1984-32 RESOLUTION NO. 84-32
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING AN AMENDMENT
TO THE GRAND TERRACE MUNICIPAL CODE, TITLE 18,
CHAPTER 18.72.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE,
DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.. That the initiation of an amendment to the Grand Terrace
Municipal Code, Title 18, Chapter 18.72, as shown on Exhibit "A" (a proposed
Ordinance adopting such amendment) attached hereto and incorporated herein, is
hereby approved.
Section 2. That this Resolution shall be forwarded to the Grand
Terrace Planning Commission for its review and action.
Section 3. That if said Planning Commission fails to act upon said
proposed amendment within forty-five days of receipt thereof, then the said
proposed amendment shall be brought back to this Council for action as soon
thereafter as is practicable.
ADOPTED this 25th day of October, 1984.
ATTEST:
- C1ty. C,j1 fr_k of the City of Gr,#nd Mayor bf e Ci of- aid" ei rrat
Terrac = and of the City Cou i 1 and of thei tyounci 1 thereof.
,-thereof..'--
I, Myrna Erway, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace held on the 25th day
of October, 1984, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Rigley, Nix, Pfennighausen;
Mayor Grant.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Councilman Petta.
City C rK -
Ap roved as to for
City Attorney -
EXHIBIT "A"
RESOLUTION NO. 84-32
ORDINANCE NO.
An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of
Grand Terrace, California, Amending The City Of
Grand Terrace' s Municipal Code, Chapter 18. 72,
Dealing With Signs.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Index of Chapters of 18. 72 is hereby amended as
follows :
"18. 72. 360 Nonconforming --Prohibitions.
18. 72. 370 Nonconforming --Historical .
18. 72. 380 (delete)
18. 72. 390 (delete) "
Section 2. Section 18. 72 .030 Definitions. is hereby amended to
read as follows :
"21. 'Nonconforming sign' means a sign that legally
existed on the date of the adoption of this chapter
but that does not comply with the provisions of this
chapter ."
Section 3. Section 18. 72.110 Exempt signs. is hereby amended
to read as follows :
"0. Time and temperature signs that convey time and
temperature not exceeding twelve square feet nor eight
feet in height. "
"P. Holiday decorations, including decorations on
windows, are not to be construed as signs. "
Section 4. Section 18. 72. 260 Commercial zones. , B. is hereby
amended as follows :
"the column headed 'Sign Name' will have an additional
column reading 'Monument, shopping centers only, within
250 feet of a designated freeway; the column headed
'Maximum Number' shall have an additional column reading
one per shopping center development;
the column headed 'Maximum Sign Area' shall have an
additional column reading '50 square feet' ;
the column headed 'Maximum Height' will have an additional
column reading 'up to 25 feet in height' ; and the 'Remarks'
shall have added to it '4. All signs in excess of 32
square feet of area or of 8 feet in height shall require a
- Conditional Use Permit' ."
Section 5. Section 18. 72. 260 Commercial zone is hereby amended
to read as follows :
"D. the column headed 'Class ' will have .an additional
column reading 'Service station, identification' ;
the column reading 'Sign Name' shall have an add-
itional column reading 'Monument, within 250 feet
of a designated freeway' ; the column reading
'Maximum Number' shall have an additional column
reading 'One per section' ; the column reading
'Maximum Sign Area' shall have an additional column
reading '50 square feet' ; the column reading 'Maximum
Height' shall read 'not to exceed 25 feet in height' ;
and the 'Remarks' shall have added to it ' all signs
in excess of 32 square feet in area or of 8 feet in
height shall require a Conditional Use Permit' . "
Section 6. Section 18. 72. 260 Commercial Zone is hereby
amended to read as follows :
"H. the column reading 'Class ' will have 'Temporary' ;
the column reading 'Sign Name' will have 'window' under
it; the column reading 'Maximum Number' will have 'Not
Applicable' under it; the column head 'Maximum Sign Area'
will have ' 20% of window area' under it; the column head-
ed 'Maximum Height' will have '6 feet above finished
grade' under it; and 'Remarks : ' will have ' l. Such signs
j� shall be limited to temporary messages such as sales. No
business identification is permitted in this category'
under it. "
Section 7. Section 18. 72.360 Commercial Zone is hereby amended
to read as follows :
"Nonconforming--Prohibitions. A nonconforming sign may not
be:
1. Changed to another nonconforming sign nor have its
copy changed or altered (except billboards) ;
2. Structurally altered to extend its useful life;
3. Expanded;
4. Reestablished after a business has been discon-
tinued for sixty days;
5. Reestablished after damage or destruction of more
than fifty percent of its value, as determined by the build-
ing and safety officer or his designate . "
Section 8. Section 18. 72. 380, Nonconforming --Amortization, is
hereby amended to add:
"D.* The owner of any nonconforming signs whose period
of amortization is complete may apply to the Planning
- Commission for a permit to continue the noncompliance
of the sign with the provisions of this Chapter and to
temporarily set aside the abatement of said sign; per-
mits are limited to two (2 ) years duration and must be
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ADOPTED this day of 1984.
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Grand Mayor of the City of Grand
Terrace and of the City Council Terrace and of the City
thereof. Council thereof.
I, Myrna Erway, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, do
hereby certify tha the foregoing Ordinance was introduced and adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace
held on the day of 1984, by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
City Attorney
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