HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 2010-2345 Amend Chapter 18.62 Temporary SignsORDINANCE NO. 2010 — 2345
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 36937(b) AS AN URGENCY
MEASURE TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY, AMENDING
CHAPTER 18.62 OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE BY
AMENDING SUBSECTION D OF SECTION 18.62.170 PERTAINING TO
TEMPORARY SIGNS TO ALLOW MORE THAN ONE SIGN ON A
RESIDENTIAL PARCEL TO PRESERVE THE PUBLIC PEACE
BY PROVIDING REASONABLE TIME, PLACE, AND MANNER
RESTRICTIONS ON TEMPORARY SIGNAGE IN NATIONAL CITY
WHEREAS, Section 18.62.170 of the National City Municipal Code restricts
residential parcels to temporary signage no greater than a total of six square feet, which
generally equates to a single two -by -three foot sign; and
WHEREAS, the public seeks to exercise their right to free speech through signs
in their front yards on a temporary basis, especially for events of a local, state, or federal nature;
and
WHEREAS, currently, the residents of National City cannot place more than a
single two -by -three foot sign on their property without violating the Municipal Code and
subjecting themselves to possible enforcement action of either a civil or criminal nature; and
WHEREAS, the City of National City seeks to also preserve the health of its
community by placing reasonable limitations on temporary signage for aesthetic purposes; and
WHEREAS, for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and
safety, the City of National City seeks to amend Section 18.62.170 (D) of the Municipal Code to
remedy what is currently a one -sign limit on residential parcels by allowing temporary signs of
limited size on residential parcels; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it essential to protect the public peace, health,
safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of National City to enact this urgency ordinance
allowing the display of more than a single two -by -three foot sign on their residential parcel.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
National City that Chapter 18.62 of the National City Municipal Code is hereby amended by
amending Subsection D of Section 18.62.170 to read as follows:
18.62.170 Temporary signs permitted in all zones.
D. Additional temporary signs erected due to an event are permitted as follows:
1. Commercial/manufacturing/multi-family/institutional zones.
a. One or more temporary signs, each of which is thirty-two square
feet or less in area, shall be permitted per parcel.
b. Temporary signs, except flags and banners, shall not be fastened
directly to the exterior wall or face of any building. Such signs may be displayed in windows or
on display boards, provided the combined total area of all signs does not exceed ten percent of
the area of the building face upon which the signs are mounted. (See Section 18.62.100 for
restrictions on flags and banners.)
c. This Section shall not apply to existing billboards.
d. Such signage is permitted on a temporary basis as defined
hereinafter, in addition to other sign allotment per site.
2. Single-family residential zones.
a. One or more temporary signs, each of which is six square feet or
less in area, shall be permitted per parcel.
b. A corner lot parcel can also have larger temporary signs each of
which is sixteen square feet or less in area.
c. Permission of the property owner or occupant where the sign is
placed shall be required.
d. No temporary signs are permitted in the public right-of-way.
Section 2. This Ordinance is adopted as an urgency ordinance necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety within the meaning of the
Government Code and shall take effect immediately.
Section 3. If any portion of this Ordinance is found to be invalid, it is the intention of
the City Council that the remaining valid provisions of the Ordinance be severed from the invalid
provisions and remain in full force and effect.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 17th day of August, 2010.
ATTEST:
Michael R. CClerk
PPROVED AS TO FORM:
audia G.
City Attorn
Ron Morrison, Mayor
Ordinance No. 2010 — 2345
2 18.62.170 - Temporary Signage
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on August
17, 2010, by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Morrison, Sotelo-Solis, Van Deventer, Zarate.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY:
RON MORRISON
Mayor of the City of National City, California
City Clerk of the City of rational City, California
By:
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was adopted on August 17, 2010,
under the provisions of Section 65858 of the California Government Code and became
effective immediately upon said adoption.
I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT said ordinance was read in full prior to its final passage or
that the reading of said ordinance in full was dispensed with by a vote of not Tess than a
majority of the members elected to the Council and that there was available for the
consideration of each member of the Council and the public prior to the day of its
passage a written or printed copy of said ordinance.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
ORDINANCE NO. 2010-2345 of the City Council of the City of National City, passed
and adopted by the Council of said City on August 17, 2010.
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy