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,ORDINANCE REPU,LING CHAPTx::~ .li-6 OF TfiE :BUILDIJG
Cl::IDE OF TliE cn~y OF PALO A:::a'O AND ADDING .A NEW'
·. CJU.PTD .lf-6 RIW\.TING TO ADV:I:mTISING DEVICES 7 SI-Glf5 .AID BILLE,QARDS. ________ , ___ _
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~rhe. Council o.r the City: ot Palo .Al·l~o DO ORDAl:N •a .f'ol~~~011·s: 1 :
. . se,c:rtion 1. That di~pte::;~ 46 or the Building C:ode i ,,:r
the Cl.tJ" or P:a;lo 2\lto be 1-epea.;led. . .. . I :
SectjLoJl 2. That a new 11~pter 46 entitled •J,dve]:tt;1s1D.g
Devices~· Signs ,;~net Billboards" be ndded to the BUilding Cod f.~ ::>f
tho City ot Pale, Alto to read as follows: · i! _:
, !Jec. 4601. · It shall be unlawful for any· l!'ersc!>n ito
pa:fnt 1 pos1; 1 put up or displl!:i.Y any: sign, bill _poster: Jl pjl~c~;ure,
lith-ograph,J map, plat 1 samplt!t, :or . otht"r device ror · adve~•tj~s1ng
purposes Oj~ · any kind:, upon SJly b1llbo~l.rd 7 fence, post, li>oJ':e
or tree wi1;hin the corporate lj:.Jnite ot the City ~or Palo 1I:Alto~~
except au ·j~Ollovs: · .. :
I (a) The e~pre:u: permission o.r the occup&~l.t,
.. ~wner 1 lessee or person. hav1llg possession ·tb.ereof muDt -be
.-~.:>btained, 1n writing.· · ;
' . (b) Ar13 b1llbo~~rd or bulletin. board on any Lo~ 7 piece or parcel ot" land shall be fixed or l'oca.ted on a. pla·:e: o~
busin,ess and used solely !'or u.d,re·rt1s1.ng said business or
the sale of St:LCh real l>roper1;y upon which signs· are pl.aced .. 1
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: I . These pro,risions shall n1::>t be construed tp
prohibit or include any not1<~e ar adv·ert1seJne.nt prescz•ibe·:i \Or
required by law 1n any case 7 or any n~otice ·posted by B.1J.'1 .;b:w!.. ·
· :ful o.f'£icer.
~. ,:~ (c) No flat stgns 1 pro,ject1ng :;signs,~ billb-oar:!is ~
bullet1n~\.boards or other e.dvdtrtisi.ng devicea :!Shall 'be ere,:::te,,i
. in ~Y ,or' the l'f~s1dent1al di~~tricta ot the City of P.alo Alto;
·· Pl~Yided 1 however, thR.t. this s'hall not prev~:t.n1~ a pertson r:rom;
;~acing signa,. au. the i.t~1~e Clf windows on plt'eii11ses i;o. the I
_:residential _,d.tstri:cts; prov:2.ded further, tllA,~ the pt"ov1s:lon;s
·or this sect; .. 1on shall not be deemed to prohib:Lt the fi~1n.1J o .. f"
signs on real' property 1n thet residential d~Ls~~r1cta .9.dve~e1s .. t.ng
said property tor sale. · '
, • (d) On 50-foot, lots, when no1; ·<~xce:ed1:o.g eil~t i
feet ( 8' ) 1n height above the; ~ound level ~md no;t e:xceed:t.ng ·
siXteen square feet (l.6 sq. :ft.) 1n area. Oll two (2~ or illO~:it
f~·fty root {5tr•) lots 7 :,when lllOt exceeding tlralv~ ,tee~~ \12 •) :ln
height above the grouno:~, and D~ot · exceeding elgbt'f :sq,w~re ft~et
{80 aq. ft.) 1n area. 1,Such signs or' billb~u~lu sba1.l. be
securely attached to po:sta or' other. supportil:lg st1:-ouc1~ures :•
and shall btt located entirel:v· within the· lot:;:·,lines. I c; . i
· Sec. 4602. Signs erected :f'latvise on a bui~~ding ma.::r
be pe_rmitted as follows:
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. (a) Vhe.tl: ndt. exceedine: one :and one·-half feet (lt~ 1n height a.nd three inche·s (3'!) 1n thiclol.eas and fast~~ned
.. flat against thE1 wall of a bu1ld1JlE,, or in front of 1:he
cornice o~rer a j~1rat story show 't1ladov ~ lU&J' be o-r vo<>d •
· . (b) When exceeding one and one-l'.l&l!' .f'e.et (lt~~
1n heiJght but not exceedi.l;lg .forty :square .feet • ( 40 sq. :!:"t. ) 1n
area and ;three inches (3 •) 1n thic:m.es,J and fastened f:Lat.
aga1ns1t the vall of a building, may be or wood.
. (c) All s~gns attached !'latw:S.se to a bu.ildillg
shall be .fastened lt.iirectly to ·the vti.lls by vell-seeur.ed metal
anchors and such sl:1.g.'l.S shall not btn7e electric .lights, tubet,
or .futures a,:ttach:e.d to th~m i;r:l ar.ry maniler. Wood.an llll)POrts:
or braces 2ahal.l no:t be pel"lDitt~ed.
{d) All otlher signls or bi.llboarda lrithin :li'1re ,
Zones No. 1 and 2 lshc.ll be con:3tt'Ucted ent.i':re:ly o:r 1ncclmb\Lat1-
; ble materials inc.J.!udi.ng all supports and braces f,::>:r sanae; but
n:~ sign or billboalrd or a type .ref'er;red to. 1n. the procedil:~g . :;; ,
suboect1ons, or wbate~er mater:lal constructed·, shla.ll e~;ceE~d ,;·'···
the area or d1mena:1ons to whicll vooden signa or b:!.llboa~s
or that type are titlerein restrlcted.
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(e) Small isigns having an area. o.f four sq1~re
feet ( 4 sq. ft.) o)r lass aJ:d hn.vil;lg a thickness o:f' not m.ox•e
than one and one-h1B.lf in.~hse ( :Li-" )_ may be af!'i:xed flatw1se~
at any po1n.1.~ on tb!e face ot a bu1ld1ng~ · The1se signs may be
·.r';lf wood. ·, ! • ._,.
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Sec. 46b3. All projecting signs hereaf"ter e:t-ected
shall confort\1· to the following requirements:::~
(a} They shall be const:i:'ucted ..molly cf metal.· ,
or ::.nco.mcustible plastic, or of mete.l or incombustible J>las·~ic
and glass, and must oe firmly ~l.llchored .with metal brack·et:J l3.nli
guys and shall r11eet with all rEtasona.ble requirements fo:r
public sa.fe,ty.
(b) Projecting signs shall not extend out mere
than one toot .t':rom the build inS:, and. shall :i:l.& ve e. clea.ro . .nce
o.f not less than ten feet (~0 • J from the sidewalk• ..
{c) EJcisting .ProjectinS: signa shall either b·e mn.de
to conf,orm to the regulations of this section on or befc~re
:July l ~· 1948, or shall be removed entirely.
(d) Barber s1gris or barber poles may t;e a.ff'i:xed ·
to the race of a building at the entrance ot a .. barber shop
and may have a clearance above sidewalk of .not· less th&J:~
seven feet (7 r) and may project _no'G over one root (lr j · f'rom
race or the building. ·
Sec. 460:4. · (a) ;.,ny l"et te·r, word, model, sign, 'derl. (;e,
·o~ representation in the nature or aJl. advert!sement,:announc
ment or direction, suJ>portad or attached, wt)l_ly or in part
over or above any vall, building. or ·struct~e, shall be ·:ieem.ed
"to be a slcy'-si~. Sky-signs shl:~.ll be. constructed e.ntirely
o£ met~il ·including the supports and braces for same, and' no·
sky-sign shall project beyond tlle bui:ldin,';) :Line. ·
{b) V1th1n··Fire Zones 1 ahd 2, no::slcy-sign ~hall
' . I be supported, anchored or braced to the wooden bft8lllS or other
framework or a building which i:s ovel' three &tories high.,
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{c) Sky-signs shall ibe set baclc at least eight~
feet ( 8 ' ) from the cornice o:r street front 3 and four t~eet ( 4 r )
:t"ltom a.r.cy-other wall or corn11:e of the bU1ld1.ng, and sbiall not
proJect more than twenty -f1Ye feet (25 ',) above the rclof, or a.
building, and sha.ll have a. SJ;>ace or at least si:x f'eet ·(6') 1n
heigh-t betweell the bottom ot"" the sign and the roof:, e.x,'¢ept that
slcy"-signs not e:xte.nding more than fOUJ:' feet ( 4' ) abovet the .:£"11:-e
wall and so· pnr cent or less: of the t<,tal building .fro.o.ta.ge il':t
width: may be erected on or back or .. the building lin(t. i A.ll
SUCh Signs Shall be designed to Witll.StlaJld a Wind pre:.JSillre Of ~Lt
least 30~ llOUnds per sq\.lS.l'e f<>ot ( 30 1lbs. per sq. ft. ) ,)f sur
face~ .?to sign or b1~1board 11hall be~. c:onstructed so as', to
obstruct any j~ire escape on ~Lny building •.
· Sc~c. 4605. .Signs made oj~ 1nd1 vi(iual letter:s proj edted
not to exceed si:Jt inches ( 6 ') from the vall of ·the buil!di:o.g
by metal b:racl:ets are ~s.:r•mitt~ed. · ·
Sec. 46o6. No projecting signs may be &ff1:1ted upon.
a marquee:; provided 1 h·owevel~ 1 that1 fl~:~.t signs 1!Uld signs •!md
letters JD&de.:.~v1th elect:r:o1c ttLbes may be' used th•E~r,-eo.o..~
· S•:~c ~ 4607. Before the e.:r•ection of any ·sign shall hav•~
been commenced 1 except signs within a. build1ng 1 a permit
fez-the erection;, or the same shall be c~btained :rrom the
Building Department. The fee: for such. a permit sha.ll: be $1.00.
Bach applictt.tion for a.ny s1gzj: or billboard sh&l:L be a.ccompa.nied
by a.. written consent of the o~yner or owners, or the l•,sseu or
lessees of the prope~y on: which 1t' is ·to be ·!!rocted., Th:~s
section shall apply to all s1.gns herea.f'ter erec1~ed 1 vl~eth•~r
.Placed upon new or existing buildings. :
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Sec. 4608. No sign or billboa:i'd shall be construdted
so as ,to obstruct any door 1 windov, or .!"i:re es~~pe or ':any
building. . 1:
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Sec. 4609. The Soard or Public Works sl:l.s.ll have the
power and· authori.ty to remove or cause to be remov~d a.'ny ~lign
or billbo~~.rd erected or constructed 1n viollLtiOil or th.e rules
·-set forth herein·~ • or which fa.ils to comply j:_n SJ:lY way ·liitb
said rule::1. ·
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The above and foregoing ordinance was dul~· &Ila regU.:~arly
intr_oduced at a regular meeting of the Council of' the1 City of' .
Pal.o ·Alto on Mo:tiday 1 the 9th ~ia.y oj~ Apr1~.,l945, a_.:ad -w·as thel~earter
on Mc>nday 3 the 14th day of May~ 191~5 3 duly and re:~s.:rly adopte'i
by tllLe followin4; vote.: · .... , •''"'
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Belltrc>tt, Cashe 1 3 Fre(,dnusm 1 Linder~ Mertter,
. Mitchetll, Morten 1 R1charclls 1 Southwood, 'I'hoinas. :: ','-~
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·~Bam: B1o1s;1 BoWden1 Cornish,') 'lfhoit::s,. Wood. ·-.. '•.
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