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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1540 ORDINANCE NO. 1540 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA AMENDING THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PERMIT ADVERTISING SIGN BOARDS IN ZONE M-l OR ANY LESS RESTRICTIVE ZONE ON A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT BASIS. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 9275.1.37 of the Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "9275.1.37. ADVERTISING SIGN BOARDS. M-l or any less restrictive industrial zone, provided that such signs shall comply with the following regulations: A. Definition: An advertising sign board is one which stands by itself and is not dependent on a building for its support. B. Location. 1. No part of an advertising sign board or any part of the sign board projected vertically shall be less than three feet (3') from any building. 2. No advertising sign board shall be permitted on a lot which contains another advertising sign board, free- standing sign, projecting sign or nonconforming sign or non- conforming use. 3. No advertising sign board shall be located within one hundred feet (100') of any residentially zoned property. C. Number of Advertising Sign Boards: One advertising sign board on anyone lot, provided only one advertising sign -1- 1540 board shall be permitted on contiguous lots which are occupied by a single business or are occupied by two (2) or more businesses which use or have the privilege of using a common parking area located on one or more of said lots. D. Size - Area: The maximum area of an advertising sign board, including all faces, shall be based upon the lot frontage ,or the total frontage of all contiguous lots as described in "C", above, and shall be in accord with the following schedule) no one face shall exceed one-half of said maximum: FRONTAGE MAXIMUM AREA Up to 51' 100 square feet 51' to 150' 150 square feet 150' to 250' 200 square feet 250' to 350' 250 square feet 350' or more 350 square feet E. Height - Clearance: No part of an advertising sign board shall exceed twenty-five feet (25') in height. No part of an advertising sign board shall have a clearance of less than eight feet (8') over a pedestrian way and fifteen feet (15') over a vehicular way. F. Projection: An advertising sign board may extend a maximum of one foot (1') into a public way. G. Landscaping - Irrigation: The entire lot upon which an advertising sign board is located shall be landscaped, permanently irrigated and maintained in accordance with landscape and irrigation plans which shall be submitted to and subject to the approval of -2- 1540 the Director of Planning, except for that part of a lot which is occupied by a building, parking area or driveway." SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held on the 2nd day of September , 1975, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit: AYES: Councilmen Lauber, Helms, Saelid,' Scott, and Gilb NOES: None 'AI\...QA/\..J Arcad~a ABSENT: None SIGNED AND APPROVED thi" ~f r& 1975. ~ ~ . ~ ( Mayor of t e C~ ty of Arcad~a ATTEST: ~ ~~~1 ~ c~ty C erk (SEAL) -3- 1540