O 590ORDINANCE NO. 590
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO
GRANDE AMENDING CHAPTER 16.60 OF THE ARROYO GRANDE
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO SIGNS
WHEREAS, the City of Arroyo Grande ("City") regulates signs pursuant to Municipal Code
Chapter 16.60; and
WHEREAS, signs have an obvious impact on the character, quality of life and economic
health of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City:desires to provide for consistent formatting of the Municipal Code and
to provide clarification and revision of the existing Code sections; and
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing on April 17, 2007 to
consider staff recommended changes to Municipal Code Chapter 16.60 and adopted a
Resolution recommending the City Council introduce an Ordinance amending Municipal
Code Chapter 16.60, -Signs; and
WHEREAS, after consideration of all testimony and all evidence, the City Council has
determined that the following findings can be made in an affirmative manner:
A. The proposed revisions to the Municipal Code are consistent with the goals,
objectives, policies and programs of the General Plan, especially LU12-12 which
seeks to establish design guidelines, which includes signs.
B. The proposed revisions to the Municipal Code will not adversely affect the public
health, safety, and welfare or result in an illogical land use pattern since the
proposed changes allow the City to better implement the sign provisions of the
Municipal Code.
C. The proposed revisions to the Municipal Code are consistent with the purpose and
intent of Municipal Code chapter 16.60, which seeks to regulate signs in a manner
thatwill benefitthe public and maintain a high quality of development throughout the
City.
D. The potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed revision to the
Municipal Code are less than significant since they aid in the City's ability to regulate
signs in a manner that will benefit the public and maintain a high quality of
development throughout the City.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande, as
follows:
SECTION 1: The above recitals and findings are true and correct.
SECTION 2: Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Chapter 16.60 is hereby repealed and replaced
in its entirety as shown in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference.
SECTION 3: If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, or clause of this
Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be unlawful, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance or any part thereof. The City
Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision,
paragraph, sentence, or clause thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section,
subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, or clause be declared unconstitutional.
SECTION 4: A summary of this Ordinance has been published in a newspaper published
and circulated in the City of Arroyo Grande at least five (5) days prior to the City Council
meeting at which this Ordinance has been adopted. A certified copy of the full text of the
Ordinance shall be posted in the office of the Director of Administrative Services/City Clerk.
Within fifteen (15) days after adoption of the Ordinance, the summary with the names of
those City Council Members voting for and against the Ordinance shall be published again,
and the Director of Administrative Services/City Clerk shall post a certified copy of the full
text of such adopted Ordinance.
SECTION 5: This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
On motion by Council Member Fellows, seconded by Council Member Guthrie, and by the
following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Fellows, Guthrie, Costello, and Mayor Ferrara
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member Arnold
the foregoing Ordinance was adopted this 12~' day of June, 2007.
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TONY
ATTEST:
KELLY WE~IUIOR~, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
S~1/ N'A4~DA ,-CITY MANAGER
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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TIM HY J. C~AR~f Ag ,CITY ATTORNEY
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EXHIBIT "A"
CHAPTER 16.60 -SIGNS
16.60.010 Purpose and intent.
Signs have an obvious impact on the character, quality of life and economic health of the city.
As a prominent aspect of the scenery, they either attract or repel the viewing public, and may
affect the safety of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Their suitability and appropriateness helps
define the character of a neighborhood and the larger community. The purpose of this chapter is
to regulate signs in a manner that will benefit the public and maintain a high quality of
development throughout the city. The regulations contained in this chapter are intended to:
A. Direct persons to various activities and enterprises in order to provide for the
maximum public convenience;
B. Provide a reasonable system of regulations for signs in order to ensure the
development of a high quality visual environment;
C. Encourage signs that are well designed and pleasing in appearance, recognizing that
a well-designed sign enhances a business's image and economic vitality;
D. Provide incentive and latitude for variety, good design relationships, and spacing of
signs;
E. Encourage a desirable urban character that has a minimum of overhead clutter;
F. Enhance the economic value of the community and each area thereof through the
regulation of such things as size, number, location, design and illumination of signs;
G. Encourage signs that are compatible with adjacent land uses and that provide
pedestrian-scale atmosphere;
H. Reduce possible traffic and safety hazards through good signage;
I. Ensure the maintenance of signs; and
J. Implement the community design goals, objectives, policies and programs of the
general plan, design guidelines for historic districts, and other applicable city guidelines and
ordinances.
This chapter establishes the legal framework for a comprehensive system for the regulation of
signs. It presents a set of reasonable, nonarbitrary, and nondiscriminatory standards and
controls that are designed to optimize communication between the citizens and their
environment, to facilitate the protection not only of the public, but the aesthetic character of the
city, and to ensure the availability to the community of adequate, high quality signs.
16.60.020 Administration.
Unless expressly exempted in this chapter, no sign may be erected, displayed, reconstructed or
altered until a permit is approved as set forth in Sections 16.16.170, 16.16.180, 16.16.190 and
16.16.200 of this title and a building permit has been issued or building department clearance
has been received.
The four separate methods of planning review are established for the following reasons:
1. To provide a means of review appropriate to the magnitude of the proposed signage;
2. To recognize the planned character of large or multitenant centers;
3. To provide a means of flexible application of the sign regulations so as to encourage
maximum incentive and latitude in the design and display of signs in order to achieve, not
circumvent, the intent of this chapter.
A. Planned Sign Program. Planned sign programs shall be processed in accordance
with Section 16.16.190 of this title. A planned sign program shall be required for the following:
1. Multitenant developments of nine or more separate, permitted uses, that share
either the same legal parcel or building and use common access and parking facilities;
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2. Projects or developments with a total aggregate sign area exceeding one
hundred fifty (150) square feet;
3. Ground signs between twenty (20) and fifty (50) feet high.
4. Two or more contiguous legal parcels may be combined far purposes of
calculating sign area and number, with the permission of the property and business
owners and of the written request of the sign applicants.
The purpose of a planned sign program shalt be to integrate signs with building and
landscape design into a unified architectural unit, and to ensure the magnitude of the proposed
signs is consistent with existing and proposed buildings and the character of the area within
which the signs are proposed. This shall be achieved by:
1. Requiring that sign colors be generally compatible with building color;
2. Using the same type of cabinet supports or method of mounting for signs of
the same type; by using the same type of construction material for components, such as
sign copy, cabinets and supports; or by using dissimilar signing that is determined by the
approval authority to be compatible;
3. Using the same form of illumination for all signs, or by using varied forms of
illumination that have been determined by the approval authority to be compatible; and
4. Requiring that signs not overpower buildings, and be of appropriate scale and
character with existing signs in the general area.
B. Administrative Sign Program. Administrative sign programs shall be processed in
accordance with Section 16.16.180 of this title. An administrative sign program shall be required
for the following:
1. Multitenant developments of two to eight separate, permitted uses that share
either the same legal parcel or building and use common access and parking facilities;
2. Projects or developments with a total aggregate sign area exceeding one
hundred (100};square feet but less than one hundred fifty {150) square feet;
3. Ground signs between eight and twenty (20}feet high;
4. Minor tenant signs in older multitenant developments (regardless of the
number of tenants) without an established planned sign program.
C. Administrative Sign Permit. All signs not required to have a planned sign program or
administrative sign program must receive approval of an administrative sign permit if not exempt
by Section 16.60.050. Administrative sign permits shalt be processed in accordance with
Section 16.16.170 of this title.
D. Mural Permit. No murals shalt be painted without the approval of a mural permit in
accordance with Section 16.16.200 of this title. Murals are not considered signs and shall not
include the name, logo, or other representation that advertises a business, product, service or
other commercial activity. Murals are considered a means to enhance the architecture or
aesthetics of a building or wall and not a form of advertisement. If a mural is proposed that
contains advertising materials, it shall be treated as a sign and reviewed pursuant to
subsections A, 8 or C of this section and shat) comply with Table 16.60.040-A. The mural permit
process allows city review of murals to ensure that size, location and placement is consistent
with the character of the district within which it is located; the character of the building or wall
upon which it is placed; and that the mural is not detrimental to the public health, safety or
welfare.
16.60.030 General provisions.
Unless exempt by Section 16.60.050, off-site signs shall not be allowed. Signs may be erected,
altered and maintained only for those uses permitted in the zone in which they are located.
Signs shall be located on the same legal parcel as the permitted use and shall be clearly
incidental, customary and commonly associated with the operation of the permitted use. For the
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purposes of this chapter, a shopping center shall be considered a single parcel regardless of
whether the center is comprised of more than one legal parcel.
A. Determining the Number of Signs.
1. For the purpose of determining the number of signs, a sign shall be considered
to be a single display surface or display device containing sign faces physically
connected and having a coterminous boundary, with the following exception:
combination canopy and under-canopy signs shall be considered as one sign.
2. A two-sided or multisided sign shall be regarded as one sign subject to the
following:
a. A "V-type" sign shall be regarded as a single sign only if the two sides
are separated by no more than three feet at any point.
b. Double-faced (back-to-back) signs shall be regarded as a single sign
only if the distance between the backs of each face of the sign does not exceed
two feet.
B. Computation of Sign Surface Area and Height.
1. All Signs Except Awning Signs.
a. The surface area of a sign shall be the total number of square feet
calculated by enclosing the extreme limits of the writing, logo, representation,
emblem, or other display, together with any frame, background area, structural
trim, or. other material or color forming an integral part of the background of the
display or used to differentiate the sign from the backdrop or surface against
which it is placed, within a single continuous perimeter composed of circles,
squares or rectangles. The surface area of spherical signs shall be the actual
sign surface area calculated by the following formula: Area = 12.56 x rz; where r
= radius of the sphere. See Figure 16.60.030-A for an illustration of how surface
area is calculated. Notwithstanding Figure 16.60.030-A, the community
development director may allow an increase in sign area in rough proportion to
the open area in a sign not comprised of squares or rectangles.
,b. Supporting framework or bracing that is clearly incidental to the display
itself shall not be included as sign surface area.
c. If the sign consists of more than one section or module, all of the area,
including the area between the sections of modules, shall be included in the
computation of sign surface area. Sections or modules must touch one another
to count as one sign.
d. For multisided signs, the sign surface area shall be computed by
including the total area of all sides designed to attract attention or communicate
information.
e. For two-sided signs, the sign surface area shall be computed by
including the total area of only one side; provided, that double-faced (back to
back) signs have a distance of two feet or less between the backs of each face;
or provided, that faces of "V-type" signs are separated by no more than three feet
at any point.
2. Awning or Canopy Signs.
a. The sign surface area of a canopy or awning sign shall be calculated
by enclosing the extreme limits of the writing, logo, representation, emblem, or
other display within a single continuous perimeter composed of circles, squares
or rectangles.
b. If more than one surface of the awning or canopy is utilized for signage
or if an under-canopy sign is attached to the main canopy, the aggregate sign
area shall be calculated by totaling the surface area of each surface.
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3. Height of Signs. The height of a sign shall be determined by measuring the
distance from the average adjacent ground level within five feet of the base of the sign to
the top of the sign.
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C. Illumination of Signs.
1. All sign illumination shall be from the interior or by indirect lighting that shall be
turned off after business hours, or at ten p.m., whichever is later.
2. Neon tubing as a sign material shall be permitted to the extent that it
composes twenty (20) percent or less of the total allowable sign surface area for the use
as set forth in Table 16.60.040-A. Neon tubing used as an architectural detail is
prohibited in the Village Core and Village Mixed Use districts. Neon tubing as an
architectural detail may be used in limited quantities in the other mixed-use districts
subject to approval as part of a sign application or architectural review. All neon tubing
used as an architectural detail shall be integrated into the design of the building. Visible
neon tubing outlining the interior of a window shall be considered a sign.
D. Projecting Signs and Sign Clearances.
1. All projecting signs, except awning or canopy signs, must be double-faced.
2. An encroachment permit from the city engineer is required for signs that
project more than two inches over the public right-of-way.
3. Projection Allowed.
a. No awning or canopy sign may project more than six feet over a public
right-of-way.
b. No projecting sign may project more than six feet over a public right-of-
way; however, the sign itself may not occupy more than four feet of the
projection. The remaining two or more feet may be a gap between the building
wall and the sign or the distance between the edge of the sign and the sign
support.
c. The outside face of a wall sign may extend no more than twelve (12)
inches from the surface of a building or wall.
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4. All signs that project more than two inches over a public right-of-way shall
have a minimum height clearance of seven feet.
5. No permit for any sign shall be issued and no sign shall be constructed or
maintained that has less horizontal or vertical clearance from communication lines and
energized electrical power lines than that prescribed by the laws of the state of California
or rules and regulations duly promulgated by agencies thereof.
E. Accessory;:Signs. Signs that advertise products sold or services provided on the
premises, such as beer signs or an automated teller machine (ATM) signs, shall be considered
accessory signs and ~iio not count towards the permitted signage listed in Table 16.60.040-A if
they are restricted toiten (10) percent or less of the window or wall area on which it is placed.
Accessory signs between 10 and 20 percent of the window or wall area can be allowed with a
recommendation from the architectural review committee, however areas greater than ten (10)
percent shall be considered toward total permitted sign area. The design, number, location and
size of accessory sigrs shall be reviewed and approved as part of an administrative sign permit,
administrative sign program, or planned sign program by the architectural review committee if
the following findings are made:
1. The: proposed general design, arrangement, texture, colors, and lighting
placement are consistent with the purposes and regulations of this chapter and any
applicable design guidelines; and
2. The; appropriateness of the proposed accessory signs are compatible with
other signs ahd other structures on the premises and contiguous area and do not
exceed twenty;; (20) percent of the window or wall area on which they are placed.
F. Incidental and Supplemental Signs. Signs that are incidental or supplemental to the
use of the property, such as drive through menu boards or vending machine signs do not count
towards the permitted signage listed in Table 16.60.040-A if they are no larger than sixteen
square feet. Incidental and supplemental signs between 16 and 32 square feet can be allowed
with a recommendation from the architectural review committee, however areas greater than 16
square feet shall be ,considered toward total permitted sign area. Incidental or supplemental
signs shall not be legible to a person of average eyesight standing on any property line. The
design, number, location and size of incidental or supplemental signs shall be reviewed and
approved as part of an administrative sign permit, administrative sign program, or planned sign
program with the recommendation from the architectural review committee if the following
findings are made: ~~
1. The, proposed general design, arrangement, texture, colors, and lighting
placement are consistent with the purposes and regulations of this chapter and any
applicable design guidelines; and
2. Thejjappropriateness of the proposed signs are compatible with other signs
and other structures on the premises and contiguous area.
16.60.040 Permitted signs.
Table 16.60.040-A lists the sign regulations for different uses and specifies if planned sign
program or administrative sign program review is required. In addition to the following
regulations, the requirements of any applicable design guidelines shall be incorporated into the
size, design and placement of signs.
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Table 16.60.040-A
Standards for Signs Requiring Planning Permits
(Sign Type
Viand Number ~
Maximum -
Maximum Sign
Location/Min. - I
;Primary Uses
jPermitted
jHeight
iArea
,Spacing i
Special Regulations
A. Residential Uses
1.Single-Family ;2 wall; or 6' ,20 s.f. f~ At major Limited to name and
';Neighborhood isign entrances logo of neighborhood.
;Identification ,1 ground per major '4' Maintenance
entrance responsibility shall be
' that of an appropriate
~ ~ maintenance district or
homeowners'
; association.
i2. Multiple-Family ~2 of the following: I 20 s.f. for each
~ AtAt major
l Minimum of 11 units
~
:Complex !wall; or 6' sig entrances to qualify as M.F.
Identification i ~ ~ neighborhood.
aground 4
I Limited to name, logo
; ~ ~ and address.
'3. Apartment
i ~ ;Below roof
! Total area not to
Rental or Leasing 1 wall; or line or top of exceed 12 s.f.
:Office ~ wall structure .
I
!1 ground j
;4'
'4. Temporary 2 of the following ;Below roofline (Total area not to IAt public street jSgn shall not be ~
:model or Leasing , for top of wall exceed 12 s.f. ,frontage wdh Idlummated Sign must ~
Office
i ;wall; or ;structure (direct access to be removed after all
~ i model homes are sold or
ground ~4' I (when the Temporary I
~ ~ ( (Use Permit expires.
~5. Mobdehome !2 of the following 6'~ ~20 s.f. for each At major Limited to name, logo
'Park Identification wall; or i sign entrances and address of
'~,' ~ ~ neighborhood. ~
'ground !4' 1
I
B. Commercial Uses ~
1.Commercial ~1 ground• or ;8' Total area for all Wall signs to be Administrative Sign
Businesses not ~ ( signs, except separated by 6' Program required if
within commercial ~1 projecting !,Below roof portable signs, minimum total sign area '
complex within the i dine or top of shall not exceed permitted according to
Regional ~ ;wall structure 2 s.f. of sign Portable signs formula exceed 100 s.f. I
Commercial and I T clearance area per linear shall be located Planned Sign Program i
all Mixed use 'required. foot of building on private required if total sign ,
zoning districts and ~ ~ frontage for the property, and l area permitted
more than 300 feet .and one of the , ( first 25 feet of shall be according to formula
from HWY 101 following per public ~ ( building frontage prohibited in the exceeds 150 s.f.
right-of-way ,street frontage: I than 1-1/2 s.f. of public right-of- Maximum of 4 signs
combination canopy ;Below roof ( sign area for ways. per site, and maximum ,
sand under-canopy
(see illustration in line or top of
wall structure
~ each linear foot
of buildin of one ground or
ti
i
it
. g projec
ng s
gn per s
e.
jDefinitions chapter); !T clearance ; frontage for the ~
for (required next 75' of Ground signs shall be
j i building located in a
iwall Below roof frontage, then landscaped area equal
dine or top of 1/2 s.f. of sign to a minimum of 2
j !wall structure j area for each times the area of the
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(Sign Type ~
and Number MaximumMaximum Sign ~LocationlMm ~ j
jPermitted Height Area Spacing Speaal Regulatwns
_ __..... ~ _.__ _.. .. _._... _ __ _ g _ __~
(linear foot of si n.
jOR 2 of the following Below roof (building frontage
(per public street (line or top of thereafter. Each Portable signs shall not i
;frontage: :wall structure sign not to interfere with building
I ~7' clearance exceed 70 s.f. ingress or egress or
i jrequired. with traffic sight
Portable signs' distance at
combination canopy jBelow roof surface area intersections, shall not
jand under-canopy line or top of ,shall not exceed obstruct onsite parking
i(see illustration in wall structure 6 s.f. per side or pedestrian I
Definitions chapter); with a maximum circulation, shall be
jor of 2 sides per (removed after daily
! ~ 5' to include sign. 'business hours, shall
i ,
wall the supporting ~ not be internally I
istructure ' illuminated, and shall
and 1 portable sign ; have no electrical
I j and/or other
~ connections to any
building.
i2. Commercial ,1 ground per public ~8' 70 s f Parking area or Planned Sign Program
Complex streetfrontage listing ~ I adjacent to regwred. Ground signs I
;Identification for the complex name ( access drive to shall be located in a j
:Commercial 'only. I sparking area landscaped area equal i
(Complexes with 9 I ' ( to a minimum of 2
'or more tenants i times the area of the
!within Regional j sign.
Commercial and I i
~~all Mixed Use ' I
(zoning districts and '' ~ I ~I,
I
amore than 300 feet ',. I
..from HWY 101 '~,
(right-of-way ~i j I ~~
i3. Commercial ~1 ground per public $' ~50 s.f. Parking area or Administrative Sign
Complex with 2 to ~stree$frontage that ~ i adjacent to Program required.
i8 tenants withinlists the complex ' access drive to Ground signs shall be
!Regional (name and/or tenants parking area located in a
'Commercial and sand street address landscaped area equal
''.all Mixed Use I I ~to a minimum of 2
zoning districts and i (times the area of the I
'more than 300 feet ~ sign. ;
;from HWY 101 I
(right-of-way i _____ I i
~-- I
.4. Commercial 1 ground; or j8' Below roof Total area for all Wall signs to be ;Administrative Sign i
Business not within I (line or top of signs, except separated by 6' Program required if
commercial '1 projecting iwall structure (portable signs, minimum total sign area I
;complex within j 1T clearance shall not exceed Portable signs permitted according to I
;Regional !.and one of the ;required. ~2 s.f. of sign shall be located formula exceeds 100
;Commercial or all (following per public i area per linear 'on private ~s.f. Planned Sign i
:Mixed Use zoning (street frontage: I foot of building property and Program required if
;district and within I jBelow roof frontage for the they shall be total sign area
X300 feet from HWY (combination canopy ,line or top of (first 25 feet of (prohibited in the permitted according to
1101 right-of-way 'sand under-canopy jwall structures building frontage public right-of- formula. i
;,(see illustration in T clearance (then 1-1/2 s.f. of ways.
' jDefinitions chapter); jrequired. sign area for Ground signs shall be
I :or ~ each linear foot located in a j
'~, i jBelow roof of building j ,landscaped area equal :
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Uses
Commercial
Identification for
Commercial
Complexes with 9
or more tenants
Commercial and all
Mixed Use zoning
district OR within
within 300 feet of
HWY 101 right-of-
590
i Type ~---- ---
Number (Maximum
pitted !Height
!line or top of
wall structure
R 2'of the following
:r public street
~ntage:
~mbination canopy
~d under-canopy
ee illustration in
efinitions chapter);
all
id 1.portable sign
ground per public
reet frontage listing
e complex name
:low roof
e or top of
ill structure
clearance
>w roof
or top of
structure
Sign
age for the
75' of
age, then
.f. of sign
for each
r foot of
ing frontage
:after. Each
not to
ed 70 s.f.
Portable signs
surface area
to include shall not exceed
e supporting 6 s.f. per side
vcture with a maximum
of 2 sides per
sign.
.-...-._
I'
`120 s f.
iParking area or
(adjacent to
access drive to
~oarkina area
6. Commercial j1 ground per public i20'
iComplex with 2 to street frontage that
!8 tenants within ;lists the complex
LRegional :nameand/or tenants
(Commercial and all land street address
'Mixed Use zoning i
idistdcts within 300 ~
ifeet from HWY 101 I
(right-of-way !
!7. Commercial j1 ground per public ;6'
'Complex ~streeffrontage
'Identification within
(the Village Core I
''.and Mixed Use
(Districts
8. Business j1 wall; or Below roof
Identification within ~ ;line or top of
':Commercial or ~ wall structure
;Mixed Use Centers ~
~1 combination Below roof
icanopy and under- dine or top of
canoov (see wall
s.f.
rarxing area or
adjacent to
access drive to
parking area
s.f. Street frontage
or adjacent to
access drive to
parkingarea
I
tal area for i
At building
ch tenant's frontage.
In shall not Location of
teed 1-1/2 s.f. . signs for
sign area for businesses
ch linear foot without building
building frontage to be
>ecial Regulations
a minimum of 2
ies the area of the
table signs shall not
rfere with building
ess or egress or
i traffic sight
ante at
rsections, shall not
tract onsight
<ing or pedestrian
ulation, shall be
loved after daily
iness hours, shall
be internally
ninated, and shall
e no electrical
/or other
nections to any
Planned Sign Program
required. Ground signs
shall be located in a
landscaped area equal
to a minimum of 2
times the area of the
(sign.
Administrative Sign
Program required.
Ground signs shall be
(located in a
(landscaped area equal
to a minimum of 2
(times the area of the
f Sign Program
f. Signs in D
districts shall
with applicable
Guidelines.
be considered with
ninistrative Sign
gram or Planned
n Program, if any.
ns in D overlay
ricts shall comply
i the applicable
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!Sign Type
land Number 'Maximum Maximum Sign Location/Min.
;Primary Uses (Permitted Height Area ,Spacing (Special Regulations
illustration in structures. T frontage for the determined Design Guidelines.
iDefinitions chapter) ;clearance business for the during Sign ,
I or ;required. first 100' of Program review.
frontage, then
1 projecting (Below roof 1/2 s.f. of sign
4ine or top of area for each
per public street '.wall structure. linear foot of
i frontage jT clearance building frontage
i required. thereafter.
j ~ Individual sign ,
I l ~ not to exceed 70
i I is.f: l
:9. Major Tenant ~ !1 ground and '8' Total area for (At building '~To be consistent with
j(20,000 square feet j l; .each tenant's frontage ,Administrative Sign
for larger)
' ;1 wall; or Below roof lsign shall not Program or Planned
-Identification within I 'line or top of exceed 1-1 /2 s.f. (Sign Program, if any.
(Commercial or (wall structure lof sign area for (Signs in D overlay
'Mixed Use Centers
! ~
11 combination ~
iBelow roof (each linear foot
'of building districts shall comply
with the applicable
'canopy and under- dine or top of frontage for the Design Guidelines.
(canopy (see
Illustration in (wall structure.
~T clearance (
business for the
first 100' of '
Ground signs shall be
(
(Definitions chapter); :required. ( frontage, then (located in a '
!
{ or 1/2 s.f. of sign landscaped area equal
i
'
' 1
ti
;B
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f area for each
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e area o
e
dine or top of building frontage ~ sign.
i
I
I. ~
,per building frontage ';wall structure. thereafter. i
ifor each business ww:4' clearance ( Individual sign
~ ,
~, ; ',,required. i not to exceed 70 ( ~,
i
, l s.f.
t
I
i
I
_ __
i10. Business
Majortenant; 2 _
',Below roof ~
Majortenant: To i----
Planned Sign Program i
;Identification within lexterior wall and 1 '.line or top of i be determined ' required.
;Shopping Centers linterior wall per wall structure ( during Planned i
, iinterior store ~ . Sign Program
- .entrance Minor ! ! review Minor
tenant: 1 interior wall
i
tenant: 1 s.f. per i
~
' l each linear foot I l
of building , ~
I ; frontage in ~ ~
~ interior of wall
~
:11. Business p p
1 round er ublic ,~
1
15' 32
s.f. In pedestrian l
,Directory Signs (for (street frontage ~ access area
multi tenant sites) . ;
I
....__ . _..--- ..
12. Automotive .----'---- -- --
;1 of the following: r
(
~ - - ----------- -
Total area for all -'---- ~
Walls signs to ( - --- .. _..._._..._
Planned Sign Program
,Service Stations
.Signs ~
ground,
~8' (20' in signs shall not
exceed 300 be separated by
6' minimum required. Pnce sign I
can be combined with I
( :Highway square feet I other signs as long as
;Mixed Use Each sign not to ( no single sign exceeds
',zone). exceed 70 s.f. 1 70 s.f. Signs
l advertising such
I (Signs , accessory uses as
projecting; and between 20 ' food markets, car
' ~ !and 50 feet washes and
'. i !can be automotive repairs are
ORDINANCE NO. 590
PAGE 13
j iSign Type
sand Number Maximum Maximum Sign Location/Min.
:Primary Uses (Permitted 'Height iArea Spacing Special Regulations
i (considered included in perm;tted
through the ~ s;gn area and number.
' Conddwnal
~ ~ iUse Permd Ground signs shall be
1 (process. located in a
I ;Below roof landscaped area equal
~~ i dine or top of to a minimum of 2
l iwall structure times the area of the
i ~T clearance sign.
( jrequired.
l ~ ,Below roof
4 wall ;line or top of
(wall structure
13 Fast Food 11 ground, and 120' Signs Total ark ea for all Wall signs to be (Planned Sign Program
Restaurants, jbetween 20 (signs, except separated by 6' required.
;Restaurants, 'and 50 feet portable signs, minimum
jMotels, and Mini- i (can be shall not exceed Portable signs Ground signs shall be j
(Marts within the jconsidered 1 1/2 s.f. of sign shall be located (located in a
'.Regional i !through the area for each on private ;landscaped area equal
Commercial and ; 'Conditional linear foot of property and to a minimum of 2
'all Mixed Use ; :Use Permit street frontage, they shall be times the area of the
'zones and within j process. ten 1/2 s.f. of prohibited in the sign.
1300' of HWY 101 j sign area for public right-of- I
fright-of-way '~1 ground; j8' each linear foot ways. Portable signs shall not
of street interfere with building
or ~ frontage ingress or egress or
' ( thereafter. Each with traffic sight ~
2 wall per street Below roof sign not to distance at
jfrontage ll;ne or top of exceed 70 s.f. intersections, shall not
'wall structure obstruct onsite parking
land 1 portable sign 5' to include Portable signs or pedestrian
the supporting ( surface area circulation, shall be I
structure shall not exceed removed after daily
I ~ 6 s.f. per side business hours, shall I
i with a maximum not be internally I
( of 2 sides per illuminated, and shall ~
sign. have no electrical
and/or other
~i connections to any
j
I j
building.
X14. Bed and
i ~1 of any type, as ',As approved I
i As approved As approved
j
o As approved through
reakfast Inns japproved through through the
~ through the thr
e the conditional use 1
ithe conditional use '~conditional conditional use conditional use permit process. Signs
permit process ruse permit permit process permit process may not be internally.
';process illuminated and shall i
', .not contain the words
'. ~ 'hotel," "motel" or "bed
l
,
I i
I and breakfast" ~
~ I
i
iC. Office Uses I ~ I
~1. Site Identification j1 ground per public i6' 50 s.f. At street Planned Sign Program
:within Mixed-Use ;street frontage with
~ frontage with required.
;commercial/ laccess access j
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PAGE 14
Sign Type
r -------
and Number Maximum Mawmum Sign Location/Min.
(
;Primary Uses (Permitted Height Area Spacing Special Regulations
,complexes i (- ~--.- _ ( --
---
~2. Office Building
!Identification
1 walk I -
~iBelow roof
Dine or top of
12 s.f.
~
-
Limits ed to name,
symbol or address
i !wall structure ; (only.
X13. Business
;Identification within
Mixed-Use or
!Commercial/
icomplexes
i
wall; or
combination
anopy and under-
anopy (see
ustration in
efinitions chapter);
1 projecting
rw roof
or top of
structure
:low roof
e or top of
all structure.
clearance
glow roof
e or top of
all structure.
clearance
tal area for
ch tenant's
In shall not
teed 1-1/2 s.f.
sign area for
ch linear foot
building
ntageforthe
sines for the
>t 100' of
ntage, then
> s.f. of sign
'a for each
ear foot of
ilding frontage
street
4. Business
'!Directory Sign
~ Individual sign
i ~ not to exceed 70
j s.f.
'1 ground per public :5' X32 s.f.
street frontage j
building
;lobe
Sign
m review
fln pedestrian
(access area
be consistent with
ninistrative Sign
igram or Planned
n Program, if any.
ns in D overlay
tdcts shall comply
t the applicable
sign Guidelines.
ID. Industrial Uses
~i1. Business
~'.. I dentification
:Single-Tenant Sites
ground; or
projecting
one of the
wing per public
at frontage:
bmanon canopy
under-canopy
illustration in
titions chapter);
2 of the following
public street
canoov
8,
glow roof
e or top of
ill structure
clearance
;low roof
e or top of
3II structure
clearance
Below roof
line or top of
wall structure
glow roof
e or top of
dl structure
clearance
anned Sign Program
auired if total sign
ea permitted
cording to formula
ceeds a total sign
ea of 150 s.f. Limited
maximum of 4 signs
r site, and a
aximum of 1 ground
projecting sign per
Ground signs shall be
located in a
landscapedarea equal
to a minimum of 2
times the area of the
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PAGE 15
I
Primary Uses
Below roof
(wall aline or top of
jwall structure
2. Complex 1 groinnd per public 18' ~ 36 s.f. Parking area or
':Identification: istreetfrontage ~ I adjacent to
`Multiple-Tenant ~ ~ access drive to
!Sites j parking area
3. Business i1 wall; or
Identification:
Multiple-Tenant
r:Type (----...-------
Number (Maximum Maximum Srgn Location/Min.
pitted ;Height (Area Spacing Special Regulations
under-canopy required. f
illustration in
iitions chapter);
1 combination
canopy and under-
canopy (see
illustration in
Definitions chapter);
projecting
public street
Below roof
line or top of
wall structure
rlow roof
e or top of
ill structure.
clearance
glow roof
e or top of
311 structure.
clearance
ital area for
ich tenant's
to shall not
Geed 1-1/2 s.f.
sign area for
ich linear foot
building
~ntage for the
sinessforthe
>t 100' of
~ntage,then
? s.f. of sign
=a for each
ear foot of
ilding frontage
Location of
signs for
building
to be
Sign
m review
Sign Program
~ be consistent with
lministrative Sign
rogram or Planned
gn Program or
anned Sign Program,
any. Signs in D
reday districts shall
imply with the
~plicable Design
uidelines for Historic
i (Individual sign '.
(not to exceed 70 - -_- -~'~
i ~ Is.f.
4. Business 1 grou per public !5' 32 s.f. In pedestrian
Directory Signs: street frontage ~ ~ access area ~ I
'Multiple-Tenant ~ ~
Sites
Other Uses
Public and ,1 ground; or
Iasi-Public uses
j1 wall; or
combination
3nopy and under-
3nopy (see
ustration in
efinitions chapter);
projecting
'1 s.f. of sign
area for each
iw roof linear foot of
or top of building frontage
structure not to exceed 70
glow roof
e or top of
dl structure
clearance
street
ound signs shall be
sated in a
idscaped area equal
a minimum of 2
res the area of the
street
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PAGE 16
16.60.050 Exempt signs.
The following signs shall be exempt from the administrative sign permit, administrative sign
program, and planned sign program requirements, and shall be permitted subject to the
limitations contained: in this section. A greater number of signs or signs of larger size than
specified below shall be prohibited, unless elsewhere specifically permitted by, and an
appropriate permit obtained consistent with, the provisions of this chapter.
A. Temporary advertising signs or special event displays painted on a window or
constructed of paper,' cloth, or similar material, including banners, flags, pennants and balloons;
provided, that all of the following conditions are met:
1. Window Signs, Banners, Flags and Pennants.
a. The total area of window signs does not exceed twenty (20) percent of
the window area.
b. The sign is no greater than twenty-four (24) square feet.
c. The sign is displayed for no more than thirty (30) days prior to an event;
and for no more than sixty (60) calendar days each calendar year, to promote
events or sales of products or merchandise.
d. No more than one such sign is allowed per street frontage.
e. Roof signs are not permitted.
2. SeaYchlights (single light not moving rapidly).
a. Use of a beacon/searchlight may not exceed a consecutive three-day
period for a maximum of twelve (12) such periods in each calendar year.
b. Beacons must be directed into the atmosphere and not at any point on
land. '
B. Permanent window signs limited to hours of operation, address and
emergency information; provided, that all of the following are met:
1. The total area of such signs does not exceed twenty (20) percent of the
window area.
2. The sign is no greater than four square feet.
C. Real estate signs for sales, rental or lease subject to the following regulations:
1. Residential dwellings offered for sale, rent or lease on an individual basis not
in association with a subdivision or apartment complex, one sign per separate street
frontage not exceeding six square feet each and six feet in height. Such signs shall be
removed within ten (10) calendar days after the sale has been closed or the property has
been rented or leased. Signs shall not create sight distance hazards.
2. One sign per street frontage to advertise the sale, lease or rent of commercial
or industrial property, provided all of the following are met:
a. Such signs shall have a maximum area of thirty-two (32) square feet
each, and be no greater than eight feet in height.
b. Signs shall not create sight distance hazards for pedestrians or
vehicles.
c. Such signs shall be removed within ten (10) calendar days of the close
of the sale or termination of the lease or rental agreement.
d. Where a project has in excess of six hundred (600) lineal feet of street
frontage, one additional sign shall be permitted for each full six hundred (600)
lineal feet of street frontage.
D. Subdivision signs subject to the following regulations:
1. Off-site unlighted signs advertising subdivisions within the city, containing only
the name of the subdivision, the name of the developer and/or agent, an identification
emblem and a directional arrow shall be permitted, provided:
ORDINANCE NO. 590
PAGE 17
a. There shall be no more than three such signs located within the city
limits for each subdivision. Signs must be located on private property.
b. The total area of each sign shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet.
c. The total height of each sign shall not exceed eight feet.
d. Directional subdivision signs may be displayed during the two years
following the date of recordation of the final map or until ninety (90) percent of the
lots have been sold, whichever is earlier.
2. One on-site subdivision sign per subdivision entrance shall be permitted
provided the total area per sign is not greater than thirty-two (32) square feet and sign
height does not exceed eight feet. Such on-site signs shall be permitted to remain only
as long as a sales office is maintained ih the subdivision or until 90 percent of the lots
have been sold and provided that such signs are maintained in good condition as
determined by'the building official.
E. Architect, contractor or construction signs, providing the name of architect(s) and/or
contractor(s) working on the site, subject to the following:
1. For residential projects greater than four dwelling units, up to two signs may be
placed on the' construction site; provided, that the total area of each sign shall not
exceed twelve'(12) square feet, maximum height shall be six feet, and the sign is located
no closer than'ten (10) feet to any property line.
2. For commercial and industrial projects, up to two signs may be placed on the
construction site; provided, that the total area of each sign shall not exceed thirty-two
(32) square feet, maximum height shall be six feet, and the sign is located no closer than
ten (10) feet to any property line.
3. For all other projects, a total of two signs may be placed on the construction
site, provided „that the total area of each sign shall not exceed eight square feet,
maximum height six feet, and the sign is located no closer than five feet to any property
line.
F. Future tenant identification sign to advertise the future use of an approved project on
the property may be, placed on vacant or developing property to give the location where
information may be obtained, subject to the following:
1. Only one future tenant identification sign per parcel may be permitted.
2. Future tenant identification signs shall be limited to a maximum of thirty-two
(32) square feet and four feet in height.
3. The sign shall be placed no closer than ten (10) feet to any property line.
4. Such signs shall not be erected until a building permit is issued for the
development and shall be removed within one year from the date of the building permit.
5. Where a project has in excess of six hundred (600) lineal feet of street
frontage, one additional future tenant identification sign shall be permitted for each full
six hundred (600) lineal feet of street frontage.
G. Residential Signs.
1. Multiple-family residential building identification signs limited to address and
building number or letter. One wall sign per building frontage located below the roof Tine,
limited to a maximum area of two square feet and a maximum letter height of four
inches.
2. Residential name plate: one name plate per parcel for single-family residential
or agricultural uses, limited to a maximum area of two square feet and a maximum letter
height of four inches.
H. Agricultural'signs identifying agricultural products grown or raised on the premises
subject to the following:
1. The number of such signs shall be limited to one per street frontage.
ORDINANCE NO. 590
PAGE 18
2. If w
3. Fre
4. Ear
shall be erect
I. Exempt Si
square feet, placed
which comply with a
an upcoming electior
and must be remove
J. Governme
connection with com
(10) feet by fifteen (1
committee.
K. Miscellane
1. Intl
intended to bi
2. ME
cultural reso~
organization;
II mounted, the sign shall be located below the roof line.
standing signs shall be no higher than six feet.
i sign shall have an area no greater than sixteen (16) square feet and
d only during the growing and harvest season.
ns. Political and religious signs which are no larger than sixteen (16)
~n private property with the express consent of the property owner and
other applicable provisions of this chapter. If the political sign pertains to
the sign cannot be posted sooner than sixty (60) days prior to the election
no later than seven days after the election.
t and noncommercial flags: An official flag, except when displayed in
iercial promotion; provided, that such flags are no greater in size than ten
)feet or as approved with a recommendation from the architectural review
as Signs.
for signs completely within a building when not visible or readable or
read from off-site or outside of the building or structure;
iorial tablets, plaques, or directional signs for community historical and
;es installed by the city or by acity-recognized historical society or civic
3. Official and legal notices issued by any court, public body or officer, or in
furtherance of~any nonjudicial process by federal, state or local laws;
4. Public utility signs indicating danger or that serve as an aid to public safety, or
that show locations of underground facilities or public telephones;
5. Safety signs on construction sites;
6. Public transportation vehicle signs, including, but not limited to, buses and taxi
cabs; ''
7. Sigris on licensed commercial vehicles that are not used or intended for use as
portable signs~!and that are not specifically prohibited by the provisions of this chapter;
8. Change of copy within an approved planned sign program or administrative
sign program that conforms to the provisions of the approved sign program;
9. Holiday decorations to celebrate nationally recognized holidays and local
celebrations; ~'
10. Vehicle-oriented convenience and directional signs solely for the purpose of
guiding trafficand parking on private property, and not bearing advertising material,
limited to a maximum area of two square feet and a maximum letter height of four
inches;
11. Directional, warning or informational signs as required or authorized by law or
by any federal; state, county special district or city authority and "No Trespassing," "No
Parking," "Neighborhood Watch" and similar warning signs, limited to a maximum area of
two square feet and a maximum letter height of four inches;
12. Incidental signs for auto-related uses, motels and hotels that show notices of
services provided or required by law, trade affiliations, and credit cards accepted,
provided such! signs are attached to an otherwise approved ground sign, structure or
building and limited to a maximum area of eight square feet and a maximum letter height
of four inches,,
13. "Open" and "Closed" signs: one sign per entrance no larger than one square
foot in area;
14. Automobile service stations are permitted to have the following additional
signs, provided they conform to the height and setback requirements of the district in
which they are;located.
ORDINANCE NO. 590
PAGE 19
a. State-authorized testing centers. Four square feet per sign, wall
mounted only,
b. Price signs: One single- or double-faced sign per street frontage,
twenty (20) square feet maximum per face. This exception is intended to allow for
full compliance with state law for posting of gasoline prices. Portable price signs
are not permitted,
c. Pump signs: One sign for each gas pump unit not to exceed two
square feet per pump face or one sign per bank of pumps, not to exceed eight
square feet per face, identifying the gasoline brand and rating only;
15. City-sponsored civic signs for community entrance, identification, direction or
information.
L. Any sign as determined by the community development director to be similar in use
and size to the signs listed above.
16.60.060 Prohibited signs. A. Any sign not in compliance with the provisions of this
code. Potential violations shall be processed pursuant to development code Section 16.08.100;
B. Roof signsrextending above the eave or parapet line, except when, in the opinion of
the architectural review committee, the sign is a complementary architectural feature of the
building. This provision does not apply to integral roof signs;
C. Flashing signs, except time and temperature signs specifically permitted pursuant to a
site development approval, such as but not limited to architectural review, plot plan review,
conditional use permit review; or sign approval;
D. Animated signs conveying the illusion of or actual motion;
E. Revolving or rotating signs;
F. Signs emitting audible sounds, odors or visible matter;
G. Vehicle-mounted commercial signs when parked or stored on property or within the
public right-of-way to identify a business or advertise a product;
H. Portable signs not specifically permitted by the provisions of this chapter;
I. Off-site signs not specifically permitted by the provisions of this chapter;
J. Signs within the public right-of-way except those required by a governmental agency;
K. Signs within the public right-of-way (including planted strips, tree wells, fences, and
street medians), on public property or in any location which interferes with vehicular, bicycle, or
pedestrian circulation or safety;
L. Signs in proximity to utility lines that have less horizontal or vertical clearance from
authorized communication or energized electrical power lines than that prescribed by the laws
of the state of California, or rules and regulations duly promulgated by agencies thereof;
M. Signs blocking door or window openings or fire escapes;
N. Outdoor signs containing light bulb strings outside of the building, except for
temporary uses such as, but not limited to, Christmas tree lots, carnivals, and other similar uses
subject to prior approval of a temporary use permit;
O. Banners, flags, pennants, balloons, and sail or wing signs, unless approved through
the temporary use permit process upon the recommendation of the architectural review
committee;
P. Inflatable advertising devices, including hot air balloons unless approved through the
temporary use permit process upon the recommendation of the architectural review committee;
Q. Statuary (statues or sculptures) advertising products or logos of the business that are
located outside of the structure that houses the business;
R. Electric reader board signs that are not exempt by virtue of being interior signs, and
that are not otherwise specifically permitted by the provisions of this chapter;
ORDINANCE NO. 590
PAGE 20
S. Signs that purport to be or are an imitation of or resemble official traffic warning
devices or signs that, by color, location or lighting, may confuse or disorient vehicular or
pedestrian traffic. This prohibition shall not include traffic or directional signs installed on private
property to control on-site traffic;
T. Signs in connection with a home occupation;
U. Strobe or revolving lights used as an attention-getting device;
V. Off site commercial signs, including those within the public right of way, held or
supported by a person.
16.60.070 Revisions:
Revisions to existing signs shall be processed as follows:
A. Revisions to Planned Sign Programs.
1. If the project consists of nine or more tenants or has a total aggregate sign
area of more than one hundred fifty (150) square feet and revisions are proposed that
increase the total number of signs by more than ten (10) percent or increase the sign
area for a tenant by more than ten (10) percent, the revision shall be proposed pursuant
to the provisions of a planned sign program.
2. If the project consists of nine or more tenants or has a total aggregate sign
area of more than one hundred fifty (150) square feet and revisions are proposed that
increase the total number of signs by less than ten (10) percent and increase the sign
area for a tenant by less than ten (10) percent, the revision shall be processed pursuant
to the provisions of an administrative sign program.
3. If the project consists of eight or fewer tenants with a total aggregate sign area
of less than one hundred fifty (150) square feet, the revision shall be processed pursuant
to the provisiohs of an administrative sign permit.
B. Revisions to Administrative Sign Programs.
1. If revisions are proposed that increase the total number of signs by more than
ten (10) percent or increase the sign area for a tenant by more than ten (10) percent, the
revision shall be processed pursuant to the provisions of an administrative sign program.
2. If revisions are proposed that increase the total number of signs by less than
ten (10) percent and increase the sign area for a tenant by less than ten (10) percent,
the revision shall be processed pursuant to the provisions of an administrative sign
permit.
C. Administrative Sign Permit. Revisions to administrative sign permits require a new
administrative sign permit and shall be processed pursuant to the provisions of Section
16.60.020.
D. Nonconforming Signs. Signs existing prior to February 13, 1987 that do not comply
with the provisions of. this chapter shall be regarded as nonconforming signs and the following
provisions apply:
1. Historical Signs. Upon written request by a sign owner, the city council may
determine that a sign is historical based on the following findings:
'a. The sign is more than forty (40) years old or represents an important
period in the city's history;
b. The design of the sign is unique because its shape, colors, materials,
or other aspects of sign design are indicative of the historical period within which
it was constructed; or
c. The design of the sign is unique because it is integrated into the design
of an historical building and removal of the sign would jeopardize the historical
integrity of the building.
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PAGE 21
Historical signs may be maintained, reconstructed, modified or expanded consistent with
the historical nature of the sign through the administrative sign permit process. New signs
proposed on the property shall comply with this title and shall be complementary to the historical
sign.
2. Signs not qualifying for historical status shall be permitted to remain until such
time as:
a. There is a change in the use of the property on which the sign is
located and discretionary approval for the change of use is required;
b. There are alterations or enlargements to the site or building on the
property in excess of twenty-five (25) percent or more of the existing site or
building. The amount of alterations shall be cumulative over time; or
c. Expansion, movement or modification of the sign. A change of copy or
normal maintenance and repair does not constitute grounds for modification of a
nonconforming sign.
3. Any business with a nonconforming sign shall not be entitled to any additional
signs unless the nonconforming sign is made to comply with the provisions of this
chapter. This 'subdivision shall not apply if the existing nonconforming sign is located
within the same commercial complex but at a different business location, or if the
existing nonconforming sign is not owned or controlled by the sign permit applicant, or if
the applicant is not the agent of the business that owns or controls the existing
nonconforming sign.
16.60.080 Abandoned signs.
A. Any sign that pertains to a business or occupation, which is no longer using the
particular property or which relates to a time or event that no longer applies, constitutes false
advertising/identification. In such case the sign copy shall be removed within thirty (30) days
and the sign structure within ninety (90) days after the associated business or occupation has
vacated the property or the associated event has ended. An abandoned sign is prohibited and
the sign removal shall be the joint responsibility of the owner of the sign and the owner of the
property.
B. Any sign copy that no longer identifies the subject matter for which it was intended
shall be removed or changed by the owner of the sign or the owner of the property upon which it
is located within thirty (30) days of the event causing the improper identification. The structure
shall be removed or replaced subject to the appropriate approvals required by this chapter.
16.60.090 Signs required to be removed.
Signs that are not removed in the specified time periods pursuant to the provisions of this
chapter shall constitute a nuisance, and shall be subject to removal under the provisions of this
title.
16.60.100 Construction specifications and safety.
A. Compliance with Building Code. All signs shall comply with all applicable provisions of
this code, including, but not limited to, the Uniform Building Code and the Uniform Sign Code
relative to design andpconstruction, structural integrity, connections and safety. Signs shall also
comply with the provisions of all applicable electric codes and the additional construction
standards set forth in this section.
B. Construction of Signs.
1. All signs shall be structurally safe; shall be made of rust inhibitive materials;
and shall be fabricated, constructed, erected or installed and maintained in such a
manner as will comply with the provisions of this code.
ORDINANCE NO. 590
PAGE 22
2. Each sign hereafter erected or remodeled shall bear, in a permanent position,
clearly legible identification decals stating the firm or corporation responsible for its
proposed on the property shall comply with this title grid shall~be complementary to the historical
sign.
2. Signs not qualifying for historical status shall be permitted to remain until such
time as:
a. There is a change in the use of the property on which the sign is
located and discretionary approval for the change of use is required;
b. There are alterations or enlargements to the site or building on the
property in excess of twenty-five (25) percent or more of the existing site or
building. The amount of alterations shall be cumulative over time; or
c. Expansion, movement or modification of the sign. A change of copy or
normal maintenance and repair does not constitute grounds for modification of a
nonconforming sign.
3. Any business with a nonconforming sign shall not be entitled to any additional
signs unless the nonconforming sign is made to comply with the provisions of this
chapter. This 'subdivision shall not apply if the existing nonconforming sign is located
within the same commercial complex but at a different business location, or if the
existing nonconforming sign is not owned or controlled by the sign permit applicant, or if
the applicant is not the agent of the business that owns or controls the existing
nonconforming sign.
16.60.080 Abandoned signs.
A. Any sign that pertains to a business or occupation, which is no longer using the
particular property or which relates to a time or event that no longer applies, constitutes false
advertising/identification. In such case the sign copy shall be removed within thirty (30) days
and the sign structure within ninety (90) days after the associated business or occupation has
vacated the property or the associated event has ended. An abandoned sign is prohibited and
the sign removal shall be the joint responsibility of the owner of the sign and the owner of the
property.
B. Any sign copy that no longer identifies the subject matter for which it was intended
shall be removed or changed by the owner of the sign or the owner of the property upon which it
is located within thirty (30) days of the event causing the improper identification. The structure
shall be removed or replaced subject to the appropriate approvals required by this chapter.
16.60.090 Signs required to be removed.
Signs that are not removed in the specified time periods pursuant to the provisions of this
chapter shall constitute a nuisance, and shall be subject to removal under the provisions of this
title.
16.60.100 Construction specifications and safety.
A. Compliance with Building Code. All signs shall comply with all applicable provisions of
this code, including, but not limited to, the Uniform Building Code and the Uniform Sign Code
relative to design andpconstruction, structural integrity, connections and safety. Signs shall also
comply with the provisions of all applicable electric codes and the additional construction
standards set forth in this section.
B. Construction of Signs.
1. All signs shall be structurally safe; shall be made of rust inhibitive materials;
and shall be fabricated, constructed, erected or installed and maintained in such a
manner as will comply with the provisions of this code.
OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION
I, KELLY WETMORE, City Clerk of the City of Arroyo Grande, County of San
Luis Obispo, State of California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury, that
the attached is a true, full, and correct copy of Ordinance No. 590 which was
introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council/Redevelopment Agency on
May 22, 2007, 2007; was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council/Redevelopment Agency of the City of Arroyo Grande on the 12~h day of
June 2007; and was duly published in accordance with State law (G.C. 40806).
WITNESS my hand and the Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande affixed this 13~h
day of June 2007.
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KELLY WET ORE, CITY CLERK