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ORDINANCE NO. 2704
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE ClTY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING SUBSECTION (G) OF SECTION 16.20.190 Of THE PALO
ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE FOR EXCEPTIONS AND
ADDING SUHSECTION (H) TO SECTION 16.20.190 OF THE PALO
ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE TO REGULATE ELECfiON SIGNS ·
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows:
SECfiON 1. Subsection (g) of Section 16.20.190 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is hereby : ..
amended to read as follows:
11 (g) Civicl political, and · rel!g!ous sig_ns. Except for
election signs, signs of a civic, political, or religious nc1ture may not
be e1ected in R·l, R-E, R-DUP, and R-2 districts. Signs of a civic,
JY.)litical, or religious nature may be erected in conformity with this .
chapter in an other districts on a temporary basis only, as provided
in Section 16.20.060; provided, however, that eJection signs in all
districts may be erected in conformity with the provisions of Section
16.20.190(h)."
SECfiON 2. Subsection (h) is h~r·~by added to Section 16.20.190 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code to read as follows:
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"(h) Election signs. An election sign may be erecte<J. UJithout (
a permit in all districts in conformity with this chapter and with •
the idl.owing provisions:
11 (1) EJection sign defined. An election sign is any wall sign
or fretsianding sign of a political nature which directly re1l!!es to
a crutdidate or a bona fide ballot issue in an election conducted
by a governmental entity and which is erected on property within
the jurisdictio_nal boundaries of such ~lection.
"(2) Duration. An electio~ sign may be erected sixty days
or less prior to the date of the election to which it relates and
shall be completely removed no later than two days following the
date of such election.
"(3) Wall si.&n_!. (a) Only one wall sign may be erected on
each building whether or not the building i~ occupied by several ·
persons. In lieu of erecHng a wall sign on the building itself, the
w~l sign may be erected.on an appurtenant stru;;ture to the building
other than a fence or fence·like structur~.
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u(b) The wall sign may be erected only by a person who
presently occupies all or a portion of the building as his residence
or place of business.
"(c) The wall sign may have an area of at least six square
feet but shalf . not exceed one ~;quare foot for every forty square
feet of the building face upon which the sign is erected or one
hundred fifty square feet, whichever is less.
"(4) Freestanding signs. (a} Only one freestanding sign may
be erected for each building whether or not the building is occupied
by several persons,
"(b) The freestanding sign may be erected only by a person
who occupies an or a portion of the building as his residenc~ or
place of business.
"(c) The freestanding sign shaH be placed wholJy on the lot
upon which the building stands and shall be situated at least two
feet inside of the property line.
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(d) The freestanding sign shall not have a sign area exceeding -+
six square feet and shaH not be more than three feet high.
"(5) Consent of owner or occuEants. If the building where
an eJection sign is to be erected is not occupied solely by the person
who intends to ~rect the sign, excluding his family or firm, and
if such p~rson is not the owner of the building, he first shall obtain,
and thereafter me with the building official upon request, the
written consent to the erection of such sign by the owner or by
all of the other occupants. Such con~nt may be withdrawn in
writing at any time by sending a notice of such withdrawal to the
building official and to the person erecting the sign. Upon such
withdrawal of consent, tb.e election sign shall be remqved.
"(6) IUumination. No election sign in a residential district
may be illuminated in any manner other than by previously existing
lighting fixtures nomlally used for ilJuminaUon of the site of the
sign.
"(7) Combination of signs. Two or more election signs may
be neatly rombined to form one wall sign or one freestanding sign
which meets the requirements of this subsection.
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11 (8) Rcmll of signs.. Each election sign shall -.cmoved
by the person who erected it or by the owner of the property upon
which the sign is erected, whether or not the owner consented to
the erection of the s.ign.11
SECf10N 3. The Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby declares that this ordinance
is necessary as an emergency measure for prcseiVing the public peace> health, and safety. The
reasons for its urgency are as follows: A school board election for the Palo Alto Unified School
District presently is scheduled for April l 0, 1973, and a general municipal election for the City
of Palo Alto presently is scheduled for May 8, 1973. Many residents of the City of Palo Alto
may desire to erect election signs relating to said elections in districts where such election signs
presently are prohibited. If this. ordinance will not become effective until thirty (30) days from
and after the date of its adoption, such residents may erect no election signs for the school
board election and may erect election signs for th•J general municipal election only twenty (20)
or Jess days prior to the election.
SECflON 4. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.04.330(c) and Section 2.04.375(4)
of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, this ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption.
INTRODUCED: March 19, 1973
PASSED: March 19~ 1973
AYES: TTNANIMOUS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ATTEST: ~ Q-,,£~~
City Oerk (/ .
APPROVED AS TP FORM:
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Assistant City Attorney
City Manager
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