RESOLUTION NO. 18-020
RESCINDING RESOLUTION 16-007 AND ESTABLISHING LOCATIONS FOR
PLACEMENT OF POLITICAL SIGNS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY DURING
STATEWIDE AND GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION PERIODS IN THE CITY OF
HERCULES
WHEREAS, Title10, Land Use, Chapter 1, Zoning, Article 9, Section 34.600(F) allows Political Campaign Signs to be displayed only on prescribed locations identified and adopted through legislation by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to allow for reasonable announcement of candidacy, stain public property for the placement of political signs during all sleet pro period ocations o NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hercules that political campaign signs during all election periods shall be allowed to be posted on public property at the following locations:
Location A: Sycamore Avenue at the clock tower
Location B: Open Space at southeast side of Palm and Sycamore Avenues Location C: Southwest side of San Pablo at Hercules Avenue starting after the bus stop Location D: Median on Willow Avenue between Canterbury and I-80 off ramp Location E: Northeast corner of San Pablo and Hercules Avenues starting after the bus stop
Location F: Southeast and Southwest sides of San Pablo Avenue and Victoria Crescent (not including the landscaped corners, which are maintained by the HOA Location G: Corner of Sycamore Avenue and Lupine Avenue Location H: Northeast corner of Sycamore Avenue and Willet BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following conditions apply:
Section 1. One political sign for each candidate/issue/proposition/initiative in an election is allowed at each exempt location.
Section 2. No sign shall exceed 24" x 30" in size.
Section 3. No sign shall be placed any earlier than 45 days preceding the election date to which sign refers.
Section 4. No sign shall be posted on guy wires or public utility poles.
Section 5. The City will endeavor to give notice of violations that are observed.
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Section 6. A political sign placed in a designated median shall be placed at least ten (10) feet from the nose of such median.
Section 7. Political signs placed in a non-exempt location shall be removed by City staff and taken to the Corporation Yard for pick up. If offending signs are not retrieved within twenty-four (24) hours of notification, such signs may be destroyed by City staff.
Section 8. All political signs shall be removed by a Measure or Candidate's Campaign Committee within five (5) days after Election Day.
The foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hercules held on the 24#h day of April, 2018 by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: G. Boulanger, M. de Vera, R. Esquivias, Vice Mayor Romero, Mayor Kelley
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
HERCU! EI Chri Pally
Of Chris Kelley, Mayor
CORPORATIO
ATTEST:
ori Martin, MMC,
CAN Chek. 1900 CALIFOR
15. COSTA COUNTY
Resolution No. 18-020
CITY OF HERCULES - POLITICAL SIGNS LOCATION
LOCATION A: SYCAMORE AVENUE AT THE CLOCK TOWER
LOCATION B: OPEN SPACE AT SOUTHEAST CORNER OF PALM AVENUE AND SYCAMORE AVENUE LOCATION C: SOUTHWEST SIDE OF SAN PABLO AVENUE AT HERCULES AVENUE STARTING AFTER THE BUS STOP LOCATION D: MEDIAN ON WILLOW AVENUE BETWEEN CANTERBURY AND I-80 OFF RAMP LOCATION E: NORTHEAST SIDE OF SAN PABLO AVENUE AT HERCULES AVENUE AFTER THE BUS STOP LOCATION: SOT NAND SOE SOE CORNERS MANORA CRESCENT
LOCATION G: CORNER OF SYCAMORE AVENUE AND LUPINE ROAD
LOCATION H: NORTHEAST CORNER OF SYCAMORE AVENUE AND WILLET STREET
SAN PABLO BAY
SAN PABLO AVE
REFUGIO VALLEY
UPDATED: APRIL 2018
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