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ORDIN.AN'Cl!: AJ,fE.ll:iJING ai\I.IJ ~RP.ANGING CK~-t'J:AIN o:>ECTION~> OF T!1,t:;
PALO ALTO. BUILDTh'G COD.t:; J:ili:LA1l'IVB TO ~IGN~ ~ii BILilBOA.f\.D;:,.
The Council o:f the City of Palo Alto Do:&l:i t;'fWA~ a..s. follows:
That t:.ections 4402 to :...1:410, inc:tusive, c1f the Ps.lo
· . Alto Build.ing code be amend ea. s.nc. .r·ear:r.CUlgn a to res,o. ~s
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>:>J:!;C. 4402 -::>IG.Nb AND BILLBO.~~RD~ Ol{ LO~::.:>,.
Sign::) or Billboards may be per.nitte·:i a:; follows.:
(a) On 50-foot lut~, when not exceecdng eight ( 8) :reet
in heig...'lJ.t a.bove the g.ro,unc. l~·vel l:l.!la not exceeaing
sixteen (ls:·. squ.~re feet in a:roea., On twc• (2) or
more fifty (50) foot lots, wh:;m not excee:0.1ng
twelve {12) feet in height ab::)ve the ground. ~nd
not exceeding eighty ( 80) squ:are feet 1n area.
Such signs or 'billboards shall b~l securely ~::tttachec.
to posts or other supporting :)trtlctures, ana. shall
be locatea entirely within t.n~~ lc1t lines... All sign:s
-ana. billboards cru'l be erected. only in confor:m:t ty
with a..."'la as author-ized. by Art:tclEl XVIII, Part III
of Coaif1ea Ordinance No. 2 o:~ tbe City of' Palo
Alto, which article shall s ti 11 !'e~in in full force
: and effect; except that sect:Lon 149 of said articl~
... ' shall be arn.enaea by adding th~~ w c1rds at the ena.
·· thereof' "or the sale of said. l)l"operty, upon vlhich
saia signs are placeu. H
::1.19..:. 4403 -FIAT ~IGN::> ON BUILDI1~G~. --
Signs e!"ecteo. flatwise on a building mar be permitt~;::o. <:~.~
follows:
(a) When not e.xceea.ing one and one-ha.l!' ( l-k) feet i."'l
height. and fas tenea flat against ;he wall ol' a builu.
ing, or in front of the cornice o·rer a !il~t story ·
show winaov;, rr.ay be of wooa.
(b)
(c)
(d.)
'When exceeaing one ana. one-r..al!' ( ::~) feet in heig..'-lt
but not exceeuing forty { 40) squa:•e feet i:n area anu
.fastened flat against the WC~.ll of s. builc.:i.ng.
All sign::> attQ.cheo. to a buila.1::1g ~ l">..a.ll be fs.steneo.
di:l."'ectly to the w~lls by well-:secn .red ::netal anchors
and. such signs shall not have j;,le< tric li.gb.ts or
fixtures a ttachea. to them in s:ny n s.nner. Wcoc.en
supports or braces shall not bl;: pE rmi tteu..
All other signs or billboards witl: in Fire :zone ~o. 1
shall be en t1rely cons true teo. of IJ on-c ombu.s ti ble
matt::rUls i.ncluding all supports and brace;s for same;
but no sign or 'billboard of a t;ype referre1i to in
the preceding subsections~ of what ever matterial
constructed, shall exceed. the area or dimensions
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to which wooaen signs or 'billboards of ths.t type
are thereiri restricted.
SEC. 4404 -PROJECTING SIGNS.
All projecting signs herea.fter erected. mus·:; confono. to
the following requirements:
(a) They must be constructea wholly of ::ne;al or of metal
.glass, must be fir:nl.y a."'lchored with b:1:-ackets ~md
p;.lys, and :must :::iee t: with all reasonab::.e reqW.1•ements
f'or public sa~ety.
(b) small signs having an area of four (4; square feet
or less, and not extending m.ore th:m twenty-four ( 24)
inches out over the property line, nr .. u t hav~ a clear
e.11.ce of not less than seven ( 7) f'ei~t from the side
walk, and may 'be of wood or i:n.etal. P::i: ovided, .however,
th.at barber signs at the en tJ~s.nce of s. barber shop
may have a clearance of les0 t.~an ~1even (7) fe.et from
the si;.iewalk.
All other projecting signs m.u~t hs.ve a c:les.:rance of at least
ten (10) feet from the sidewalk.
( c) No part of any projectir!g sign shall e .. ictend ou.t: more
. than four .feet six inches ( 4' s~·' .from the property
line, nor shall the stem of any vertic;:tl sign extano.
out m.ore than three feet six .inc.hes ( 3 ! 6u).
};xception ;jfl_.
Vertical signs rnay have a. crown or :oas~ not exceeding
twenty-four ( 24) inches in he1g..'lt e:cte.t: ding out not
:::iore tha..n four feet six incheti ( 4' 611 ).
;gxceptiori :Jt.2.
For signs extending at s.n angle e. t 4:5° f"ro:c the comer
of a. b°'.J.ild.ing at street intersections, ~he lim11;1ng
lines of three feet six inches ( 3' 6") .md four fe-et
six inchee ( 4' 5:1 ) may be projecteo. to ·:;heir inter-
.· sections •
. ~h:C. 4404 -~KY ::SIGN;:,.
(a) Any letter, WOZ'd11 model, Sign, devicE~ OJ:'' represe:ntation
in the nature of an s.dvel"tisem~~nt, an:riot:ncement ,or
direction, supportect or attach<::td, who11;y or in part,
_over or above any wall, building or at1"Ucture, sl1all. be deemed to be a s~:y-si271. Sky-sign.s sc.all be <~on-
s tructed en ti rely c»f metal, inc:luding the supports
and bz•aces for sane, and no sky-sign s:ha:tl project
beyond the building lL""!e.
· ( b) Wi'thln. the fire l.imi ts, no sh.7-signs :sha:.1 be suppo:rtec.,
·anchoi·ed or b:raced to the woode:n beams or other fre:i e
work of a building which is over threE~ s t.ories high..
Sky-signs shall be set back a. t 1 east e :tgr,.t ( 8)
feet .from the cornice or• street front, a.rct four
( 4) feet from any other wall or co:rnict~ a!' the
building, and sh.e.11 not project oore than twenty
five (25) feet above t..tie roof o:f' a 'build.1'.lg, ana.
sh.all have a space of s.t; least .six ( 6)· f'e,et in
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height between the bottcim. of the :l ign and t..."'ie
roof, except that sh.7-s:I.gns not ,extendi1,1g more
than four (4) feet above the fire wall SJ1d 50 per
cent o:i:• less of the totsLl bu.j.ldi::lg front:age in
width, ,rn;ay be erected o:n or back of the 'builaJ.ng
line. All such signs s.b.all be c.e s ig.nea to wi t..i..
stand a wind pressure of at lea~.t thirty {30)
pounds :per square foot oi' su::-face. No sign or
billboard shall be constru.ct•9d ~~:;, as to obstr--J.ct
any fire es cape on any build.ing ..
SEC. 4406 -WOODEN LETTE&>.
~ig:n,s !:lB.d.e of wood.en letters project,3~i not tc> exceed. one
foot from the wall of tl:le building 1:i:r ::netal brackets are
per.mi tted.
~~C. 44~7.-WiARQUE~~.
No projecting sign may be a.ffi.xeu upo,::i: a marquee.. Pro-
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. viaed, however, that flat s:l.gns l:Lnd slg..."'ls ani::i. letters ma.de
rd th electric bulbs o.r tube~! :r::s.y be used. the:r-eon.
SBC .. 4408 -PBrlMIT.
Before the erect:ton of any projectir.:¢: or sky-sign shall
have been colr.menced, a pennl 't for t::~e, erection of the same
shall be obtainec~ from the Board. r;l J'Ublic Works. The fee
for such pe!'mit shall 1~? $1.0;9;· · Ea<~h application for any
sign or billboard sha.ll·'.::~:;;:::accompan:~ea by a written con
sent ot.' the owner or O\Vners, or the ::.essee or lessees of
the property on v1hich it is to be e:~i)cte.d. ·This section
shall apply to all signs he:r•eafter 1:l:::•ected; whether placea
upon new or existing bu1ld:3:.nga ..
~c •.. ~09 -O&:iT~UCTlO~~.
No sigh or billboard sr.a.ll be con.st:C",lcted so as to obs~-uct
any doo:r-, wi:n.dow,, or fire eiscape or.i. ,_ny bililding.
Sec• 4410 -AUT:IORI'l'Y OF BOAPJ) OF p::.r8LIC WO~ .. ------------
The Board. of Public Works ~~hall have the power and aut.."io~
ity to ret:iove m:·· cause to ·be ren:.oved any sign or billboard
erected or const:ru.cted. in Yiolatio:n or the rules set forth
herein~ or Wn:i <:h fs.ils to (~om.ply in any ·eay with said
rules.
The above s.nd forego:l::ig ordir.i.a:~:ce was duly ana :regularly
introduced a..t a regul:ar meeting of the Cow:,.cil of the City of Pal. o
A.lto_held on Monday, the 14th day of A'l;.gus:,, 1939, and on the same
date·· all rules were wa:l vea and t..'iie ordinan_i::e ws.s ps.ssea. on
f'irst reading as an e~n.ergency ord:tns.nce by the foll.owing vote
on roll call:
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ATT.8ST:
Bentrott, Blois, Costello, Gooi:.ard, Eoy, Merner,
Mitc,,.11.ell, Reed, Richards, Sout::,wood,. 'Thoite.
None.
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