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F. Such sales shall be subject to prior approval of the Director. (Ord. 88 -857, § 4; Ord. 89-
888, § 1
G. Tent events for a period not
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to :xceed 3.5 months that are hosted by department stores or
regional shopping centers with a gross floor area of at least 100,000 square feet located
in the CR zoning district and in a Mixed Use Residential (MUR) overlay district may be
approved by the Planning Manager, provided that the event meets all the requirements
for location, parking, and access.
Section 2. Code Amendment. Section 9136.7(C)(1) of Division 6 (Site
Development Standards) of Part 3 (Commercial Zones) of Chapter 1 (Zoning) of Article IX
(Planning and Zoning) of the Carson Municipal Code is hereby amended by deleting the stricken
text and adding the following underlined text as follows:
1. Streamers, banners, pennants, and similar displays may be exhibited in connection
with grand openings and other special events upon written approval of the
Planning Manager. Requests for such displays
shall be submitted to the ! . - - - •- ' • ' - or Planning Manager, in
writing, thirty (30) days prior to the event. All approvals shall be limited to a total of
sixty (60) days of display per calendar year per business. Temporary business signs
for department stores or regional shopping centers with a gross floor area of at least
100,000 square feet located in the CR zoning district and in a Mixed Use Residential
(MUR) overlay district may be allowed to deviate from the provisions of this Section
as it pertains to display size, location, orientation, material, length of time, and
content pursuant to an approved sign program. Signs must show content related to
businesses, events, products or services provided at the department store or regional
shopping center.
Section 3. If any provision(s) of this ordinance or the application thereof to any
person or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any other provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. The
City Council hereby declares that they would have adopted this ordinance and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one
or more sections, subsections, clauses, phrases, parts or portions thereof be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance, and shall
cause the same to be posted and published in the manner required by law.
Section 5. This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days following its adoption.
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Ordinance No. 09 -1421
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ORDINANCE NO. 09 -1421
AN ORDINANCE OF TIIE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
SECTION 9138.8 REGARDING TENT EVENTS, AND SECTION 9136.7(C)
REGARDING TEMPORARY BUSINESS SIGNS OF THE CARSON
MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, on July 21, 2008, the city of Carson received an application from IKEA
Property, Inc., to amend the Carson Municipal Code to allow for tent sales and long -term
temporary business signs for department stores; and
WHEREAS, department stores and regional shopping centers must remain competitive
with shopping centers in other cities by properly displaying advertising for special events, sales,
and products in a neat and professional manner; and
WHEREAS, tent sales provide a service to the community by offering special or seasonal
products that would not be properly displayed or sold in a traditional building. Tent sales provide
additional retail space to accommodate products sold to consumers; and
WHEREAS, on February 17, 2009, the City Council considered the proposed ordinance
amendment as discussed above and the potential impacts it may have on the rest of the city.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Code Amendment. Section 9138.8 (Sidewalk, Parking Lot and Tent
Sales) of Division 8 (Special Requirements for Certain Uses) of Part 3 (Commercial Zones) of
Chapter 1 (Zoning) of Article IX (Planning and Zoning) of the Carson Municipal Code is hereby
amended by adding the following underlined text as follows:
In connection with temporary sidewalk, parking lot, and tent sales, the following requirements
shall be met:
A. Only nonprofit organizations and merchants with a permanent location may conduct such
sales.
B. The applicant shall obtain written approval to conduct such sales from the property
owner.
C. The event shall be conducted outside an enclosed building and shall not encroach upon
public rights -of -way.
D. The applicant shall submit adequate plot plans depicting pedestrian and vehicular
circulation, parking and fire lanes acceptable to the Planning Division.
E. In the case of a "Tent Sale," County Fire Department approval must accompany the
application.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF CARSON
) ss.
Ordinance No. 09 -1421
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I, Helen S. Kawagoe, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing ordinance,
being Ordinance No. 09 -1421 passed first reading on February 17, 2009, was duly and regularly
adopted by the City Council of said City at an adjourned regular meeting of said Council, held on
the 4th day o'' March, 2009, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following roll call
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Mayor Dear, Gipson, Santarina, Williams and Davis - Holmes
None
None
None
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City Clerk, City of Carson, California
ORDINANCE NO. 09 -1421
AN ORDINANCE OF TIIE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
SECTION 9138.8 REGARDING TENT EVENTS, AND SECTION 9136.7(C)
REGARDING TEMPORARY BUSINESS SIGNS OF THE CARSON
MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, on July 21, 2008, the city of Carson received an application from IKEA
Property, Inc., to amend the Carson Municipal Code to allow for tent sales and long -term
temporary business signs for department stores; and
WHEREAS, department stores and regional shopping centers must remain competitive
with shopping centers in other cities by properly displaying advertising for special events, sales,
and products in a neat and professional manner; and
WHEREAS, tent sales provide a service to the community by offering special or seasonal
products that would not be properly displayed or sold in a traditional building. Tent sales provide
additional retail space to accommodate products sold to consumers; and
WHEREAS, on February 17, 2009, the City Council considered the proposed ordinance
amendment as discussed above and the potential impacts it may have on the rest of the city.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Code Amendment. Section 9138.8 (Sidewalk, Parking Lot and Tent
Sales) of Division 8 (Special Requirements for Certain Uses) of Part 3 (Commercial Zones) of
Chapter 1 (Zoning) of Article IX (Planning and Zoning) of the Carson Municipal Code is hereby
amended by adding the following underlined text as follows:
In connection with temporary sidewalk, parking lot, and tent sales, the following requirements
shall be met:
A. Only nonprofit organizations and merchants with a permanent location may conduct such
sales.
B. The applicant shall obtain written approval to conduct such sales from the property
owner.
C. The event shall be conducted outside an enclosed building and shall not encroach upon
public rights -of -way.
D. The applicant shall submit adequate plot plans depicting pedestrian and vehicular
circulation, parking and fire lanes acceptable to the Planning Division.
E. In the case of a "Tent Sale," County Fire Department approval must accompany the
application.
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Ordinance No. 09 -1421
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F. Such sales shall be subject to prior approval of the Director. (Ord. 88 -857, § 4; Ord. 89-
888, § 1
G. Tent events for a period not to xceed 3.5 months that are hosted by department stores or
regional shopping centers with a gross floor area of at least 100,000 square feet located
in the CR zoning district and in a Mixed Use Residential (MUR) overlay district may be
approved by the Planning Manager, provided that the event meets all the requirements
for location, parking, and access.
Section 2. Code Amendment. Section 9136.7(C)(1) of Division 6 (Site
Development Standards) of Part 3 (Commercial Zones) of Chapter 1 (Zoning) of Article IX
(Planning and Zoning) of the Carson Municipal Code is hereby amended by deleting the stricken
text and adding the following underlined text as follows:
1. Streamers, banners, pennants, and similar displays may be exhibited in connection
with grand openings and other special events upon written approval of the
Planning Manager. Requests for such displays
shall be submitted to the : - • ..• - ! : ; ! ' --tor Planning Manager, in
writing, thirty (30) days prior to the event. All approvals shall be limited to a total of
sixty (60) days of display per calendar year per business. Temporary business signs
for department stores or regional shopping centers with a gross floor area of at least
100,000 square feet located in the CR zoning district and in a Mixed Use Residential
(MUR) overlay district may be allowed to deviate from the provisions of this Section
as it pertains to display size, location, orientation, material, length of time, and
content pursuant to an approved sign program. Signs must show content related to
businesses, events, products or services provided at the department store or regional
shopping center.
Section 3. If any provision(s) of this ordinance or the application thereof to any
person or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any other provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. The
City Council hereby declares that they would have adopted this ordinance and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one
or more sections, subsections, clauses, phrases, parts or portions thereof be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance, and shall
cause the same to be posted and published in the manner required by law.
Section 5. This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days following its adoption.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 4`h day of March, 2009.
ATTEST:
,IQwS
CITY CLERK HET.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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MAYOR JIM DEAR
Ordinance No. 09 -1421
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF CARSON )
I, Helen S. Kawagoe, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing ordinance,
being Ordinance No. 09 -1421 passed first reading on February 17, 2009, was duly and regularly
adopted by the City Council of said City at an adjourned regular meeting of said Council, held on
the 4th day o' March, 2009, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following roll call
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Mayor Dear, Gipson, Santarina, Williams and Davis - Holmes
None
None
None
( O S ,
City Clerk, City of Carson, Cal
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