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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-09-18; City Council; 3114; CMC 8.49 adds - Gasoline price advertisingI I E 1 t, 4 E L c 'i E s 1c 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ORDINANCE NO. 31 14 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 8 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE ADDITION OF CHAPTER 8.49 TO REGULATE ADVERTISING BY GASOLINE DISPENSING STATIONS. The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California does hereby ordain as follows: SECTION 1: That Title 8 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended by the addition of Chapter 8.49 to read as follows: "ChaDter 8.49 GASOLINE PRICE ADVERTISING Sections: 8.49.010 Required price advertising. 8.49.020 Sale of Gasoline by liters. 8.49.030 Consistency with Business and Professions 8.49.040 Conformance with sign regulations. 8.49.010 Required price advertising. (a) Every person, firm, partnership, association or corporation which owns, operates, manages, leases or rents a gasoline service station or other facility offering for sale, selling or otherwise dispensing gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel to the public from such a facility abutting or adjacent to a street or highway shall post or cause to be posted or displayed and maintained at said premises at least one sign, banner or other advertising medium which is clearly visible from all lanes of traffic in each direction on such street and highway. Each said sign, banner or other advertising medium shall be readable from said traffic lanes and shall indicate thereon the actual price per gallon or liter, including all taxes, at which each grade of gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel is currently being offered for sale, sold or otherwise dispensed, if at all, at said facility on said date. or corporation which owns, operates, manages, leases or rents a gasoline service station or other facility offering for sale, selling or otherwise dispensing gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel to the public shall advertise, either in conjunction with any sign, banner or other advertising medium utilized to satisfy the requirements of this section or otherwise, the price of any grade of gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel which is not immediately available to be sold or dispensed to the public at said premises. Code. (b) No person, firm, partnership, association, trustee, t- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 9 G 0 18 39 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 8.49.020 Sale of gasoline by liters. Each sign required by section 8.49.010 shall advertise the price of gasoline per liter only if such information is clearly designated on said sign and only if gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel is actually being sold by the liter. 8.49.030 Consistency with Business and Professions Code. Each sign, banner or other advertising medium posted or displayed or maintained pursuant to the requirements of this chapter shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of Article 8, of Chapter 7, of Division 8, Sections 20880 et seq. of the California Business and Professions Code. 8.49.040 Conformance with sign regulations. Each sign, banner or other advertising medium posted, displayed or maintained pursuant to the requirements of this chapter, shall be subject to the regulations imposed by Chapters 18.20 and 21.41 of this code, except that the information required by this chapter shall not be included in total sign area." EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at least once in the Carlsbad Journal within fifteen days after its adoption. INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Carlsba City Council held on the 4th day of September 1979 and thereafter PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of said City Council held on themday ofs-r 1979 by the following vote, to wit: Councilwoman Casler AYES: Councilmen Skotnicki, Anear, Lewis and NOES: None ABSENT: Councilman Packa ATTEST : Az24L-m ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, City Clerkd