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Home My WebLink AboutORD 57001 158_20260521_ts24 Ordinance No. 5700 Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Sign Code (PAMC section 16.20.160) to Allow Certain Signs in Conjunction with Parklets The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. Findings and Declarations. The City Council finds and declares as follows: A.The City authorizes parklets for outdoor dining and other uses in PAMC Chapter 12.11. B.The City Council now desires to allow duly permitted parklet permittees to post certain kinds of signs in conjunction with a parklet without certain design reviews or toward counting toward maximum sign area or number limits. SECTION 2. Subsection (c) is hereby added to section 16.20.160 (Special Purpose Signs) of Chapter 16.20 (Signs) of Title 16 (Building Regulations) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to read as follows: (c) Parklet Permit Required for Certain Parklet Signs. Signs for the special purposes set forth in this subsection (c) are permitted as provided herein without design review or permit issued under this Chapter as long as: (1) the applicable regulations for the parklet allow for one or more types of the signs below; (2) the sign(s) meet all requirements under PAMC Chapter 12.11 and its applicable regulations; and (3) the sign(s) (including design, placement, size, and any other requirements) are approved by valid parklet permit issued under PAMC Chapter 12.11. (1) One wall sign affixed to or painted on the parklet. A sign in compliance with this subsection shall not be in violation of PAMC section 16.20.130 and shall not count toward any limits on number or area of signs in section 16.20.130 (Wall signs) or 16.20.170 (Combinations of signs). (2) One freestanding sign. A sign in compliance with this subsection shall not be in violation of PAMC section 16.20.100(a) and shall not count toward any limits on number or area of signs in section 16.20.120 (Freestanding signs) or 16.20.170 (Combinations of signs). SECTION 3. Severability. If any provision, clause, sentence or paragraph of this ordinance, or the application to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application and, to this end, the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable. SECTION 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective on the 31st day after adoption. Docusign Envelope ID: 49505897-84FB-82A0-8248-32558F05CAA4 2 158_20260521_ts24 SECTION 5. CEQA. The City Council finds and determines that this categorically exempt under CEQA regulation 15303 (new construction or conversion of small structures). INTRODUCED: JUNE 1, 2026 PASSED: JUNE 15, 2026 AYES: BURT, LAUING, LU, LYTHCOTT-HAIMS, RECKDAHL, STONE, VEENKER NOES: ABSTENTIONS: ABSENT: ATTEST: ____________________________ ____________________________ City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED: ____________________________ ____________________________ Assistant City Attorney City Manager ____________________________ Director, Public Works ____________________________ Director, Planning & Development Services Docusign Envelope ID: 49505897-84FB-82A0-8248-32558F05CAA4 Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: 49505897-84FB-82A0-8248-32558F05CAA4 Status: Completed Subject: ORD 5700 - Amending the Sign Code to Allow Certain Signs in Conjunction with Parklets Source Envelope: Document Pages: 2 Signatures: 6 Envelope Originator: Certificate Pages: 2 Initials: 0 Christine Prior AutoNav: Enabled EnvelopeId Stamping: Enabled Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) 250 Hamilton Ave Palo Alto , CA 94301 Christine.Prior@PaloAlto.gov IP Address: 170.85.155.40 Record Tracking Status: Original 6/23/2026 9:36:14 AM Holder: Christine Prior Christine.Prior@PaloAlto.gov Location: DocuSign Security Appliance Status: Connected Pool: StateLocal Signer Events Signature Timestamp Tim Shimizu Tim.Shimizu@PaloAlto.gov Assist. City Attorney City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 170.85.155.27 Sent: 6/23/2026 9:42:12 AM Viewed: 6/23/2026 10:27:55 AM Signed: 6/23/2026 10:28:01 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Jonathan Lait Jonathan.Lait@PaloAlto.gov Director, Planning and Development Services City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 170.85.155.3 Sent: 6/23/2026 10:28:02 AM Viewed: 6/23/2026 10:41:48 AM Signed: 6/23/2026 10:42:17 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Brad Eggleston Brad.Eggleston@PaloAlto.gov Director of Public Works City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 170.85.54.112 Sent: 6/23/2026 10:42:18 AM Viewed: 6/23/2026 3:57:40 PM Signed: 6/23/2026 3:57:50 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Ed Shikada Ed.Shikada@PaloAlto.gov City Manager City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 170.85.54.89 Sent: 6/23/2026 3:57:51 PM Viewed: 6/24/2026 11:35:52 AM Signed: 6/24/2026 11:36:00 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Veenker, Vicki Vicki.Veenker@PaloAlto.gov City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Uploaded Signature Image Using IP Address: 73.92.102.134 Sent: 6/24/2026 11:36:01 AM Viewed: 7/9/2026 12:50:09 AM Signed: 7/9/2026 12:51:25 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Mahealani Ah Yun Mahealani.AhYun@PaloAlto.gov City Clerk Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 7/9/2026 12:51:26 AM Viewed: 7/13/2026 5:46:59 PM Signed: 7/13/2026 5:47:08 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign In Person Signer Events Signature Timestamp Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp Agent Delivery Events Status Timestamp Intermediary Delivery Events Status Timestamp Certified Delivery Events Status Timestamp Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp Witness Events Signature Timestamp Notary Events Signature Timestamp Envelope Summary Events Status Timestamps Envelope Sent Hashed/Encrypted 6/23/2026 9:42:13 AM Certified Delivered Security Checked 7/13/2026 5:46:59 PM Signing Complete Security Checked 7/13/2026 5:47:08 PM Completed Security Checked 7/13/2026 5:47:08 PM Payment Events Status Timestamps