This chapter regulates signage in the public right-of-way and
on other city-owned property. In adopting this section, the city council
acts in its proprietary capacity as to city property, as defined in
this title, within the city. This section is adopted pursuant to the
city's general powers, property rights,
Government Code §§ 65850(b),
38774, and 38775;
Business and Professions Code § 5200 et
seq.;
Civil Code § 713; and
Penal Code § 556 et
seq.
(Ord. No. 1000 § 4, 2022)
Unless specifically authorized by this chapter, no signs may
be displayed on city property by private parties.
(Ord. No. 1000 § 4, 2022)
The following signs may be erected and displayed on city property:
A. Signs
erected by the city or another governmental unit.
B. Signs allowable under sections
17.72.040 (Personally Attended Signs), 17.72.050 (Street Banner Program), 17.72.060 (Community Directional Wayfinding Signs), 17.72.070 (Posted Signs in Public Streets) and 17.72.080 (Commercial Signs Posted in the Public Rights-of-Way) of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 1000 § 4, 2022)
In areas qualifying as public forums, private persons may display
noncommercial message signs thereon, provided that such signs conform
to all of the following:
A. The
signs must be personally held by a person or personally attended by
one or more persons. "Personally attended" means that a person is
physically present within five feet of the sign at all times.
B. The
signs may be displayed only during the time period of sunrise to sunset,
except on occasions when the city council and/or the planning commission
are holding public hearings or meetings; on such occasions, the display
period is extended to 30 minutes after such meeting is officially
adjourned.
C. The
maximum aggregate size of all signs held or personally attended by
a single person is 12 square feet. For purposes of this rule, apparel
and other aspects of personal appearance do not count toward the maximum
aggregate sign area.
D. The
maximum size of any one sign which is held or personally attended
by two or more persons is 50 square feet, measured on one display
face only.
E. The
sign must have no more than two display faces and may not be inflatable,
air-activated or have mechanical movement.
F. In order to serve the city's interests in traffic flow and safety, persons displaying signs under this section may not stand in any vehicular traffic lane or in a traffic median when a roadway is open for use by vehicles, and persons displaying signs on public sidewalks must give at least five feet width clearance for pedestrians to pass by. Persons holding signs may not obstruct the extended line of the "clear visibility triangle," as defined in chapter
17.140 (Universal Definitions) and depicted in Figure 17.72.070-1.
(Ord. No. 1000 § 4, 2022)
The purpose of this program is to establish guidelines and criteria
for the selection of city events for marketing through street banners
and procedures for the display of street banners.
In furtherance of this program, the city council established
program policies and administrative criteria for the operation of
the program, selection of designated street banner locations, and
applicant procedure and approval process, including terms and conditions.
(Ord. No. 1000 § 4, 2022)
The intent of this program is to provide assistance to motorists
and pedestrians in navigating the city and providing access to, for
example, tourist-oriented destinations, regional attractions, parks,
historic and cultural sites, and other public venues within city limits.
In furtherance of this program, the city council shall establish
program policies and administrative criteria for the operation of
the program, selection of destinations to identify through the program,
and sign location and design criteria.
(Ord. No. 1000 § 4, 2022)
In public streets, including public street frontage, private
persons may display noncommercial and commercial message signs thereon,
provided that such signs conform to all of the following:
A. Signs
shall be freestanding and not affixed to any existing structure, including,
but not limited to, poles, posts, permitted signs, or utility boxes.
B. Signs
shall not obstruct any existing, permitted, permanent sign.
C. Signs
shall not exceed nine square feet in total area. The sign's height
shall not exceed 36 inches above the ground.
D. Signs shall not create a traffic or pedestrian hazard. In addition, any sign placed in a traffic median, roadway intersection, driveway, or in the extended line of the "clear visibility triangle," as defined in chapter
17.140 and depicted in Figure 17.72.070-1, shall be considered hazardous and are prohibited.
FIGURE 17.72.070-1 EXTENDED AREA OF CLEAR VISIBILITY TRIANGLE
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E. Signs
are prohibited on right-of-way immediately adjacent to city property,
including, but not limited to, parks, community centers, city facilities
or unimproved parcels.
F. No
more than one sign containing two display faces is permitted on each
side of a public street on each city block. For purposes of this section,
a city block shall be the street frontage located between roadway
intersections, dead ends, cul-de-sacs, or a turn in the roadway alignment
of 45 degrees or more.
G. Signs
which have become worn, faded, weathered, torn or dilapidated in any
way shall be repaired or removed immediately by the owner or responsible
party.
H. Signs
posted in the same location continuously for longer than 24 hours
shall be limited to two periods of display per calendar year, provided
that they may be posted for a maximum of 60 days at any one time and
at least 60 days shall separate the conclusion of the first 60-day
term and the beginning of the second 60-day term. Each sign shall
be marked with the date the sign was posted.
I. Signs
posted on a daily basis shall be displayed for no more than 12 hours
in each 24 hour period. Such signs shall be displayed for no more
than 90 days per calendar year, whether consecutive or intermittent
days.
J. Signs
advertising or promoting a particular event, including commercial
and non-profit events and elections, shall be promptly removed no
later than 48 hours after the event's conclusion or, in the event
it is cancelled, its cancellation. Signs that have not been removed
within the required period shall be subject to immediate abatement
by the city.
(Ord. No. 1000 § 4, 2022)
A. Commercial signs shall conform to all provisions in section
17.72.070 for size, manner and placement.
B. A commercial
entity with a permanent location and permitted, permanent sign shall
not post any temporary commercial signs in the right-of-way within
200 feet of the perimeter of the parcel or structure, including a
master-planned, contiguous shopping center, whichever is furthest,
where the business is located.
C. No
more than 12 signs, each containing no more than two display faces,
shall be posted at any one time for each business. In the case of
multiple business entities occupying the same premises, each separate
business entity shall be permitted up to 12 such signs. In the case
of a single business entity occupying multiple locations, the business
entity shall be permitted up to 12 signs for each business location.
D. Commercial
signs that either falsely advertise a commercial event that is not
occurring or advertise any illegal activity are prohibited.
(Ord. No. 1000 § 4, 2022)
A. Any
sign found in violation of this chapter may be summarily removed by
the city as a trespass and a public nuisance. If the sign includes
contact information for the sign's owner, then the city will make
reasonable effort to contact the owner with information on how and
where to retrieve collected signs. Signs shall be held by the city
for collection by the owner for a period of 30 days. Any signs not
collected by the owner after 30 days shall be disposed of by the city.
B. The
city shall not be responsible nor make restitution for any sign posted
in violation of this chapter, whether or not the sign is removed by
city staff.
C. The
person or organization responsible for placing a sign in the right-of-way
or city property shall assume all liability for damages to the sign
or caused by the installation or display of the sign.
(Ord. No. 1000 § 4, 2022)