Transportation, shall be compensated at the rate of $15.00 per hour for each hour he attends a meeting at which a quorum is present. Fractions of an hour shall be prorated, to the nearest quarter hour, for purposes of computing a member's compensation.
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Entity is NOT included in the financial reporting for the City of Houston.
MEMBER LIST