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State of�California
County of Orange ss
City of Huntington Beach
George Farquhar, being duly sworn on oath, says: That he is a
citizen of the United States, over the age of twenty-one years.
That he is the printer and publisher of the Huntington Beach
News, a weekly newspaper of general circulation printed and pub-
lished in Huntington Beach, California and circulated in the said
County of Orange and elsewhere and published for the dissemination
of local and other news of a general character, and has a bona fide GO
subscription list of paying subscribers, and said paper has been
established, printed and published in the State of California, and
County of Orange, for at least one year next before the publication ,D'V
of the first insertion of this notice; and the said newspaper is not = C
devoted to the interest of, or published for the entertainment of any
particular class, profession,,Grade, calling, race or denomination, or
any number thereof.
The Huntington Beach New was adjudicated a legal newspaper
of general circulation by Judge G. K. Scovel in the Superior Court
of Orange County, California August 27th, 1937 by order No. A-5931.
That the CODE AIENDMENT 73--14
(Published Huntington Beach News April,
'26, 1973)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING-
of which the annexed is a printed copy, was published in said news- CODE AMENDMENT 73•14
,NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a pub-
iic hearing will be held by the City
paper at least 021@ iS8Uf3 in the Council Chainbcrouncil of te City of tlog the
Huntington.
Beach,
..enter, Huntington Beach, at the hour
commencing from the 26tr1 day of April of'_7:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as
possigleeon!Monday;the'.7th'�lay ofi May,
1973,""fog they {urpolse: of` cbh§id.ering
�r'77�� 26th April Code Amendments NO. 73-14' to amend
19_ -3—, and ending on the day Of Ail the definition of'an' identification sign.
This is an interim measure to grant
authority for sign reveiw,until such time
19�—, both days inclusive, and as often during said period and re Article 976 (Sign Code) has been fully
times of publication as said paper was regularly issued and in the revised and amended.
p p g Y , All interested persons are invited to.
regular and entire issue of said pewspaper proper, and not in a attend said hearing,and express their
supplement, and said notice was published therein on the following opinions for or against said Code Amend-
ment.to-wit: Further information may be ob-
tained from the Office of the City Clerk.,
DATED: 4/20/73.
Apr_ 26 s 1973 CITY OF HUNTINGTON 'BEACH
by Alicia M. Wentworth,
Acting City Clerk
P blisher
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th day of
April 19-73--.
Notary Public
Orange County, California
4 THOMAS D. WYLLIE
Notary Public-California
m Orange County
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'lop" September 12, 197.4
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�- Huntington Beach Planning Commission
P.O. BOX 190 CALIFORNIA 92648
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Planning Commission
DATE: April 25, 1973
RE: CODE AMENDMENT NO. 73-14
Code Amendment No. 73-14 proposes to amend Article 976
(Sign Code) to provide review and approval action by the
Board of Zoning Adjustments prior to issuance of any
permits for combination, freestanding, ground, identification,
pole and freeway signs, or temporary on-site feature signs
located within model homes and sales office complexes. This
is an interim measure to grant authority for review of said
signs by the Board of Zoning Adjustments until such time as
the sign code is fully revised and amended.
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on April 3, 1973
but continued action to April 17 , at which time the public
hearing on Code Amendment No. 73-14 was reopened and sub-
sequently approved by the following vote:
Ayes: Bazil , Kerins, Wallin, Boyle, Higgins , Geiger, Porter
Noes: None
Absent: None
The proposed code amendment was reworded prior to approval
on April 17 to specifically grant review authority to the
Board of Zoning Adjustments at the suggestion of the City
Attorney' s office.
At the April 3, 1973 public hearing, Mr. Jerry Shea was
present and opposed the proposed revision. Mr. Shea stated
that signs meeting the requirements of the existing sign
code should not be subject to review by the Board of Zoning
Adjustments.
Code Amendment No. 73-14 April 25 , 1973
Page 2
The State Planning Act requires that a public hearing
be held by the City Council after which the proposed
amendment may be adopted by ordinance.
Supporting Information Submitted Herewith:
1. Code Amendment No. 73-14
2. Staff Report
Information to be Submitted at the Public Hearing:
1. Staff Comments
Respectfully submitted,
K.A. Reynolds ,/ ,Secretary
KAR:j h
Encl:
STAFF REPORT
TO : Planning Commission
FROM: Planning Department
CODE AMENDMENT NO. 73- 14 (Cont . 4/3/3) DATE : April. 17 , 1973
Amendment to the definition of an identification sign.
Public Hearing closed April 3 , 1973. Continued for decision.
Code Amendment No. 73-14 was originally scheduled for
review by the Planning Commission at the April 3, 1973
meeting. Action was continued to allow the staff time
to reword the amendment to grant specific authority to
the Board of Zoning Adjustments for sign review.
Section 9761. 9 has now been amended to accomplish
review of all signs that are detached or free standing.
The staff will be prepared to discuss this rewording
with the Commission at the meeting.
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CODE AMENDMENT NO. 73-14
Amendment to the definition of an identification sign.
S . 9761 . 9 Board of Zoning Adjustments approval
The Director shall have the authority to
grant or deny all , application for permits ,
except that all applications for permits
for combination, freestanding, yround'identi-
fication, �ole_and freeway si.gns , or temporary
on-site-feature signs located within a model
homes and sales office complex, shall be
referred to the Board of Zoning Adjustments
and approved before a permit may be issued.
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Publish 4/26/73
Postcards
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING .
CODE AMENDMENT .73-14
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will beheld by the
City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, in the Council
Chamber of the Civic Center, Huntington Beach, at the hour of
7�:00_ P.M. , or as soon thereafter as possible, on :. Monday
the 7th day of _ May Y , 19 73 for the purpose of
considering Code Amendment No. 73=14 to amend the definition of
an identification sign. This is an interim Measure to grant
authority for sign review until such time as Article 976 (Sign Code)
has been fully revised and amended.
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All interested person' are invited to attend said hearing and
express their opinions. for or against said Code Amendment , .
Further information may be obtained .from the Office of the City
Clerk.
DATED: 4/20/73., CITY OF- HUNTINGTON BEACH
By: xj0,xx1anees Alicia M,Wentworth
Acting City Clerk
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CODE AMENDMENT NO. 73-14
NOTICE IS HEREBY" GIVEN that a public .hearing will be held
by .the City Planning Commission of the City .of Huntington
Beach for the purpose 'of. considering Code Amendmw * ��,, 73=-24
The intent being to amend the definition of an identification
sign. This is an ,interim measure to grant authority for sign
review until such time as Article 976 (Sign Code) has been. fully
revised and amended.
laid hearing will -be held at the hour of 7 :nn `P•M• �
on April 3, 1973 , in the Council Chamber of the CivJ - Center,
..untington each, California, on 5th Street between Main 3t.r. eet
=:rid Orange venue.
All interested persons are• invited to attend said hearing
and express their opinion for or against the proposed
Cade. Amendment
Further information may bt, obtained from the City
Planning Department.
Tolk,:.lhone No 536-5271
DATP tlii:i 21 tlay o t' . March 1973
CITY PLANNING COMMISSIOE
By
K. A. Reynolds
Planning Director
City Clerk
City of Huntington Beach
The Huntington Beach Planning Commission, at their regular/.aA+ou&rnft
meeting held .a / 7 ,/ f 73 , recommended
adjj /t,QMr 71 of Coo4g(Z /4dd„E/1A4 a —
If approval has been recommended, the City Council will be required to
hold a public hearing on this matter. Although there is a 10 day appeal
period, we suggest that the matter be set for the earliest possible City
Council meeting, because the purpose of any appeal is to have a hearing
before the City Council and this is already being accomplished. We
further suggest that you not accept any appeal, as it will serve no purpose.
If approval has been recommended other than as requested, the City Council
will be required to hold a public hearing on this matter. However, there
is a possibility that the Planning Commission's decision will be appealed;
therefore, we suggest that publication be held off until the 10 day
appeal period has expired.
If denial has been recommended, the City Council may summarily deny the
request. However, we suggest that the matter not be scheduled on the
City Council agenda until the 10 day appeal period has expired.
A copy of the Planning Department legal notice, '
pr�p�rrvtrhin �Dn f will be submitted upon your
request.
The applicant in this matter isv ?V,4e.
(Address)
OM
(Telephone)
Kenneth R. Reynolds,
Planning Director 1
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HUNTINGTON BEACH CHAMBER of COMMERCE
• 18582 BEACH BOULEVARD.SUITE 224 HUNTINGTON BEACH.CALIFORNIA 92M
TELEPHONE (714) 962-Ml
HUNTINGTON BEACH Item G-5
City Council Agenda
May 7, 1973
A RESOLUTION OF THE
HUNTINGTON BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
OPPOSING PROPOSED SIGN CODE AMENDMENT NO. 73-14
UNLESS THERE CAN BE DELETED THEREFROM THE VAGUE AND SUBJECTIVE "CRITERIA`°
EXISTING IN SECTION 9761.9.1 OF SAID CODE
WHEREAS, Code Amendment No. 73-14 will remove from- the City Bu-11ding
Department Director the responsibility for approval of four commonly used types
of signs, being signs known as combination, free-standing, ground and pole signs;
and, ,
WHEREAS, Code Amendment No. 73-14 will assign the responsibility for
approval of such signs to the Board of Zoning Adjustments; and,
WHEREAS, the designation of who in the City shall approve sign permits
rests solely within the jurisdiction of the City Council. However, an important
adverse affect of this proposed code amendment is that the types of signs
referred to are presently goverened by numerous sign code sections as to size,
height, location, etc. , all of which are specific standards and fairly under-
standable, but if these signs are to be reviewed for approval by the Board of
Zoning Adjustments, such Board, pursuant to Code Section 9761.9.1 must consider
additional "Criteria" which are quite subjective and seemingly impossible to
determine, i. e. , that the sign will not adversely affect other signs, shall
not be detrimental to property in the vicinity, shall be in keeping with the
character of the neighborhood, etc. Because of such vague "Criteria", it is
submitted that an applicant will not be able to determine what are the code
requirements or standards to be complied with in designing such signs or in
processing an acceptable application for a. permit for such a sign;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce hereby
resolves as follows:
That the Board of Zoning "Criteria11 provision, Code Section
9761.9.1 be deleted or that it be made specifically not applicable to combina-
tion, free-standing, ground or pole signs, all of which have specific existing
standards with which they must comply. In this manner, the Board of Zoning
Adjustments would still be the approving authority, but fairly definitive stan-
dards would apply for the guidance of both the Board and the applicant.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Huntington Beach
Chamber of Commerce- this 7th day of May, 1973.
OME M. B , President
oard of Directors
Cn��
s
May 2 , 1973
To : City Council
From: City Attorney
Subject : Code Amendment No. 73-14
At the request of the Director of Planning and the
City Administrator, we transmit ordinance granting
specific authority to the Board of Zoning Adjustments
for Sign Review.
Respectfully submitted,
DON P . BO A
CA At ney
M V
Assista y At rney
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Attachment