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Home My WebLink AboutNS-1927 - Amending Sections of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to Revise the Regulations Pertaining to Off-Premise Commercial Advertising SignsREL:mb(27) 6/25/87 189 ORDINANCE NO. NS-1927 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTIONS 41-1113, 41-1114 AND 41-1115 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING SECTIONS 41-1116, 41-852 AND 41-1107 THERETO, TO REVISE THE REGULA- TIONS PERTAINING TO OFF-PREMISE COMMER- CIAL ADVERTISING SIGNS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That Section 41-1113 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 41-1113. Other location restrictions. No off-premise commercial advertising sign shall be constructed, relocated or maintained: (a) Within seven hundred fifty (750) feet of a freeway right-of-way; or (b) Within eight hundred (800) feet of a previously constructed off-premise commercial advertising sign, measured at a radius. (c) Within three hundred (300) feet of any parcel of real property which is zoned or used for residential purposes. SECTION 2: That Section 41-1114 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 41-1114. Size restrictions. No off-premise commercial advertising sign shall be constructed, relocated or maintained unless it complies with the following restrictions: (a) The signs, including all extensions, shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height, measured from curbline or grade, whichever is lower. As used herein "curbline" means the elevation of the edge of the street nearest the sign, and "grade" means the elevation of the ground where the sign is located. (b) The sign face, excluding all extensions, shall not exceed three hundred (300) square feet in area. 190 ORDINANCE NO. NS-1927 PAGE TWO SECTION 3: That Section 41-1115 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 41-1115. Visual and maintenance standards. No off-premise commercial advertising sign shall be constructed, relocated or maintained unless it complies with the following requirements: (a) The sign structure shall be architecturally treated so as to screen the frame, poles, support structures and lighting from public view. The color and materials of this architectural treat- ment shall be in conformance with the architect- ural plan approved pursuant to Division 3 of this article. All screening materials, including painting, shall match and be compatible with buildings on the same site as the sign, and shall include, without limitation, wood, aluminum, fiberglass or similar treatments. The painting and screening materials are subject to approval by the Planning Commission. (b) The sign shall be continuously maintained in an attractive, clean, and safe condition. SECTION 4: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 41-1116, which said section reads as follows: Sec. 41-1116. Design restrictions. No off-premise commercial advertising sign shall be constructed, relocated or maintained unless it complies with the following restrictions: (a) No part of the sign shall project over any building or the public right-of-way. (b) The total area of extensions or temporary addi- tions of the base rectangular sign face shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the area of the base rectangular sign face. (c) The sign shall not be illuminated by either exterior or interior lighting. (d) The sign shall not incorporate any mechanical movement or any flashing, moving, or intermit- tant lighting. ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1927 PAGE THREE SECTION 5: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 41-852, which said section reads as follows: Sec. 41-852. Commercial and noncommercial messages. Nothing in this Article shall be deemed to prohibit or restrict the use of any sign authorized by this Article for any noncommercial message. No permit required for any sign under this Article shall be granted, conditioned, or denied based on the content of the message displayed by such sign, whether such message is commercial or noncommercial in nature, except that signs which are subject to Article XII of this Chapter shall be governed by the provisions of that Article. SECTION 6: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 41-1107, which said section reads as follows: Sec. 41-1107. Commercial and noncommercial messages. Nothing in this Article shall be deemed to prohibit or restrict the use of any sign authorized by this Article for any noncommercial message. No permit required for any sign under this Article shall be granted, conditioned, or denied based on the content of the message displayed by such sign, whether such message is commercial or noncommercial in nature. SECTION 7: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 8: Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal provision applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof, ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1927 PAGE FOUR required to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect. ADOPTED this 8th day of September ., 1987. ATTEST: Mayor C. Guy / (~erk of the Council COUNCI LMEMBE RS: Young McGuigan Acosta e Griset Hart M ay Pulido Nay APPROVED AS TO FORM: