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Home My WebLink About1994/09/06 Item 29 Minutes - 6 - February 10, 1987 14. PUBLIC HEARING PCA-86-10: CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT TO TITLE 19 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW OFF PREMISE TEMPORARY REAL ESTATE OPEN HOUSE SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES (Director of Planning) ORDINANCE 2194 PERMITTING OFF-PREMISE TEMPORARY REAL ESTATE OPEN HOUSE SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES - FIRST READING This being the time and place as advertised, Mayor Cox declared the public hearing open. Director of Planning Krempl stated that at the City Council meeting of March 3, 1986, the South Bay Board of Realtors requested Council to consider an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to allow off-premise temporary real estate open house signs in residential zones. The Board of Directors contends that most resale homes are sold through the open house process, and existing street patterns often make it difficult to locate an open house without the use of an open house directional sign. Council directed staff to prepare such an amendment. The Montgomery Planning Committee, 1987 recommended approval of the extensive revisions. at their meeting of January 7, proposed ordinance sUbject to The Planning Commission, at its meeting of January 14, 1987, recommended approval of the proposed ordinance, incorporating most of the revisions suggested by the Montgomery Planning Committee. Director of planning Krempl reviewed the seven (7) provisions delineated in the ordinance for permitting off-premise temporary real estate open house signs: A. No more than three off premise open house sign shall be allowed for each residential open house which occurs. B. No more than one sign shall be allowed to be placed on any interior parcel and no more than two on a corner lot (one per street frontage). C. Off remise 0 en house si ns shall onl Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays durIng day on D. Signs shall be no located at minimum from the curb or eXIsts. larger than 4 square feet and shall be of 3 feet from the sidewalk or 10 feet edge of pavement, where no sidewalk c1?d-' I Minutes - 7 - February 10, 1987 E. An off premise temporary real estate open house sign shall only be permitted in conjunction with an open house held for the resale of one single family residence. Off premise signs advertising the sale of more than one lot or more than two dwellings constitutes a subdivision directional sign subject to the regulations outlined in Section 19.60.480. F. Copy display on off premise temporary real estate open house signs shall be limited to the words .Open House,. the address of the property, the logo of the company, and a directional arrow. G. Off premise open house signs are prohibited within the public right-of-way. Councilwoman be out much signs during McCandliss expressed her concern that the signs would longer than needed. She can support placement of the week but they should come down in the evening. Patty Davis, 653 Redlands Place, Chula Vista, South San Diego Bay Cities Board of Realtors, following revisions to the current ordinance: representing recommended the the 1. Off-premise temporary real estate open house directional signs may be placed only on private property, with the consent of the owner. 2. Off-premise temporary real estate open house directions signs shall be displayed only during daylight hours. 3. The allowable maximum size of off-premise temporary real estate open house directional signs be four square feet. 4. No more than one directional sign on corner lots, permitted. off-premise be allowed in which temporary real estate open house per residential property, except case two such signs shall be 5. Temporary real estate open house directional signs shall maintain a three-foot setback from all property lines. Ms. Davis testified that there have been no problems with open house signs for the past 13 years in the City. It has just come to light that they are placing these signs illegally throughout the ci ty and therefore, the need for the ordinance. She rei tera ted tha t the Board is aga inst having the sunset clause; they have been waiting for this ordinance now for over one year and they do not want to come back in another year and have to go through all of this again. There being no further testimony either for or against, the public hearing was closed. ;1.9 t:I-.2 Minutes - 8 - February 10, 1987 Councilman Moore noted resale of homes is one important transactions for people and therefore, he grant this the maximum flexibility. of the most would like to MSUC (Moore/Cox) (A) that no more than 5 off-premise open house signs be permitted and; (C) the off-premise open house signs be displayed only during daylight hours. I t was moved by Counci Iman Nader to str ike clause . A' al together from each section of the ordinance removing the limit which is in accordance with the Board of Realtors, Montgomery Planning Commission and 3 out of 4 Planning Commissioners The motion died for lack of second. Mayor Cox referred to the sunset clause stating he would prefer to have a one-year review by staff. MSUC (Cox/McCandliss) to delete Section 3 from the ordinance and request staff to corne back with a report at the end of one year for this portion of the ordinance. 15. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS a. J. Anthony Raso, 165 Murray Street, Chula Vista, CA 92010, showed pictures of the interior and exterior of his horne, noting the modifications he made to his home in order to make it 'ordinary' looking. He was required to finish the exterior of the home by the end of January and he stated this has been done. PULLED ITEMS None. 16. REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER a. City Manager Goss gave an update of the traffic study and signalization projects in the City. b. The Ci ty Manager repor ted tha t the County's first meeti ng of the Regional Growth Management Plan will be held in San Diego tomorrow. He is SANDAG's appointee; Director of Planning Krempl has been appointed by the American Planning Association; Judi th Bauer will represent the schools and Tony Lettieri will represent Citizens Coordinate Section 3. .2 9q1.- 3 Revised 2/11/87 ORDINANCE NO. 2194 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ADDING SECTIONS 19.60.385 AND 19.70.016 TO THE CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PERMIT OFF-PREMISE TEMPORARY REAL ESTATE OPEN HOUSE SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows: Chapter follows: SECTION I: 19.60 of That Section 19.60.385 the Chula Vista Municipal is hereby added Code to read to as 19.60.385 Off Premise Temporary Real Estate Open House Signs. Off premises temporary real estate open house signs shall be permitted within all residential zones subject to the following conditions: A. No more than five off premise open house sign shall be allowed for each residential open house which occurs. B. No more than one sign shall be allowed to be placed on an interior arcel and no more than two on a corner lot one per street rontage . C. Off premise open house signs shall only be displayed during daylight hours. D. Si ns shall shall be sidewalk pavement, be no lar er than 4 s uare ocated at m1n1mum of 3 eet or 10 feet from the curb or where no sidewalk exists. feet from edge and the of E. An off premise temporary real estate open house sign shall only be permitted in conjunction with an open house held for the resale of one single family residence. Off premise signs advertising the sale of more than one lot or more than two dwellings constitutes a subdivision directional sign subJect to the regulations outlined in Section 19.60.480. F. copy display on off premise temporary real estate open house signs shall be limited to the words 'Open House,' the address of the property, the logo of the company, and a directional arrow. -1- eJ.9c1- ( Chapter follows: G. Off premise open house signs are prohibited within the public right-of-way. SECTION II: That Section 19.70.016 19.70 of the Chula Vista Municipal is hereby added Code to read to as 19.70.016 Off Premise Temporary Real Estate Open House Signs. Off premises temporary real estate open house signs shall be permi t ted wi th in all res idential zones sub ject to the following conditions: A. No more than five off premise open house sign shall be allowed for each residential open house which occurs. B. No more than one sign shall be allowed to on any interior parcel and no more than corner lot (one per street frontage). be placed two on a C. Off premise open house signs shall only be displayed during daylight hours. Signs shall be no larger than 4 square shall be located at minimum of 3 feet sidewalk or 10 feet from the curb or pavement, where no sidewalk exists. E. An off premise temporary real estate open house sign shall only be permitted in conjunction with an open house held for the resale of one single family residence. Off premise signs advertising the sale of more than one lot or more than two dwellings constitutes a temporary real estate directional sign sUbject to the regulations outlined in Section 6207(a). D. feet from edge and the of Copy display on off premise temporary open house signs shall be limited to the House,. the address of the property, the company, and a directional arrow. G. Off premise open house signs are prohibited within the public right-of-way. F. real esta te wor ds . Open logo of the -2- .29c1~.f' ') /.AJL/ r. SECTION I II: full force and effect adoption. This ordinance shall take effect and be in on the tl)irty-first day from and after its presented by Approved as to form by . (,/-1 /~ "v-r '- /(r<--<- -/ G~orge K'i:empl, Di~'ctor of Planning ~ 2498a _3 _ ..l9~" ~ , 'CI,( (7 . r