HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1992-2529 ORDINANCE NO. 2529
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING TITLE
19 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING SECTION 19.04,235
DEFINING ELECTRONIC MESSAGE BOARD SIGNS AND AMENDING
SECTION 19.60 TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES TO EXPEDITE
PROCESSING SIGN PERMITS AND TO ALLOW FOR ELECTRONIC
MESSAGE BOARD SIGNS
WHEREAS, in January 1992, the City Council directed that amendments to the
City's sign regulations to address: 1) modification of the review process for
sign permits to expedite processing; and 2) allowance of el ectronic message board
signs; and,
WHEREAS, an Initial Study, IS-92-44 of possible adverse environmental
impacts of the proposed amendment was conducted and the Environmental Review
Coordinator concluded that there would be no significant effects and recommends
adoption of the Negative Declaration; and,
WHEREAS, on August 12, 1992 the Planning Con~nission voted 5 to I with one
member absent to recommend that the City Council adopt the amendment in
accordance with Resolution PCA-92-01.
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION I: That Section 19.04,235 be added to the Municipal Code to read
as follows:
19.04.235 Sign, Electronic message board.
Electronic message board sign means a sign whose message is displayed in
lights or light emitting diodes, and is electronically changeable.
SECTION II: That Sections 19.60,030 and 19.60,170 be amended and Section
19.60.600 be added to the Municipal Code to read as follows:
19.60.030 Application-Contents requi red-Determination
authority-Appeals.
All signs requiring a sign permit shall be submitted for approval by the
zoning administrator, prior to installation except electronic message
board signs (see 19.60.600). The application shall indicate the size,
location, design, color, lighting and materials of all signs to be
erected. The application shall also contain sufficient information on the
architecture, colors and materials of the building on the site, as is
necessary to determine compatibility of the sign to the building. In
addition, the applicant shall submit a color rendering and/or paint sample
boards or chips and/or actual materials to be used on the sign.
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The zoning administrator, or the design review committee on appeal, shall
determine whether approval shall be granted for any sign based on its
conformance with the regulations and design standards set forth herein and
in the city design manual. Where an application is denied by the zoning
administrator, or the design review committee on appeal, the applicant
shall be informed in writing of the changes necessary in order to approve
the application. If the applicant chooses to amend the application to
reflect said changes, the zoning administrator shall grant the permit.
The zoning administrator shall render a decision on a sign permit within
seven working days of the date of application. If at the end of that
period a decision has not been reached, the applicant may demand in
writing that action be taken on the permit. The zoning administrator
shall render a decision within three working days of the date of the
receipt of the written demand or the permit shall be deemed approved as
submitted. The decision of the zoning administrator may be appealed to
the design review committee within ten working days after the decision is
rendered. In the absence of such appeal, the determination by the zoning
administrator shall be final.
The design review committee shall render a decision on a sign appeal at
the next available design review committee meeting at which a quorum is
present. An appeal received at least ten days prior to a design review
committee meeting shall be scheduled for that meeting. If the design
review committee fails to render a decision at the next available meeting,
the applicant may demand in writing that action be taken. The design
review committee shall render a decision at the next available meeting
following receipt of the written demand or the appeal shall be deemed
approved as submitted. The decision of the design review committee may
be further appealed in accordance with the provisions of Section
19.14.583.
19.60.170 Flashing, animated or moving signs prohibited-
Exceptions-Other prohibited signs.
No sign, as defined in this chapter, shall be moving, nor shall light be
intermittent or flashing, with the exception of time and temperature
signs, barber poles and electronic message board signs subject to the
provisions of Section lg.60.600.
Signs are also prohibited with the exception of those listed as permitted
in the above paragraph which:
A. Intermittently reflect lights from either an artificial source or
from the sun; or
B. Have an illumination which is intermittent, flashing, scintillating
or of varying intensity; or
C. Have any visible portion in motion, either constantly or at
intervals, which motion may be caused by either artificial or
natural sources; or
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D. Utilize whirligigs or any similar item which uses wind as its source
of power.
19.60,600 Electronic Message Board Regulations.
Electronic message board signs may be authorized on a case by case basis
by the Redevelopment Agency in any CO, CC or IL zoned areas located within
Town Centre I, Town Centre II and Otay Valley Road redevelopment areas,
subject to conditions deemed appropriate by the Redevelopment Agency upon
recommendation by the Design Review Committee as part of an approved sign
program. Said conditions shall include, but are not necessarily limited
to, the following:
A. The location of said sign shall be at least one-half {1/2} mile in
any direction from any other lawfully permitted electronic
message board sign;
B. The operator of said sign shall devote a minimum of thirty percent
{304) of each hour of the time the sign is in operation during
normal business hours of the establishment to messages conveying
non-commercial announcements or other messages of benefit to the
community in accordance with a detailed operational program subject
to review and approval by the Community Development Department;
C. Said signs shall not result in an increase in the allowable sign
area for the type of sign in the zone, except in the C-O zoned
areas, in which case, additional sign area for said signs up to a
maximum of fifty square feet, may be allowed;
D. Said signs shall be located on major or collector streets.
E. Rooftop and monument {ground) electronic message board signs are
expressly prohibited;
Failure to comply with any condition of approval shall be considered
grounds for revocation of the approved sign program.
SECTION III: This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and
effect on the thirtieth day from and after its adoption.
Presented by ~ Approve s~
Robert A. Leiter oogaan~
Di rector of P1 anning City Attorney
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista, California, this 15th day of September, 1992, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Horton, Malcolm, Moore, Rindone, Nader
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None
Tim Nader, Mayor
ATTEST:
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. 2529 had its first reading on
September 8, 1992, and its second reading and adoption at a regular meeting of
said City Council held on the 15th day of September, 1992.
Executed this 15th day of September, 1992.
Beverly A~ Authelet, City Clerk