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Home My WebLink AboutORD 379--·;• ... 11111!1.• ... !,H 2111111._. •. ·"••.:• ... 1111 111.a----••z-.-. •. ,• .. •. ••::•: 1111•tl!l.Jl!I .. •n .. ~·:.:~:L,!11. ~·a•. •2•~•2•211:111 •11111.t •••z•m•a•:•s• .. 11. lll. 2111 lll&•JCl~~==•••I•t It••••••••:••• . :.~·.~:·-'. ·~ :rJ,:·:~ ... c. ·: ~ • ·~. •• -· ' : ~ j :' ) ' ' . / " \ :r. . , ' i ... ••• 1 •• . . , ;· . 0 R D I I' A '.N' C E N 0 .Z79 -.-·---....... -----~ ~ . REfltlLATrXG ··f.mE. CONSTRUCTION ~ EREC.T.ION. OF SIGNS .AND . . BILLBOAimS· WITJmi THE· CITY OF ptfJ:j ALTO: . . . The Coune1.l of the Cit,-of Palo Alto DO ORDAIN . as .follows: .. ' ~etion 1 ... S~ct.ion. 181 of the Of':f'ici&l Building .Code. ~of.. the .. Ci'ty of. Palo Al to, adopted May ll :1 J.925p 1• 'hereby emended to .read. aa .t'oJ.;Lows: ~eet~pn 181. ADVEF.llSING·DE1f'ICES;, SIGNS .. Am>:BILLBOARDs:·' . Advertising •ev1ce8, Signs or !!!!bOii'Qi may be .... permi t.ted as .f oll('lws: · .... · . .... (a) On so ... root lots, when not exceeding eight :,.f'.49~t. in. height abov.:~ the ground levA.Jl. and not &x.:eeding .16 square teet. 'in area. on· two or more 50. tc;Ot'~lots, ~en :D.ot,,._exce.&dlng l2 ree:t in height aboye .. •the_grcund and -not exceeding· so !!quo.re feet in tu-&•:• Such: signs or b111 .boards ahall: 'be securely attached to. post,a· .O~ ... Other 9UpPOrting.st:ruc:ture, am shall. ~: loe:_a.ted .. :enZirely within. -th.8-lot lines. ill sips an¢ b1ll'board8. e:an be eree ted -only in c aaf o%"11li ty A.~h cid·, as,.au:tlio%bed by .Ar.tiele.JCVIII, ?.art III of' ("' C~dl,tt~>OJ\d1:ria~c8:'.'N(). 2 of the City or Pa1G ll~G:;, :>·:-_>, which .~t:tcJ.e. sha1l _atil1 remain 1n full. to~ce and-- ----,::; e.ff'ect;: except: that'· Section 149. of said article shall ·be -amended·:b7 add:ing the. words' at the end there~t . •0:r the. s-8.l.e of''-aaid real property,. upon which said ' signs are placedn. " .. . ·· .. · . · . : : fh-Y when. no:t :exeeeding li. teet. in·: helght ;~·~:;and taatened· flat agail.\St the wall of a buil~, .· . or in front or tb.e cornice over a first story show Vind.ow. · · . .·• . (cJ When exceeding li' teet in height but · n_ot excee,¢.ing. 40_ ague.re fee.t .. in a.res. ·and fastened . flat ;.a:gainat the w.e.11 .. of . a: building.. . _ , · .. ·· .(ci} •. All·· s1g:ria attached t.o a building shall ·.~ . fastened 'di.?'ectly to-'. :~e wall~; by W"ell-&:et\ured mct:a.l:.; ancbo'rs·, .. '.and ~such. signs .shall not lla:Ve electric 118b:ts' or t1x.tures e.t~ch&~'; tO them ill any m.eJmer. .• Wood:Sn · 5uPJ>ort.s .• d1i•oraees : shall. not be: pcrm!.tted• ' ·r • ... • . \,, ,. ,, .• • • , ' , . .· , • • ' - '' , :c e) ill other s1.gna oI> · bill'ooL.~s within the fire limits shall be enti.r•ely eonstru,c.~d~·. non combUstible ma.teria.J.s~. includ.ing all supports ""' '-. braces for same;, but i!o sign 01" bill.board ot ·· e , ref~rred to in the .. Pr.ee~JJ~~s~tiona·, ·c~.w~ever m:a~~~ e.onatructed~. sh.all ·exe.~ecl t}?.e arf)a or " .· ... ~nai~ .·to· which wooden . signs ·.or ··billboard.a of ··~t· .. ~lPe. :a~e there~ rea.tricted. : . ,.}: .. · . ,,.., ' . ·:.;.: ...... ; -. -: see:. 2.. SKY SIGliS: /;: '·' "'" .. ,~~~·•·r.;.~ ~ , ' '. ~ " ' ' ", ,' ',• ',o " /', ', "," ' ' •'' • ·, ' .' " ' I ' ' ' ' • ' . , ..•.. -.:'faY:·,~ rett:er;_<lt:ord, modelll ,a~, d•iice or repr~:!!in-t~ti~n · -11(,the ?ll.ture~ ot an 'adver=t:r·sement" " .. ~~.;~,.;:"~~>::->·· .· . . . '·: , . . · .. " (/ f ' ~. • • . ·' .,. ' . '· .. , .. ' ( ,",'.' U-. ' # u . ' I . . ' ' ., j t ., ·~ ' • . • • 0 • ORD 379 ' . ' ~ ·. ·, ' .. ',.,. I • • ' ' -.I< ,. • ' • I _, V • i • ~ • • • I • • < '' • j •' • '• ' : ::. '• • ' • I • '• , !, ~, ~ "• ' • •' 1 • • ' ' • • ~·: • • . u. . . . . . ' H ... . . . ,•"'" ,, .. · ' ... ',' ' ' .·~ 1,. ..· .. · .. ··: ···, ···&nxl~o~~~:ror;,~ict~on,~.~t~ ~· ~ttaehed~ .. · ~ . . . wh()-llJ'· .. ·:or·····'ill;· •P&.l"Jt~~;:;o:ver ... or· ... above . ·au'J': :w:a.l:J.; ... :·~ O r;· .. 1.n.' ................... ·:tu:re .. ···.···, .~ . ..,:,.:'•. :~··dee ..... ed_.. .• , ....... :.'hA;; *'. · .. ,: ..... ''~ .. -. '"'1. ·.ot'li ::~.;.' .. . ·.-.:.r..ui·"._~., ~~.-.It~"·' , ,' .. , ~ .. •r~ .. .,:~,. tfltf-.·,,•~J.: .11i>. ~...,.,,,,. : • ~~a!gria ·.Shall. -~ ::(l~:rtatracted ·ent;t1'3;ly ot ·. m$t&l, ·· . ih,c:J:udill.g· t}ie . auppc>-rts. ·~and ·brae4111 .f'.or<:a.ame,. and · ·· nb·• •k7-.S1gn.:'.Sli&ll: :p~j,ec.t~,~a tlie Jm:11din.g l::f.ne. " . .. ;, . . . . ,, :'''.':· .· · .. ·. ""'.~ . . ~·r· ~·: : ;' \·: .... · .. , . /•<'.•:· . . . .... : . . . " .. · fb): .Within <'the ·fiN .. l;bti.t:s,:~.~o/ skf-.sip sha1J.<•b$ atip.ported, ancht:n:~ed or bra'cif.lct:.to;,;·;th~·~w<>Oden boaru or other tr.amework· or. a. ·btl!ldbiS:whi.cll. fa over three storie:~ ·high·. · , ·.. ·· . :.c~: .. i .;' .~~s·.~ ·.aha~~·: ·be s~t. ·back a~ · i.-st .·. 8 re et·. from. the .e~nl.e.e . or·· .street · tront; iancl · 4.::.:feet :f?iom . any other wall~ or· co.mice o:r · the , bu£ldtilg, and · . ahaJ.1. .. l'lot ,pr0jse:t.m(r~ thm•.25.':te~t.abo'.f,:e the roof . ot .. a· bttildir.tg:;• ~ ;s~l ha:v:e. '...a spac~. 0ct. a~ .. leu.t s~ ~eet in h&1:~t::·be;tw:e;~n thf): oo~.~m of' ,thf!' a!~;:and .. ~e rQo°£i· exc~t· ·that ... sk,J"':'s~~:·n0:~·. ~xt~n~ing:.:more · than 4 . feet · ·l!ltbove:~ the ti.re wa;ll; .::~ 50 ·per c.e,nt 'Or. . less :of•·the.t:otai:·:butlding :r~n~&ge .. h .. width,: may be · eire~ted·:cm:.or· b:aek: .. o'f .. the .bu.11.d:f:ig 1.'1.ne.·. · .u1·.:auch sigl:i$.::shall.:. ~be;.do~igned· .to ·w~thatand .. a wind pressure of .•t least · :30 :pound.a ·.per ·square·. toot .. o! :w.faee. · · !lo ::<Sign or b1:llbo1:l.rd. shall .be eonat:ructeo. ~o e.:a.·.to . ·obstruct &IJ.y :tire .escape on ~·· .'Qu:tlding. · Sec. 3 s PROJECTING.· SIGHS•a . ,. . . .. · All .projeetillg.: s1gna;~~ot conforming with the .:requirements of' the next .. se~t11)n .g,re to be removed '.(.oi*: rep1.aeed}-wi:thin .. f'i:v.e .years· :from .tlte . date' ,of: the' p.aa•-:ge er this or<u.nance ~· . '· ... . .. s~:C~ 4,.. .m::pro:je.~·t1llg signs hereafter . erected nti.tst. eonfo:rm.. to. tlie f'ollow'ing require;i,e::i.ts: . . · (.a) 'l'.b.ey mua.t be co,;stmcted wholly of metar or· o.t .metal .or gUa.aa# must. 'be nr.m.17 ·anchored wtth ·~?:rack~t'.s · a11d ... : .. gqs i and :mnst meet with all reaaonable requirements.: for public ss.tet7 .. , .. :. ,,J _ '., : , ~ I ' r. I · · :.·: •. , :lbl. · Sma:ll s:lgnach,aving .an area or 4 . square . ~~et .or : l':s:~i· ·. G.nd; .not: :extending. more thaJi 24 fllc~e .. a.·. out ov·~r the pro.perty line:,.· .must. have a. clearanee of 'not less than 7 feet t:-om the. side- . wal~.,. · ~d may be. ot'~ wo.o.d. or metal. . . Provided# "l:iow.ev.er,. · that .. barber.: s1~gns . at th.e ~ntrance or a 'barber shop may bave a clearance of' less than 7 .. _,·. f'eet.,trom the·s:tdewalk. •· · . ' . . ' ,. , . ' . :,· 'fl ' . :: : : ·•. («;l}. Ho sign· whos.e. lateral .extenaion le ~.~t~~··. ·'tiban. it.a . V;Ol?(t1ea1 extension shall. have a: :~ ~a~er ·he•ight than .. 24. ~~es • · '· . ' ·' . ,, . ~-. •' .·. '• . . · ' "' ·;,· , . . ~ . : . . ··; .... , ' (:-.:r· • ·,···: .. -::.( ', '. "··1 '",:; ,, ...... ·,..' ~'t·/~{~./:")lll!fllll. 111101112111 .. s .. :sllll!IBIW•, ····~)~~:····:· •.• a1111u11:::•:z-.. -. JJ£Sl!l,.,,ll!,,~)llll¥1!1, ·:"':pa•. ••ll!l•&•t•L}•,Z1!111Plll.•f•tl!I,.•• .. ••••r..a•:."OlllQO~S••••••1•;1• .. •t•t !IJZAlll&l!l.lSl.lllJtlpll,••••&•E•lili!•.•t •212111:••121: 11&••&£1&••••1'•••1•• ::1. "',• .·:'.···. •· ... ·':'·.· ·,.:: .. : ·:·. ·::~\"~(\~'.'~.:~~"'~~~::.:<:~:·:;~'.·:,::. .:''0-~~~·~w .. ... .- ;,~, .. ~. '·,~ .•,I •"I .:~·:~~'.~',i'.',';,<·.::-.:·'..::, .<:""~.· :·\':.:·: ,' t' ' ' ,' '_,•;"'I ' r; '·' · .· .•·· ·~ • .·. · : .. ?: .. ·:.(e) ··~ lio part:\"o:~ ~J' projecting sign shall. . ~end\~t::.~9.r,;e..: ·~hfln.· ~:tee~ ·:·6 ·1nc.hea .htom .the. - · prope:~.ey. :~1::~,,.. no: .. SbSll ; t;l1a 's."tem. o:f an7 ·vertical airgri~.:extena.~ou;t: .• more .. tmm.;$,·teet 6' irichec.· . · .· ··, , ' ., '•' . '. '• . ' '. " . ' '.',• " •· .... ··,-~' :·'.', '1 ... ' '• • ~ ~'. ' .. :;:· , ·. '•, 1 ·'' '' .'t .. '· .• :· .. -... ·.·:-:;:::s;~ .. ;)·4.~ ':-.:W:0tl!N1STTERS: Sip made• of wOQd~n l'tter·s.:·;prpj~a.: .. 'not to exceed one .f'oot 1'rom.:~:,:waJJ/o:r the·bui:!lding by· .metal brackets are ~rini.tted:~ ~ ~ ····· · :< .. ..· : • · . . Sec .. 5 .. 1 . MmS;.lJEEs: No ·.prcijeeting· .cSign •ma-t :be 'affixed uppn a. m~e'.:'."-. Provided, however, that nat. s1gps':ma:·8!1g:rla'.~tmd l&:'t>tera'.»made.w1th ele·ctric ·:bu.lbs' or tubes ·may bo 1.1.aed thereon.·· · · . .' : . . ; -~. ~ . ·',. '. '' -:, . . : • i. •s-&c;'.. s.~ PERMIT.: Bet'ere the ere~tion of tm:y ·p~~j&eting· or,'..alCj-.s!gn shill have been comm.eneedJt a" permit· :tor -the e~tion .of thf1''. -same_ shall be . ~ from ·.the ~ ·er l'ub::t1-C Works. . The :fee tor sat\h :.a ,permit· shall be :$1 .. 00:. :Each application ·'.'£or any .. sign·'~, -"bi~,ard •Shal1 : . .'b~ accompanied -by a written .oo.nselit~:t the owner or owners.,,. or the lessee or i-essees o.f~,the prope.~ .. on. .lll:l:teh 1.t. is to' b&:•-&rected. Thb section .shall. apply to all s'fgn8 ber~atter erected, whether' p;·l'~eed upon: new or. ozis ti:agr b:u:!ldfnga • · ··· .. .. ·· · . .•. <.sec·~' .7,.r, .. OBJ!TRUCTIOl!,S.:. .No .. sign or bill board shall b& C'O·nstructed so S....7' to c:bstru.ct any · docir, w£nd<?W :.or. f'1re escape. on my building. ·· , ·; ... s;d~ .. i .. '.eb.e: Board of Public Yiprks shall . have; the ·:P:OWer"-m.d:f.:authori t:r to . remove · or c.mse to ~e remoyed any sitrl or billboard: erected or :.:.,~ccm.&truC:te:d in vidlation of' the· rules jl6et forth '~ this 'ordi'll&llc:&, or wbieh fails to comply in &n'f 'wa7 wt.th· .add· rules~ · . '.· "..:Sec:• 9.• Any v.to.la.tion of. the provisions of· t~&:aboy•,··::&."'id foregoing ordinanc.e shall ·:b·e deeme.d a•mi:sde~eanor, .and eaCh.-viO"lation ~rom da.7 'to. day slJ:all constitute a separate misdemeanor; aD.d &n'Ji.:.:pers;oh>Uund guil.ty the:E-eo:r shall be. subject to.>-·a·:·'.f~ne' n,o·t ·to E!lXeeed··t;soo.oo, or by 1m.Pr1so:nment not: to'. exee:ed 180 days, or both such fine and · iDiprtio~t. - Ordinance·No. 366 is h.ereb7 repea.l.ed. · · .. · . · . . T4e Clerk is diree.ted to post a eopy <:if; .this: ordinance· on .. th& .bulletin board at the e1t7,;.~1 ... · · · · · '·:.' .. ' . : . ._ _ .. The. above and foregoing o~aDCe" was intrO<b:J.c:ed .. :at~ a me.eting o:f ·the::Ci.:ty COWlc.U held .. · .· ~n ·th~::1:4th da.1 of Karch, 192'7, .· and the.rea.f.teT dUJ:y'.pu-.ed, on.: th., llth:>~,a::y· o:t' .&pr11,. 1927;.: by the· . , __ ;oneW!ng:;votei : · ·· . . · , · i . . . ..· . .: · ·, B.9rtsehe; ·. Bonn/~cathe.~· t, Coo1el:':I · cottreli, AYES: .. E~te .. m.a:.y~ · .. Hobart~ ;J:'~m~. :~oi."ts• ··!rhomas .. Wing, -;•ooo. · , . · ·· . · .. ,(.: ·' < • ·, ' . ' .. -' .. ::;Approve«: . •. ·. . . . · . 'f · ... -·-~ . ·. a,.o.r .. • ,'T' -' ' ~ . iqo.""'t I ; i I • t I f l l j I ! i ll-. , ;o ~ I i I I i i ; j I l ) ! I . . ..