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ORDINANCE NO. 1414
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VZSTA AI�SENDING
SECTZON 33 .950 F OF CHAPTER 33 OF THE CHULA VISTA
CITY CODE RELATING TO THE CONTROL OF POLITICAL SIGNS
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain
as follows :
SECTION I : That Section 33. 950� F of Chapter 33 of the
�hula Vista City Code be, and the same is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 33 .950 . Special Provisions Applying to Signs.
F. Political Sign, Control of.
1. Purpose and Intent. It is the intent of this sub-
section to exempt political signs from the regulations
of this chapter relative to the placement of outdoor
advertising signs in all zones of the City, and to
thereby encourage participation by the electorate in
political activity during the period of political
campaigns, but to permit such uses subject to regu-
lations that will assure that political signs will be
located, constructed and removed in a manner so as to
assure the public safety and general welfare and to
avoid the creation of a public nuisance caused by the
unstinted proliferation of political advertising which
would be offensive to the senses and would interfere
with the comfort and enjoyment of life or property. It
is the purpose of the Council, in adopting this chapter
to provide such regulations as will contribute to the
public safety and general welfare and insure the right
of political expression to all members of the community.
2 . Political Signs Permitted; Subjeet to Regulations.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter,
political signs are permitted in any zone listed in
the City subject to the following regulations :
(a) No political sign shall be located in any
agricultural or residential zone in the City
(A, R-E , R-1, R-2 and R-3 zones) unless they
shall conform to the following regulations :
No sign may exceed four (4) square feet
in area. Double-faced signs as defined
in this chapter may be permitted.
Said signs must be posted at least ten feet
(10 ' ) from the front property line; pro-
vided, further, that in the case of corner
lots, said signs must be placed at least
ten feet (10' ) from the property lines of
the intersecting streets and said signs
shall be located at least five feet (5' )
from side property lines.
No sign shall exceed three and one-half
feet (3-1/2 ' ) in height in the front set-
back area, and such signs shall not exceed
six feet (6 ' ) in height in any area unless
said sign is attached flush to any building.
The measurement shall be taken from the
ground level to the top of said sign.
(b) . No political sign shall be located in any
commercial or industrial zone in the City unless
they shall conform to the following regulations :
No sign may exceed twelve (12) square feet
in area. Double-faced signs as defined in
this chapter may be permitted.
(c) The following regulations shall apply to
political signs located in any zone :
Political signs may be posted in any zone
not more than thirty (30) days prior to the
date of an election and shall be removed
within ten (10) days immediately thereafter.
(d) Procedure for the approval of political signs-
(1) The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall
notify the following of the political sign
requirements as provided herein:
Local election
- Candidates for local or county office
- Chairmen of campaign committees for
or against any measure appearing on
the ballot for a local or county
election
State or national office
- Candidate for state or national of-
fice and/or their local campaign
committee chairmen
- State chairmen and/or local chair-
men of campaign committees for or
against any measure appearing on
the ballot for statewide election
(2) Prior to the posting of any political sign,
the candidate , the chairman of a campaign com-
mittee or any other person designated by the
candidate or chairman who is responsible for
the posting of said signs , shall obtain a
political sign permit. The permit , on a form
prescribed by the Planning Commission , shall
include the name , address and phone nisnber of
the candidate or campaign chairman and any per-
son responsible for the posting of signs , the
date on which posting shall commence, the ap-
proximate number of signs to be posted, the
size of signs to be used and the date which
the signs are to be removed. The permit shall
be signed by the candidate , chairman or person
responsible for the posting of said signs.
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(3) The Zonir.g �nforcement Officer is hereby
authorized, after giving 5 days notice to the
person or persons who signed the sign permit,
• to remove any political signs that do not con-
form to the standards herein provided. If the
o�aner or occupant of tlie property on whieh the
sign is located is presented, the Zoning Enforce-
ment Officer shall inform him of the intention
to remove the sign and the possibility of the
charges for removal of said sign.
SECTION ZI : This ordinance shall ta}:e effect and be in �full '
force on the thirty-first day £rom and after its passage and approval.
Presented by Approved as to• form by '
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Bruce H. Warren , Director of George D. Lindberg, City Attorn
Planning 1 '
ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF CHUL.�
VISTA, CALIFORDIIA, this 12th day of September , 19 72 , by
the following vote , to-cait:
AYES : Councilmen SCOTT HOBEL HAMILTON HYDE, EGDAHL
NAYES : Councilmen NONE
ABSENT: Councilmen NONE
Mayor of the City of Chula Vista
ATTEST � � �
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUP7TY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss . •
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I � , City Clerk of the City of .
Chula Vista, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above is a. full ,
true and correct copy of Ordinance No. , and that the same has not
been amended or repealed. DATED
. City Clerk
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