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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance #3927 ORDINANCE NO. 3927 (PLANNING COMMISSION RI3C0 MM1 NDATION) 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. Subsection O. of Section 233.08 of Chapter 233 of the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance is hereby amended to read as follows: 233.08 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: (3334-6/97,3826- 4/09) A. Cornerstones (including names of buildings and dates of erection), and citations that are made an integral part of the structure. (3334-6/97,3826-4/09) B. Signs not exceeding 0.5 square feet each posted by commercial establishments. (3334-6/97,38264/09) C. Flags posted by any governmental agency. (3334-6/97,3826-4/09) D. Signs posted by neighborhood safety organizations. (3334-6/97,3826-4/09) E. Notices posted by a utility or other quasi-public agent in the performance of a public duty. (3334-6/97,3826-4/09) F. Signs or notices posted by any court, public body or officer. (3334-6/97,3826-4/09) G. Signs posted by property owners on private property, as required by law(including no trespass and legal notices). (3334-6/97,3826-4/09) 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. (3334-6/97,3826-4/09) I. One double-faced sign per each commercial parking entrance, not exceeding two (2) square feet in area and four(4) feet in height. (3334-6/97,38264/09) J. Signs erected by a public agency. (3334-6/97,3826-4/09) 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. (3334-6/97,3826-4/09) 69662 PC Ordinance I Ordinance No. 3927 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. (3334-6/97,3360-12/97,38264/09) M. Signs required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). (3360-12/97,3826-4/09) 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. (3334-6/97,3826-4/09) 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: (3334-6/97,3826- 4/09,3881-8/10) N (3826 4149) a; SITE TYPE MAXIM MAXIM MAXI - CRITERIA UM UM MUM OTHER STANDARDS NUMBE,. :. SIGN ' SIGN % "' ; 4. R E AREA HEIGH R-1 Election Signs or F/S N/A N/A N/A 1. Cannot create traffic or safety hazards. Political SiM or Wall 2.Political signs may be posted no sooner than 50 days before an Election Day and must be taken down no later than 10 days following the Election Day. Signs on public property may be removed by anyone beginning the Friday (3881-8/10) after Election Day. (3826-4/09 Real Estate Residential F/S One per 8 sq.ft. 6 ft. 1. 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. (3826-4/09) 69662 PC Ordinance 2 Ordinance No. 3927 Real Estate F/S I per site 20 sq.ft. 10 ft. 1.Cannot create traffic or safety hazards. or Commercial Wall 12 ft. 2. May be erected no earlier than the date the property is Office Dist. 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. (3826-4/09) Real Estate F/S 1 per site 30 sq.ft. 12 ft. 1. Cannot create traffic or safety hazards. or Commercial Wall 2. May be erected no earlier than the date the property is Industrial 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. (3826-4/09 Real Estate F/S 1 per site 20 sq.ft. 10 ft. 1. Cannot create traffic or safety hazards. or All other Wall 2. May be erected no earlier than the date the property Districts 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. (3826-4/09) Construction F/S 1 per site 32 sq.ft. None 1. Is erected no earlier than the date a building permit is Si ns or issued for the property,and is removed prior to issuance Wall of a certificate of occupancy or final inspection,whichever comes first. (3 826-4/09) Open House F/S 1 per site 6 sq.ft. 4 ft. 1. Sign must be displayed adjacent to the entrance Sim or of a property or in the case of a residential subdivision Wall 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. (3826-4/09 Open House Flags 3 per site 2.5 sq.ft. 6 ft. 1. Must be displayed at the immediate points of access to a Sign property or,in the case of a residential subdivision,from the immediate point of access from an arterial. (3826-4/09) 69662 PC Ordinance 3 Ordinance No. 3927 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. (3826-4/09 SECTION 2. All other provisions of Chapter 233 not amended hereby remain in full force and effect. SECTION 3. 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 19th day of 1;ecember , 20 11. Mayor ATTEST: INITIATE ND 4PROVkD-. City Clerk Di ctor or Planning and Building REVIE D APPROVED: APPROVED AS TO FORM: y a ager 1, �Ctorney 69662 PC Ordinance 4 Ord. No. 3927 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss: CITY OF HUNTINGTON 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 November 21, 2011, and was again read to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on becember 19, 2011, and was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council. AYES: Shaw, Harper, Dwyer, Hansen, Carchio, Bohr, Boardman NOES: None ABSENT: None 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 December 29,2011. * In accordance with the City Charter of said City Joan L. Flynn, City Clerk CiV Clerk and ex-officio bferk Senior Deputy City Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California