HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 1346ORDINANCE NO. 1346
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LYNWOOD AMENDING SECTION 25-33.2.B.5 BY
ADDING (H) AND (I), TO THIS SECTION OF THE
LYNWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO OFF-
PREMISES FREESTANDING SIGNS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION l: Section 25-33.2.b.5 of the Lynwood Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
5. Off-Premises Freestanding Sign. An off-premises
freestanding may only be Located on property near a freecaay
right-of-way subject to .the following standards:
(a) Area. The sign area shall not exceed 700 square
feet, including border and trim, and excluding
base or apron supports and other structural
members.
(b) Height. The sign height shall not exceed 35 feet.
above freeway grade.
(c) Clearance. The sign shall have a minimum
clearance of 16 feet between the display surface
and the ground at the sign's base.
(d) Location. The sign shall be:
1. Within 300 feet of the freeway right-of-way.
2. At least 500 feet from any other such sign on
the same side of the freeway.
3. In an area that does not encroach upon or over
a public right-of-way.
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(e) Illumination. Only indirect illumination of the
sign's face shall be permitted. All service wiring
shall be underground.
(f) Screening. The rear portion of any single face or
"V" type sign shall be screened from the 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. The sign shall also comply
with any other development standards imposed upon
the parcel under any other provisions of this
Chapter relating to site plan review or conditional
use permit approval.
(h) Within the limitations set forth in (a), no
existing sign shall be enlarged more then twenty
percent (200) of its sign area as of the date-
this ordinance is enacted.
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(i) Billboard License Fees. A billboard license fee
shall be assessed for each billboard in a manner
consistent with Chapter 4 of the Lynwood
Municipal Code relating to fees.
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 it 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 _ 15th day of May 1990 and
finally adopted and ordered published at a
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meeting of said Council held on the ___Sth_ ______ day of
June , 1990 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS HEINE, REA, RICHARDS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER HENNING, WELLS
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS"-TO CONTENT:
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Kenrick Karefa-Johnson, Interim
Director Community Development
Department
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Robert Henning, a or
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
S. Barbosa
1 Counsel
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COWi TY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of
Lynwood, and ex-officio clerk of the Council of said City,
do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy
of Ordinance No. 1346 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 8th day of June , 19 2Q_•
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