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ITEM TITLE: Public Hearing: PCA-88-1; Consideration of permanent
amendment to the Municipal Code to
exempt service stations on scenic
corridors from State price sign
locational requirements - City initiated
Ordinance ~c,2 ~~ Adopting PCA-88-1; Exemption from State
price sign locational requirements
SUBMITTED BY: Director of Planning ~ii
REVIEWED BY: City Manager (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
On August 25, 1987, the City Council adopted a 90-day urgency ordinance to
exempt service stations located along specified scenic corridors from State
regulations requiring price signs to be clearly visible from an abutting
street or highway. The ordinance now before the Council is the permanent
amendment to the Code.
• The proposed amendment is exempt from environmental review.
RECOMMENDATION: That Council concur with the recommendation of the Planning
Commission.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Commission, on October 28,
1987, voted 5-U with two Commissioners absent, to recommend that Council
approve PCA-88-1 as shown on Exhibit A attached hereto.
DISCUSSION:
The State regulation that stations shall advertise the price of their three
major grades of fuel in a manner clearly visible from the public street or
highway adjacent to the premises is designed as a convenience for the
motorist. Service stations located along a scenic corridor may be exempted
from the requirement by local ordinance provided the specific areas of
exemption are identified.
The Shell station within Terra Nova Plaza was cited by the State for failing
to display price signs along East "H" Street--a designated scenic route.
Their price signs are not oriented toward the public street but rather toward
the interior of the center in conformance with City sign regulations and the
Terra Nova Precise Plan. Motorists entering the center can easily view the
signs prior to entering the Shell site.
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There are alternate locations for price signs along scenic routes subject to
staff review of sign types and locations through the precise plan and CUP
process, and existing sign regulations. It appears appropriate therefore to
exempt such areas from the State regulation. The amendment would initially
specify only the scenic route adjacent to the Terra Nova site. Additional
areas may be specified in the future if necessary.
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Chula Vista, California
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