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ORDINANCE NO. 1604
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE
BY AMENDING SECTIONS 9763 . 4 . 1 TO ESTABLISH
AMORTIZATION PERIOD FOR NONCONFORMING SIGNS
AND 9764 .7 REQUIRING THE POSTING OF BONDS FOR
TEMPORARY SIGNS
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does
ordain as follows :
SECTION 1 . The Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby
amended by amending Sections 9763 . 4 . 1 and 9764 . 7 to read as
follows :
9763 . 4 . 1 . DETERMINATION OF AMORTIZATION PERIOD FOR NON-
CONFORMING SIGNS . All signs made nonconforming by the provisions
set forth in other articles of this code now existing or hereto-
fore repealed shall remain nonconforming notwithstanding the
provisions of this article, and shall be completely removed or
changed to a conforming use within five (5) years of the time
said use became nonconforming. The five year period for their
amortization shall be determined from the effective date of
Ordinance No . 1105 (January 6 , 1965) .
9764 . 7 . TEMPORARY SIGNS . BOND REQUIRED. No person or
persons shall display , erect , maintain, place, (or cause any such
act to be done) , a temporary offsite sign for which a permit is
not required by Section 9761 . 3 until he has first filed with the
Director a $100 cash bond refundable as hereinafter provided .
One bond shall be required for, and shall cover all such
signs which relate to each separate announcement , occurrence or
event which is advertised by such signs . Such bond shall provide
that if the sign or signs are not completely removed and the site
restored to its original condition within two weeks after the date
or occurrence of the event set forth in said sign, or thirty (30)
days from the posting of said bond, whichever occurs first , the full
amount of said bond shall be paid over to the City of Huntington
Beach for costs of removal including administrative costs . If all
such signs are completely removed and the site restored to its
original condition within two weeks after the date of occurrence of
the event set forth in said sign, or within thirty (30) days of the
posting of said bond , whichever occurs first as provided above ,
then the full amount of such bond shall be refunded to the party
posting the same upon written request to the Director .
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SECTION 2 . This ordinance shall take effect thirty
days after its adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to the
passage of this ordinance and cause same to be published within
fifteen days after adoption in the Huntington Beach News , a weekly
newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in
Huntington Beach, California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof on the �� -
day of September 1970 .
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss :
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I , PAUL C. JONES , The duly elected , qualified, and
acting City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-
officio Clerk of the City Council of the said City , do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council
of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing
ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 8th day of September
19_Z�L, and was again read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 21stday of September ,
1970 and was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of
more than a majority of all the members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
Gibbs, Bartlett, McCracken, Green, Matney, Coen, Shipley
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
City Clerk an -officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
& PAUL C. JONES, CITY CLERK of the City of
Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City
Council, do hereby certify that this ordinance has
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M act rdance withhtthe City Charter of said City.
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