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AB # ,&;807 TITLE: -ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. NS-287 - DEPT. HD. &”
MTG. 8.-k9Y TO ALLOW AND REGULATE TEMPORARY CITY ATTY
DEPT. CLK CAMPAIGN SIGNS %dA yzg CITY MGR.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Ordinance No. NS-287, amending Title 21 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code to
allow and regulate temporary campaign signs.
ITEM EXPLANATION
Ordinance No. NS-287 was introduced at the regular City Council meeting of July 26,
1994. The second reading allows Council to adopt the ordinance which would then
become effective in thirty days. The City Clerk will have the ordinance published
within fifteen days, if adopted.
FISCAL, IMPAm
See Agenda Bill No. 12,801 on file with the City Clerk.
EXHIBIT
1. Ordinance NO. NS-287.
2. Exhibit illustrating amendments.
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ORDINAlKE NO. NS-787
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA AMENDING TITLE 21, CHAPTER 21.41 OF TEE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE AMENDMENT OF SECTIONS 21.41.110 THROUGH 21.41.160 TO ALLOW AND REGULATE TEMPORARY CAMPAIGN SIGNS.
The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California does
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: That Title 21, Chapter 21.41 of the Carlsbad
Municipal Code is amended by the amendment of section 21.41.110 to
read as follows:
n21.41.110. TemorarvCam~aicn Sicns -- PUrDOse and In tent of Provisions. It is the purpom and intent of sections 21.41.120 through 21.41.160 to provide an additional opportunity for political expression by allowing the placement of temporary campaign signs in addition to the signage allowed by the other provisions of this chapter, but to permit such uses subject to regulations which will assure that the temporary signs will be located, constructed and removed in a manner which will assure the public safety and general welfare and avoid the creation of a public nuisance caused by the proliferation of temporary signs which would be offensive to the senses and interfere with the comfort and enjoyment of life or property.”
SECTION 2: That Title 21, Chapter 21.41 of the Carlsbad
Municipal Code is amended by the amendment of section 21.41.120 to
read as follows:
21.41.120. Tomoran? Cam~aicn Sicns g
I- Permi tted when-
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, temporary campaign signs are pormittod in any sone listed in the city subject to the regul8tiona set forth in Sections 21.41.130 through 21.41.160."
SECTION 3: That Title 21, Chapter 21.41 of the. Carlsbad
Nunicipal Code is amended by the amendment of section 21.41.130 to
read as follow8:
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"21.41.130. TemDorarvCsmDaicrnSicns--SiseReaulations-- Residential Zone Reaulation S. No temporary campaign signs shall be located in any zone in the city unless they shall conform to the following regulations: (a) No sign shall exceed the sixe limit established by this section for the sone in which it is located: (1) Any residentislly soned property including but not limited to R-l, R-2, R-3, R-P, R-T, RMEP and R-DM--six square feet. (2) Any commercially or industrially eoned property
except R-P --sixteen square feet. (3) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1) or (a), no sign located in the public right-of-way shall exceed six square feet. (b) Double faced signs as defined in this chapter may be permitted. (0) Signs on private property must be posted at least five feet from the front property line; provided further, that in the case of corner lots, such signs must be placed at least five feet from the property lines of the intersecting streets, and the signs shall be located at least five feet from side property lines. (d) No sign shsll exceed three l d one-half feet in height in the front setback sres. No signs shall exceed six feet in height in sny sres unless the sign is sttaahed flush to any building. The mersurement shsll be taken from the ground level to the top of the sign. In no event shall a sign exceed the height of the building to which it is attached. (e) The tot81 8re8 of all temporary campaign signs on a single lot or parcel of property shall not exceed the limits established by subseotions (s)(l) snd (a)(2)."
SECTION 4: That Title 21, Chapter 21.41 of the Carlsbad
Runioipsl Code is amended by the smendment of section 21.41.140 to
read ss follows:
,831 41 140 Temtiorarv Csmwan Sicns in Public Riaht - - of Fav. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a tempor8ry campaign sign msy be placed in the publia right-of-way adjacent to 8 public street in commercially or industrially soned areas or along prime or major arterial8 in residentially soned areas subject to the following restrictions: (a) No sign shsll be attached to any utility pole, bus bench, pole or structure supporting 8 traffic control sign or device, or hydrant. (b) No sign shrll be plsaed on sny tree or shrub by any nril, tack, spike or other method which will cause physical harm to the tree or shrub. (0) No sign shall be plsoed in such s msnner as to obstruot the public use of the sidewalk or interfere with the visibility of persons operating motor vehicles or constitute a hasard to persons using the public road right-of-way.
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(dl sidewalk. No sign shall be placed in the roadway or on the
(e) 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.Bg
SECTION 5s That Title 21, Chapter 21.41 of the Carlsbad
Municipal Code is amended by the amendment of section 21.41.150 to
read 8s follows:
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Temporary campaign signs may be posted not more than thirty days prior to the date of 8a election snd shall be removed within ten days immediately thereafter."
SECTION 6: That Title 21, Chapter 21.41 of the Carlsbad
Nunioipal Code is unended by the smendment of section 21.41.160 to
read 8s follows:
W21 41 150 Tqporarv -cm siuas -I siun permit Reauired-ScoDe-Removal Autmrised when, The procedure for the approvsl of temporary campaign signs is 88 follows: (a) The Soning enforcement officer shall notify the following of the temporsry osmpsign sign requirements as provided herein: (1) .Loo81 election:
(A) Candidates for loos1 or county office; (B) Chrirpersons of campsign committees for or sgsinst sny measure sppesring on the bsllot for a local or county election; (2) St8te or n&ion81 office:
(A) Candidates for state or national office and/or their local csmpaign committee chairpersons; (B) St8te chairpersons and/or loos1 chairpersons of csmpaign committees for or against any measure appearing on the brllot for statewide election. (b) Prior to the posting of 8ny temporary csmpaign signs, the candidate, the ohsirperson of a campaign committee or sny other person designsted by the candidate or chsirperson who is responsible for the posting of said sign, shall obtain a temporary campdgn sign permit. The permit, on 8 form prescribed by the Community Development Director or his designee, shall include the name, address and phone number of the candidate or campaign chairperson and any person responsible for the posting of signs. The permit shall be signed by the candidate, chairperson or person responsible for the posting of the signs.
(a) A fee set by-city council resolution shall be paid at the time the application for the permit is made. The fee shall
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be used to defray the cost of issuing the permit and administering Sections 21.41.110 through 21.41.160. (d) A deposit of two hundred dollars shall be paid at the time the permit is issued. In addition to any other remedies, temporary campaign signs erected or maintained in violation of this chapter, shall be deemed to be a nuisance and abandoned subject to injunctive relief and waste matter as defined in Penal Code section 374 and subject to immediate removal and criminal penalties for littering under Penal Code section 374.4. This deposit shall be refunded to the permittee within five days after the removal of the permittee's temporary campaign sign or signs. If the permittee does not remove the signs as required by Section 21.41.150, the signs may be removed by the Community Development Director or his designee without further notice. The deposit may be used to defray the cost of removal. The Community Development Director or his designee may also charge any expense incurred hereunder to the permittee after complying with the provisions of Sections 18.20.080(c) of this code. Any candidate or campaign committee which is able to show financial inability to pay the deposit required by this subsection may request a waiver from the city council. (8) The Community Development Director or his designee is hereby authorized, after giving two days written notice to the person or persons who signed the sign permit, to remove any temporary campaign signs that do not conform to the standards herein provided. If the owner or occupant of the property on which the sign is located is present, the zoning enforcement officer shall inform him 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 permittee as provided in Section 18.20.080(c) of this code. (f) Removal, defacement, alteration, obliteration, destruction or tampering with signs permitted under this section without the permission of the owner is prohibited.
w Violation of sections 21.41.110 through 21.41.160 shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or six months in the county jail, or both."
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty
days after its adoption, and.the City Clerk shall certify the
adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at least
once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlebad
within fifteen days after its adoption.
INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the
Carlsbad City Council on the 26th day of JULY I
1994, and thereafter
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PASSED AND ADOPTED rt 8 regular meeting of s8id City
Counail of the City of Carlsbad, on tha 2nd day of
AUGUST # 1994, by the following vota, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Stanton, Kulchin, Nygaard, Finnila
NOES t None
ABSENT: None
s- 3-3.
ATTEST:
ALETHAL. RAUTENKRAN
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IBIT “A”
“21.41.110
Intent of Prov'sio s. It i's thne through 21*41. 160 to Sections
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"21.41.120 naianSians--PermittedWhen-- Reoulations Generallv Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter,
~~~~~~~ campaign signs are permitted in any zone listed in the
. . .,. :xg++.?...g~bjectto the regulations set forth in Sections 21.41.130
through 21.41.160."
nSians--SizeReoulations-
conform to the following regulations: (a) No sign shall exceed the size limit established by this section for the zone en @ which it is located: (1) Any residentr%ly zoned property including but not limited to R-l, R-2, R-3, R-P, R-T, RMHP and R-DM--six square feet. (2) Any commercially or industrially zoned property except R-P--sixteen square feet. (3) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1) or (2), no sign located in the public right-of-way shall exceed six square feet. (b) Double faced signs as defined in this chapter may be permitted. (c) Signs on private property must be posted at least five feet from the front property line; provided further, that in the case of corner lots, such signs must be placed at least five feet from the property lines of the intersecting streets, and the signs shall be located at least five feet from side property lines.
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(d) No sign shall exceed three and one-half feet in height in the front setback area. No signs shall exceed six feet in height in any area unless the sign is attached flush to any building. The measurement shall be taken from the ground level to the top of the sign. In no event shall a sign exceed the height of the building to which it is attached.
“21.41.140 blic Riaht- of-Way.
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~~~~~~:~ -waign sign may be placed in the public right-of-way 'Zdja&nt to a public street in commercially or industrially zoned areas or along prime or major arterials in residentially zoned areas subject to the following restrictions: (a) No sign shall be attached to any utility pole, bus bench, pole or structure supporting a traffic control sign or device, or hydrant. (b) No sign shall be placed on any tree or shrub by any nail, tack, spike or other method which will cause physical harm to the tree or shrub. (c) No sign shall be placed in such a manner as to obstruct the public use of the sidewalk or interfere with the visibility of persons operating motor vehicles or constitute a hazard to persons using the public road right-of-way. (d) No sign shall be placed in the roadway or on the sidewalk. (e) 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."
mnaian Sians--Time Limit for
may be posted not more than an election and shall be removed within ten days immediately thereafter."
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(1) Local election: (A) Candidates for local or county office;
for a local or county election; (2) State or national office: (A) Candidates for state ornationaloffice and/or their local campaign committee e ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ; :.:.:.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . < . . . . . . . . . . ,.,., ~.~.:.:.:~.:::~.~:~.:~.:.:~:.:~.
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(c) A fee set by city council resolution shall be paid at the time the application for the permit is made. The fee shall be used to defray the cost of issuing the permit and administering Sections 21.41.110 through 21.41.160. (d) A deoosit of two hundred dollars shall be Paid at
may be used to defray the cost of removal. I I The dk=ee-tor of bu~lkng and
complying with the provisions of Sections 18.20.080(c) of this code. Any candidate or campaign committee which is able to show financial inability to pay the deposit required by this subsection may reauest a waiver from the citv council.
owner or occupant of the property on which the sign is located Gk @@ present, the zoning enforcement officer shall inform him 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 permittee as provided in Section 18.20.080(c) of this-code.1t - -
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