HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #2935 ORDINANCE NO. 2935
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE
BY AMENDING CHAPTER 12 .36 RELATING TO BENCHES
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does ordain
as follows :
SECTION 1. The Huntington Beach Municipal Code, Chapter
12 .36, is hereby amended to read as follows :
Chapter 12 .36
BENCHES, TELEPHONE BOOTHS, AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE ITEMS
Sections•
12 .36 .010 Definitions
12 .36 .020 Franchise/Agreement
12 .36 .030 Limitations on Advertising in Public Rights-Of-
Way
12 .36 . 040 Locational Criteria--Telephone Booths
12 .36 .010 Definitions . In this chapter, unless from the
context a different meaning is intended, or unless a different
meaning is specifically defined, and more particularly directed to
the use of such words:
( a) "Bench" means a seat located upon public property, along
any public way, for the accommodation of passersby or persons
awaiting transportation.
(b) "Street" means any public thoroughfare or way including
the sidewalk, the parkway and any other public property bordering
upon a public way. (Ord. 581 , 2 April 52 )
12 .36 .020 Franchise/Agreement . No person shall install or
maintain any bench, transit shelter , telephone booth or other public
service item which incorporates advertising panels on any street
unless installed in accordance with a franchise agreement granted by
the City Council . The provisions of this section shall not be
construed to prohibit the installation and maintenance of benches,
transit shelters, telephone booths or other public service items
without advertising panels on any street, provided that a permit for
each item has been obtained pursuant to Section 12 .12 .020 of the
Municipal Code.
Any bench which is in violation of the provisions of this
section at the time of adoption of this ordinance shall be removed
within thirty (30 ) days of the effective date of this ordinance.
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12 .36 .030 Limitations on Advertising in Public
Rights-Of-Way. The following regulations shall limit advertising
copy panels which are placed within the public right-of-way in
accordance with this chapter and Section 12 .12 .020 of the
Municipal Code:
(a) Advertising shall be limited to product or service
identification and to businesses which are not located on adjacent
properties . Copy which includes arrows or directions to a
location shall be prohibited.
(b) No advertising for cigarettes or alcoholic beverages
shall be permitted.
(c) The maximum allowable advertising copy shall be two,
twenty-four (24 ) square foot panels for bus benches/shelters. For
telephone booths or structures, the maximum shall be two, eight
(8 ) square foot panels .
(d) In conformance with the City 's Coastal Element, public
service items located within the Coastal Zone shall not contain
advertising for private businesses or services.
(e ) In conformance with the City ' s Downtown Design
Guidelines, public service items located within the Downtown
Specific Plan area shall not contain advertising for private
businesses or services.
( f ) Public service items located on streets denoted in the
City' s General Plan as landscape corridors shall not contain
advertising for private businesses or services.
12 .36 .040 Locational Criteria--Telephone Booths. Prior to
installation of any telephone booth or structure which
incorporates advertising panels, a master plan of locations shall
be approved by the Planning Commission. Minor amendments to an
approved master plan may be subject to approval by the Director of
Community Development . All locations shall conform with the
following criteria:
(a) The City and the vendor shall jointly decide upon the
number and location of structures . If a dispute arises, both the
City and the vendor retain the authority to direct that a location
be deleted.
(b) The minimum distance between telephone structures with
advertising panels shall be five hundred (500 ) feet except at four
corner intersections, where there may be a total of two such
structures facing different directions .
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(c ) Telephone structures shall be located to provide for
adequate clearance in the sidewalk area. Specific locations shall
be subject to the approval of the Public Works Department for
safety, access, and circulation issues .
SECTION 2 . This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30 ) days
after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 8th day
of March , 1988 .
Mayor
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Ord. No. 2935
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly elected, qualified 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 7th day of March
1988 , and was again read to said City Council at a regular adjourned
meting thereof held on the 28th day of March , 1988 , and
was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of
all the members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
Kelly, Green, Finley, Erskine, Mays, Winchell, Bannister
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
V4f1,.iwU:•th Cii Y CLERK of the C:ty of
Be<.ch and ex.offscio Clerk of tf,e City
cowici, Goo he.eby ceroty that a synopsis of ttus
ordinance has been published in the 4, 1.
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