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Home My Public Portal AboutOrd. 1322- -~ ORDINANCE NO. 1322 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD AMENDING CHAPTER 25, THE OFFICIAL ZONING ORDINANCE, OF THE LYNWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE WITH RESPECT TO REGULATING FREESTANDING SIGNS CITY WIDE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DOES HEREBY FIND, RESOLVE AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 25, Section 25-33.2(5)BD relating to off-premises freestanding signs shall be amended, Section 25- 33.22 (6) ABCD relating to on Premises Freestanding Signs shall be deleted in its entirety. Delete Section 25-16 17 (1) while Section 25-33.(5.5) Monument or Ground Signs is hereby added to Chapter 25. (5) Off-Premises Freestanding Sign An off-premises freestanding sign is recognized as a legitimate sign form and may only be located along the perimeter of a freeway, subject to the following restrictions: (a) Area An off-premises freestanding sign's area shall not exceed three hundred (300) square feet, except that a maximum area of seven-hundred (700) square feet shall be allowed where the property on which the sign is placed is located within three-hundred (300) feet of a freeway as defined by Section 25-33.1 of the Lynwood Code. (b) Height An off-premises freestanding sign's height shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet. (c) Clearance An off-premises freestanding sign shall have a minimum clearance of sixteen (16) feet between the sign's display surface and the ground at the sign's base. (d) Location Any off-premises freestanding sign shall not be located within the setback applicable to structures within the zone in which the sign is to be located. In addition, an off- premises freestanding sign placed in a private property shall not (I) encroach upon or over a public right-of-way nor (II) be located within one hundred (100) feet of any residential zone, manufacturing, or commercial zone unless it is in full compliance with this section,(III) no such sign shall be permitted within five-hundred (500) feet of any -other such sign on either side. of the same street. Signs on the corner parcel of any intersection shall be treated as though they were on each street for purposes of this paragraph. (e) Illumination Only indirect illumination of an off-premises sign's face shall be permitted. All service wiring shall be underground. DISK 44:ORDINANC (f) Screening The rear portion of any single face or "V" type off- premises freestanding sign shall be screened from view of any public right-of-way or residential district, and such screening shall cover all of the sign's structural members, excluding pole supports. (g) Development Standards .Any off-premises freestanding sign shall also comply with any other development standards imposed upon the parcel under any provision of this Chapter relating to site plan review or conditional use permit approval. (5.5) Monument or Ground Signs Definition: Monument or ground sign- Sign erected or supported by a pedestal base, placed within a planter, detached from the building(s) to identify or advertise a business (not service or product). Standards• Location: 1. A minimum of 150 feet of street frontage is required. On a corner parcel only one street shall be counted as street frontage for the purpose of this section. 2. A minimum setback of 5 feet from the street right-of-way. 3. Permitted in all commercial and manufacturing zones. Size• Commercial Zones- The sign area shall have a maximum of 25 square feet per side. Manufacturing Zones- The sign area shall have a maximum of 25 square feet per side. Additional sign area may be approved for a commercial or industrial center, if approved as part of a site plan by the City's Site Plan Review Committee. Under no circumstance shall any sign exceed ten (10) feet in height or 100 sq. (per side) ft. in sign area. Height: Commercial Zones- Maximum height shall not exceed six (6) feet above finished grade. Manufacturing Zones- Maximum height shall not exceed eight (8) feet above finished grade. Additional sign height may be approved for a commercial or industrial center, if approved as part of a site plan by the City's Site Plan Review Committee. Under no circumstance shall any sign exceed ten (10) feet in height or 100 sq.ft. (per side) in sign area. DISK 44:ORDINANC 2 Limitations: All signs shall be erected inside a landscaped area or planter with minimum area equal to the total area of the monument sign. Freestanding Monument or Ground Signs may only be directly or indirectly illuminated and only one such sign per parcel is permitted. The information content on the sign shall be limited to letters designating the store name, store address, or established trade logo as set forth in the business license application. No sign shall advertise or display the name, brand name, or manufacturer's name of any product, article, or service unless these names are included in the name identifying the business. Section 2. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or place, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to other persons or places. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions, or the application thereof to any person or place, be declared invalid or unconstitutional. First read at regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on the 4th day of April 1989, and finally adopted and ordered published at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 2nd day of May 1989, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIrMFMnFRG HEINE, HENNING, MORRIS, RICHARD.S, NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE o~~ i~ EVEL~'N W LS, Mayor ATTEST: ~,~~ Andrea L. Hooper, City erk APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: .~ ,~ G!(/~c~ Vi ente L. Mas, Director Community Development Department AS TO FORM: ~y S. Barbos neral Counsel DISK 44:ORDINANC 3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COiJNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. I, the undersigned, City C:ierk of the City of Lynwood, and ex-officio clerk of the Council of said City, do hereby eertify that the above is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 1322 adopted by the City Council of the City of Lynwood, and that the same was passed on the date and by the vote therein stated. DATED this 5th day of May 19 89 ~ O~' _ ity erK . . City of Lynwood