Ordinance Number 601ORDINANCE NO. 601 49
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING MUNICIPAL CODE SUBSECTION
9-3.603(d)(2)(vi) OF ARTICLE 6, CHAPTER 3 "ZONING," TITLE 9
"LAND USE" OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Municipal Code Subsection 9-3.603(d)(2)(vi) of Article 6, Chapter 3 "Zoning,"
Title 9 "Land Use" is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sectior�9-3,60XdX2)(vi). Other, RISidenta1111-9ni-D
"The following signing is permitted, if not illuminated, subject to the below
stated conditions:
"(aa) Any on-site sign authorized by previous subsections of Section 9-3.603
may contain any form of non-commercial speech or message in lieu of commercial sign
copy.
"(ab) Off-site signs exhibiting non-commercial signing, that is, signingg
unrelated to the buying or selling of commodities or anything involved in the flow of
commercial trade, or business custom and practice, are authorized subject to the
following:
"(1) Square footage is limited to 12 square feet or
less;
11(2) There shall be no more than 1 sign board per
parcel;
"(3) Total height of a ground mounted sign and
supporting structure shall not exceed 6 feet;
"(4) A building mounted sign shall not exceed the eave
line;
"(S) Said signs are limited to the CG (General
Commercial), CM (Commercial Manufacturing),
and MP (Industrial Park) districts.
"(ac) In the case of signs posted during election campaigns, these signs shall be
displayed no earlier than 30 calendar days prior to such election. Such signs shall not be
located closer than 200 feet from any designated polling place and shall be removed
within three (3) days after the day of the election. The candidate or person responsible
for placement of a political sign shall be responsible for its removal. There shall be no
more than one such sign per parcel.
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-50 "(ad) Vacancy signs. -A maximum of one vacancy orno vacancy sign, not to
exceed six (6) square feet in area, shall be permitted per street frontage for apartments,
hotels, and motels.
"(ae) Real estate signs. Each building or legal site shall be permitted one real
estate sign per street frontage advertising the sale, rental, or lease of the premises or
property on which said sign is placed; provided, however, for sites one acre or less, the
sign area shall not exceed six (6) square feet and shall not exceed five (5) feet in overall
height. For sites greater than one acre, the sign area shall not exceed thirty-two (32)
square feet and shall not exceed six (6) feet in overall height. Construction signs greater
than six (6) square feet shall require a sign permit.
"(af) Construction signs. A maximum of one construction sign identifying the
project to be built on the site and the project participants shall be permitted; provided,
however, for sites of one acre or less, the sign area shall not exceed six (6) square feet
and shall not exceed five (5) feet in overall height. For sites greater than one acre, the
sign area shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet and shall not exceed six (6) feet in
overall height. Construction signs greater than six (6) square feet shall require a sign
permit.
"(ag) Temporary window signs not covering more than twenty-five (25%)
percent of the area of the window within which they are placed.
"(ah) Residential name plates not exceeding one square foot in area indicating
the name of the occupant of the residence.
"(ai) Professional occupation signs or name plates not exceeding two (2) square
feet in area denoting only the name and profession of an occupant on the premises where
they are placed.
"(aj) Memorial signs and tablets and names of buildings and the dates of
erection, when cut into a masonry surface or when constructed of bronze or other
noncombustible materials. Such signs shall not exceed six (6) square feet.
"(ak) Temporary signs associated with produce, vegetable, or fruit stands not
exceeding an aggregate area of eighty (80) square feet and located within 100 feet of the
produce stand which they identify.
"(al) Signs painted directly on vehicles indicating the name of the
establishment using the vehicle, except that the vehicle -mounted signs set forth in
subsection (5) of subsection (e) of this section shall be prohibited.
"(am) Government and other legally required posters, notices, and signs. Such
signs may be off-site signs.
"(an) Traffic and safety signs and signs of public utility agencies and
construction contractors serving as directional or safety aids. Examples include street
signs, freeway off -ramp signs, and roadwork signs.
"(ao) Temporary placards, posters, and subdivision directional signs placed in
public rights-of-way and not exceeding six (6) square feet in area provided such signs do
not exceed three (3) feet in overall height. Such temporary signs shall not be displayed
without first obtaining an encroachment permit from the Director of Public Works
pursuant to Council policy.
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"(ap) A non-commercial sign message may be posted in any residential zone
subject to the size, height and location requirements of Subsection 9-3.603(d)(2)(vi)(ab).
5EGTION 2. 1*fftctive. Date.
passage.
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days after its
SECTION 3. City Clerk's Certificatign.
The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause the
same to be published once as required by law and posted at the duly designated posting
places within the City of San Juan Capistrano within fifteen (15) days after its passage.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 18thday of August ,
1987.
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ANTHONY E. OXAND, MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLER
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
I, MARY ANN HANOVER, City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano,
California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of
Ordinance No. 601 which was introduced at a meeting of the City Council of the City
of San Juan Capistrano, California, held on August ,4 , , , 1987 , and adopted
at a meeting held on August 18 , 1987, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Schwartze, Friess, Buchheim, Hausdor£er,
and Mayor Bland
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
(SEAL)
MARY AN r
A OVER, CITY CLERK
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