HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #3881 ORDINANCE NO 3881
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING CHAPTER 233 OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH
ZONING AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE RELATING TO SIGNS
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain as follows
SECTION 1 Section 233 08 of the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision
Ordinance is hereby amended to read as follows
23308 Exempt Signs
The following signs are exempt from the sign permit requirements of Section 233 04 These signs
shall not be restricted by content and no fee permit or application is required
A Cornerstones (including names of buildings and dates of erection) and citations that
are made an integral part of the structure
B Signs not exceeding 0 5 square feet each posted by commercial establishments
C Flags posted by any governmental agency
D Signs posted by neighborhood safety organizations
E Notices posted by a utility or other quasi public agent in the performance of a public
duty
F Signs or notices posted by any court, public body or officer
G Signs posted by property owners on private property, as required by law(including no
trespass and legal notices)
H One sign, not over six (6) square feet in area, may be posted at each door, loading
dock, or other entrance facing a public street
I One double faced sign per each commercial parking entrance, not exceeding two (2)
square feet in area and four (4) feet in height
J Signs erected by a public agency
K Signs manufactured as a standard, integral part of a mass produced product accessory
or display structure including telephone booths, vending machines, automated teller
machines, and gasoline pumps
L Signs within a building not visible from a public street and window signs not
exceeding 20 percent of the visible area of a window(50% during December)
No window sign shall be displayed above the second story
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M Signs required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
N Two (2) signs (including but not limited to street numerals and no solicitation
notices), not exceeding two (2) square feet each placed on any part of a building
facing a public street
O Temporary signs Temporary signs are permitted where the property owner has
granted permission for its display Temporary signs are permitted in public rights-of-
way, but not permitted in street medians or dividers This signage shall not be
restricted by content but is usually and customarily used to advertise real estate sales
political or ideological positions, garage sales, and home construction or remodeling
etc In addition, signage shall be permitted as follows
SITE TYPE MAXIMUM MAXIMUM .MAXIMUM
CRITERIA NUMBER SIGN AREA. SIGN OTHER STANDARDS
HEIGHT
Election Signs or F/S N/A N/A N/A 1 Cannot create traffic or safety hazards
Political Signs or
Wall 2 May be erected no more than seventy five
(75)days prior to an election and must be
removed within fifteen(15)days after an
election
Real Estate
Residential F/S One per 8 sq ft 6 ft I Cannot create traffic or safety hazards
or site
Wall 2 May be erected no earlier than the date
the property is placed on the market for sale
lease or rental and is removed immediately
after the sale lease or rental of the property
which is defined as the close of escrow or
execution of lease or rental agreement
3 No sign may be attached to the perimeter
walls of residential communities
Real Estate F/S 1 per site 20 sq ft loft I Cannot create traffic or safety hazards
or
Commercial Wall 12 ft 2 May be erected no earlier than the date the
Office Dist property is placed on the market for sale
lease or rental and is removed immediately
after the sale lease or rental of the property
which is defined as the close of escrow or
execution of lease or rental agreement
Real Estate F/S 1 per site 30 sq ft 12 ft I Cannot create traffic or safety hazards
or
Commercial Wall 2 May be erected no earlier than the date the
Industrial property is placed on the market for sale
lease or rental and is removed immediately
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after the sale lease or rental of the property
which is defined as the close of escrow or
execution of lease or rental agreement
Real Estate F/S I per site 20 sq ft loft 1 Cannot create traffic or safety hazards
or
All other Wall 2 May be erected no earlier than the date
Districts the property is placed on the market for sale
lease or rental and is removed immediately
after the sale lease or rental of the property
which is defined as the close of escrow or
execution of lease or rental agreement
3 Signs shall not be attached to the perimeter
walls of residential communities
Construction F/S 1 per site 32 sq ft None 1 Is erected no earlier than the date a
Signs or building permit is issued for the property
Wall and is removed prior to issuance of a
certificate of occupancy or final inspection
whichever comes first
Open House F/S 1 per site 6 sq ft 4 ft 1 Sign must be displayed adjacent to the
Signs or entrance of a property or in the case of a
Wall residential subdivision at the immediate
points of access to the property from an
arterial and is removed by sunset on any day
it is erected
2 Placement shall not be in street medians
dividers on street signs traffic control
devices and shall not obstruct the public
right of way
Open House Flags 3 per site 2 5 sq ft 6 ft 1 Must be displayed at the immediate points
Sign of access to a property or in the case of a
residential subdivision from the immediate
point of access from an arterial
Pennants 30 sq ft 1 Must be placed on light standards located
on private property
2 Must have an eight(8)foot clearance
from the ground
3 Must be removed within five(5)business
days of the completion of the City sponsored
event or theme
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SECTION 2 This ordinance shall become effective 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 19 th day of July , 2010
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ATTEST APPROVED AS TO FORM
g"4 42 City Clerk City Attorney -�
REVIE ND APPROVED INITIA D AND APPROVED
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF H[UNTINGTON BEACH[ )
I, JOAN L FLYNN the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of 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 July 6, 2010, and was again read to said City Council at a
regular meeting thereof held on July 19, 2010, and was passed and adopted by the
affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
AYES Carchio, Hardy, Green, Bohr, Dwyer, Hansen
NOES None
ABSENT Coerper
ABSTAIN None
I Joan L Flynn CITY CLERK of the City of Huntington
Beach and ex officio Clerk of the City Council do hereby
certify that a synopsis of this ordinance has been
published in the Huntington Beach Fountain Valley
Independent on July 29 2010
In accordance with the City Charter of said City
Joan L Flynn, Cily Clerk ty�Clerkand ex-offic�Ierk
Senior Deputy City Clerk of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California