Ord 783ORDINANCE NO 783
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
CHAPTER 17 40 OF TITLE 17 OF THE POWAY MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING
TO ELECTION AND OTHER NONCOMMERCIAL SIGN REGULATIONS
(ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 15 -001)
WHEREAS, it is necessary from time to time to amend the Poway Municipal
Code (PMC) to reflect changing conditions in the community, and
WHEREAS, on March 17, 2015, the City Council held a Workshop to discuss the
proliferation of election signs in the public right -of -way leading up to elections and the
cluttered look created along Poway streets and directed staff to return with a Poway
Municipal Code amendment to address the matter; and
WHEREAS, on December 1, 2015, the City Council held a duly advertised public
hearing to solicit comments from the public, both pro and con, relative to this Ordinance
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
Section 1 This Ordinance is exempt from the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines
because it pertains to modifications to the sign regulations in the Zoning Ordinance,
which will result in limits on the display of signs in the public right -of -way and there is no
possibility this will result in a significant effect on the environment
Section 2. Section 17 40 090(D) of Chapter 17 40 to Title 17 of the Poway Municipal
Code is amended to read as follows
D Temporary signs for elections and other noncommercial messages are not permitted
within the public right -of -way (except as otherwise provided in this chapter), on public
property, or upon any public building or other publicly owned facility, including
fences /walls, utilities and landscaping Such signs are permitted on private property
subject to the following
1 On properties developed with residential uses, such signs shall not exceed 6
square feet in total area for one side, double -faced signs shall not exceed 6
square feet per side On properties developed with non - residential uses, such
signs shall not exceed 24 square feet for one side, double -faced signs shall not
exceed 24 square feet per side
2 Such signs shall not exceed an overall height of four feet on properties
developed with residential uses or eight feet on properties developed with non-
residential uses The height shall be measured from the finished grade
immediately around the sign
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3 No such signs shall be lighted either directly or indirectly unless said sign is
erected, painted or constructed on an authorized structure already providing
illumination
4 The number of such signs is not limited
5 Such signs may carry any noncommercial message, including, but not limited to
political messages
6 No such signs shall be posted in violation of any provision of this chapter The
Director of Development Services or a designated representative shall have the
right to remove any sign placed in the right -of -way or on public property, contrary
to any provision of this section Removed signs shall be stored by the City
Notice of removal shall be promptly provided to the owner of such sign, or the
apparent owner or candidate, within one working day of removal whenever
possible Such person shall have the right to recover the sign forthwith, without
charge All signs removed by the City may be destroyed 30 calendar days
following removal
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be codified
EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty .(30) days
after its adoption
CERTIFICATION /PUBLICATION The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this
Ordinance and cause it, or a summary of it, to be published with the names of the City
Council members voting for and against the same in the Poway News Chieftain, a
newspaper of general circulation in the City of Poway within fifteen (15) days after its
adoption and shall post a certified copy of this Ordinance in the Office of the City Clerk
in accordance with Government Code § 36933
Introduced and first read at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Poway held the 1st day of December 2015, and thereafter PASSED AND ADOPTED at
a regular meeting of said City Council held the 15th day of December 2015
Steve Vaus, Mayor
ATTEST
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Sheila R. Cobian, CMC, City Clerk
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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO)
I, Sheila R Cobian, CIVIC, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Ordinance No 783, was duly adopted by the City Council at a meeting of
said City Council held on the 15th day of December 2015, and that it was so adopted by
the following vote
AYES LEONARD, CUNNINGHAM, MULLIN, GROSCH, VAUS
NOES NONE
ABSENT NONE
DISQUALIFIED NONE
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Sheila obian, CIVIC, City Clerk
City of Poway