HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2 (1992)ORDINANCE NO. 2 (1992)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DIAMOND BAR ADOPTING AN INTERIM ZONING
ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE 65858(x) AND
MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF.
A. Recitals.
(i) On April 18, 1989, the City of Diamond Bar was
established as a duly organized municipal corporation of the State
of California. Thereafter, the City Council adopted its ordinance
No. 14 (1990), thereby adopting by reference the Los Angeles County
Code as the ordinances of the City of Diamond Bar, including Title
22 thereof setting forth the applicable planning and zoning
regulations for the City of Diamond Bar. (Hereinafter said Title
22 shall be referred to as the "Zoning Ordinance.").
(ii) With the recent incorporation of the City of
Diamond Bar, the City Council has examined the existing Los Angeles
County General Plan, Zone District Plan and Zoning Ordinance as it
pertains to existing and potential development in the city of
Diamond Bar. Such examination has revealed that there are areas
within the City which do not provide adequate temporary banner and
inflatable sign provisions. The City Council has not adopted the
existing Los Angeles County General Plan (as the same would apply
to the City of Diamond Bar) and action on development applications,
as to required consistency to an adopted General Plan, has taken
place pursuant to the terms and provisions of California Government
Code Section 65360. More specifically, the Zoning Ordinance allows
for a wide range of permitted and prohibited signage. Further, it
appears that certain prohibited temporary signs may be appropriate
for certain commercial uses within such zoning districts.
(iii) In recognition of the need for effective economic
development strategy and long-range planning criteria, the City
Council has directed staff of the City to study and formulate
amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to assure adequate local control
of, temporary banner and inflatable signage, and development within
commercial zoning districts pending the adoption of the General
Plan and development criteria for the City of Diamond Bar.
(iv) This Council is concerned about the creation of
orderly and balanced development within the City of Diamond Bar.
Accordingly, to protect the integrity of the ultimate General Plan
and to assure the continued economic and development stability of
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those properties zoned for commercial purposes within the City,
this Council finds it is necessary to establish interim zoning
policies to allow City staff the time necessary to investigate and
formulate the above -referenced temporary sign Ordinance amendments.
(v) All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of
this Ordinance have occurred.
B. ordinance.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section ,1. The City Council hereby specifically finds
that all the facts set forth in the Recitals, Part A, of this
Ordinance are true and correct.
Section Z. The City Council further finds as follows:
a. The City of Diamond Bar is presently
developing a General Plan for development in the City of Diamond
Bar. The ultimate goal of the General Plan is to provide a
balanced and unified plan of development within the City of Diamond
Bar and will ultimately upgrade the economic, social and cultural
welfare of persons and properties within the City of Diamond Bar.
The current Zoning Ordinance of the City of Diamond Bar may not
provide sufficient standards for application to City staff,
Planning Commission or City Council review for the approval of, or
determination of appropriate temporary banner and inflatable
signage within, the commercial zoning districts within the City.
b. The continuation of prohibited temporary
signage provisions commercial zoning districts under the current
provisions of the Zoning Ordinance would result in an immediate
threat to the public health, safety or welfare of persons and
property within the City of Diamond Bar.
Section 1. The interim Zoning Regulations pertaining to
specified commercial signage within the commercial zoning
districts, as set forth in Exhibit "A" hereto, which is
incorporated by reference herein as if set forth in its entirety,
are hereby adopted.
t't 4. This Ordinance is enacted under the authority
ot,CaL-ifornill.13overnment Code Section 65858(a) and shall be of no
fU ther_ for a `and effect forty-five (45) days from the date of
adtptiorr :of this ordinance unless the City Council has extended
this Ordinance in the manner as provided in said Section 65858(a).
Section 5. This Ordinance is hereby declared to be an
urgency measure pursuant to the terms of California Government Code
Section 65858(a), and this Ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its adoption.
Section 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be posted in three
(3) public places within the City of Diamond Bar pursuant to the
provisions of Resolution No. 89-6.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 2„q day of DlnP ,
1992.
May
I, LYNDA BURGESS, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced and
passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Diamond Bar held on the 2nd day of June , 1992, by
the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Miller, Werner, Forbing,
MPT/Papen and M/Kim
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ATTEST:
Lyn)Th Bur 0,i, t"it. Clerk
of the Ci' �r ?TLaakond B'rli
June 2, 1992
EXHIBIT "A"
SECTION 108. BASIC SIGN PROGRAM
B. Temporary
9. Banners and Inflatable Signs
a. Windblown devices including but not limited
to pennants, streamers, and banners, may be
placed upon property commercially zoned and
utilized as such, erected for the purpose of
advertising a special event or special sale,
may be permitted subject to the review and
approval of the Community Development Direc-
tor.
b. Tethered balloons and/or inflatable devices
erected for the purpose of advertising a spe-
cial event or special sale, may be placed
upon freeway oriented commercial property
subject to the approval of the Community De-
velopment Director.
C. All temporary signs within this section are
subject to review and approval by the Commu-
nity Development Director as to the sign lo-
cation, design, color, size, height, and oth-
er considerations.
d. The maximum sign area for banners in one (1)
square foot of signage per lineal foot of
property frontage.
e. Tethered balloons and/or inflatable devices
may not exceed a height of sixty (60) feet
from grade.
f. A maximum of four (4) permits may be approved
for any single business location within a
calendar year with the cumulative total of
display days not to exceed sixty (60) days.
g. No sign permitted in this Section shall re-
strict, pedestrian or vehicular traffic, im-
pair motorist visibility, create a hazard, or
impair the visibility of signs on or off the
premises.
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h. Application shall be made on forms provided
by the City. A fee of $25.0.0 shall be sub-
mitted with the application form to cover the
cost of processing the sign permit.
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