HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #381 j ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, RELATING TO AND REGULATING SIGNS
OVER SIDEWALKS .WITHIN THE, CITY OF HUNTINGTON
" 'BEACH
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach
do ordain as .follows
` Section 1. It shall ,be unlawful for any person or
persons, firm, copartnership or corporation, or for any
person who is agent, servant, clerk or 'employee, for himself
or for any other person, firm, copartnership or corporation
to hang, suspend, construct or build any sign or street clock
on, upon or over any public street, alley or sidewalk within
the corporate limits of the , City of Huntington Beach, or to
permit or allow any such sign 'to remain hung, constructed,
suspended or placed over any public sidewalk, street or alley
within the City of Huntington Beach, unless a permit therefor
has first been obtained as in this Ordinance provided;
provided, however, that the provisions in this Ordinance shall
not apply to any sign painted or made upon the awning in
front of a building, suspended over the sidewalk.
Section 2 DEFINITIONS
'Face of Building' is defined to be the general outer
surface of any main exterior wall of a building, and shall not
be held to include the outer edge of any cornice, bay window
or other ornamental trim or feature of any building. ,
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"Marquise" is defined to be any canopy projecting
over a sidewalk or street, or the area immediately in front of -�
an entrance to a building or property, or attached to and con-
structed over the entrance of the building. .
"Marquise Sign" is defined to be any sign erected
upon or attached to any marquise.
"Roof Sign" is defined to be any structure erected
for advertising purposes upon or above the roof of any build-
ing.
"Street Clock" is defined to be a clock erected upon
a standard upon the sidewalk for the convenience of the public
and placed and maintained by some person, firm or corporation
f or. the purpose of advertising their place of business.
"Wall Sign" is defined to be any structure erected
exclusively for 'advertising purposes and attached to any ex-
terior wall of a building.
"Vertical Gall Sign" is defined to be a sign
having its advertising surface in a vertical position.
"Horizontal 'fall Sign" is defined to be a sign
having its advertising surface in a horizontal position.
"Construction ?'fall Sign" is defined to be all wall
signs, electrical or otherwise, attached to the exterior walls
of a building.
"Electric Fall Sign" is defined to be any structure
or sign where electric wiring, devices or fixtures form a part of
such sign.
Section 3. Any person, firm, copartnership-or corpor-
ation desiring to hang, suspend, construct or build or other-
wise maintain any sign or street clock on, upon, over or above
any public street, alley or sidewalk within the City of Hunting-
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ton Beach shall make application in writing, upon an approved .form,
for a permit so to do. Said application shall contain the name
of applicant, location of proposed sign, legal interest of applicant
in said property (owner, lessee or otherwise) . If applicant is not
the owner, then the owner' s name must also appear and his address;
specifications, including distance of the sign from wall, height
above sidewalk, size of sign, and a true and correct facsimile of
said sign; provided, that if the applicant is a lessee, life tenant,
or owns less than the whole or entire fee simple of said property,
a written consent of the owner or owners in fee of said property must
be filed with said application; said application must be filed with
j the building Inspector of the City of Huntington Beach, who shall
examine and investigate the same and place his endorsement thereon
and present to the City Council, at-the next regular meeting, or
` adjourned regular meeting, of said City Council. The •City Council
shall examine said application and grant or reject the same; pro-
vided, however, that no vertical wall sign or- horizontal wall sign which
shall project over the sidewalk Srhall be erected in Fire Zones 1 and 2,'
unless the same be an electric wall sign. Upon approval by the
City Council the Building Inspector shall issue said permit upon pay-
ment of the recuired fee, as provided in Section 203 of the Uniform
Building Code, Ordinance No. 375 of the City of Huntington Beach.
Section 4. SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications for an electric sign shall be as follows:
a. Wiring shall conform to the electrical ordinance of the
City of Huntington Beach.
b. Signs must be ,constructed entirely of metal or other
approved non-combustible material, except that wood may be used on the
inside if kept at least two, inches from the nearest lamp socket. In
cases of. ornamental scroll work or similar design, 'where impracticable
to support wires as above provided, they may be separated from such
\\ metal by a section of porcelain or glass not less than one-eighth
(1/8) inch in thickness.
c. Signs must,be braced by angle iron of such thickness
and so placed as to secure sufficient strength and rigidity.
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d. All metal must be galvanized or enameled,- or
treated with at least three coats of anti-corrosive paint or
compound.
e. Bottom of sign must have at least one-quarter
inch drainage hole for each square foot of its surface.
f. Signs must have the maker' s name or trademark per-
mantly attached to the exterior.
Specifications for vertical wall signs shall be
as follows:
No wall sign having its advertising surface in a verti-
cal position, or any portion thereof, shall extend or project
over any public sidewalk, street, alley or other public prop-
erty, more than is shown in the following table, for the dis-
tance the base thereof shall be above the sidewalk, street,
alley or public property adjoining the building, directly
under the sign:
a. Below a height of eight (8) feet, not to exceed
twelve (12), inches from the property line.
b. Above a height of eight (8) feet and below a height
. of twelve (12) feet, not to exceed twenty-four (24) inches
from the property line.
c. Above a height of twelve (12) feet, not more than
three (3) feet from face of building, and may be erected to
any length desired up to twenty (20) feet.
Specifications for horizontal wall signs shall be
as follows:
No wall sign having its advertising surface in a
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horizontal position shall have a height of less than twe_-I*e (14?)
feet to the lowest portion thereof and shall not be made more
than thirty-six ( 36) inches in depth nor extend more than ten (10)
feet over the sidewalk, except a sign which is attached to a
marquise; whereas special permission may be granted by the
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City Council for signs of this nature where the proposed sign
will not obstruct the view of existing signs, nor shall any
electric sign extend beyond the line off the curb.
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Specifications for construction wall signs shall be as
follows:
All signs, electrical or otherwise, must be- constructed of
metal or other non-combustible material, and when such signs are
attached to the exterior walls of buildings, constructed of masonry,
concrete or stone, shall be fastened with galvanized expansion bolts
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at least one-half (J) inch by three and one-half (31) inches, and
no wooden plug or block shall be inserted for the purpose of using
! nails or screws in attaching the sign. All fastening irons shall be
galvanized and shall be attached to the wall by at least two (2)
galvanized expansion bolts, not less than eight (8) inches apart.
All connections on vertical wall signs above roof line
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-shall be made to bolts through wall. All bolts shall be galvanized
and not less than one-half (�'Y) inch in diameter; provided,
however, if the wall is of reinforced concrete construction, a
one-half (2) inch by three and one-half ( 3 ) inch galvanized ex
pansion bolt will be permitted,
Every wall sign, including supports, braces and anchorage,
shall be designed, constructed and maintained to withstand a wind
pressure from every direction, as provided by Section 2307 of the
Uniform Building Code, as adopted by Ordinance #375 of the City
of Huntington Beach.
Cables, chains, wires or other flexible or loosely con-
nected members shall not be considered as providing lateral
. bracing unless provision is made by a turnbuckle, or other equally
effective method or device, for tightening and keeping taut such
member.
All structural members and other connections shall be
\ securely rkveted or bolted together and no rivet or bolt exposed
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to the Weather shall be less than one-half (2) inch in diameter.
Specifications for placing and erecting of street
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clocks shall be as follows:
The owner, proprietor or manager of any building or place
of business in the City of Huntington Beach, after special per-
mission is secured from the City Council as in this Ordinance
provided, in addition to the building permit, may erect, place
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or maintain upon the public sidewalk in front of such building
or place of business a street clock not less than thirty (30)
inches in diameter or more than forty (40) inches in diameter,
supported upon a post of ornamental design, the total height of
which shall be no less than fifteen (15) feet or more than
twenty (20) feet. No portion of such post supporting the clock
shall be more than two (2) feet from the outer edge of the curb
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and shall be at least twenty (20) feet from the point of the 'in
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tersection of the lines of any street, measured parallel with
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A clock may be supported on the corner of any building
at the intersection of streets, . if the lowest portion thereof
is not less than fifteen (15) feet or more than twenty (20)
feet above the sidewalk and does not project from any face or
wall of the building, in any direction, more than five (5) feet .
The only advertising matter to be displayed upon such
clock shall be the name of the owner, proprietor or manager of
the place of business erecting and maintaining such clock.
Section 5. IMMORAL OR UNLAWFUL SIGNS PROHIBITED
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corpor-
ation to exhibit, post or display, or to cause or permit to be
exhibited, posted or displayed upon any advertising structure,
sky sign, or electric sign, or upon or in any window, or upon
or to public view in the
any building or in any public place,
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City of Huntington.,Beach, any statement, work or sign of an
obscene, indecent or immoral nature, or any statue or statu-
ary, picture, illustration or delineation of any nude human
figure in such detail as to offend public morality or public
decency, or of any lewd or lascivious act., or any other matter
or thing of an obscene, indecent or immoral nature , or offensive
to the moral sense; or any picture, cartoon, caricature or
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illustration delineating, depicting or exhibiting any murder,
suicide, robJery, holdup, shooting, stabbing, clubbing or beat-
ing of any human being or any other crime or criminal act where-
in any such act is shown in a revolting manner or in any manner
objectionable to the moral sense.
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Section 6. SIGNS WHICH CONFUSE TRAFFIC PROHIBITED
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or c orpora-
tion to erect, construct or maintain or to cause or permit to
be erected, constructed or maintained any sign or electric sign
of any kind or character for the purpose of advertising the
dares, goods, merchandise or business of any such person, firm
or corporation, when such sign displays or makes use of the
words "STOP" , "LOOK" , "DANGER" or any other word, phrase', symbol
or character in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead or
confuse traffic.
Section 7. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION:
Any person violating any of the provisions of this
Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than
Three Hundred ($300. 00) Dollars, or by imprisonment in the County
Jail of the County of Orange for a period of not more than three
(3) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment .
Every person shall be deemed guilty of a separate
offense for every day during any portion of which any violation
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of this Ordinance shall continue or be permitted by such person
and shall be punishable therefor as provided by this Ordinance.
Section 8. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause
or phrase of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be in-
valid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The
City Council of the City of Huntington Beach hereby declares
that it would have passed this Ordinance and each section, sub-
section, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of
the fact that any one or more other sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconsti-
tutional.
Section 9. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published by
one insertion in the Huntington Beach News, a weekly newspaper,
printed, published and circulated in said City of Huntington
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Beach, and thirty (30) days thereafter it shall be in force and
effect. ,
Passed and adopted this day of , 1935.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CI-TY CLERK.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
County of Orange, ss:
City of Huntington Beach. )
I, C. R. FURR, City Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, do hereby. certify
that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced and read at a regu-
lar meeting of the City Cou it of the City of Huntington Beach,
held on the �� day of y, 1935, and was again read
to said City Council on the � day of •�-wc/ , 1935
at a regular meeting of said City Council,
and that said Ord nance was adopted by the following vote:
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AYES: Councilmen: �y
NOES: Councilmen:
ABSENT; , Councilmen: G� /
City Ole k and x-Offieio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Hunting-
ton:.Beaeh.
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