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Meeting Date 5/21/91
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Sections 19.60.530, 19.60.550 and
Vista Municipal Code Relating to
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ordinance 2'158 Amending
19.60.580 of the Chula
Political Signs
stIIlMIT'l'ED BY: Assistant City Attorney Fritsch U(!v(-
(4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
REFERRAL N:l. 2086- -
Council requested this office to review the political sign ordinance to
address several of council's concerns, as more fully discussed below.
~IOO: Place the ordinance on first reading.
DISCDSSION:
Council has expressed CXlncern that the requirement in our political sign
ordinance of giving twenty-four hours notice to a sign violator prior to
removing the sign interferes with the expeditious removal of illegal signs.
This office has consulted with Brad Remp, the Assistant Director of Building
and Housing, who advises us that the twenty-four advance notice provision has
not been an impediment to effective enforcement. He advises that they have
been getting extremely good VOluntary compliance once they notify the
violators of the violation.
Council also was concerned that our ordinance is unclear as to who is
responsible for a violation, the sign owner or the property owner. In order
to clarify this, we are proposing two amendments which are attached which make
it clear that both the candidate and the property owner are responsible for
any violations. To that end, we are proposing appropriate amendments to
Sections 19.60.530 and Section 19.60.580 to clarify that both the candidate
and the property owner are responsible.
In addition, Council was concerned, with respect to the setback requirements,
about the property rights of property owners. Council wanted to ensure that
an owner did not inadvertently violate the law by his failure to know where
his property line is. This office agrees that due process requires adequate
notice of a violation and we should change the language regarding sign
setbacks so that the setback is from the curb or sidewalk instead of the
pcoperty line, since there is no obvious demarcation of the property line.
All of these ctuu1ges are attached hereto.
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CHULA VISTA AMENDING "<~'iL
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The City Council of the city of Chula Vista does ordain V~h
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ORDINANCE NO.
2458
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
SECTION 19.60.550 THE CHULA
RELATING TO POLITICAL SIGNS
SECTION I: That section 19.60.550 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 19.60.550
political signs-Agricultural and
residential zone regulations.
No candidate for political office or other person
shall post, or have posted on their behalf, a politlcal
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residential zone in the .city (A, R-E, R-I, R-2 and R-3
zones) unless they shall conform to the following
regulations:
A. No sign may exceed five (5) square feet in area.
B. Double-faced signs as defined in this chapter may
be permitted.
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ltn~~J NO sign shall be posted in such a manner
that any portion of said slgn is within five feet
of the house side of the sidewalk and, if there is
no sidewalk within fifteen feet of said sign, then
fifteen feet from the house slde of the street
curb. Said signs must be placed at least five feet
from the house side of intersectlng sidewalks or lf
there are no sidewalks, then fifteen feet from the
house or back sides of intersecting curbs. Unless
a further setback is required by the foregoing
rules (as in the case of corner lots adjacent to
intersecting streets), said signs shall be located
at least five feet from side property lines except
for lots located at intersections.
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D. No sign shall exceed three and one-half feet in
height in the front setback area, and such signs
shall not exceed six feet 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.
E. No sign may be affixed to an already existing sign.
F. Nothing in this section shall be construed to
render a property owner liable for the posting of a
sign on his or her property.
SECTION II: This ordinance shall take effect and be in
full force on the thirtieth day from and after its adoption.
Presented by and approved as to form by
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Ruth M. Fritsch, Assistant City Attorney
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