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Special Provision Sign Districts (SPSD)

The purpose of the Special Provision Sign District (SPSD) is to establish a geographic area where standard sign regulations are modified to be more restrictive, or in some cases more lenient, than what the normal provisions for signs in the Dallas Development Code allow. The established geographic areas need to have a unique character and special development potential. Special regulations are then required to enhance, preserve, and develop the character, quality, and property values of the designated areas.

In SPSD's a Certificate of Appropriateness (CA) must be obtained prior to the issuance of a sign permit. Applications are submitted with Building Inspection as part of the sign permit application, and are reviewed by the Department of Planning and Urban Design. If the application meets certain conditions, it is reviewed and approved or denied by the Director of Planning and Urban Design (e.g. if sign area is 50 sq. ft. or less - see page three of the submission checklist below for the full list of expedited review criteria). If the sign does not meet these conditions, the Special Sign District Advisory Committee  (SSDAC) or Arts District Sign Advisory Committee (ADSAC) will review the application and make a recommendation to the City Plan Commission, although some Special Provision Sign Districts require committee review for all signs. 

The Certificate of Appropriateness process is not a variance process, all signs are still required to meet every aspect of the code.  This is an additional 2 to 3 month review process evaluating the aesthetics of the sign and strictly its “appropriateness to” and “impact on” the special provision sign district.  There are two public meetings/hearings required.  The first is the Special Sign District Advisory Committee (SSDAC), who will provide a recommendation to the City Plan Commission (CPC).  The CPC hearing will generally take place the following month.  The CPC will ultimately approve or deny the CA application.  If it is approved, the permit can be approved, if denied the permit is denied.  All required documents must be uploaded to the submittal site and a $345 sign review fee must be paid prior to the deadline for an item to be placed on an agenda.  Incomplete applications will not be accepted and will delay the process.

For information concerning the SPSD process or applying for a Certificate of Appropriateness contact Jason Pool at (214) 670-4195 or by  email at jason.pool@dallas.gov.

-   Speaker Registration for Public Meetings   -

Individuals may pre-register here to speak remotely on a case/s during the public hearing.

The next Special Provision Sign District Meetings will be held on
August 4, 2022.
Online speaker registration will close once the meeting begins

No submissions will be accepted after the registration deadline.   If you have any questions, please feel free to call (214) 670-4209.

Register for Next SSDAC Meeting                             Register for Next ADSAC Meeting
(Registration Opens the Thrusday Before Each Meeting Date)

SPSD CA Submission Checklist

2022 SSDAC Calendar

2021 SSDAC Calendar

Please Note: all files are Adobe .pdf format unless noted otherwise.  Case files are linked from the agenda .pdf file.

Public Meeting​	Submittal Deadline​	​Meeting Agenda	​Minutes	Video Recording	CPC Hearing​
​October 11, 2022	09/16/2022​	Agendas on 10/06	-​	-​	​November 3, 2022
September 13, 2022​	08/19/2022​	Agendas on 09/08	-​	​-	​October 6, 2022
​August 9, 2022	07/15/2022​	SSDAC Agenda No ADSAC	SSDAC Minutes	​SSDAC Video	​September 1, 2022
July 12, 2022​	06/17/2022​	SSDAC Agenda No ADSAC​	SSDAC Minutes​	SSDAC Video	​August 4, 2022
June 14, 2022​	05/20/2022​	SSDAC Agenda No ADSAC	SSDAC Minutes	SSDAC Video	​July 7, 2022
​May 10, 2022	​04/15/2022​	​SSDAC Agenda No ADSAC	SSDAC Minutes	​SSDAC Video	​June 2, 2022
​April 12, 2022	03/18/2022​	​SSDAC Agenda ADSAC Agenda	​SSDAC Minutes ADSAC Minutes	​​SSDAC Video ADSAC Video	​May 19, 2022
​March 8, 2022	02/11/2022​	​​SSDAC Agenda No ADSAC	​​SSDAC Minutes	​SSDAC Video	​April 7, 2022
​February 8, 2022	01/14/2022​	​​SSDAC Agenda No ADSAC	​SSDAC Minutes	​SSDAC Video	March 3, 2022
​January 11, 2022	12/17/2021​	​​SSDAC Agenda No ADSAC	​SSDAC Minutes	SSDAC Video	​February 3, 2022
​December 7, 2021	11/12/2021​	SSDAC Agenda ADSAC Agenda	​SSDAC Minutes ADSAC Minutes	​SSDAC Video ADSAC Video	​January 6, 2022
November 11, 2021​	10/15/2021​	SSDAC Agenda No ADSAC	​​​SSDAC Minutes	​SSDAC Video	​December 2, 2021
October 12, 2021​	​9/17/2021	SSDAC Agenda No ADSAC	​SSDAC Minutes	​SSDAC Video	​November 4, 2021

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