ORDINANCE NO. 0-2022-04
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA, FINDING THAT APPROVAL
OF ZONING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 2022-01 IS EXEMPT
FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO CEQA SECTION 15061(6)(3)
AND APPROVING ZONING CODE AMENDMENT NO.
2022-01 AMENDING TITLE 23 (ZONING ORDINANCE) OF
THE CITY OF PLACENTIA MUNICIPAL CODE
REGARDING THE STANDARDS AND REGULATORY
REQUIREMENTS OF TEMPORARY ADVERTISING
DEVICES AS DEFINED IN CHAPTER 23.90 SIGNS -
ADVERTISING STRUCTURES
City Attorney's Summary
This Ordinance amends provisions of Title 23 (Zoning) of the Placentia Municipal Code and adopts amended regulations regarding the regulation of temporary signs citywide.
Therefore, this Ordinance will update the Placentia Municipal Code (PMC) to address ambiguities and inconsistencies regarding the standards and regulatory requirements of temporary advertising devices including the limits on the size and type of banners/signs allowed, and the specific type of banners/devices that are allowed.
WHEREAS, on April 12th, 2022, the Planning Commission of the City of Placentia held a duly noticed public hearing at which time it considered all evidence presented, whether written or oral; and
WHEREAS, after the close of the public hearing the Planning Commission recommended that the City Council adopt this Ordinance; and WHEREAS, on April 19th, 2022, the City Council of the City of Placentia held a duly noticed public hearing at which time it considered all evidence presented, whether written or oral; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to amend its regulations to address ambiguities and inconsistencies regarding the standards and regulatory requirements of temporary advertising devices.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF PLACENTIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Title 23 of the Placentia Municipal Code (Zoning) is hereby amended to read as follows:
"23.90.010 Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter, certain terms used herein are defined as follows:
"Balloon" means an inflatable bag or other inflatable device of any size. "Billboard" means any sign usually designed for use with changing advertising copy, and which is normally used for the advertisement of goods produced or services rendered at a location other than the premises on which the sign is located. "Building frontage" means the lineal extent of a building or unit along either a street or a public parking area serving the business, not including loading or service areas. "Business identification sign" means any sign erected or maintained for the purpose of identifying a bona fide business being conducted upon the premises on which the sign is located.
"Cabinet sign" means a fixed, self-contained, electrically illuminated sign. "Center identification sign" means a free-standing sign structure containing the name identifying an integrated business development, and may also include identification signs on which the names and nature of business only within the development are uniformly displayed. "Channel letter sign" means a sign consisting of a series of individual fixed letters, symbols or logos each illuminated by a fixed power source which is either exposed or inside the building on which the sign is attached.
"Doubleface sign" means a single sign with two (2) parallel signs faces back to back. "Electric sign" means an advertising structure served or energized with electrical current for purpose of illuminating or for any other purpose.
"Free-standing sign" means any permanent sign not attached to a building. "Freeway" means a highway with respect to which the owners of abutting lands have no right of easement or access to or from their abutting lands, or in respect to which such owners have only limited or restricted easement or access, and which is declared to be such in compliance with the Streets and Highways Code of the state.
"Integrated development" means a development consisting of five (5) or more interrelated business establishments, in separate units, using common driveways and on site parking facilities.
"Monument sign" means a low profile sign, not exceeding four (4) feet in height, supported by a solid pedestal extending under the entire length of the sign.
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"Nonadvertising sign" means any sign posted on private property containing thereon a regulatory or warning notice, and upon which no advertising matter is displayed. "Off -premises freeway sign" means an outdoor advertising sign adjacent to or visible from the freeway identifying a business at some location other than the property where the sign is displayed and does not include billboards.
"Permanent reader panel" means a permanently constructed changeable copy bulletin board lighted or unlighted with detachable precut letters and figures. "Portable sign" means any movable external sign that is not permanently secured or attached to an approved structure, support or anchor.
"Projecting sign" means any sign which is affixed or attached to, and is supported solely by a building wall or structure, or parts thereof, and extends beyond building wall, or structure or parts thereof more than twelve (12) inches and whose angle of incidence to said building wall, structure or parts thereof, is greater than thirty (30) degrees. "Roofline" means the height above finished grade of the uppermost beam, rafter, ridge board, or purlin of any building.
"Roof sign" is any sign erected, constructed and maintained wholly upon or over the roof of any building with the principal support on the roof structure. "Sign" means and includes every announcement, declaration, demonstration, display, illustration, insignia, surface or space when erected or maintained in view of the general public for identification, advertisement or promotion of the interests of any business or person. "Sign area" means the entire area within the outside border of the sign. The area of a sign having no continuous border or lacking a border shall mean the entire area within a single continuous perimeter formed by no more than eight (8) straight lines enclosing the extreme limits of writing, representations, emblem, or any figure or similar character, together with any frame or other material or color forming an integral part of the display or used as a border excluding the necessary supports or uprights on which such sign is placed. Where a sign has two (2) or more faces, the area of all faces shall be included in determining the area of the sign, except that where two (2) such faces are placed back to back and are at no point more than three (3) feet from one another, the area of the sign shall be taken as the area of one (1) face if the two (2) faces are of equal area, or as the area of the larger face if the two (2) faces are of unequal area.
"Street frontage" means the lineal extent of a parcel of land along a street. "Tem orar Advertising Device" means Spinners, feather flags, streamersportable banners, air dancers, and pennants.
"Temporary sign" means any sign, not permanently attached to the ground or a structure, which is installed or placed for a limited duration.
"Wall sign" includes all flat signs, either of solid face construction or individual letters, which are placed against the exterior wall of any building or structure and extending not more than one (1) foot from the face of the building and having the advertisement on one (1) face only. (Ord. 0- 2018-07 § 1, 2018; Ord. 94-0-121 § 1, 1994; Ord. 91-0-105 § 1, 1991; Ord. 85-0-125, 1985) Ordinance 0-2022-04 ATTACHMENT 1
23.90.060 Exemptions.
The following nonilluminated signs shall be permitted in all districts with no permit required, subject to the limitations provided in this chapter, or as otherwise provided by state law:
(1) One (1) double-faced real estate sign not exceeding six (6) feet in area nor four (4) feet in height, pertaining to the sale or rental of the property on which displayed, provided that not more than one (1) sign per street frontage is allowed, and provided that such sign shall be removed at the time the property is sold or rented;
(2) One (1) professional nameplate or occupational sign denoting only the name and occupation of an occupant in a commercial building or public institutional building, provided that said sign does not exceed two (2) square feet in area and is attached to and mounted parallel to the face of the building not exceeding four (4) inches from the wall; (3) One (1) single -faced identification nameplate or sign on an apartment house, boarding or rooming house or similar uses, not exceeding three (3) square feet in area; provided that said sign is attached to and mounted parallel to the face of the building not exceeding four (4) inches from the wall;
(4) One (1) nameplate, denoting only the name of occupants of a dwelling, and not exceeding two (2) square feet in area not located closer than two (2) feet to the property line; (5) Traffic or other municipal signs, legal notices, railroad crossing or danger signs; (6) Nonadvertising warning signs or trespass signs on private property, posted no closer than one hundred (100) feet apart, not exceeding two (2) feet in area; (7) Nonadvertising signs of public utility companies as may be required in their operations in providing services for the health and welfare of the general public, or as required by any law or regulations of the state or any agency thereof;
(8) One (1) sign per street frontage identifying the development and denoting the architect, engineer or contractor, when placed upon work under construction; provided, however, that no such sign shall exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area nor eight (8) feet in height; (9) On-site directional signs for public and private developments, denoting the entrance, exit and direction of traffic flow and not exceeding four (4) square feet in area; provided such sign is not prohibited or further regulated by other sections of this title or any other ordinance of the city;
(10) Nonadvertising displays commemorating legal holidays; providing, however, that said displays are not detrimental to public health, safety and general welfare; (11) Off-site directional signs for the location of open houses, new residential developments, and garage sales not exceeding three (3) square feet in area and subject to the regulations in Section 23.90.140;
(12) Temporary signs, other than temporary advertising devices, subject to the regulations in Section 23.90.120.
13 Window signs, including signs painted on windows shall be permitted subject to the following:
A They shall be permitted oniv inside a window of the business to which such sign Pertain:
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B Total area occupied by such signs shall not exceed more than twenty-five 25percent of the window area through which they are displayed:
C Signs shall be displayed in a neat and orderly manner• (D) Painted signs shall consist of lettering and/or random figures, the painting of solid areas shall be prohibited, except for seasonal holiday displays;
23.90.100 Prohibited signs.
The following signs shall not be permitted:
(1) Inflatable signs or balloons containing signs;
(2) No vehicle containing any advertising matter, words, symbols or pictures shall be so parked either on public or private property for the sole purpose of advertising or directing attention to a business;
(3) Signs which incorporate in any manner any flashing moving, or intermittent lighting; (4) Rotating or animated signs, or signs which contain any moving parts; 5 Tem ora advertising devices exce t as Permitted by Section 23.90.160 6 A -frame si ns H -stake si ns•
W (7) Signs painted directly on a building, except as permitted by Section 23.90.190(4)(E); (6-) (8) No sign, lights or other advertising structure shall be located in such a manner as to constitute a hazard to pedestrian or vehicular traffic, or in such a manner as to obstruct free and clear vision at any location where, by reason of its position, shape, color or movement, it may interfere with, obstruct the view of or be confused with any authorized traffic sign, signal or device. Nor shall such sign or advertising structure make use of any word, phrase, symbol or character in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead or confuse traffic; (4 ; Pennant signs, except as
permitted b Section 23.90.160 (4) and Section 23.90.160(7); W(10) Signs which exceed the roofline or parapet to which such signs are attached; (`) (111) Signs on vehicles, trailers, boats or other similar property parked on private property within the city limits for the purpose of advertising such vehicle, trailer, boat or similar property for rent, sale or lease, unless:
(A) Such property is on the premises owned, rented or leased by the owner of the vehicle, trailer boat or similar property,
(B) Such property is on a business premises licensed by the city to engage in the sale, rental or lease of such property;
40) 12 Any off-site advertising, including billboards, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (Ord. 89-0-103 § 1, 1989; Ord. 87-0-127 § 1, 1987; Ord. 85-0-125, 1985)
23.90.120 Temporary signs.
General. Temporary signs, other than temporary advertising devices, are allowed in all districts subject to the following limitations:
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(1) Private Property.
(A) Removal. All temporary signs shall be removed within ninety (90) days of their placement and no more than seven (7) days after the event advertised on the sign has occurred;
(B) No temporary sign shall be placed in any manner or location that would negatively affect or interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic; (C) Sponsor Identification. The name, address, and telephone number of the person or organization responsible for posting a temporary sign shall be affixed to each sign in a permanent waterproof manner;
(D) In all zones, no more than three (3) temporary signs may be placed on the same property, and the total area of all the signs on the property may not exceed thirty (30) square feet. If, however, there is more than one (1) dwelling unit on the property, the maximum number of signs on the property shall be the greater of three (3) or the number of dwelling units, provided that: (i) each unit exceeding three (3) signs on the property shall be attached to a dwelling; (ii) the total square footage of signs shall not exceed the product of ten (10) times the number of dwelling units; and (iii) no individual sign exceeds thirty (30) square feet. (2) Public Property.
Temporary signs are prohibited in the following locations:
(A) Public Right -of -Way. No temporary sign shall be posted within a right-of-way (including, but not limited to, sidewalks, utility poles, light standards, median islands, tract entry planters, treewells, parkways, or on any traffic control sign or device). (B) Public Facilities. No temporary sign shall be posted on any building or any land owned or controlled by the city. This section shall not, however, pertain to any building or land rented out by the city to an individual or party which agreement authorizes such signage. (Ord. 0-2018- 07 § 1, 2018; Ord. 90-0-109 § 1, 1990; Ord. 85-0-125, 1985)
23.90.160 Temporary advertising devices.
Temporary advertising devices shall be -permitted only
be allowed subject to the following regulations:
(1) All temporary pennants, banners and gags advertising devices shall require a permit and shall be subject to the review and approval of the director of development services., except as otherwise provided herein, all temporary advertising devices are prohibited unless;
A A temporary advertising permit shall be obtained from the development services department prior to the placing, erecting, moving_ reconstructing, altering or displaying of any exterior signs, including change of face or copy on existin si ns except as otherwise provided herein:
Applicant must pay the temporary advertising permit fee pursuant to Chapter 5 of the Placentia Municipal Code.
(2) Banners shall be attached to the building or canopy parallel to the building face, or to a center identification sign. No portion of any banner shall project more than six (6) inches from Ordinance 0-2022-04 ATTACHMENT 1
the face of the building, canopy or center identification sign to which it is attached, subject to the following:
(A) Not more than two (2) banners from an individual business shall be attached to any building frontage at one time. Where more than one (1) business occupies a commercial or industrial unit, not more than two (2) banners from that unit shall be attached to any building frontage at one time.
(B) Banners shall be attached to a center identification sign during a grand opening promotion only, and only one (1) banner shall be attached to any center identification sign frontage at one time.
C Banners shall not project above the rooffine. If the banner is affixed to the storefront there shall be a minimum 8 foot height clearance from the ground.
D Banners shall only be attached to a building elevation that faces a parking lot or right- of-way.
(3) No pennants shall be strung or attached to any utility pole, light standard or tree within the public right-of-way;
(4) Grand Openings. Permitted pennants and banners, bannem and flags shall be displayed only at the location where the grand opening occurs and shall not be displayed for more than forty-five (45) consecutive days. The use of a rand opening display is allowed once and only durin the firs year of o enation;
(5) Special Promotions. Permitted banners for special
Promotions shall be pfd not be dis la ed for eight (8) days ear -h month, eith8F GgRseGutively or at Fandem-; for more than thirty 30consecutive days from the date of installation subject to the following:
A No more than four 4 total temporary advertisinq permits shall be issued for an business address within a calendar year under this section. A permit issued for a grand opening shall count toward this limit. Change of business ownership at an address shall not automatically entitle the new business owner to additional s ecial promotion sign permits beyond the amount allowed herein.
(6) 94wAant6, baRReF6 and flags Holiday Banners. Banners shall atse be permitted without a permit en for the following holidays:
New Year's Day, President's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving plustheday aftBF and Christmas;
A The Banners shall be permitted fourteen (14) days before the holiday date and/or fourteen 14 days following the holiday date, but not exceeding fourteen (14) days total. in addition to the holiday date itself.
B Holiday banners shall be exempt from the temporaEy advertising -permit fee. 7 Businesses in which a grimary component of the business operation is outdoor sales including but not limited to large auto dealerships, shall be Dermitted to have bannerspennants, balloons, and inflatables for promotional_ events for no more than thirty (30) consecutive days from the date of installation subject to the followin :
A Banners shall not exceed onesquare foot per lineal foot of store or business frontage. (B) Balloons and inflatables shall not be roof -mounted.
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(7-) (8) Portable signs shall be prohibited.
(>&) (9) No temporary advertising device shall be placed in any manner or location that might negatively affect or interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic. (Ord. 99-0-112 § 2, 1999; Ord. 94-0-145 § 1, 1995; Ord. 91-0-124 § 1, 1991; Ord. 87-0-127 § 2, 1987; Ord. 85-0-125, 1985)
23.94.180 Signs in commercial districts.
The following regulations shall apply to all signs and outdoor advertising structures in the "C- 0," "C-1," "C-2," "C -M," and "T -C" districts.
(1) No sign shall be permitted that does not pertain directly to an approved business conducted on the premises.
(2) All signs, except those provided for in Section 23.90.120, temporary signs, shall be permanent in nature and shall be consistent with and reflect the architectural design of the building with which they are associated.
(3) The total sign area permitted per building frontage shall not exceed one (1) square foot per lineal foot of the building frontage on which the sign is located, subject to the following:
(A) Building frontages may not be combined to permit a larger sign on any one (1) building frontage.
(B) Signs shall be attached to the building or canopy, parallel to the building face. No portion of a channel letter or nonilluminated sign shall project more than six (6) inches, and no portion of a cabinet sign shall project more than twelve (12) inches from the face of the building or structure to which it is attached.
(4) Businesses in an integrated development shall comply with a uniform sign program approved by the director of development services.
(5) In addition to the above, businesses occupying the entire building area on a parcel with a street frontage of at least one hundred (100) feet on one (1) street may be permitted a free- standing monument sign subject to the following:
(A) Sign area per street frontage shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet per one hundred (100) lineal feet of the street frontage on which the sign is located, provided, however, that no one (1) sign shall exceed three hundred twenty (320) square feet. (B) Maximum height of free-standing signs shall not exceed eight (8) feet above the public sidewalk.
(C) Signs shall reflect the architectural design of the building with which they are associated.
(D) No portion of any sign or supporting structure shall be located closer than five (5) feet to any property line, nor be located in such a manner as to constitute a hazard to pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
(E) No sign is permitted for frontages on local residential streets. (F) All free-standing signs shall include the address of the business in numerals and/or letters at least six (6) inches high. Addresses shall not be obscured by landscaping or other obstructions.
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(6) In addition to the above, one (1) center identification sign per street frontage is required for integrated developments of five (5) or more separate units, subject to the following:
(A) The sign area shall not exceed thirty (30) square feet per one hundred (100) lineal feet of street frontage on which the sign is located; provided, however, that the maximum sign area shall not exceed three hundred twenty (320) square feet per sign. (B) No sign shall exceed the height of the building with which it is associated. (C) Signs shall reflect the architectural design of the building with which they are associated.
(D) No portion of any sign or supporting structure shall be located closer than five (5) feet to any property line, nor be located in such a manner as to constitute a hazard to pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
(E) No sign is permitted for frontages on local residential streets. (F) All free-standing signs shall include the address of the business in numerals and/or letters at least six (6) inches high. Addresses shall not be obscured by landscaping or other obstructions.
(7) Businesses not located in integrated developments of five (5) or more units and located on a parcel with at least one hundred (100) lineal feet of street frontage on one (1) arterial street shall be permitted one (1) free standing monument sign per center subject to the same requirements in subsection (5) of this section.
(8) Signs oriented to freeway traffic shall be permitted subject to the following limitations:
(A) For properties adjacent to a freeway or freeway ramp, businesses are permitted a wall sign facing the freeway subject to the limitations of subsection (3) of this section, or a freestanding sign subject to the following:
(i) Total sign area shall not exceed thirty (30) square feet per one hundred (100) lineal feet of freeway frontage, provided, however, that the maximum sign area shall not exceed three hundred (300) square feet.
(ii) No sign shall exceed twenty (20) feet in height above the freeway driving surface. (9) Window signs, including signs painted on windows -and -banners shall be permitted subject to the following:
(A) They shall be permitted only inside a window of the business to which such signs pertain;
(B) Total area occupied by such signs shall not exceed more than twenty-five (25) percent of the window area through which they are displayed;
(C) Signs shall be displayed in a neat and orderly manner; a-ad-s4a K^t ^ stair}-a",9Fd6; symbols -or rii..' zhaf y "^ ^^,s;.ve-ta4h"e-ReFa�-�bliG; (D) Painted signs shall consist of lettering and/or random figures, the painting of solid areas shall be prohibited, except for seasonal holiday displays; (10) Signs for service stations shall comply with the provisions of Section 23.90.210. (Ord. 0-2018-07 § 1, 2018; Ord. 99-0-112 § 4, 1999; Ord. 96-0-102 § 1, 1996; Ord. 94-0-146 § 1, 1995; Ord. 94-0-137 § 1, 1994; Ord. 94-0-122 § 1, 1994; Ord. 88-0-119 § 2, 1988; Ord. 87-0- 187 §§ 3, 4, 1987; Ord. 85-0-125, 1985)
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23.90.190 Signs in the Santa Fe commercial district.
The following regulations shall apply to all signs and outdoor advertising structures in the "SF -C" district.
(1) No sign shall be permitted that does not pertain directly to an approved business conducted on the premises.
(2) All signs, except those provided for in Section 23.90.120, temporary signs, shall be permanent in nature and shall be consistent with and reflect the architectural design of the building with which they are associated.
(3) The total sign area permitted per building frontage shall not exceed one (1) square foot per lineal foot of the building frontage on which the sign is located, subject to the following:
(A) Building frontages may not be combined to permit a large sign on any one (1) building frontage.
(B) Signs shall be attached to the building or canopy, parallel to the building face. No portion of a channel letter or nonilluminated sign shall project more than six (6) inches, and no portion of a cabinet sign shall project more than twelve (12) inches from the face of the building or structure to which it is attached, except that on two-story buildings, a projecting sign may be substituted in place of the business identification sign permitted pursuant to subsection (4) of this section subject to the following:
(i) The total sign area permitted shall not exceed one (1) square foot per lineal foot of building frontage from which the sign projects.
(ii) Each face of a double-faced projecting sign maybe one (1) square foot per linear foot of building frontage.
(iii) A projecting sign shall maintain a minimum distance of twelve (12) inches between the building face and the sign.
(iv) A projecting sign shall not extend more than three (3) feet from the building face. (v) An encroachment permit shall be required, where signs extend into the public right-of- way.
(4) Business identification signs shall consist of one (1) of the following:
(A) Sandblasted wood or equivalent synthetic material;
(B) Internally illuminated individual channel letters;
(C) Nonilluminated individual letters such as die cut metal, foam or channel letters; (D) Canopy signs;
(E) Signs painted directly on buildings except for building frontages along Santa Fe and Bradford Avenues.
(5) Window signs, including signs painted on windows -arid bap -s, shall be permitted subject to the following:
(A) They shall be permitted only inside a window of the business to which such signs pertain;
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(B) Total area occupied by said signs shall not exceed more than twenty-five (25) percent of the window area through which they are displayed;
(C) Signs shall be displayed in a neat and orderly manner �a;antain ar+vve�� symbol&-ar PiGtUres that- rnay-be-o#ens+ve-te- h"e-Rera4-public; (D) Painted signs shall consist of lettering and/or random figures, the painting of solid areas shall be prohibited, except for seasonal holiday displays. (Ord. 0-2018-07 § 1, 2018; Ord. 99-0- 112 § 5, 1999; Ord. 97-0-112 § 2, 1997; Ord. 94-0-147 § 1, 1995; Ord. 94-0-123 § 1, 1994; Ord. 89-0-103 § 1, 1989; Ord. 85-0-125, 1985)
23.90.210 Signs for service stations.
The following regulations shall apply to all signs and advertising structures for service stations, including mini -markets or similar associated uses:
(1) One (1) free-standing sign per street frontage may be permitted, subject to the following:
(A) Sign area shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet per one hundred (100) lineal feet of street frontage, plus twenty-four (24) square feet. Price signing shall be included within this sign area.
(B) Maximum height of the sign shall not exceed the height of the building or canopy with which it is associated.
(C) Signs shall reflect the architectural design of the building with which they are associated.
(D) Street frontages may not be combined to permit a larger sign on any frontage. (E) All free-standing signs shall include the address of the business in numerals and/or letters at least six (6) inches high. Addresses shall not be obscured by landscaping or other obstructions.
(2) The total sign area of all wall signs per building frontage shall not exceed one (1) square foot per lineal foot of building frontage on which the sign is located. (A) Building frontages may not be combined to permit a larger sign on any one (1) building frontage.
(B) Signs shall be attached to the building or canopy, parallel to the building face. No portion of a channel letter or nonilluminated sign shall project more than six (6) inches, and no portion of a cabinet sign shall project more than twelve (12) inches from the face of the building or structure to which it is attached.
(3) Window signs, including signs painted on windows apd-- n-eFs, shall be permitted subject to the following:
(A) They shall be permitted only inside a window of the business to which such signs pertain.
(B) Total area occupied by such signs shall not exceed more than twenty-five (25) percent of the window area through which they are displayed.
(C) Signs shall be displayed in a neat and orderly manner and shall RGt GGntain-ar "ords; &ymbeis-9r--piG Fe&4ha_t-m �^ifrcncii�u ve ke the -general pu G.
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(D) Painted signs shall consist of lettering and/or random figures, the painting of solid areas shall be prohibited, except for seasonal holiday displays. (4) Temporary signs may be permitted subject to the provisions of Section 23.90.120, temporary signs."
SECTION 2. CEQA. This Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act CEQA pursuant CEQA Section 15061(b)(3) in that the proposed Code Amendments are not expected to create a negative impact on the physical environment and it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect on the 31St day after adoption.
SECTION 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or any part thereof is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance or any part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase be declared unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify the passage of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be entered in the book of original ordinances of said City; shall make a minute passage and adoption thereof in the records of the meeting at which time the same is passed and adopted; and shall, within fifteen (15) days after the passage and adoption thereof, cause the same to be published as required by law, in a publication of general circulation.
INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Placentia held on the 19th day of April 2022.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of May 2022.
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Rhonda Shader, Mayor
ATTEST:
Robert S. McKinnell, City Clerk
I, Robert S. McKinnell, City Clerk of the City of Placentia, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Placentia, held on the 19th day of April 2022 and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Placentia, held on the day of May 2022 by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers:
NOES:
Councilmembers:
ABSENT:
Councilmembers:
ABSTAIN:
Councilmembers:
Robert S. McKinnell, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Christian L. Bettenhausen, City Attorney
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