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HomeMy WebLinkAbout960 - Relating to Signs0 • 0 ORDINANCE NO. 960 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AMENDING SECTION 8501 OF AND ADDING SECTIONS 8501.1 AND 8501.2 TO CHAP TER 5 OF ARTICLE VIII OF THE NEWPORT BEACH MU NICIPAL CODE RELATING TO SIGNS The City Council of the City of Newport Beach does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Section 8501 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code is amended to read: "SECTION 8501. Enforcement (a) Authority. The Building Official is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all the pro- visions of this Chapter. (b) Right of Entry. No person shall refuse the Building Offi- cial or his duly authorized rep- resentatives permission to enter any building, structure, or prem- ises in the City at any reason- able time to perform any duty imposed upon him by this Chap- ter." SECTION 2. Section 8501.1 is added to the Newport Beach Mu- nicipal Code to read: "SECTION 85011. Board of Adjustments. (a) Board Estab- lished. A Board of Adjustments consisting of three (3) members is hereby created. The apopoint- ment and terms of the members of the Board of Adjustments are governed by the provisions of Article VII of the Charter. (b) Function of Board. The Board of Adjustments shall have the authority and duty to per- form the following functions: 1. To interpret the provisions of this Chapter at the request of the Building Official or when a written appeal from a decision of the Building Official is filed with the Board. 2. To issue Exception Permits .under the procedure hereinafter provided allowing deviations from any provision of this Chap. ter% except: a. The limitations on the distance a sign may project over public property as set out in Section 8555. b. The prohibitions against a sign, signal or device which imitates or resembles an offi- cial traffic sign or signal or attempts to direct the move- ment of traffic or hides from view any official traffic sign or signal. c. The prohibition against any device which directs a beam of light in a flashing se. quence toward a street or high- way or any electrical sign or device that interferes with the visibility of any official traffic control device or warning sig- nal." SECTION 3. Section 8051.2 is added to the Newport Beach Mu- nicipal Code to read: "SECTION 8501.2. Exception Permits Procedure. (a) Applica- tion. Application for an Excep- tion Permit shall be made by the property owner or by the lessee if approved by the property owner in writing on a form pre. scribed by the Board of Adjust- ments, and shall be accompanied by a fee of Forty Dollars ($40) if a public hearing is deemed necessary by the Building Offi- cial under rules established by the Board of Adjustments or a fee of Twenty -five Dollars ($25) if no public hearing is required. (b) Public Hearing. No pub. lie hearing need be held on any application, provided that the Board of Adjustments may estab- lish rules to determine when a hearing shall be held or may hold a public hearing on any application. When a public hearing is deemed necessary, notice of such hearing shall be given by pub- lication in the official newspaper of the City and by posting said notice in not less than two (2) conspicuous places on or close to the property at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing or by mailing said notice, postage pre- paid, at least five (5) days prior ORDINANCE 960 — PAGE 1 • • to the hearing to all property owners whose names and ad- dresses appear on the latest adopted tax roll as owning prop- erty, within a distance of three hundred (300) feet from the ex- terior boundaries of applicant's property. (c) Action by Board of Ad- justments. In order to grant an Excerption Permit the Board must find that granting such permit is necessary to protect a substan- tial property right, will not be contrary to the purpose of this Chapter as herein set forth, and will not be materially detriment. al to the health, safety, comfort or general welfare of persons re- siding in the neighborhood or detrimental or injurious to prop- erty or improvements in the neighborhood or to the general welfare of the City. (d) Appeal. In case the ap- plicant or any other person is not satisfied with the action of the Board of Adjustments, he may within fifteen (15) days ap. peal in writing to the City Council. The City Council shall set a date for public hearing and give notice as required in subsection (b) hereinabove. Notice shall be given to the Board of Adjust- ments of such appeal and said Board shall submit a report to the City Council setting forth the reasons for the action taken by it, or shall be represented at the hearing. The City Council shall render its decision within sixty (60) days after the filing of such ap- peal." SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be published once in the official newspaper of the City, and the same shall be effective 30 days after the date of its adoption. This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach held on the 27th day of March, 1961, and was adopted on the 10th day of April, 1961, by the following vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Kingsley, Atkinson, Cook, Stoddard, Hart, Lorenz, Som- ers. NOES, COUNCILMEN: None. ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None. JAMES B. STODDARD, Mayor ATTEST: MARGERY SCHROUDER, City Clerk Publish: April 20, 1961 In the Newport Harbor Ensign ORDINANCE 960 — PAGE 2 9 0 STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE SS. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH I 1, -..-M-ar.g1e-r.y..S-ch.r-oud - e - r ....................... . .......................... City Clark of the City of Newport --- ---- I - - --- -- ---- -- ------- -- - Beach, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing ..... ..... Ordinance .................................................................. No ........... 960 ................. was ...... duly and regularly adopted, passed, and approved by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held at the regular meeting place thereof, on the - - -- -10th --------- day, of ......... April ...................................... .......... 1961 .. ... by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN ------ Kingsley, Atkinson, Cook, Stoddard, Hart, —1 .................................... ..................................................................................... Lorenz, Somers ....................................................................................................................................................... ----------- NOES: COUNCILMEN ...... None ---------------------------------- ..................................................................................... .............................................................................................................................................................................. None ABSENT: COUNCILMEN ---- ---------------------------- .......................................................................... 5th May 61 Datedthis------ -- - - - - -- - -- --- ---day of ................................................................................ ------------------ 19-------- NS 130-500 12/56 Clark of the City Council, "" �ty City n E.�;'-76 J.-I" t' Newport City o Newport Beach. State of California