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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1516 - ORDINANCES - 9/6/1995 ORDINANCE NO. 1516 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 9320. 00 (SIGN ORDINANCE) OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE IN REGARD TO REAL ESTATE SIGNS. ' THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 9320. 07 of the Zoning Ordinance is amended to read as follows: "1. Sale. Lease or Exchange Signs not Including Single Family Property_ During the period of time when realty is offered for sale, lease, or exchange, one sign so indicating may be located on the property by the owner or his/her authorized agent, subject to the following provisions: a. 1. Except as otherwise specified below, the size of the sign shall not exceed six square feet for properties up to one acre in size, or 12 square feet for properties in excess of one acre. No sign shall be longer than four feet in any direction. 2. The size of the sign for properties located adjacent to Interstate 10 shall not exceed 32 square feet. ' b. The distance from the ground to the bottom edge of the sign shall not exceed four feet and the sign face shall be parallel to the street. C. The information displayed on the sign shall include the following: 1. That the property is for sale, lease, or exchange by the owner or his/her agent; and 2 . The owner's or broker's and/or agent's name; and 3 . The owner's or broker's and/or agent's address or telephone number. d. Multi-tenanted Buildings. In addition to the signage allowed under Section 9320. 07-1. , one Sale, Lease, or Exchange sign shall be permitted for each space or unit in a multi-tenanted building subject to the following provisions: 1. Such sign shall be placed in the windows of the space or if there is no window, adjacent to the door. The sign shall not exceed three square feet. 2. The information displayed on the sign shall include the following: a. That the property is for sale, lease, or exchange by the owner or his/her agent; and I(�/_ Fi b. The owner's or broker's and/or agent's 1 name; and 01516 Page 2 C. The owner's or broker's and/or agent's address or telephone number. 3 . Such signs shall not be visible from the public right-of-way unless located at least 50 feet from such right-of-way.. 2 . Sale Lease or Exchange Signs for Single Family and , condominium Property._ During the period of time when realty is offered for sale, lease, or exchange, one sign so indicating may be located on the property by the owner or his/her authorized agent, subject to the following provisions: a. The size of the sign shall not exceed three square feet. b. The bottom edge of the installed sign shall not be more than three feet from the ground and the sign face shall be parallel to the street. C. The information displayed on the sign shall include the following: 1. That the property is for sale, lease, or exchange by the owner or his/her agent; and 2 . The owner's or broker's and/or agent's name; and 3 . The owner's or broker's and/or agent's address or telephone number. d. One added sign, commonly referred to as a "rider" sign, not to exceed three inches x the width of the ' "main" sign, may be attached to the bottom of the above Sale/Lease/Exchange sign indicating the following, provided such information 'does not duplicate that of the "main" sign: 1. BY APPOINT14ENT ONLY 2 . DO NOT DISTURB 3 . FOR LEASE OR RENT 4 . SOLD 5. RADIO REALTY INFORMATION 6. TYPES OF AMENITIES e. A metal or plastic box, not to, exceed 270 cubic inches or 9x12x22 inches in size, may be attached to the "main" sign or its post. The top of the box may contain the agent's name and/or telephone number and the face of the box may contain only the word "brochure" printed in letters no larger than 1z inches in height. 3 . Open House Signs. :In addition to the above real estate Sale/Exchange signs in items 1. and 2. , one "Open House" sign may be permitted only during the time an owner or owner's agent is on the premises, subject to the ' following provisions: a. Such signs shall be permitted only during the hours from 8 : 00 a.m. until sunset. b. The size of the sign shall not exceed three square feet per face. C. The sign may be double-faced. 01516 Page 3 d. The bottom edge of the installed sign shall not be more than three feet from the ground. e. The sign shall be located on the property being offered for sale only. 4. Vacant Lots and Land Not Including Single-Family ' Property. During the period of time when realty is offered for sale, lease or exchange, one sign so indicating may be located on the property by the owner or his authorized agent, subject to the following provisions. a. The size of the sign shall be governed by the size of the property as follows: 1. For lot sizes less than 40, 000 square feet, the size of the sign shall not exceed six square feet. 2 . For lot sizes 40, 000 square feet or greater, the size of the sign shall not exceed 12 square feet. 3 . For lots located adjacent to Interstate 10, the size of the sign shall not exceed 32 square feet. b. The information displayed on the sign shall include the following: 1. That the property is for sale, lease or ' exchange by the owner or his/her agent; and 2 . The owner's or broker's and/or agent's name; and 3 . The owner's or broker's and/or agent"s address or telephone number. 5. Land Subdivision Signs. In-lieu of, but not in addition to any other sale, lease, or exchange sign permitted under this ordinance, signs advertising land subdivisions shall be permitted upon recordation of the final subdivision map subject to the following provisions: a. One double-faced sign which shall not exceed 20 square feet per side (32 square feet if the land is adjacent to Interstate 10) , and may be perpendicular to the street; or b. Two single-faced signs as follows: 1. The size of each sign shall not exceed 20 square feet (32 square feet if the land is adjacent to Interstate 10) and the signs shall be parallel to the street. 2 . Such signs shall be a minimum of 200 feet apart. 3 . Placement of such signs shall be approved by the Director of Planning & Building. C. Such signs shall not be illuminated. d. Such signs shall be removed at the end of one year from date of erection, or when 90% of the subdivision is sold, whichever occurs first. ll�I/„O 01516 Page 4 6. The design and placement of temporary real estate open house directional signs are subject to the following provisions: a. Such signs must be related to a single-family or individual condominium dwelling unit which is offered for resale purpose only. b. The information displayed on the sign shall include , the words "Open House" together with a directional arrow, and may include the following: 1. That the property is for sale, lease or exchange by the owner or his/her agent; and 2 . The owner's or broker's and/or agent's name; and 3 . The owner's or broker's and or agent's address or telephone number. C. Such sign shall be ground-mounted and the bottom edge of installed signs shall not be more than three feet from the ground. d. Such signs shall. not be placed in the public right- of-way or on any public property, and shall only be placed on private property with the consent of the property owner. e. Such signs shall only be in place during daylight hours. f. No flags, banners, streamers, pennants or other adornment shall be permitted in association with ' the placement of such sign. g. The size of such signs shall not exceed three square feet. h. Such signs may be double-faced. i. Two such signs shall be allowed for each unit offered for resale. j . Only one such sign shall be installed at any one location. " '7 . off-site directional signs consisting of panels listing the names of residential tracts or developments where the original sale of new homes is being conducted shall be permitted within the public right-of-way, provided they are erected as part of a City-sanctioned directional sign program and by the entity (such as the Building Industry Association or the Board of Realtors) a party to such an agreement with the City which details the design criteria and other limitations and restrictions of the program and shall be subject to the following: a. An encroachment permit shall be obtained. ' b. There shall be only one such sign per quadrant of a street intersection. C. A sign shall not be allowed in any location which causes or tends to cause any conflict with the safety of vehicular or pedestrian traffic. 01516 Page 5 d. No sign shall be permitted beyond two miles of the project it advertises except when the sign is located at City gateways, and at intervening directional changes between the gateway and the two-mile radius. e. The sign message shall advertise the name of the project only, together with a directional arrow. 8. Colors. Real estate signs permitted by this section shall consist of no more than four primary or secondary colors. Said colors shall not be fluorescent or reflectorized or of other similar quality. " SECTION 2 . EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after passage. SECTION 3 . 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 published in accordance with law. ADOPTED this 6th day of September 1995. AYES: Members Hodges, Kleindienst, Lyons, Reller-Spurgin and Mayor Maryanov NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA ' City/Clerk "a =or- REVIEWED & APPROVED AS TO FORM I HEREBY CERTIFY that athe foregoing Ordinance 1516 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, in a meeting held on the 6th day of September, 1995, and that same was published in the DESERT SUN, a newspaper of general circulation on UDITH SUMICH City Clerk 16 kJ