HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-12-21; City Council; 4041; Adoption of 1976 Edition Uniform Sign CodeCITY OF CARLSBAD
AGENDA BILL NO. �� � Initial:
Dept.Hd.
DATE: December 21 1976 C. Atty.�l,F-b
DEPARTMENT: BUILDING DEPARTMENT C. Mgr. "4—
Subject: ADOPTION OF THE 1976 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM SIGN CODE
AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 18.20 RE. SIGNS.
.Statement of the Matter
The City of Carlsbad is presently operating under the
provisions of the 1967 Edition of the Uniform Sign Code.
The 1976 Edition of the Uniform Sign Code has been
promulgated and it is now appropriate for the City of
Carlsbad to take the steps necessary to adopt it for use
in our City.
Chapter 18.20, governing the physical construction of signs,
presently duplicates several zoning regulations contained
in Chapter 21.41. The chapter has been rewritten to elimi-
nate that problem and a number of other nonsubstantive
changes have been made.
Exhibit
Ordinance No. L% adopting the 1976 Edition of the
Uniform Sign Code and amending Chapter 18.20.
Recommendation
The Building Department recommends the adoption of the 1976
Edition of the Uniform Sign Code and the revised Chapter 18.20.
The City Attorney recommends that if the Council concurs, your
action is to read the title of the attached ordinance and then,
by motion, set a public hearing to consider its adoption. The
hearing should be set at least 15 days from the date of this
meeting. The City Clerk should be directed to publish the
required notices containing the statement that copies of the
ordinance adopting the code and the code are on file with the
Clerk and are available to the public. Notice should also
contain a description of the purposes and subject of the
ordinance and the code.
Council action
12-21-76 Title to Ordinance #8071 was read and the matter set to public
hearing on January 18, 1977.
1-18-77 Following the public hearing a first reading was given
Ordinance #8071.
2-1-77 Ordinance #8071 was given a second reading and .adopted.
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ORDINANCE NO. 8071
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 181
CHAPTER 18.20 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL, CODE,
BY THE AMENDMENT. OF SECTIONS 18.20.005 THROUGH
18.20.090 INCLUSIVE AND BY REPEALING SECTIONS
18.20.095 THROUGH 18.20.140, TO ADOPT BY REFER-
ENCE THE 1976 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM SIGN CODE
SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CHANGES, ADDITIONS AND
AMENDMENTS..
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The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California,
does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: That Title 18, Chapter'18.20 of the Carlsbad
Municipal Code is amended by the amendment of Sections 18.20.005
through 18.20.090 inclusive, to read as follows:
"18.20.005' Adopted. The Uniform Sign Code, 1976 Edition,
copyrighted by the International Conference of Building Officials
is hereby adopted by reference as the City of Carlsbad Sign Code
for the purpose of controlling the structural design, quality
materials, construcof
tion, general location, electrification, and
maintenance of all signs and sign structures within the City
of Carlsbad except for the following changes, additions and
amendments, which shall supersede the provisions of said code.
18.20.010 Designation of "Building Official". Whenever
the term "Building Official" is used in.th-s code it shall be
construed to mean the Director of Build?.ng and Housing of the City
of Carlsbad or his designated representative.
18.20.015 Designation of "Board of Appeals". Whenever
the term "Board of Appeals" is used in this code it shall be
construed to mean the Advisory and Appeals Boards.
18.20.020 Section 204 amended - clearance. Section 204
is amended by the addition of the following: "Clearance is the
least vertical distance between the established sidewalk elevation
beneath any sign and the lowest part of the sign which projects
over such sidewalk area. Where no projection over a sidewalk is
involved, the term shall refer to the least v ticalign distance
irt ,nbetween the ground and the lowest p
exclu-
siveart of of supporting posts or braces."
18.20.025 Section 21.4 amended -- sign and sign area.
Section 214 is amended to read as follows:
(1) "Sign` is any device or display intended or used
for visual communication for the purpose of bringing the subject
thereof to the attention of the public. The term includes
sattached
and all lettering, wording, designs or symbols applied
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to any exterior part of any building, structure or natural object
or placed upon or attached to the ground and all parts, portions,
units and materials of which it is composed, together with the
frame, background, supports and anchorage thereof;
(A) No such device or display which is entirely
inside a building or in the display space of a lawful show window,
unless actually affixed to the window pane, shall be considered to
be a sign as the term is used in this chapter,
(B) No official public notice or notice posted
by any public officer in the performance of his duty shall be
considered to be a sign as the term is used in this chapter and
nothing in this chapter shall be held to interfere with or regulate
such notices,
(2) "Sign Structure" is any structure which supports or
is capable of supporting any sign as defined in this code. A
sign structure may be a single pole and may or may not be an
integral part of the building;
(3) "Structure" is that which is built or constructed,
an edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work artifici-
ally built up or composed of parts joined together in some
definite manner;
(4) "Sign Area" is the net geometric area of a sign,
including borders and solid background and excluding ornamental
covering for structural supports or building walls. One face of
a double-faced sign shall be considered in determining the sign
area; provided both faces are parallel. Where the sign consists
of individual letters or symbols, the sign area shall be considered
-�o be that of the smallest rectangle which can be drawn to
encompass all of the letters or symbols.
18.20.030 Section 3.04 Amended - Fees. Section 304 is
amended to read as follows:
"Section 304. A combined sign permit fee acid plan -check-
ing fee shall be paid by the applicant at the time of application
for a sign permit based on the following schedule:
VALUATION OF SIGN FEE
Less than $20.00------------------------------------- No Fee
$20.00 to and including $100.00---------------------•- 3.75
More than $100.00 to andincluding $400.00 ------------ 6.00
More than $400.00 to and including $700.00------------ 10.50
More than $700.00 to andineluding $1,500.00 - ------ 13.50
Each additional $1,000.00 or fraction to and
including$25,500.00--------------------------------- 6.75
Valuation shall be determined by the Building Official,
and in the event of a dispute in regards thereto, it shall be
finally determined by the City Council.
Where work for which a permit is required by this chapter
is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining such permit, the
fees above specified -shall be doubled, but ;.he,payment of such
double fee shall not relieve any person or persons from fully
complying with the requirements of the chapter in the execution of
the work nor :From any other penalties prescribed herein."
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18.20.035 Sections 801, 802, and 803 - Deleted. Chapter.
8, Sections 801, 802 and 803, is deleted.
18.20.040 Revocation of permit. The Building Official
shall revoke any permit issued by him upon refusal• of the holder
thereof to comply with the provisions of this chapter. If the
work authorized under a sign permit has not been completed within
six months after the date of issuance, such permit shall become
null and void.
18.20.045 Lrection onprivate property. No sign shall
be placed upon any private property in the City without the express
permission of the occupant, owner, lessee or an authorized agent
thereof nor unless a permit- for such sign, if required by this
chapter, has been duly issued.
18.20.050 Erection on poles, trees -or public property.
No person shall erect, paste, print, nail or otherwise affix a
sign or notice of any kind, except as specifically provided in
the Uniform Sign Code, Chapter 6 upon any post, pole or tree in
any street, alley or.thoroughfare or on any public property in
the City.
18.20.055 Displa i ng obscene or indecent matter. It is
unlawful for any person to di —splay upon a sign any obscene, indecen
or immoral matter.
18.20.060 Maintenance geerally. All signs shall be
continuously maintained in a stnate of security, safety and repair
and shall. be painted at .reasonable intervals. It any sign is
found not to be so maintained or is in need of painting, it shall
be the duty of the owner and the occupant.of the premises to
repair, paint or remove the sign within. -Len days after receiving
written notice to do so from -the Building Official. If the sign
is not so repair•.d, painted or removed within such time, the
Building Official shall have the power to cause such sign to be
removed at the expense of the owner of the premises.
18.20.65 Obstructing doors, windows or fire escapes -
attachment to fire escapes. No sign shall be erected, relocated
or maintained so as to prevent free ingress to or access from
any door, window or fire escape, nor shall any sign be attached
to a standpipe or fire escape or be so located as to interfere .
with the operation or use thereof.
18.20.70 Obstructing or confusing traffic. No sign shall
be erected, relocated or maintained at or near the intersection of
any streets in such manner as to obstruct free and clear vision
of vehicular -traffic or at any location where it may obstruct the
View of, or by reason of shape, lighting, color or lettering, be
confused with any authorized traffic sign, signal or device or in
any manner interZe..e with, mislead or confuse pedestrians or the
operators of vehicles in traffic.
18.20.075 Surface requirements for certain signs. Every
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1 sign located on or within five feet of any street line or sidewalk
shall have a smooth surface, free of protruding tacks, nails or
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3 18.20.080 Removal of unsafe,
If the Building Official finds thatanyillegal
or ateddbned signs.
4 chapter is unsafe, insecure, a menace to the public, abandoned or
erected or maintained in violation of the provisions of this
5 chapter, he shall give written notice to the permittee or to the
owner. If the Oign is not removed or altered so as to conform
6 with this chapter within ten days after such notice, the Building.
Official shall cause it to be removed or altered so as to conform
7 at the expense of the permittee, tenant or owner of the
upon which it is located. No permit shall be thereafterpissuedy
8 to any permittee, tenant or owner who refuses to pay such costs.
The Building Of shall have the power to cause any sign which
9 is an immediate peril to persons or property to be removed
xo summarily and without notice.
18.20.085 Temr temporary signs. The following types of
11 .signs mathe `y be erected without permit or fee but shall be
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subject to e provisions of this chapter.
a• (1) Portable (Chapter 2
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temporary signs less than 4square feeition 212 Uniform Sign Code)
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N (2) A temporary sign descriptive of a building under
construction or proposed to be constructed and denoting the
mdLLWg 14 architect, engineer, contractor, or financer when placed entirely,
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LL u�a o construction in a residential district shall have an area in
U}W� excess of twelve square feet; and provided, further, that every
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18.20.090 Illuminated signs 18' signs shall be permitted, and all sYgns11i11hted b NO flashing
exterior to the sign shall have such lightsourcesshielded light usoeas
19 to reflect the light directly upon the sign. No lighting
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ment shall be permitted which by reason of brilliance orreflectLi
20 light is a detriment to surrounding properties or prevents the
al usi�s.
21 lighting orJwhichtisfotherwise1animated iNoansign
nawith intermittent
22 pet7nitted." all be
23 SECTION 2: Sections 18..20.095 through 18.2G.140 of"the
Carlsbad Municipal Code is hereby repealed.
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25 EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty
days after its adoption, and the City 26 Clerk shall certify to the
27 adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at'least
i once in the Carlsbad Journal -within fifteen days after its adoption.
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I INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the
2 Carlsbad City Council held.on the 18t1i day of January ,
3 1977, and thereafter
4 PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of said City
a Council held on the 1st day of February 1977, by the
6 following vote, to wit:
7 AYES: Councilmen Frazee, Lewis, Packard, Skotnicki an
Councilwoman Casler
8 NOES: None
9 ABSENT: None
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ROBERT C. FRAZEE, Mayor
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RE:
ADOPTION BY REFERENCE OF THE
UNIFORM SIGN CODE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City
of Carlsbad will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, January
18, 1977, in the City Council Chambers, 1200 Elm Avenue,
Carlsbad, California, at 7:00 P.M. to consider adoption of
an Ordinance which adopts by reference the 1976 Edition of
the Uniform Sign Code, subject to certain changes, additions,
and amendments and to adopt a procedure for administering
said Code. The purpose and subject matter of said Ordinance
is to provide for minimum standards to safeguard life, health,
property and public welfare by regulating structural require-
ments for all signs and sign structures located outside of
buildings; requiring a permit for installation or altera-
t;on of signs, procedure for administering said code, setting
fees, enforcing penalties for violation and repealing con
flirting ordinances.
Copies of the 1976 Edition of the Uniform Sign Code
and of the Ordinance adopting said Uniform Sign Code are
on file in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Carlsbad,
1200 Elm Avenue, Carlsbad, California, and are open to public
inspection.
Publish: December 29, 1976
January 5, 1977
CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL
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