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CAMPAIGN SIGNS - INCREASED FEE
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
That the City Council introduce Ordinance No. nKt increasing the deposit for Political carn?aiqn signs from
$100 to $200 and adopt Resolution No. 7,555 settinq the fee
for a campaign sign permit at $14.
ITEM EXPLANATION
At its June 19, 1984 meetinq the City Council directed the
City Attorney’s office to raise the deposit for a campaign siqn permit from $100 to $200. This ordinance accomplishes that request.
Attached to the aTenda bill is a memorandum from the Director
of Building and Planninu which indicates that the $200 c?eposit
does not exceed the average cost of removal of campaign signs
after the conclusion of a campaiqn. If the actual cost of removal is less than the $200 deposit the difference will. be
refunded to the person posting the deposit. Also, the memo-
randum suqcrests a permit fee of $14. Resolution No. 76
establishes that fee.
FISCAL If!PACT
None
EXH I BI TS
Ordinance No. pj 0 a
Resolution No.’-
Memorandum from Director of Building and Planning
ORDINANCE NO. a102
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
21 . 41 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE
AMENDMENT OF SECTION 21.41 :160(d) TO INCREASE
THE DEPOSIT REQUIRED FOR A CAMPAIGN SIGN PERMIT.
The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA AMENDING TITLE 21, CHAPTER
does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1 : That title 21, Chapter 21.41 of the
Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended by the amendment of Section
21.41.160(d) to replace the term "one hundred dollars "with the
term "two hundred dollars" in the first sentence thereof.
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
Carlsbad City Council held on the 3rd day of July I
1984 , and thereafter
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of said City
1984 by the -r Council held on the 77th day of
following vote, to wit:
AYES: ~uncil PBnbers Casler, LRwis, Kulchin and Prescott
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member Chi&
ATTEST :
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RESOLUTION NO. 7655
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA AMENDING
RESOLUTION NO. 7515 TO ESTABLISH THE PEW-IT
FEE FOR CAMPAIGN SIGN PERFITS.
Pursuant to Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 21.41.160
Council of the City of Carlsbad hereby resolves that
Resolution No. 7515 is amended to establish the permit fee
for campaiqn signs at $14.00.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of
the Carlsbad City Council, held on the3rd day of July ?
1984 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Brbers Casler, Lewis, Kulchin, Chick and Prescott
NOES:
ABSENT: None
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MARY H. SLER, ?layor
ATTEST :
R 66- ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, City
June 22, 1984
TO: Frank Aleshire, City Manager
_. FROM: Mar l#*Grector, Building and Planning
SUBJECT: Campaign Sign Ordinance
The Campaign Sign Ordinance underwent its initial test during the June 5th
primary’election.
As per Municipal Code, letters and campaign sign permit applications were
sent to local, state and national candidates in May to advise them of the
Carlsbad political sign requirements. One requirement asked each candidate
or a designated committee official to complete a campaign sign permit and
pay a $100 deposit. Of the seven candidates who posted campaign signs in
the City, only two candidates complied with the requirements of the campaign
ordinance by obtaining campaign sign permits and paying the $100 sign removal
deposit; however, virtually all signs were removed shortly after the election.
A further observation was that the $100 sign removal deposit is insufficient,
slnce, under a worse case scenario, it is estimated that it would cost
approximately $200 per day for an individual and one vehicle to remove
campaign signs in the event that the permittee failed to remove them.
The following is a brief synopsis of our experience:
Municipal Code number 21.41.160, paragraph (c) sets forth the requirement
for the City to charge a fee’to defray the costs of issuing campaign sign
permits, with the fee to be established by City Council resolution.
the June primaries, no fees were charged since the City did not have
sufficient experience to determine an appropriate fee; however, after a
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review of (1) research time to establish a list of candidates to receive
notifications, (2) the time and expense involved in letter preparation and
mailing, (3) permit processing costs, and (4) the expenses involved in
monitoring the requirements of the campaign sign ordinance, the average
cost came to $14.00.
Therefore, it is recommended that a fee of $14.00 be established for a
campaign permit by Council.
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Presently, we are working on an improved system of candidate notification
and campaign sign enforcement in preparation for the approaching November
elect ion.
cc: Ray Miller
an Hentschke