HomeMy WebLinkAbout1354 - ORDINANCES - 7/25/1990 ORDINANCE NO. 1354
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE
IN REGARD TO NEON SIGNS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 9320.04 of the Zoning Ordinance is amended:
a. by deleting the following:
"(11) Signs using exposed tube neon light sources."
b. to read as follows :
(11) Signs attached , affixed to or from the interior of any
merchandise or products displayed outside of permanent
s buildings."
SECTION 2. Section 9320.09C. of the Zoning Ordinance is amended with the
addition of the following:
1-6. Exposed Tube Neon Signs. The design and placement of such signs
shall be subject to the review and approval of the Planning
Commission according to Section 9404.00 (Architectural Review) ,
and shall be subject to the following provisions :
a . That neon signs which exhibit glare and high contrast with
their surroundings are discouraged.
b. That the Planning Commission and Architectural Advisory
Committee in reviewing neon signs take into account the
number, location, and overall impact of pre-existing neon
signs in judging the appropriateness of a given proposal .
C. That the Commission may require that additional lighting be
installed to adjust the ambient light background of the
proposal .
d. That all tubing, conduit, transformers, and other
paraphernalia not part of the actual sign face be concealed
from view.
e. That the intensity level of all neon signs be reviewed in
the field and adjusted to appear at a level consistent with
other lighted signs in the vicinity."
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
thirty (30) days after passage.
SECTION 4. PUBLICATION. The City Clerk is hereby ordered and directed to
certify to the passage of this Ordinance, and to cause the same or a summary
thereof or a display advertisement, duly prepared according to law, to be pub-
lished in accordance with law.
ADOPTED this 25th day of July 1990.
AYES: Councilmembers Broich, Hodges, Murawski , Neel & Mayor Bono
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: /r CITY OF.-PALM SPRINGS, CAL�FORNIA j
Be
City Clerk n Ma`yor
REVIEWED & APPROVED: ��qd `
I NESCEuY CERTIFY that the toregoir, .r0r.ance 1354 was duly aoopt86 L:y the ,Lj j;yl
Council of the City of Palm Springs, in a rneetirig l:ield thereork the 25th of WJuly, 1990
published in the DESERT S =1r
UN on August 2, 1990 r " "JUDITH SUNICH,City Clr