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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-11-14; City Council; 10385; COUNCIL REQUEST - CAMPAIGN SIGN ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS0 .... u ::.: u ll .... \,;,.j 0 0 '° ..... -� ..... N 0 .... u u ll (I) � i:: .... "O (f.l i:: >, ll e -o co N Q) u 0 i:: ....co i:: � ..... >, "O co ... "O 0 "" i:: co e 0 .,:: ... u,..... � 3 ........ i:: a ... •.-! ::I....; ..... Q) <ll ... a ..... 0 ..... .... � "O i::: l) .... u u u .... l) ........ 0 ..... C: "O ll (/l..:: co u 3 Q) "'"' 00 """' i::: co :i, u.,:: VJ u O'\ � ........ N ........ ....; ....; z 0 - (,J C ...I (3 z :) AB# /(" _/ f 5 MTG11-21-1989 DEPT. RES . 'JF CARLSBAD - AGE !ITLE: COUNCIL.REQUEST - CAMPAIGN SIGN ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS RECOMMENDED ACTION: Consider proposals and instruct staff to take appropriate action. ITEM EXPLANATION: DEPT. HO . ..L f/ CITY ATTY'- L _- CITY MGR� During September 1988 the City Council requested that proposed amendments to the City's Campaign Sign Ordinance be considered after the November 1988 election. The request to amend the campaign sign ordinance originated with a letter from Mr. Lefty Anear, who proposed two amendments as follows: 1.The first proposal amends Section 21.41.140 of the CarlsbadMunicipal Code as follows: "No sign shall be placed in that portion of the public right-of-way or easement past the sidewalk without the consent of the adjoining property owner or person in possession if different than the owner where the front yard or business fronts on the above mentioned right­of-way. Signs may be placed in the right-of-way of undeveloped property or where residenthl or co11111ercial lots abut streets designated as collector or arterial street without the approval of the property owner or person in possession." Staff Recommendations: The proposed change would not give owners of vacant property the same rights as occupied properties. Property owners whose property abuts the right-of-way to the rear would not have the same rights, as to consent, as those abutting the right-of-way at the front of their property. As the code is now written, the City does not have the manpower to verify all property owners' consent. Candidates and supporters of propositions put up anywhere between 200 to 1,000 signs. The majority of signs are in the right-of-way. Property owners' consent for that sign is verified on a complaint basis only. The ordinance is functional as it stands. z.The second proposal amends Section 21.41.160 of the CarlsbadMunicipal Code on Campaign Signs by authorizing staff to immediately remove any illegal sign (size), or illegally placed signs (location). A minimum of ten dollars per sign shall be charged for removal of signs. Staff Recommendations: The current requirement is five days' notice to remove such a sign. Staff reco11111ends two days written notice to the person, or persons, who erected the sign, and/or owner of the property on which the sign is located, to remove any campaign signs that do not conform to the code, including the proper approval and permit. PAGE 2 OF AGENDA BILL# /c", .. /f_:j- If the owner, or occupant of the property on which the sign is located, is present, the Code Enforcement Officer shall inform him, or her, of the intention to remove the sign and the possibility of the charges for removal of the sign. The cost of such removal may be charged to the person erecting the sign, or the property owner, as provided in Section 18.20.0SO(c) of this code. Another concern expressed was the vandalism or theft of campaign signs. This is not a campaign sign ordinance, but rather a Police Department issue. FISCAL IMPACT: None, pending City Council action. EXHIBITS: I.Agenda Bill #9658, dated 9-27-88.2.Memo to Co11111unity Development Director from Code Enforcement Officer dated9-27-88.3.City Council minutes dated 9-27-88.