HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 0909ORDINANCE N0. 9~9
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LYNWOOD AMENDING SECTION 3.17 OF THE
LYNWOOD CITY CODE RELATING TO REAL ESTATE
ADVERTISING SIGNS IN DISTRICT N0. 2.
The City Council of the City of Lynwood does hereby ordain
as follows:
Section l. Section 3.17 0£ the Lynwood City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Section 3.17, Division of City into Districts. For the
purpose of this article, the City is divided into two districts,
named, District No. 1 and District No. 2. District No. 1 sha11 include
a11 commercial and industrial areas as from time to time are zoned P-l,
CB-1, C-2, C-2-A, C-3, M-1 and M-2, pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance
of the City . District No. 2 sha11 include the rest and remainder
of the city.
"Section 3.7 to 3.11 and Sections 3.13 to 3.16 control all
advertising media in District No. 1.
"No sS.gns sha11 be permitted in District No. 2 except one
(1) unlighted sign not exceeding three (3) square feet in size, plus
one attached rider of no more than four and one-half by sixteen inches
(4; x 16") and one "open house" rider as otherwise permitted herein,
and containing advertising on one side only regarding the sale, lease,
or rental of the building and/or premises upon which it is displayed,
and the name, address, and telephone number of the owner and/or
duly authorized agent for such owner, Such sign shall be no more
than forty-eight (48) inches in total height above ground, placed
on a single supporting pole or bracket, located parallel to the
sidewalk in front of the house or lot, and shall be set back not less
than fifteen (15) feet from the sidewalk; provided, however, where
the set-back line on a particular parcel is less than twenty (20)
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feet from the sidewalk, the sign may be located not more than five
(5) £eet in front of such setback 1ine; and provided further, that
when a sign at such location is obscured from view from the street
by landscaping or shrubbery, such sign may be placed directly in
front of such landscaping or shrubbery. Such advertising sign shall
be removed from the property on the date said property enters escrow,
or execution of a contract of sale, whichever is first to occur.
"One (1) "open house" rider not exceeding two (2)square
feet in size may be attached to any such sign or supporting post or
bracket and two (2) flags shall be permitted on each lot or parcel
located at least ten (10) feet behind the curb line and shall be
permitted on each lot or parcel for a period not exceeding more
than twelve (12) hours per week.
"The provisions of this section shall be applicable to all
property within District No. 2, notwithstanding any provision of the
Zoning Ordinance of the City of Lynwood to the contrary,"
Section 2. This is an urgency ordinance and shall take
effect immediately upon its adoption.
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby ordered and directed
to certify to the passage of this ordinance and to cause the same to
be published once in the Lynwood Press, a newspaper of general circulation,
printed, published and circulated in the City of Lynwood.
First read and finally adopted at a regular meeting of the
City Council of said City held on the 16th day of May, 1972, by the
following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Liewer, Morris, Rowe, Stevens.
Noes: Councilman Byork.
Absent: None.
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Mayor o e Ci y o Lynwood
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I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City o£
Lynw:;od, and ex-officio clerk of the Council of said
^it~, dc h~r~,~y certi£y that the above is a true and
eo.°°~cc ~,py of" Ordinance Nc. 909 adopted by the City
Counril c:~ the City of Lynwood, and that same was passed
or. ~~he 1a~~:e ~nd by th~ vote therein stated.
UaY,ed this 22nd day of May ~ 19 7Z,
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