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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1729 AN ORDINANCE' OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA AMENDING THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 9262.4.12 AND ADDING NEW SECTIONS 9261.4.4, 9262.4.13 AND 9266.2.8.6 PERTAINING TO USE OF TEMPORARY BANNERS IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Section 9262.4.12 of the Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "9262.4.l2. AUXILIARY SIGNS. Auxiliary signs of the following type shall be permitted in addition to other permitted signs; such signs shall comply with all applicable regulations and shall not exceed thirty- two (32) square feet: 1. Time and temperature signs and similar public service signs, the design, location and size of which shall be subject to approval by the Planning Department. 2. Signs used to advertise trading stamps, credit cards and telephone service, provided that such signs shall not exceed a size of two feet by three feet (2' x 3')." SECTION 2. That the Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding to Article IX, Chapter 2, Part 6, Division 1, Title 4, a new Section 9261.4.4 to read as follows: "9261.4.4. TEMPORARY BANNERS. The City Council may issue a permit for temporary banners advertising special events, special sales, grand openings, changes in ownership or management, and going out of business sales. The maximum total surface area of a temporary banner shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet. One temporary banner may be permitted for each business. A temporary banner shall not be authorized for more than thirty (30) cumulative days in anyone calendar year. Temporary -1- l729 for events or activities which principally benefit non-profit organizations may be authorized for an additional thirty (30) cumulative days in anyone calendar year. Notwithstanding any section of the Arcadia Municipal Code, the owner or person in possession of a banner in violation of this Title shall remove the same upon request by the Building OfficiaL" SECTION 3. That the Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding to Article IX, Chapter 2, Part 6, Division 2, Title 4, a new , Section 9262.4.l3 to read as follows: "9262.4.13. TEMPORARY BANNERS. The City Council may issue a permit for temporary banners advertising special events, special sales, grand openings, changes in ownership or management, and going out of business sales. The maximum total surface area of a temporary banner shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet. One temporary banner may be permitted for each business. A temporary banner shall not be authorized for more than thirty (30) cumulative days in anyone calendar year. Temporary banners for events or activities sponsored by non-profit organizations or for events or activities which principally benefit non-prOfit organizations may be authorized for an additional thirty (30) cumulative days in anyone calendar year. Notwithstanding any section of the Arcadia Municipal Code, the owner or person in possession of a banner in violation of this Title shall remove the same upon request by the Building OfficiaL" SECTION 4. That the Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding to Article IX, Chapter 2, Part 6, Division 6, Title 2, a new Section 9266.2.8.6 to read as follows: "9266.2.8.6. TEMPORARY BANNERS. The City Council may issue a permit for temporary banners advertising special events, special sales, grand openings, changes in ownership or management, and going out of business -2- 1729 excee ~rty-two (32) square feet. One temporary banner may be permitted for, each business. A temporary banner shall not be authorized for more than thirty (30) cumulative days in anyone calendar year. Temporary banners for events or activities sponsored by non-profit organizations or for events or activities which principally benefit non-profit organizations may be authorized for an additional thirty (30) cumulative days in anyone calendar year. Notwithstanding any section of the Arcadia Municipal Code, the owner or person in possession of a banner in violation of this '!'itle shall remove the same upon request by the Building Official." SECTION S. No person shall violate any provision, or fail to comply with any of the requirements of this ordinance. Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under any provision of this ordinance shall be punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars, or by imprisonment in the City Jailor County Jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of the ordinance is committed, continued, or permitted by such person and shall be punishable accordingly. SECTION 6. In addition to the penal ties provided in the preceding Section, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be, by the City, summarily abated as such, and each day such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense. SECTION 7. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of com- petent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity , of the remaining 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 portion thereof irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. -3- 1729 ~e provisions of such ordinance relating-to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal pro- visions 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 and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect. ' SECTION 9. The Clerk of the Council shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published in the official newspaper of the City of Arcadia within fifteen (15) days after its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Arcadia at its regular meeting held on the 1st day of September, 1981. SIGNED AND APPROVED this 1st day of September, 1981. ATTEST: ~~ty of Arcad!a I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia, California, held on the 1st day of September, 1981, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit: AYES: Councilmen Dring, Haltom, Pellegrino, Saelid and GlIb NOES: None ABSENT: None ~. .~ CJ.ty~ e City Arcadia -4- 1729