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-6- (A) The sign shall be located on a landscaped median; (B) The sign may not encroach into the right-of-way of an intersecting street; (C) The sign shall be constructed of wood at least 2 inches thick, or of masonry or metal; (D) The size and location of the sign shall be indicated on the final plat of the subdivision; and, (E) A written agreement pertaining to the sign shall be entered into with the city. Sec. 2-3. PeDllilllent Off-premise Signs. Off-premise signs within the city and within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city shall comply with this Section. Any standard not specifically outlined in this Section shall be regulated by the Texas Litter Abatement Act, or regulations adopted under that act. ( 1) Bench signs on a public right-of-way are permitted only by written agreement with the city. The remaining subdivisions of this Section do not apply to bench signs. (2) Existing off-premise signs having wooden pole supports may be restructured to a metal monopole support. (3) New and restructured signs shall comply with the following requirements: (A) Maximum area - 480 square feet or, for restructured signs, the area of the existing sign, whichever is less; (B) Maximum height - 25 feet for signs with an area of less than 75 square feet, and 42 1/2 feet for signs with an area of 75 square feet to 480 square feet. (4) New off-premise signs shall be permitted only along the following highways, and shall comply with the following minimum spacing requirements with respect to other off-premise signs on the same side of the street or highway: (A) IH-35: 1,500 feet (B) Texas Highways 123, 21 and 80, Loop 82 from Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive to IH-35, FM 2439 (Hunter Road) from San Antonio Street southwest to the extraterritorial jurisdiction limits, FM 3409 (Wonder World Drive) from FM 2439 to IH-35, and RM 12 (Bugg Lane) from the Hopkins Street/Bugg Lane intersection to IH-35: 500 feet within the city limits, and 750 feet within the extraterritorial jurisdiction. (5) New and restructured off-premise signs shall not be located on property designated as a residential district by the General Zoning Ordinance. (6) Except within the highway corridor, off-premise signs which are erected or restructured on premises which have an existing principal structure or use are subject to the same requirements which apply to permanent on-premise signs in the same location. (7) The changing of off-premise signs to on-premise signs by a change in the copy, except for messages advertising