Item 5 - Ord 82GENDA REPORT
CITY OF POWAY
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Stephen M. Eck_is, City Attor
DATE: October 30, 1986
RE: Real Estate Signs (Taylor)
DISCUSSION:
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At the City Council Meeting of October 14, 1986, Ms. Ann Taylor
discussed with the City Council the staff enforcement of the sign
ordinance in a,manne_r which precluded her from placing a real
estate "for sale sign of-_f site. Review by the City Attorney's
Office leads to the conclusion that the staff is properly
enforcing the prohibi't'ion against off site signs in this regard.
The one exemption permitted is "open house signs which are
permitted. However, the present language of the ordinance doe's
not define what an "open house" sign is, what it can and cannot
say, or the periods of time during which it can be posted.
I have advised M's. Taylor that she may post an "open house" sign
at the requested location. In response to her inquiry regarding
any limitation set forth in the ordinance restricting the time
during which such a sign may be posted, I advised that the
ordinance presently does not specify a time limitation.
In response to Ms. Taylor's inquiry, the City Council may wish to
review the sign ordinance provisions with respect to real estate
signs and, in particular, with respect to "open house" signs. If
the council wishes to adopt regulations regarding "open house"
signs, a proposed amendment to the ordinance should be
considered.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council review the sign ordinance with respect to
real estate signs and instruct the staff to prepare such
amendments as the City Council may deem appropriate.
ACTION:, Requested a report back on both the consequences of changing"
our ordinance and a mini -kiosk program.
ore\K. Wahlsten, City
OCT 301986 ITEM 5