A. 
The City Engineer shall be the Superintendent of Streets.
B. 
The Superintendent of Streets shall oversee and control all labor upon the streets, alleys and sidewalks of the city and any other work ordered by the Council to be done, and shall see that such work conforms to the provisions of this code and the ordinances of the city.
(1961 Code, §§ 20.1 and 20.2; Ord. 7)
It shall be unlawful for any person to place any obstruction of any kind in or upon any public street, alley or sidewalk in the city, or to authorize, procure or permit any obstruction to be placed therein or thereon, except as may be required by employers or the officials of the city in the proper discharge of their duties.
(1961 Code, § 20.5; Ord. 16)
The placing, erecting or maintaining of any signs, signboards or devices of a like character, awnings excepted, along, over and upon the public streets, sidewalks and alleys within the city, not in accordance with the provisions of this section, is hereby prohibited, is declared to be a nuisance and the Superintendent of Streets is hereby directed to abate the same.
(1961 Code, § 20.6; Ord. 42; Ord. 1091, 3-21-2006; Ord. 1135, 3-16-2010; Ord. 1247, 3-19-2024)
A. 
The placement of private banners on city street light poles within public right-of-way areas shall only be permitted for government-sponsored events consistent with § 20.28.095.A. of this Code subject to the following standards:
1. 
Application. An application shall be consistent with the specific provisions adopted by Council resolution.
2. 
Number of permits per year. A maximum of one (1) permit per calendar year shall be granted to any one (1) applicant or associated applicants.
3. 
Display duration. Banners may be placed for a maximum time period of forty-five (45) days. Such time period shall be inclusive of set up and removal.
4. 
Location. Banner display within public right-of-way areas may occur only at the following locations and shall be limited to installation upon city street light poles:
a. 
Brea Boulevard: From the south city limits to Imperial Highway and Lambert Road to State College Blvd./Central Avenue.
b. 
Birch Street: From Brea Boulevard to Valencia Avenue.
c. 
Imperial Highway: From Berry Street to Valencia Avenue.
d. 
Kraemer Boulevard: From Imperial Highway to Lambert Road.
e. 
Lambert Road: From Puente Street to Kraemer Boulevard.
f. 
Puente Street: From Imperial Highway to Central Avenue.
g. 
Rose Drive: From south city limits to Valencia Avenue.
h. 
Valencia Avenue: From south city limits to Birch Street/Rose Drive.
5. 
Number of banners. A maximum of one (1) banner per light pole and three (3) banners per block, total, from any single or combination of applicants are permitted.
6. 
Size and orientation. Maximum dimensions of banners shall not exceed thirty-six (36) inches in width and ten (10) feet in length. Banners shall be installed in a vertical orientation with a maximum of fifteen (15) feet vertical clearance from adjacent grade.
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Materials and design. Banners shall be constructed of weather-resistant fabric designed to remain durable throughout the display period. Such fabric shall be of a color and reflectivity to avoid interference with traffic safety and directional controls. Text and graphics shall be of a design to avoid interference with traffic safety and directional controls. Final materials and design shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent of Streets.
8. 
Brackets. Applicant shall be responsible for the installation and removal of all brackets. This requirement may be modified by the Superintendent of Streets on a case-by-case basis as appropriate for protection of the city light pole.
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Maintenance. Applicant is required to maintain all banners in an "as approved" condition. Any necessary repairs to damaged signs shall be immediately remedied by the applicant. The city may immediately remove any banner that presents an imminent threat to public health, safety, or welfare.
10. 
Final safety determinations. The Superintendent of Streets shall maintain final determination authority on final proposed design and placement of any banner within the right-of-way to fulfill the city's goals and policies for vehicular and pedestrian safety.
11. 
Prohibitions. The standards listed above shall specifically serve to prohibit all other forms, locations, and installations of signs within public right-of-way areas (i.e. signs within medians, taped signs, and stapled signs").
(Ord. 1247, 3-19-2024)
A. 
Any privately owned or maintained tree or shrub which is allowed to grow or otherwise protrude into or over any public property or public right-of-way so as to in any manner hinder or obstruct the free passage of persons or vehicles thereon, or to cause any accumulation thereon of leaves or other tree or plant material, is hereby declared a nuisance and the Director of Maintenance Services or designee thereof ('Director' hereinafter in this section) is hereby authorized to abate the same.
B. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, encroaching trees or shrubs may be abated in accordance with the following procedures:
1. 
Any occupant of the property upon which the encroaching tree or shrub is located, and the owner thereof as shown in the last equalized assessment roll then available, shall be served with written notice to abate therein specifying the nature of the encroachment, and a date by which abatement must occur which shall not be less than seven (7) calendar days following the date of the notice, unless the Director determines that protection of the public health and safety requires earlier trimming of the encroaching tree or shrub. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Director may summarily abate the nuisance where deemed necessary in order to immediately protect the public health and safety. In such event, however, the owner and/or occupant shall be entitled to request a hearing following receipt of a bill for the costs of abatement, as provided in this section.
2. 
In the event the encroaching shrub or tree or has not been sufficiently trimmed within the time provided in the notice, the Director may cause the appropriate maintenance to be conducted at the owner's and/or occupant's expense. At the Director's discretion, a bill for the costs of abatement will be presented to both the owner and occupant and shall be immediately due and payable as a debt on a written contract. If the estimate for the abatement exceeds five hundred dollars ($500.00), the Director will cause a second notice to be filed specifically indicating that it does exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00), and an additional seven (7) calendar days will be designated for them to remove the encroachment. Exceptions will be made, at the Director's discretion, for those residents that can demonstrate a substantial hardship would be created by such debt. If such bill remains unpaid for a period of not less than thirty (30) days following the date thereof, the same may be assessed against the parcel and shall become a lien thereon, collectable as set forth in § 15.216.090 of this code.
3. 
The property owner or occupant may, within five (5) business days of receipt of the abatement billing, file a written request for a hearing, whereupon the Director shall appoint a hearing officer to conduct a hearing within ten (10) business days, notifying both owner and occupant of hearing time and date. At the hearing, the owner and/or occupant may present evidence relevant to the decision to abate and/or the costs of abatement. Upon conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer may confirm or reduce the abatement bill, or excuse the same where good cause exists. The decision of the hearing officer shall be final unless the final abatement bill exceeds five hundred dollars ($500.00), in which case the owner and/or occupant may file a written appeal with the City Manager within five (5) business days of the date of that decision. The City Manager shall conduct a hearing and proceed in the manner prescribed above, and his or her decision shall be final.
C. 
The procedures to abate nuisance trees and shrubs, as set forth herein, are alternative to any and all other procedures available under this code or state law to abate the same.
(Ord. 1034, 3-21-2000)
It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter, stand or sit in or upon any public highway, alley, sidewalk or crosswalk so as to in any manner hinder or obstruct the free passage therein or thereon of persons or vehicles passing or attempting to pass along the same, or so as to in any manner annoy or molest persons passing along the same.
(1961 Code, § 20.7; Ord. 156)
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person, to erect, extend, place or maintain any signboard, signpost, advertisement sign or other similar device, awnings, gasoline filling pumps and electric signs under certain conditions, excepted, over, along or upon any of the public streets, sidewalks or public places within the city, or upon property immediately fronting any of the streets, alleys or public places of the city so that the same shall project over eighteen (18) inches or be less than seven (7) feet above the sidewalk grade established on or along the streets, alleys or public places; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to signs marking the streets of the city and street warning and direction signs placed by the city, or signs placed under the direction of the Street Superintendent, giving direction of the different streets and roads running into or through the city.
B. 
Electric signs or devices of like character may be used so that the same shall at all times be and remain, including attachments and supports to the building, not less than seven (7) feet above the top of the sidewalk of established grade, and so that the same shall not, during day light, project more than 18 inches beyond the property line, and shall at all times during daylight be drawn or swung close to the building so that the same does not project more than eighteen (18) inches beyond the property line.
(1961 Code, §§ 20.10 and 20.11; Ord. 42)
No gasoline pumps or filling devices shall be established or located on the sidewalks, streets, alleys or any public places within the city without application to do so having been first made to the City Council, and permit granted to so install such filling devices or pumps.
(1961 Code, § 20.12; Ord. 42)
Awnings may be erected and maintained over windows in front of business houses along the public streets of the city, and the same and all attachments or devices used in attaching the same to the building or raising or lowering the same, must be at all times not less than seven (7) feet above the top of the sidewalk or the grade established therefor; and nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prohibit the painting and printing on such awnings, signs stating only the character of business done by the business house, together with the name of the person doing business therein; and no other advertising matter shall be permitted thereon.
(1961 Code, § 20.13; Ord. 42)