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ORDINANCE NO. 2996 ~
.. ORDINAliCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF .. PALO ALTO
. AMENDING SECt·ION 16.20.010(15) OF THE PALO ALTO
. MUNICIPAL CODE · (SIGNG) TO EXCEPT ~ER POLES .FROM
. THE DEFINITION QF "MOV:A.NG. SIGN" ·
'WHEREAS, Section 16. 20.10.,5 of the Palo .Alto Municipal c·()-a~
entitled, .. Prohibited Signsn forbids moving signs ~;ithin the Clty
·· of~ Palo Alto; and
WHEREAS, ''Moving· Signs" as defined in Section·' 16.20 .. 010(15)
of the Palo Alto Municipal Code incl~ld~s rotating, b~rber poles; ·and ,:, ., ..
WHEREAS, the Council finds that rotating barb~r pqles congt;i
tute a minimal, if not negligible, danger tq :;he public .. hesl.tb ..
&nd safety as a distractibn to pasaing motorists .. :and as. a po~ud,ble
confusion ·~rith traffic signs; and \\ . / · · ·· : .····.
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A tr~ditional and
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Council .finds that ~.~t:a.ting barbe.r poles have
historical usage wi)rthy of preserving in: the
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NOW~ TlmREFORE, the Council of 1.'t:he City of Palo Alto does .
ORDA:~N 8.s fo ll•.Jws: <
SECTION. l. Subsection ( 15) ;~ Seen it'~ id. 20(010 of thd)ialo ·
Alto R"urtfCipalCode Js amended to read as follows: .
"(15) MOVING SIGN. ''Moving sign" means .. any .Sign or
advertising structure which has any 1.risible fuov:f.ng .·.
parts. visible ~evolving or rotatirtg parts or visible
·mechanical movememt of any d.escription, ex9epting
clocks and barber poles~" · . · · .. ·· ·
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SECtiON 2. The Council of the .. City of. J?alo Alto 'h'?:reby,: finds. ···-·
": that the enactment of this ordi~nce is not, .a "project~.' witJi'in' .... · ·: o::
the meaning of that term aa defint!d in Section 11.04~130 of the Palo ····.
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Alto Municipal Code and, therefor&~ no envi:r:owaon.t.!l\1 asse$sU&e!\t :,.s' . ' .. ~'lie9essary. .·. . · .. < :·. , ~i ·• . ,: · . c:'. · . · :· :: :.•.:· .,' · · , .,
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SECTION 3. Thia•ordinance shall become ;ffectiv'e '"')?on·~~· , .
· cc•wncenentof the thirty-first day ~ft(tr "the :d:aj .of its passage~··· :
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'• . iiNTllODUCED:
i June 13. 1977 .
PASSED: Um1e 211,1 1977
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AlES:. Beahrs, carey, Clay,
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