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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1762 V' ffi;!! Jl< ~cr;rvE ). -I <( - ~ "3 ORDINANCE NO. 1762 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA AJ'lENDING THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE BY REPEALING AND N!ENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF AND ADDING SEC= TIm.]S TO CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE IX THEREOF PERTAINING TO REGULATION OF TE~IPORARY ELEC- TION SIGNS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLO\<lS: SECTION l. Sections 9261.4.2.1, 926l.4.2.2 and 926l.4.2.3 of the Arcadia Municipal Code are hereby repealed. SECTION 2. Sections 9266.2.8.2, 9266.2.8.3 and 9266.2.8.4 of the Arcadia Municipal Code are hereby repealed. .~ SECTION 3. Section 9260.3.9 of the Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "9260.3.9. TEJ'lPOR.1\RY ELECTION SIGNS. Temporary permitted election signs subject signs shall be permitted in addition to other to the following: A. lI.ny perso:1 \vho displays a temporary election sign or any person who owns or possesses the property on which a temporary election sign is located shall remove it within lO days after the date of the scheduled election date to which it relates. B. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporary elec- tion siqn in excess of 32 square feet in total area, or 16 s~uare feet in area per face whichever is less. No person shall ercct, maintain or display temporary elect{on signs Ivith a total aggregate area on a given lot in excess of 80 squClre feet. C. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporary elec- tion sign which interferes with the visibility of vehicular ingress and egress to any lot. All temporary election -1- l762 signs shall comply with thc visibility standards for drive- ways and intersections on file with the Planning Department. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporary elec- tion sisn which interferes with or can be confused with any traffic signal or device. D. After 24 hours' written notice is personally served on a candidate, proponent or to a person who owns or possesses property to remove an illegally displayed, erected or main- tained temporary election sign, the Chief Building Official or his designee may summarily remove said sign." SECTION 4. Section 9261.4.2 of the Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "9261.4.2. TE~lPOR1\RY I:LECTI011 SIGNS. signs shall be permitted in addition to other to the foll,o\ving: Temporary permitted election signs subject A. Any person who displays a temporary election sign or any person who owns or possesses the property on which a temporary election sign is located shall remove it within 10 days after the date of the scheduled election date to which it rela tes. ! B. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporary elec- tion siqn in excess of 32 square feet in total area, or 16 square feet in area per face whichever is less. No person shall erect, maintain or display temporary election signs with a total aggregate area on a given lot in excess of 80 square feet. C. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporary elec- tion sign which interferes with the visibility of vehicular ingress and egress to any lot. All temporary election sic;ns shall comply with the visibility standards for drive- ways and intersections on file with the Planning Department. _?- 1762. No person sh~ll erect, m~intain or display a temporary elec- tion sign which interferes with or can be confused with any traffic signal or device. D. After 24 hours' written notice is personally served on a candidate, proponent or to a person who owns or possesses property to remove an illegally displayed, erected or main- tained temporary election siqn, the Chief Building Official or his desic;nee may summarily remove said sign." SECTION 5. hereby amended Section 9262.4.ll of to read as follows: the Arcadia Municipal Code is "9262.4.ll. TEMPORARY ELECTION SIGNS. signs shall be permitted in addition to other to the foilowing: Temporary permitted election signs subject A. Any person who displays a temporary election sign or any person I-lho moms or possesses the property on which a temporary election sign is located shall remove it within lO days after the date of the s~heduled election date to which it relates. B. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporarY,elec- tion siGn in excess of 32 square feet in total area, or 16 square feet in area per face whichever i~ less. No person shall erect, maintain or display temporary election signs with a total aggregate area on a given lot in excess of 80 square feet. C. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporary elec- tion sign which interferes with the visibility of vehicular ingress and egress 'to any lot. All temporary election signs shall comply with the visibility standards for drive- ways and intersections on file with the Planning Department. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporary elec- tion siGn which interfercs with' or can bc confused with any traffic signal or device. -3- 1762 D. After 24 hours' written notice ~s personally served on a candidate, proponent or to a pcrson who owns or possesses property to remove an illegally displayed, erected or main- tained temporary election siqn, the Chief Building Official or his designee may summarily remove said sign."' SECTION 6. Section 9266.2.8.1 of the Arcadia Municipal Code ~s hereby amended to read as follows: "9:166.2.8.1. TEHPORARY ELECTION SIGNS. signs shall be permitted in addition to other to the following: Temporary permitted election signs subject A. Any person who displays a temporary election sign or any person who owns or possesses the property on which a temporary election sign is located shall remove it within lO days after the date of the scheduled election date to which it relates. B. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporary elec- tion sign in excess of 32 square feet in total area, or l6 square feet in area per face whichever is less. No person shall erect, maintain or display temporary election signs with a total aggregate area on a given lot in excess of 80 square feet. I,: C. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporary elec- tion sign which interferes with the visibility of vehicular ingress and egress to any lot. All temporary "election . signs shall com"l}' with the visibility standards for drive- vrays and intersections on file \-lith the Planning Dep<Jrtment. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporary elec- tion sign which interferes with or can be confused with any traffic signal or device. D. After 24 hours' written notice is personally served on a candidate, pro~oncnt or to a person who owns or possesses property to remove an illcqally displayed, erected or main- tained temporary election sign, the Chief Building Official or his designee may summarily remove said sign."' -4- l762 SECTION 7. Section 9220.53.2 is herebv added to the Arcadia Municipal Code to read as follows: "9220.53.2. SIGN, TEl-1PORARY ELECTION. s~gn is any sign of a political nature which or ballot issue in an election conducted by and which is located on property within the of such election." A temporary election relates to a candidate a govern~ental entity jurisdictional boundaries SECTION 8. Section 9250.2.4.3 is hereby added to the Arcadia Municipal Code to read as follows: "9250.2.4.3. TEI.1PORARY ELECTION SIGNS. signs shall be permittcd in addition to other to the following: Temporary permitted election signs subject A. Any person who displays a temporary election sign or any person who owns or possesses the property on which a temporary election sign is located shall remove it within 10 days after the date of the scheduled election date to which it relates. B. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporary elec- tion sicn in excess of 32 square feet in total area, or 16 square feet in area per face whichever is less. No person shall erect, maintain or display temporary election signs with a total aggregate area on a given lot in excess of 80 squilre feet. C. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporary elec- tion sign which interferes with the visibility of vehicular ingress and egress to any lot. All temporary election signs shall comply with the visibility standards for drive- ways and intersections on file with the Planning Department. No person shall ercct, maintain or displilY a temporary elec- tion sisn which interferes with or can be confused with any traffic signal or device. -5- 1752 D. 1\f ter 24 hours' loJr i t ten notice lS personally served on a candidate, proponent or to a person who owns or possesses property to remove an illcgal1y displayed, erected or main- tained temporary election siqn, the Chief Building Official or his designee may summarily remove said sign." SECTION 9. Section 9251.1.6.3 lS hereby added to the Arcadia Municipal Code to read as follows: "9251.1. 6.3. TEI-lI'OR1\RY ELECTIOtl SIGNS. Temporary election signs shall be permitted in addition to other permitted signs subject to the following: A. Any person who displays a temporary election sign or any person who owns or possesses the property on which a temporary election sign is located shall remove it within 10 days after the date of the scheduled election date to which it relates. B. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporary elec- tion siqn in excess of 32 square feet in total area, or l6 s~uare feet in area per face whichever is less. No person shall erect, maintain or display temporary election signs with a total aggregate area on a given lot in excess of 80 square fee t. C. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporary elec- tion siqn which interferes with the visibility of vehicular ingress and egress to any lot. All temporary election signs shall comply with the visibility standards for drive~ ways and intcrsections on file with the Planning Department. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporary elec- tion sign which interferes with or can be confused with any traffic signal or device. D. 1\fter 24 hours' written notice is personally served on a candidate, proponent or to a p~rson who owns or possesses -6- 1762 pro",erty to remove an illegally displayed, erected or main- tained temporary election siqn, the Chief Building Official or his desiqnce may summarily remove said sign." SECTION lO. Section 9253.l.5.3 is he~eby added to the Arc~dia Municipal Code to read as follows: "9253 . l. 5 . 3. TEI.IPOR.,\R'i ELECTIon SIGNS. signs shall be permitted in addition to other to the following: Temporary permitted election slgns subject A. Any person who displays a temporary election slgn or any person who owns or possesses the property on which a temporary election sign is located shall remove it within 10 days after the date of the scheduled election date to which it relates. B. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporary elec- tion siqn in excess of 3Z square feet in total area, or 16 square feet in area per face whichever is less. No person shall erect, maintain or display temporary election signs 'with a total aggregate area on a given lot in excess of 80 square feet. C. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporarY,elec- tion sign which interferes with the visibility of vehicular ingress and egress to any lot. All temp6raryelection signs sh211 comply vlith the visibility standards for drive- ways and intersections on file with the Planning Department. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporary elec- tion sign which interferes with or can be confused with any traffic signal or device. D. After 24 hours' written notice is personally served on a candidate, proponent or to a person who owns or possesses propert:r' to remove an illegally displayed" erected or main- tained temporary election siqn, the Chief Building Official or his desiqnee may summarily remove said sign." -7- 1752 SECTION 11. Section 9254.1.4.3 ~s hereby added to the Arcadia Municipal Code to read as follows: "9254.1.4.3. TE;;,IPOlV\RY ELECTION SIGNS. signs shall be permitted in addition to other to the following: Temporary permitted election slgns subject A. Any person who displays a temporary election sign or any person who owns or possesses the property on which a temporary election sign is located shall remove it within 10 days after the date of the scheduled election date to which it r.ela tes. B. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporary elec- tion siqn in excess of 32 square feet in total area, or l6 s~uare feet in area per face whichever is less. No person shall erect, maintain or display temporary election signs with a total aggregate area on a given lot in excess of 80 square feet. C. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporary elec- tion sign which. interferes with the visibility of vehicular ingress and egress to any lot. All temporary'election signs shall comply with the visibility standards for drive- ways and intersections on file with the Planning Department. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporary elec- tion siqn which interferes with or can be confused with any traffic signal or device. D. After 24 hours' written notice is personally served on a candidate, proponent or to a person who owns or possesses property to remove an illegally displayed, erected or main- tained temporary election siqn, the Chief Building Official or his desiqnee may summClri1y rC1'1ove said sign." SECTIO~ 12. Section 9267.2.4 is hereby added to the Arcadia Municipal Code to read as follows: -8- 1762 "9267.2.4. TEMPORARY ELECTION SIGNS. signs shall be permitted in addition to other to the following: Temporary permitted election sisns subject A. fI.ny person \"ho displays a temporary election slgn or any person who owns or possesses the property on which a temporary election sign.is located shall remove it within lO days after the date of the scheduled election date to which it relates. B. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporary elec- tion siGn in excess of 32 sguare feet in total area, or 16 square feet in area per face whichever is less. No person shall erect, maintain or display temporary election signs with a total aggregate area on a given lot in excess of 80 square feet. C. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporary elec- tion sign which interferes with the visibility of vehicular ingress and egress to any lot. All temporary'election signs shall comply with the visibility standards for drive- ways and intersections on file with the Planning Department. No person shall erect, maintain or display a temporary elec- tion sign which interferes with or can be COlI fused with any traffic signal or device. D. ^fter 24 hours' written notice is personally served on a candidate, proponent or to a person who owns or possesses property to remove an illegally displayed, erected or main- tained temporary election sign, the Chief Building Official or his desiqnee may sUl11m.lrily remove said sign." -9- l762 SEcna~ l}. No person sh"ll viobte an,' provision,' or fail to comply with any of the requirements of this oruin~lncc. Any person vio13ting any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this ordinance shall be guilty of .J misdemeanor. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under any provision of this ordinance shall be punish.Jblc by .J fine of not more th.Jn Five Hundred Dollars, or by imprisonment in the City J.1i.l or County Jail for a period not exceeding s1:-; l!!onths, or b)' both such [ine :1I1U L'Uprisonment. Each such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every da)' during any portion of which any violation of any pro- vision of the ordinance is cocmlitted, continued, or permitted by such person and shall be punishable accordingly. SECna:; 14. In addition to the penalties proviued in the preceding section, any condition caused or pe~itted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be, by the City, slliTIill.Jrily abated as such, and each day such condition continues shall be regarded as a ne" and separ.Jte offense. SECTION l~ If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is, for an)' reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of co~petent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the rerrnining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Arcadia hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portioa thereof irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections) subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or portions be declared invalid or uncoastitutional. SEcno:; lEi. Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal hereby of ..o.ny ordinance shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations werc c01lli-nitted prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating to the collection of any suth license or penalty or the penal provisions applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ordinance .Jnd all rights and obligations thereunder appcrtaining shall continue in full force and effect. . SEcna:-: l7. TI", Clerk of the Council shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance ano shall cause tbe samc to be published i.n the official ne"spaper I of the City of Arcadia within fiftecn (15) days after its adoption. Pi\SSED ,\;'10 i\DOPTED BY TIlE CIn COUNCIL of the City of Arcadia at its regular meet- ing held on the 18th d:!y of January, 1983. ~ ~~ ~{k~ City perk of the Cixy 01' Arcadia I HEREBY CE::TI?Y that the foregoing ord.ir.:1ncc \.)<18 adopted at a regu13r meeting of the City Cou:1Cil of the City of Arcaoia, C:!lifornia, held on the l8thday of January, 1983, by the affir::.1tivc vote of at least three Counc.ilmen, to wit: AY::S: 1\0'::5 : A5S::~~T: Councilmen Haltom, Hannah, Councilman Dring None ~:;:S11~ City CliOt'k -10- 1762