HomeMy WebLinkAbout1744 - ORDINANCES - 9/3/2008 ORDINANCE NO. 1744
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS 93.20.03 AND
93.20.09 OF THE PALM SPRINGS ZONING CODE
RELATING TO PORTABLE OPEN SIGNS.
City Attorneys 5um_mary
This Ordinance allows "portable Open signs" in certain
commercial zones and subject to specific development
standards.
THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
Section 1. Section 9320.03 shall be amended to include the following definition, with
all subsequent definitions in the Section renumbered accordingly:
23. "Portable Open Sign" means any small, portable, free-standing sign
placed in front of a retail store to indicate that the business is open for
trade.
Section 2. Subsection B.5 of Section 93.20.09 is hereby added to read, as follows:
5. Portable Open Signs.
Except where another permitted outdoor display has been authorized
(postcard rack, art displays, etc.) and provides an indication that the
retailer is open for business, one portable open sign may be allowed for
any retail business in the C-B-D zone and on North Palm Canyon Drive
between Alejo Road and Vista Chino, subject to the following
requirements:
a. One portable open sign is allowed per retail tenant space. Office
uses may not have portable open signs. Multiple businesses within
a single tenant space shall be limited to one sign overall-
b. A portable open sign may only be placed between a public entry
into the retail space and the nearest fronting street or parking drive
aisle. The sign may be placed in the sidewalk public right-of-way,
no less than 3 feet from any street or parking curb; however, in no
case may any sign impede pedestrian traffic. A 48-inch clear
paved pathway for ADA access must be maintained at all times.
C. A portable open sign shall not exceed 42 inches in height and 32
inches in width. The sign may be two-sided.
Ordinance 1744
Page 2
d. The sign frame may be a single- or two-pole metal frame, or it may
be an A-frames. The sign may be either chrome, black or white.
e. The sign frame shall include a heavy base to prevent unintended
movement cause by wind or other minimal force. Signs which
require additional weighting (sandbag, concrete block, etc.) are not
allowed.
f. The sign copy shall be produced professionally — signs created by
hand or home computer software are not allowed.
g. No lighting, balloons or other attachments are allowed.
h. The sign may contain the name of the business, a business logo,
the word "open", and any major product or service available at the
retail store. No other information or graphic is allowed, including
hours of operation, telephone number, arrows, and any other
devise or message.
i. The Director of Planning Services shall prepare and implement
administrative rules, regulations, and guidelines consistent with,
and in furtherance of, the provisions of this Subsection.
Section 3. This ordinance shall expire two (2) years from its effective date, unless
reauthorized by action of the City Council.
Section 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same, or the summary thereof, to be
published and posted pursuant to the provisions of law and this Ordinance shall take
effect thirty (30) days after passage.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of September, 2008.
_ , Jill,-
STEP EN P. POUGNET, MAYOR
ATTEST:
r�
J�MES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK
Ordinance 1744
Page 3
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, do hereby certify that
Ordinance No. 1744 is a full, true and correct copy, and was introduced at a regular
meeting on the 30th day of July, 2008, and adopted at a regular meeting of the Palm
Springs City Council on the 3rd day of September, 2008, by the fallowing vote:
AYES: Councilmember Hutcheson, Councilmember Weigel, Mayor Pro Tem Foat
and Mayor Pougnet.
NOES: Councilmember Mills.
ABSENT: None_
ABSTAIN: None.
?mes Thompson, City Clerkoof Palm Springs, California