HomeMy WebLinkAbout96-21 - Approving an Amendment to Title 15 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code so as to Revise Standards for Illuminated SignsORDINANCE 96- 21
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO
TITLE 15 OF THE NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE
SO AS TO REVISE STANDARDS FOR ILLUMINATED SIGNS
WHEREAS, on April 22, 1996, the City Council revised Section 20.06.070 (A -2) of the
• Newport Beach Municipal Code to establish new standards for illuminated signs; and
WHEREAS, Section 15.16.320 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code contains the former
standard for illuminated signs City; and
WHEREAS, Section 15.16.320 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code needs to be revised
to be consistent with recently adopted standards in 20.06.070 (A -2) of the Municipal Code.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, it has been determined
that the proposed amendment is categorically exempt under Class 5, minor alterations in land use
limitations.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
• SECTION 1: Section 15.16.320 of Chapter 15.16 of Title 15 of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code shall be amended to read as follows:
15.16320 Bluminated Signs.
Illuminated signs shall be provided with illumination as provided in this section:
A. Illumination shall he furnished by means of incandescent lamps or luminous
tubes either affixed to the surface of the sign or suitably mounted in the interior of the sign
itself.
B. When such lamps are placed in the interior of the sign, approved translucent
material shall be provided in the faces.
C. The maximum rating of individual incandescent lamps exposed on the surface
• of any sign shall be forty (40) watts.
D. The maximum nighttime brightness of any sign shall not exceed that allowed
in Section 20.06.070 (A -2) of this Code.
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E. The required illumination shall be uniformly distributed over the faces of the
sign. The use of luminous tubes as borders and trim only shall not be construed to provide
sufficient illumination. (1949 Code § 8558 as amended by Ord. 873; May 11, 1959)
SECTION 2: The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of this
Ordinance. This Ordinance shall be published once in the official newspaper of the City, and the same
isshall become effective thirty (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 May 28, 1996, and adopted on the 10th day of June 1996, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES, COUNCIL MEMBERS HEDGES, nFRAV, c nvFu
EDWARDS, WATT, O'NEIL, COX
NOES, COUNCIL MEMBERS NONE
ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBERS NONE
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ATTEST:
CITY ERK
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MAYOR