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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_1464_CCv0001.pdf ORDINANCE NO. 1464 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1342 REGULATING SIGNS AND ADVERTISING STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF REDLANDS AND AMENDING ARTICLE 845 OF THE REDLANDS ORDINANCE CODE ACCORDINGLY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES ORDAIN AS FOL- LOWS : SECTION ONE: That SECTION II - PURPOSE be changed to read as follows: "SECTION II - PURPOSE: The City Council of the City of Redlands hereby finds that the City of Redlands has a rep- utation as a community of natural beauty rendering it highly attractive to visitors and potential future residents . The City Council further finds and determines that the said natural, traditional and manmade advantages of the City of Redlands have substantially contributed to the essentially residential character of the community and to its aesthetic, cultural and economic values . The City Council further finds and determines that the unregulated and uncontrolled erection and maintenance of signs, billboards and advertis- ing structures in other communities has resulted in a gaudy and garish atmosphere that would be out of harmony with the fine attributes and excellent character of the City of Redlands. The Council further finds and determines that the lack. of regulation and control of signs in other communities has resulted in costly and unfair competition for the public eye through the proliferation, increased height and size of signs . The City Council further finds and determines that the safety of the general public requires that the structural elements and location of signs be regulated. By reason of the foregoing, the City Council now finds and determines that reasonable and proper regulation of signs and adver- tising structures is conducive to the fullest enjoyment by the people of the community of natural and traditional ad- vantages and necessary to prevent depreciation of property ,values. The City Council further finds that regulation of signs will result in a more fair and equitable public expo- sure of the advertising displays of all businesses, large and small, and that the appearance of the commercial areas will be protected. " SECTION TWO: That paragraph 35, Temporary Sign, of SECTION V DEFINITIONS, GENERAL, be changed to read as follows: "35. Temporary Sign: Any sign or advertising structure intended to be displayed for a short period of time and associated with a special event, such as the initial open- ing of a business, special merchandise sale or sales promotional activity, by a licensed business. Temporary signs shall be limited to a period of fourteen (14) con- secutive days and the same or similar signs shall not be repeated for a period of ninety (90) days . Maximum dis- play window coverage shall be fifty (50) percent. Tem- porary signs shall meet all other requirements of this Code. " SECTION THREE: That a paragraph 41, Freeway Oriented Busi- ness, be added to SECTION V - DEFINITIONS, GENERAL, reading as follows: "41. Freeway Oriented Business : A business especially oriented to provide services to the freeway--traveling public. Services shall be limited to food, lodging and motor vehicle fuel and maintenance . The business shall be located within 300 feet of the right of way of the ]Freeway concerned and normally open to the public a mini- mum of twelve hours per day, seven days per week. " SECTION FOUR: That paragraph 4 of SECTION VIII - EXEMPTED SIGNS, be changed to read as follows : "4. Temporary signs as defined by paragraph 35, SECTION V. SECTION FIVE: That a subparagraph h, Service Stations, be added to paragraph 4 of SECTION XII -- SIGNS AUTHORIZED IN CERTAIN ZONES, reading as follows : "h. Service Stations . Service stations, by the outdoor nature of the business, have a tendency to proliferate signs . In addition, several signs are necessary and required to indicate the availability of inspection ser-- vices, identification of products, credit card use, trading stamps, price signs, etc. This section provides the fol- lowing allowances and limitations for service stations, recognizing the unique requirements involved: " (1) Special sales and promotional signs shall be limited to two displays per year of not more than fourteen (14) consecutive days duration. Maximum display window coverage, with temporary signs, shall be fifty (50) percent. Signs Ordinance No. 1464 Page two 0 "shall be temporary and no permits will be required; however, approval for the display shall be obtained from the Direc- tor of Building and Safety prior to display placement. All temporary signs placed without approval shall be removed by the Director of Building and Safety or his representatives . " (2) Changeable price signs shall be permitted, but must comply with all requirements of this Code . " (3) One trading stamp sign for each stamp company shall be permitted, with no sign larger than four (4) feet by five (5) feet. The signs may not be located on the poles of other signs and if free standing, shall be securely anchored. " (4) Signs required by State Law or to indicate required inspection services, shall be allowed with no permit. Signs shall not exceed three (3) feet by four (4) feet and will not be placed on poles of other signs . " (5) Credit card signs shall be permitted without permits . Signs shall not be larger than two (2) feet by three (3) feet for each company and will not be placed on poles of other signs. " (6) Signs painted on windows or placed in the windows and visible from the exterior of the building, shall be limited to fifty (50) percent of the window area. All such signs shall require a permit and be considered part of the allow- able sign area for the entity. "NOTE: Nothing in these paragraphs shall be construed as excluding the applicability of all other parts of the sign code to service stations. " SECTION SIX: That subparagraph a. of paragraph 10, Pole Signs, of SECTION XI - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROVISIONS, shall be changed to read as follows; Sea. No pole sign shall be erected having any part extended more than twenty-five (25) feet above grade, unless other- wise permitted by this code, and no portion of a pole sign shall be closer than three (3) feet to any building, ex- cepting a canopy. " SECTION SEVEN: That a paragraph 24, Signs for Freeway Oriented Businesses, be added to SECTION XI GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROVISIONS, reading as follows : Ordinance No. 1464 Page three "24. Signs for Freeway Oriented Businesses . On site signs designed to be viewed from the freeway and advertise services oriented to the traveling public shall be permitted within 300 feet of the right of way line of the freeway in properly established zones permitting the particular use. Where the use is authorized by conditional use permit, signs will be submitted to the Planning Commission for review and approval with the conditional use permit application. The following additional guidelines are established: Ila. Signs shall be so constructed, erected and maintained to ensure propriety and integration with the surrounding environment, topography and land uses, and be directed away from residential areas. "b. Maximum height of signs shall be forty (40) feet above the ground floor level of the building or fifteen (15) feet above the adjacent freeway travel lane. "c. Maximum sign area shall be 180 square feet, except that a sign located more than seventy--five (75) feet from the main building shall not exceed 125 square feet. Allowable sign area will be computed as outlined in SECTION XII - SIGNS AUTHORIZED IN CERTAIN ZONES . "d. One freeway oriented sign shall be permitted for each parcel . The freeway oriented sign shall be considered as the main identification sign . Whenever possible multiple uses, on any one parcel, shall be advertised on one sign. "e. No sign shall be erected that will obscure another sign when viewed from the freeway. "f. No freeway oriented sign shall be erected that will be closer than one hundred (100) feet from another freeway oriented sign. "g. The minimum size letter, in the text of a sign, shall be one foot in vertical or horizontal dimension and the maximum size letter shall be three feet, vertical or horizon- tal dimension. "h. Text of the sign shall be limited to the name of the owner, name of business and/or type of business . "i . All free standing signs shall have underground utility service. Ordinance No. 1464 - Page four "j . Signs shall be visible a minimum of three tenths ( .3) mile from the point where the off-ramp leaves the freeway to serve the business concerned. "k. Signs shall meet all other limitations as outlined in paragraph 24, Freeway Oriented Signs of SECTION XI . " SECTION EIGHT: Each provision of this ordinance shall be separate and severable and in the event any specific provision is declared void or invalid, no other section, otherwise legal and valid, shall be affected thereby. SECTION NINE: This ordinance shall be in force and take effect as provided by law. SECTION TEN: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published once in the Redlands Daily Facts, a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the City of Redlands . ATTEST: n �{ yor of the City o-F Redlands Ci lerk APPROVED FOR FOR s/ Edward F . Taylor. City Attorney I, Peggy A. Moseley, City Clerk, City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 7th day of December, 1971, by the following vote: AYES : Councilmen DeMirjyn, Knudsen, Miller, Sewall, Mayor Cummings NOES : None ABSENT: None to "Z, City , City of Re cls Ordinance No. 1464 - Page five