HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1990-2389 ORDINANCE NO. 2389
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ADDING SECTION
19.60.041 AND AMENDING SECTIONS 19.60.545, 19.60.550
19.60.570 AND 19.60.580 OF THE CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO POLITICAL SIGNS
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows:
SECTION I: That Section 19.60.545 is hereby renumbered and amended and a
new Section 19.60.041 is hereby added to the Chula Vista Municipal Code to
read as follows:
Sec. 19.60.041 Signs-Prohibited on public rights of way.
No person shall paint, mark or write on or post or otherwise affix any
sign within the public right of way, which includes but is not limited
to, the following: sidewalk, crosswalk, curb, curbstone, street, lamp
post, hydrant, tree, shrub, tree stake or guard, railroad trestle,
electric light or pole or telephone or telegraph or trolley wire or pole
or wire apparatus thereof or upon any fixture or upon any lighting
system, street sign or traffic sign. If a sign is posted in violation of
this section, the Director of Building and Housing may cause removal of
the sign and assess a charge for the cost of removal to the person or
entity responsible for placement of the sign, or on his behalf the sign
was placed. A sign removed pursuant to this section is subject to
immediate removal and destruction and is not subject to the storage
requirements of Section 19.60.080, or to the notice requirements of
Section 19.60.580.
SECTION II: That Section 19.60.550 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 19.60.550 Political signs-Agricultural and residential zone
regulations.
No political signs shall be located in any agricultural or residential
zone in the city {A, R-E, R-l, 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. Doubl e-faced signs as defined in this chapter may be permitted.
C. Said signs must be posted at least five feet from the front
property line; provided further, that in the case of corner lots,
said signs must be placed at least five feet from the property
lines of the intersecting streets, and said signs shall be located
at least five feet from side property lines.
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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.
SECTION III: That Section 19.60.560 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 19.60.560 Political signs-Commercial and industrial zone
regulations.
No political signs shall be located in any commercial or industrial zone
in the city unless they shall conform to the following regulations:
A. No sign may exceed twelve square feet in area. Double-faced signs
as defined in this chapter may be permitted.
B. No sign may be affixed to an already existing sign.
SECTION IV: That Section 19.60.570 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 19.60.570 Political signs-Time limit for posting and removal.
The following regulations shall apply to political signs located in any
Zone:
Political signs may be posted in any zone not more than four months prior
to the date of an election and shall be removed within ten days
immediately following the election.
SECTION IV: That Section 19.60.580 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 19.60.580 Political signs-Removal authorized when.
The procedure for the removal of political signs is as follows:
With the exception of signs posted in the public right of way, which may
removed without notice, the Director of Building and Housing or his or
her designee is hereby authorized, after giving 24 hours notice to the
owner of the sign, to remove any political signs that do not conform to
the standards herein provided. The notice shall specify the provision of
the sign ordinance being violated, and shall inform the owner that
removal charges will be assessed. The owner may, within 24 hours,
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request a hearing before the Director of Building and Housing to appeal
the decision to remove the sign. If the owner so requests, the sign
shall not be removed until the hearing has been held and a final decision
rendered.
If the owner cannot be located after reasonable effort to do so, the sign
may be treated as abandoned property and removed.
SECTION V: 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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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista, California, this 14th day of August, 1990, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Malcolm, Moore, Nader, Cox
NOES: Counci 1 members: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: McCandliss
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None
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ATTEST:
Beverly A.! Authelet, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Beverly A. Authelet, City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2389 had its first reading on
August 7, 1990, and its second reading and adoption at a regular meeting of
said City Council held on the 14th day of August, 1990.
Executed this 14th day of August, 1990.
B6verly A.>}Authelet, City ClerkI