Ordinance Number 931ORDINANCE NO. 931
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING URGENCY
ORDINANCE 924 RELATING TO INTERIM RULES REGULATING THE
APPROVAL PROCESS FOR AND CONSTRUCTION OF
BUILDING -MOUNTED SIGNS AND MONUMENT SIGNS PURSUANT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65858
WHEREAS, the San Juan Capistrano City Council has directed staff to amend the
City's sign provisions to provide more detailed regulation of signs in San Juan Capistrano
Municipal Code Section 9-3.543 including but not limited to monument signs, building
mounted signs, office complex signs and signs in view corridors; and,
WHEREAS, the extension of the interim urgency ordinance is exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines pursuantto Section 15269(c); and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted duly -noticed public hearings on
March 27, April 24, August 28, September 25, and October 9, 2007 to consider proposed
sign code amendments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted duly noticed public hearings on November
' 6, 2007 and December 4, 2007 to consider proposed sign code amendments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing on December
18, 2007 to consider extension of the existing interim urgency ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has carefully considered all oral and written
communications at the public hearing.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Findings.
The City Council adopted urgency ordinance 924 on June 19, 2007 forthe purpose
of establishing interim rules governing the approval and installation of building -mounted
and monument signs pending the completion of a planning study.
Additional time will be necessary tom complete the planning study and possible
enactment of permanent sign regulations with respect to such signing. Accordingly, the
City Council finds it necessary to extend ordinance 924 for a period of one (1) year.
Section 2. Extension of Ordinance 924.
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Urgency Ordinance 924 is hereby extended for a period of one (1) year pursuant to
Government Code Section 65858 to expire on December 18, 2008.
Section 3. Statutory Findings.
The City Council finds and determines that there is a current and immediate threat
to the public health, safety, and general welfare in that existing building -mounted and
monument sign regulations allow excessively large sign size area, too many signs,
potentially excessive lighting, and only minimal building location restrictions and that the
effect from these rules has been the issuance of signage in some instances to have
caused adverse visual blighting conditions within the community; further that approval of
further sign programs, signs permits, or building permits relating to building —mounted
and/or monument signs without additional regulatory review as provided for in this interim
ordinance would result in a threat to the public health, safety, and general welfare. These
findings are made pursuant to Government Code Section 65858.
Section 4. Effective Date. Pursuant to Government Code Section 65858 this
urgency ordinance shall take effect immediately after its passage.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADORTM tNs 1 W' qay of December, 2007.
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COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
MAYOR
I, MARGARET R. MONAHAN, appointed City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano, do hereby certify
that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Urgency Ordinance No. 931 which was regularly introduced
and placed upon its first reading at the Regular Meeting of the City Council on the 4th day of December 2007
and that thereafter, said Urgency Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at the Regular Meeting of the City
Council on the 18th day of December 2007 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS
NOES COUZCIL MEMBERS
ABS T: QO CIL MEMBERS
City
Hribar, Allevato, Uso, and Mayor Soto
None
Nielsen
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO)
ss AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I, MARGARET R. MONAHAN, declares as follows:
That I am the duly appointed and qualified City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano; That in compliance
with State laws, Government Code section 36933(1) of the State of California, on the 13`s day of December,
2007, at least 5 days prior to December 18, 2007, the date of adoption of the ordinance, I caused to be posted a
certified copy of the proposed Ordinance entitled:
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING URGENCY ORDINANCE 924 RELATING
TO INTERIM RULES REGULATING THE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR AND
CONSTRUCTION OF BU LDING-MOUNTE IGNS AND MONUMENT SIGNS
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SEC I04 6y85J
This document was posted in the Office of the City
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO)
ss AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I, MARGARET R. MONAHAN, declare as follows: That I am the duly appointed and qualified City Clerk of
the City of San Juan Capistrano; That in compliance with State laws, Government Code section 36933(1) of
the State of California. On the 19TH day of September 2007 I caused to be posted a certified copy of Urgency
Ordinance No. 931, adopted by the City Council on December 18, 2007 entitled:
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING URGENCY ORDINANCE 924 RELATING
TO INTERIM RULES REGULATING THE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR AND
CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING -MO]
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
This document was posted in the Office of the City
San
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MONUMENT SIGNS