ORD-34-89 REVISING AND AMENDING CHAPTER 17.78 OF THE OMC DESIGNATED AS THE SIGN ORDINANCE OF THE CITYORDINANCE NO. 34-
89 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ORANGE REVISING AND
AMENDING CHAPTER 17.78 OF THE ORANGE MUNICIPAL
CODE DESIGNATED AS THE SIGN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF
ORANGE.WHEREAS, Chapter 17.78 was originally enacted in 1966 as
a comprehensive sign ordinance. Since then the City has grown
in population and size. In keeping with the needs and growth of
the community and achieve consistency between General Plan goals
and regulations, an amended Chapter is
needed.NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE AS
FOLLOWS:section
I:Chapter 17.78 of the Orange Municipal Code is hereby
revised as
follows:
Sections:17.78.
010 17.78.
020 17.78.
030 17.78.
035 17.78.
040 17.78.
050 17.78.
055 17.78.
060 17.78.
070 17.78.
080 17.78.
090 17.78.
100 17.78.
110 17.78.
120 17.78.
130 17.78.
140 17.78.
150 17.78.
160 17.78.
170 17.78.
180 CHAPTER 17.
78 OUTDOOR SIGNS AND ADVERTISING
DEVICES
Purpose Design
Approval Building Permit and
Inspection Administrative Adjustment
Procedure Unsafe or Unlawful
signs Prohibited
Signs Prohibited
Locations Signs
General Freestanding
Signs Wall
Signs Wall Signs for High Rise
Buildings Automobile Service station
Signs Freeway
Signs Residential
Signs Office Professional
Signs Special Purpose Sign
Regulations
Subdivision Special Promotion
Signs Abatement of Non-
Conforming
Signs Definitions 17.78.010 Puroose. Regulations in this
ordinance governing signs (not in public right-of-way) are
established in order to:A. Accommodate the community'
s need to communicate political, civic, public service,
religious, and other non-commercial messages with
the minimum of restraint;B. Recognize the function of signs in the
city of Orange, to provide for their inclusion
within the comprehensive zoning ordinance of the City, and to regulate
and control all matters
C. Protect the locally recognized aesthetic amenities on
which the City's economy and quality of life depend; safeguard and
enhance property values, and to protect public investment and the
character of public thoroughfares;
D. Promote traffic safety and reduce hazards to motorists
and pedestrians traveling on public thoroughfares;
E. Achieve consistency between General Plan goals and
regulations dealing with the size, location and content of exterior
signs.
17.78.020 Desian Approval. A. Design Approval shall be
obtained from the Design Review Board for any sign except the
following:
1. Temporary freestanding or wall mounted real estate
signs of twenty four (24) square feet or less in area placed on a
property and advertising that property for sale, lease, or rent.
2. Replacement of plastic sign faces on existing
permitted sign cabinets that are found by the Community Development
Director or his designee to be consistent with the color and style
of the previously approved sign face.
3. Any sign placed by a governmental agency required by
law or placed to protect health and safety;
4. Temporary construction project signs conforming to
the other requirements of this chapter.
5. Non-commercial signs conforming to the other
require-ments of this
chapter.6. Any sign in conformance with a sign program
approved by the Design Review
Board.B. A sign shall not be approved unless it is found to
be consistent with the following. Further, these factors shall be
the only factors to be considered in design
approval:1. Common design elements limited to materials,
letter style, colors, illumination, sign type or sign
shape.2. The buildings they identify. This may
be accomplished by utilizing materials, colors, or design
motif included in the building being
identified.3. Surrounding development. Approval of a sign
shall not adversely affect surrounding land uses or obscure
adjacent conforming
signs.4. Redevelopment area design theme, if sign is
located within such
area.C. A sign's message content shall not be a consideration
in Design
Approval.17.78.030 Buildina Permit and Inspection. A. A
Building Permit shall be obtained for any structure, governed by the
Uniform Building Code, designed or intended to support a sign.
Said structure shall also be constructed and maintained in
conformance with all appropriate provisions of the
UBC.B. The Director of Community Development or his
designated representative may at any time make such inspections as may
be necessary or appropriate to ascertain whether any sign will
comply or is complying with this chapter and other applicable laws.
An inspection shall be called for by the permittee upon completion
of the structural portion of every sign, and before the
structural connections to the building or structure are
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17.78.035 Administrative Adiustment Procedure. When because
of special circumstances, unique to an individual property, the
compliance with said provisions would deprive the property of
privileges commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same
vicinity or zone, a maximum of twenty percent (20%) exception of
sign measurement may be granted pursuant to the following
procedure.
A. After exhausting all other administrative remedies,
written application for such exception shall be filed with the
Zoning Administrator.
B. Such application shall include all information relevant
to the circumstances existing which favor such exception.
C. The Zoning Administrator shall have the authority within
his discretion to review applications for administrative adjustment
permits in cases where the basic criteria for said permits are met.
D. Such application shall be considered in light of the
purposes to be attained by this Chapter and shall be approved,
conditionally approved, or denied by the Zoning Administrator.
E. Any adverse decision shall be appealed in writing to the
City Council within fifteen (15) calendar days after the zoning
Administrator's decision. The decision of the City Council shall
be final.
17.78.040 Unsafe and Unlawful Sians. A. Any sign erected or
maintained in violation of any provision of this chapter or of any
other ordinance or law of the City of Orange shall be construed to
be a public nuisance. Upon receiving notice of noncompliance from
the Director of Community Development or his representative, the
sign shall be removed or brought into lawful compliance within
thirty (30) days. Signs found by the Authorized city
Representative to present a threat to public safety must be removed
or made safe immediately.
B. Any permit issued pursuant to this chapter may be revoked
for failure to comply with any provision herein.
17.78.050 Prohibited Sians. In addition to other provlslons
of this chapter, the following signs shall be prohibited in the
City:
A. Any sign erected or maintained without the consent of the
owner of the land upon which the sign is located;
B. Any sign other than official signs erected upon or over
public property;
C. Any freestanding commercial sign, lighted or unlighted,
closer than 75 feet from property lines in the R-l
district;D. Flashing, moving or otherwise animated elements or
any revolving signs, other than time/temperature signs as
otherwise
provided;E. Projecting signs, except in the commercial districts
of the Old Towne
area;F. Any vehicle sign placed, attached or hung from
any vehicle to advertise goods or services located within five
hundred feet of a pUblic right-of-way, except signs on
common carriers or names, trademarks and addresses permanently
placed
on business vehicles;
G. Any tract directional sign which advertises property
developed outside the city;
H. Any abandoned signs that advertise goods or services
which have not been available for a period of 90 days.
I. Any sign which is a sandwich sign or an A-frame sign,
or any ground sign supported by one of more uprights, poles or
braces converted from a sandwich or A-frame sign, in and upon
the ground or any sign placed on the ground or propped against a
vehicle or object in the public right-of-way or
in a parking lot;J. Bench signs
and bus shelter
signs;K. Roof signs;L. Any immoral or obscene
sign prohibited by law;M. All banner signs, wind signs, balloons,
and tube signs of a commercial nature, are prohibited
except those allowed
as temporary special promotions.N. No item of merchandise shall be
used as a sign.o. All inflatable signs and signs
designed to be flown,including balloons, strings of balloons, kites
or aerial signs that are made of an electrical Iv conductive
material are prohibited in
the City of Orange.P. All animated and
sound signs are prohibited.17.78.055 Prohibited
Locations. A. Residential Districts.No sign shall be erected in any
residential district except as provided in section 17.78.120, or in
conjunction with an approved use permit for nonresidential uses
in residential districts. No such sign, commercial or non-
commercial shall exceed thirty two 32)
square feet in residential zones.B. Public Places. Except
as authorized by an encroachment permit or as authorized elsewhere in this
code, no sign shall be erected upon or over any public
street, sidewalk, parking lot or
other pUblic way or place.C. Fire Escapes, etc. No sign shall
be erected in such a manner that any portion of the sign or
its support is attached to or will interfere with the free use of
any fire escape, exit or standpipe, or obstruct any
required
stairway, door, ventilator or window.D. Traffic. No sign shall be erected
in such a manner that it will, or may reasonably
be expected to, interfere with,
obstruct, confuse or mislead traffic.E. Fence. No sign shall be
placed, in any manner, or maintained on any wall or fence
located on a property line.F. utility Poles/Street Lights. No
sign shall be placed, in any manner, or maintained on any utility
pole or street light or their appurtenances except for
operational
notices placed by the utility.G. No sign or portion thereof
shall be erected at the intersection of public streets,
within the triangular area formed by a line connecting points 25
feet from the intersection of projected street property lines unless the
same is less than 42 inches or more than 8 feet above curb
grade, and its means of support has a horizontal cross section of
not more than
17.78.060 Siqns General. A. Sign Program.
1. A sign program for all multi-tenant buildings
is required to ensure proper design of signage and
adequate identification. Such programs shall provide for consistency in
the size, color and placement of signs within a property and shall
be approved by the Design Review
Board.a. When 60 percent of the tenant wall signs
have been changed to conform to the approved sign program of a
multi tenant building, the remaining tenant signs must also be changed
to conform to the approved sign
program.b. The identification of each building address
is required and specified in Title 15.52 of the Orange Municipal
Code;in addition, the identification of the building address
on freestanding signs is
required.c. Sign backgrounds and sign lettering colors
are to be designed with sufficient contrast as to be readily
legible.2. A special sign program for new planned
developments is recognized as needed by the city. All such sign programs may
be submitted by the applicant for consideration by the
Planning Commission and city council as a part of a request for a
planned community zone or a specific
plan.B. Construction. Every such sign shall be constructed
in accordance with the Uniform Building Code, as adopted and
modified by the city and amended from time to
time.1. No sign shall project beyond an existing or
proposed right-
of-way line.2. No sign shall have or consist
of any moving,rotating or otherwise animated part. No
illuminated sign shall flash, blink, fluctuate or be otherwise animated
except as provided for by section
17.78.140D.3. No roof sign or projecting sign
shall be permitted.4. No sign shall extend above the roof
line of a building to which
it is attached.5. Nothing contained herein shall
be construed as permitting any type of sign in conjunction with
a commercial use allowed as
a home occupation.6. The use of white or light
color translucent backlit panels
are not allowed.C. Lighting of Signs. Where a
sign is externally illuminated the light source must be shielded such that
it is not visible from the front or side of the sign, or
lighting fixture, or from beyond the property line. Illuminated signs
are prohibited in residential zone districts. Externally
illuminated signs are prohibited within one hundred (100) feet
of any residential districts. Intermittent or flashing lighting
shall be prohibited.Illuminated surfaces with an integral light
source, such as electroluminescent panelling may be used so
long as their illumination intensity does not exceed 1/2 foot
candle at
the property line.D. Flags. Each separate business may
display, only in conjunction with the display of the United States
Flag, or in conjunction with the display of the United
States Flag and governmental flags, one house flag containing
only the name,symbol, or logotype of the business; provided,
however, that the United Stated Flag and any other governmental
flag shall be
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displayed in an approved manner, and that the house flag or banner
is displayed in a similar manner, and is not larger in size than
the United states Flag. No flag shall exceed one hundred (100)
square feet.
E. Awning Signs. The use of signs incorporated with awning
valances is allowed subject to the restrictions of wall signs. The
use of neon signage is allowed, but action or "moving" graphics is
not permitted.
F. Window Signs. A permanent sign, or combination of
permanent signs painted on, or attached to, or intended to be
visible in windows shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%)
of the window areas and shall be considered part of the allowable
wall sign
area.Temporary Window Signs are limited to a 30-day period
and are restricted to signs affixed to the interior of windows which
do not occupy more than 25 percent of the window area. Each
tenant is permitted a total of not more than 90 days of temporary
signs per
calendar year.G. Non Commercial Signs. Non-
commercial signs containing political, civic, public service, religious
or other non-commercial messages may be erected in conformity with
this Chapter in all districts. Such signs may be located
on or off site.H. Off-site Commercial Signs.
No commercial signs shall be erected or used for advertising or
other business purposes of any kind except on the site of the
business enterprise or calling, and used solely for naming,
designating or identifying said business,enterprise, calling, products or
services, available
on or within the premises.17.78.070 Freestandinq
Siqns. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, freestanding signs
shall be allowed in the commercial and industrial
districts subject to the following regulations and shall be permitted only
on and in accordance with the
terms of a design permit.A. Number. Subject to
the provisions of Subsection below,there may be one freestanding sign for
each parcel having up to four hundred feet (400') of parcel
frontage on an arterial street.Parcels with over 400' of
frontage may have one additional freestanding sign for each 400' increment.
In the case of shopping centers and other multiple
occupancies having a common frontage,the frontage shall be deemed to be that
of the shopping center or commonly used parcel and not
the frontage of
the individual
businesses or occupancies.B. Area.1. The maximum area of
such signs may be one-half square foot (1/2 sq. ft.) per
lineal foot of frontage with a maximum area of
one hundred sixty square feet (160').2. A minimum of 10
percent of the sign area of freestanding
signs for multi-tenant developments shall include identification of the project
by name and address, as required in Chapter 15.52 of the O.
M.C. Strip developments must display the
range of store
addresses
3. When 60 percent of the tenant signs on a free-
standing sign have been replaced and conform to the approved sign
plan for that property, the entire freestanding sign must be
changed to conform to the approved sign plan.
C. Height.
1. Freestanding signs are limited to 15 feet in height
for parcels with frontage of 150 feet of linear street frontage or
more; 10 feet in height for parcels of 80 to 150 feet in frontage;
and, 5 feet in height for parcels under 80 feet in frontage. All
heights are measured from the top of the adjacent curb to the top
of the sign face area. Architectural features shall not increase
overall height more than 15%.
2. All freestanding signs 10 feet or taller in height
shall be mounted on twin poles or designed as an integrated
architectural feature.
3. No sign copy shall extend beyond the architectural
features.
D.Location.
1. Every such sign shall be Wholly on the owner's
property.
2. No portion of a sign or sign structure shall be
located within two feet (2') of a public right-
of-way.3. No sign shall be located within fifteen
feet (15')from the property line adjacent to intersecting streets or
a street and
private driveway.4. No freestanding sign shall be located
within one hundred feet (100') from any other freestanding sign on
the
same property.5. Signs located on interior lots having less
than 200'of frontage shall be positioned within the central 50%
of the parcel frontage. Parcels with more than 200 feet of
frontage shall located signs no closer than fifty feet (50') minimum from
a side
property line.6. Signs located on corner lots shall
be positioned within 75% of the property frontage closest to the
street corner.Corner lots having more than 200 feet of frontage
shall locate signs no closer than fifty feet (50') minimum from a
side
property line.7. Signs that are located at street
intersections must conform to all standards for the least restrictive of
the two
street frontages.17.78.080 Wall Siqns. Except as otherwise provided
in this Chapter, wall signs in the commercial and
industrial districts shall comply with the requirements of Subsections A
through F
below, inclusive.A. Number. The number of wall signs permitted
on each building face shall be no greater than the number of
tenants in said building. No building shall be deemed to have more
than four 4)
building faces.
B. Area.1. The total sign area of wall or building
signs per parcel is limited to 1 square foot of sign area per lineal
foot of
building frontage.7 -
2. Corner sites are permitted 1.5 square feet of sign
area per linear foot of the building's address frontage provided
that no more than 2/3 of the sign area occurs on either facade.
C. Height. Limitations on wall sign height except as
allowed in 17.78.030 is as follows:
1. Signs shall not exceed 24 inches in height; and
2. The height of individual letters within main wall
signs shall not exceed a maximum of 18 inches.
3. Additional height may be granted for anchor tenants
of major commercial centers upon approval of a conditional use
permit by the Planning Commission or City Council.
D. Location.
1. No part of any such sign shall extend beyond the
limits of the surface upon which it is situated.
2. Multi-line text for a single tenant must
be contained within 24 inches of vertical
height.3. All wall signs shall be mounted on a
vertical
surface.4. No wall signs will be allowed above the top of
the second floor window line (where one exists) except where
specific higher sign panels exist as provided in "wall signs for high
rise
buildings."E. Depth of Projection. No such sign, including any
light box or other structural part, shall project more than twelve
inches 12") from the building
face.F. Fascia Signs. Signs painted on or affixed to
fascias which are a part of a building shall be considered part of
the total allowable area of wall signs for the wall from which
the fascia projects. Signs painted on or affixed to fascias which
are freestanding shall be considered part of the total allowable
area of freestanding signs for that
use.17.78.090 Wall siqns for Hiqh-Rise Buildinqs.
A high-rise building shall be defined as any building four
stories above ground level or more. In addition to wall signs
normally permitted for buildings less than four stories in height,
high rise buildings shall be allowed additional wall sign
area for tenant identification at the top of the building subject
to
the following restrictions.A. Number. Only one sign shall be
permitted
per building frontage.B. Area. One square foot of sign per
lineal foot of building frontage facing arterial streets and
freeways. No more than four building
frontages area allowed.C. Height. Letter height shall be allowed
to increase in proportion to the height of the building as indicated
on Figure A.D. Location. All high-rise building
top signs shall be mounted below the top of the parapet wall, but
not more than ten feet (10')
below the parapet
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Letter Height
for High Rise Buildings 17.78.
100 Automobile Service station Siqns. A. One 15' tall identification ground
sign is permitted for each site and shall not exceed 150
square feet. All other provision for freestanding signs shall apply.
B. Additional
wall signs shall be permitted upon the face of the building
not exceeding an area of twenty square feet per sign or an
aggregate area of eighty square feet for all such signs.C. Small
signs comprised of restroom signs, identification signs, premium
stamp signs, credit card signs, tire signs and/or price signs
may be permitted, with the location approved by the Community Development
Director or his designee, provided such signs are established
a minimum of eight feet above grade and do not exceed an
area of eight square feet per face or an aggregate area of twenty
four square feet.D. One
permanently affixed price sign or changeable copy sign (or
combination thereof) not exceeding an area of twenty-four square
feet, shall be required, provided such sign shall be less than
forty-two inches in height, as measured from the top of curb
at the public right-of-way, or at least eight feet
above grade;further, that only one ground sign shall be permitted
near street intersections as described under section 17.78.070 of
this code.17.78.110 Freewav Siqns. Signs intended to be visible
from a freeway may be authorized by a conditional use permit
before the Planning commission or City Council. Such signs must be
located on commercial or industrial zoned property within 660 feet
of freeway right-of-way and advertise business
that service the freeway traveller (i.e. gas, food. lodging).
The Planning Commission may authorize additional signage and may deviate
from height and area requirements upon adoption of
findings indicating applicants need and confirming the signs compatibility
with the surrounding
area.
17.78.120 Residential Sians. A. Neighborhood Identification
Signs. Two signs shall be permitted at each entry point in
connection with any single-family residential
neighborhood comprising not less than two acres; or one sign per street
frontage for a multiple-family apartment/or condominium complex of
not less than ten units; not to exceed an area of 10 square feet
with a maximum height of 42" in R-l and R-2 districts
or 32 square feet with a maximum height of 42" in
R-3 and R-4 districts.B. M.H. Districts.
Mobile home parks may have one identification sign per entrance to
such park, which may
consist of one of the following:1. Ground
sign. A mobile home park ground not exceed a
height of forty-two inches, measured from the sign to
the highest portion of the sign structure.shall not
exceed an area of 24 square feet.2. Wall Sign. A
mobile home park wall sign may be affixed to the screening wall,
and the letters of such sign shall not exceed eighteen inches in
height an shall not project from the wall more than three inches. Such
sign shall not
exceed an area of ten square feet.C. Name Plate. One
name plate or marker shall be allowed for each residential, to
indicate the occupant's name; and shall not exceed one (1) square foot
in area,
nor shall it contain an occupation designation.D. Open House
Signs. Signs advertising real estate open for inspection for prospective sale, may
be placed on or off the site of the open house only
on private property in all districts, with the consent of the owner,
lessee or legal occupant of the property on which the sign is to
be placed. Such signs shall contain only the words "Open House",
directional arrow, and may also contain the address of the open house and
the name and logo of the listing agent/company. Such signs shall
not
exceed four (
4) square feet
in area.
sign shall the base of Such sign 17.78.130
Office Professional Sians. One sign shall be permitted for each
office professional zoned parcel of record, not exceeding an area of twelve
square feet per face if illuminated by spot lights
or floodlighting, or twenty-four square feet if non-
illuminated or illuminated from within or behind; and not
exceeding a height of 8 feet above finished grade.
17.78.
140 Special Purpose sian Reaulations. A. construction Project Signs.1. No more than
two (2) on site signs may be erected in
conjunction with construction projects. Such signs may be utilized for
publicizing future occupants of the building
or site project owners,
and construction organizations and professionals participating in the project.2.
In a residential district, no such sign shall exceed twelve (12)
square feet in area, and no freestanding sign shall exceed five feet (
5') in height. In all other districts, no such sign shall exceed
thirty two (32) square feet in area,
and no freestanding
sign
3. All such signs shall be removed before a final
release on the construction is given by the Building Official.
B. On-site Directional
Signs.1. Directional signs may be erected for the purpose
of facilitating or controlling the efficient or safe movement
of pedestrians or vehicles on or onto private property and shall
be located on the property to which they
pertain.2. Such signs shall not be used for
advertising
purposes.3. Such signs shall not exceed on area of six (
6)square feet; nor a height of five feet (
5').C. Name Plates. In addition to any other sign
requirements in non-residential zones one name plate containing the
name and profession of the occupant of the premises shall be
permitted upon the building for each tenant occupant, not exceeding an area
of one square foot. (Ref. 17.78.
120 C)D. Illuminated Time and Temperature Signs.
Time and temperature devices may be included in sign area, but
may not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the allowable
sign area.E. Under Canopy Sign. A small sign suspended
beneath a canopy or other roof structure perpendicular to the store
front for the purpose of identifying business entryways, shall
be pedestrian in scale, and shall not be intended for
identification purposes from vehicular traffic. Such signs shall be 3 square feet
in size maximum
and non-illuminated.17.78.150 subdivision Sians. A. Signs
offering new real estate or homes for sale by the tract developer
in an approved subdivision may be erected under
the following conditions:1. No more than two such signs shall be
located off the subdivision and no more than two such signs shall be
located on the
subdivision being advertised.2. No such sign shall be erected on
or situated within fifty feet (50') of any occupied residential parcel not
part of
the advertised tract.3. No such sign shall exceed thirty
two (32) square
feet in area.4. No such sign
shall be illuminated.5. Such signs shall be removed when all
lots and houses in the subdivision
have been sold.B. The application for a permit for any such
sign shall be accompanied, in addition to the permit fee, by a
deposit of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each sign
to guarantee proper maintenance and
ultimate removal thereof.1. The permit for any such sign shall be
issued for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months. At the
end of such period, additional extensions of six (6) months each
may be granted by the Director of Community Development
or his designee.2. Upon expiration of the permit
or any extension thereof, the sign shall be removed by the
applicant. Following the removal of the sign, and upon request, the
deposit shall be refunded
to the applicant.
3. If for any reason the applicant fails to remove the
sign within 30 days of written notice by the City, the City may
cause said sign to be removed and shall apply the cost of such
removal against the deposit. upon written request of the
applicant, the remainder of the deposit shall be returned.
17.78.160 Soecial Promotion sians. A. Permit Required.
special promotion signs are allowed when a permit has been granted
by the Director of Community Development or his designee for a
limited period of time as a means of publicizing special events
such as "grand opening", "under new management", "inventory sale"
or public or charitable events.
1. Definition. A "Special Promotion" is an event, for
which the use of outdoor portable signs and advertising displays,
which are otherwise prohibited by the Chapter, is permitted with a
granting of a permit prior to such displays. Furthermore,
concurrent outdoor display of merchandise shall be considered a
special promotion. Provided, however, that no special promotion
shall exceed 45 days during any calendar year at anyone address or
location within the city.
2. The Director of Community Development or his
designee is authorized to issue permits for "Special Promotions"
not to exceed 45 days during any calendar year and provided,
further, that the applicant for such special promotion at anyone
address or location within the city may elect to determine how the
45 days shall be allocated to that particular address or premises
within the city. No more than three (3) permits may be issued per
calendar year per address covering the maximum of 45 days of
Special Promotions".
3. Applications for "Special Promotion" permits shall
be filed with the Department of Community Development on forms
furnished by the Department, at least five (5) days prior to the
beginning of the event. The Director of Community Development may
exempt an applicant from the five (5) day application prior to the
beginning of an event provided the applicant files a declaration
under penalty of perjury that the nature of his business activities
does not permit advance knowledge by the applicant of the time of
the particular "Special Promotion" and that such applicant agrees
that he will not exceed the total number of 45 days within any
calendar year. A processing fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00)
shall be paid at the time each application is filed. Non-
profit organizations are not subject to the application fee
upon submitting an Internal Revenue Service "Exempt-
Status" letter.B. Requirements. All "Special Promotions" shall
comply with the following requirements
and restrictions:1. The applicant shall obtain any
other required permits, licences, and written approvals from the city of
Orange or other agencies and observe all laws concerning health
and safety.2. Written approval from the property
owner or authorized agent shall be submitted with the
permit application.3. A copy of the approved permit application
will be furnished by the Department of Community Development.
This copy and all other required permits must be displayed in
a conspicuous place on the premises throughout the duration of
the event.12 -
4. Signs, advertising devices, and other approved
outdoor displays shall substantially conform in size and location
on the site plan sketched on or attached to the permit and conform
with any restrictions stated upon the permit.
5. Signs, advertising devices, and other approved
outdoor displays shall be erected or placed only on property in
possession or control of the permittee. No off-site signs
or displays shall be
permitted.6. No sign, advertising device, or other
approved outdoor display shall exceed forty-two (42) inches in
height above grade or be placed within ten (10) feet of any vehicular
access or public right-of-way line. No public right-
of-way shall be used
for locating any sign or display.7. Portable signs or
banners shall be permitted with an area of one (1) square foot for
each lineal foot of store or building front, owned or operated by
the permittee, up to a maximum
of eighty (80) aggregate square feet.8. The
aggregate length of wind signs, pennants,streamers, balloons, and
other similar devices shall be permitted up to twice the length of the
store or building frontage and with a maximum height of fifty (50)
feet above grade. However, at no time shall said devices be allowed to
reach within 10' of
any power or telephone transmittal lines.9. All
parking accesses, exits, and traffic aisles shall remain unobstructed at all
times. No more than fifteen (15)percent of the required parking spaces
as calculated in O.M.C.17.76.040, may be
used for the special promotion activities.10. All
signs, advertising displays, or other approved outdoor displays shall be erected or
maintained in a clean and
safe manner and in good repair.11. No balloons shall
exceed 30" in diameter nor shall they exceed a maximum height of
fifty (50) feet above grade nor shall they be allowed to reach within10' of
any power or telephone transmittal lines.12. Large
structural balloons exceeding 30" in diameter may be permitted by the Council
in areas deemed appropriate by the Council and subject to such
conditions as the Council shall deem
appropriate to protect the public interest.13. Portable
shielded arc type searchlights shall be permitted subject to a
special promotion permit in commercial and industrial districts only;
provided that the beam of the searchlight shall not be projected
at less than a forty-five (45)degree angle measured
from a horizontal plane, and shall not project upon or reflect
upon property or buildings other
than the property
or buildings of permittee.C. Special Provisions.
1. The Director of Community Development may
special requirements and restrictions at his discretion.restrictions shall
be listed on the approved permit, and
followed throughout the
duration
of
the event.
2. If an approved "Special Promotion" is interrupted for
reasons beyond the control of the permittee, the Director of
Community Development is authorized to grant additional permits;
provided that the total number of event days do not exceed the
maximum standards listed in sections 1 and 2.
17.78.170 Abatement of Non-conformina Sians. A.
Non-Conforming Defined. Signs and sign structures now existing that
do not conform to the provisions and limitations of this chapter
are classified as nonconforming. Nonconforming signs or
sign structures become subject to the provisions of Section 17.
90 Non-
conforming Uses.B. Signs Hereafter Rendered Non-Conforming.
Any sign which becomes non-conforming subsequent to the
effective date of this Chapter either by reason of the annexation to
the city of the territory upon which the sign is located, or
the amendment of this Chapter to render such sign noncomplying
or otherwise, shall also be subject
to the provisions hereof.C. Signs Relating to
Inoperative Activities. signs per-taining to activities or occupants that are
no longer using a property shall be removed from the premises, or
sign copy on such signs shall be obliterated, within ninety (
90) days after the associated enterprise or occupant has
vacated the premises. Any such sign not removed within the required
period shall constitute a nuisance and shall be subject to removal
under the provisions of section 1.08.020 of the Orange
Municipal Code (Ord. 20-85)D. Modification
of Non-Conforming Signs. No non-conforming sign shall be in
any manner altered, reconstructed or moved without being made to comply in
all respects with the provisions of this Chapter; provided,
however, that nothing herein shall prohibit the normal maintenance or
repair of any non-conforming sign nor
the painting or repainting of the
face thereof.E. Enforcement. Leaal Procedures and Penalties.Enforcement,
legal procedures and penalties shall be in accordance with Section
1.08.010 of the Orange Municipal Code.17.178.
180 Definitions. The following terms used in
this ordinance shall have the meaning indicated below:A. "
Commercial Sign". A commercial sign is one whose message concerns
goods or services offered for consideration by a
person or entity engaged in a profit-oriented business.
B. "Non-Commercial Sign". A non-commercial sign is any
sign that
is not commercial. Non-
commercial signs include but
are not limited
to:1.
Signs erected by raising and related purposes,2. Signs containing
religious messages.C. "Building Line". The term "Building Line"
shall mean the setback from the property line established by ordinance beyond
which
no building may extend. A building line may be a
property line.D. "Lighted Sign". The
term "
Lighted
Sign"
shall mean any
sign illuminated by electric
lighting devices.non-
profit
E. "Ground Sign". "Pole Sign". The term "Ground Sign" or
Pole Sign" shall mean any sign which is supported by one or more
uprights, poles or braces in or upon the ground which are not a
part of any building.
F. "Illuminated Sign". See Lighted Sign
G. "Marquee". The term "Marquee" shall mean a permanent
roofed structure attached to and supported by a building and
projection over public property.
H. "Moving Sign". The term "Moving Sign" shall mean any
advertising structure which has any visibly moving or revolving
parts. Clocks are exempt from this provision.
I. "Nonstructural Trim". The term "Nonstructural Trim"
shall mean the molding, battens, caps, nailing strips, latticing,
cutouts letters and walkways which are attached to the sign
structure.
J. "Projecting Sign". The term "Projecting Sign" shall mean
a sign other than a wall sign, which projects from and is supported
by a wall or a building or structure.
K. "Projection". The term "Projection" shall mean the
distance by which a sign extends over pUblic property or beyond the
building line.
L. "Roof Sign". The term "Roof Sign" shall mean a sign
erected, painted or attached upon or above a roof of a building or
structure.
M. "Sign". The term "Sign" shall mean any media used to
attract attention to the subject matter, (including its structure
and component parts) for advertising, directional or informational
purposes. The area of a sign shall mean the space enclosed by the
outer dimensions of the sign, or, if there is no border, the area
shall be the space enclosed by 2 sets of parallel lines containing
the wording or images composing the sign. In calculating the area
of signs, only one side of a two-sided sign shall be counted if
the parallel planes are not more than twenty inches (20")
apart.N. "Sign Structure". The "Sign Structure: shall mean
the sign, and the supports, uprights, braces and framework of the
sign.o. "Structure". The term "Structure" shall mean that
which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind, or
any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts
joined together in some definite
manner.P. "Temporary Sign". The term "Temporary Sign" shall
mean any sign, banner, pennant, valance or advertising
display constructed on cloth, canvas, light fabric, cardboard,
wallboard,or other light materials, with or without frames, intended to
be displayed for a limited period of time
only.Q. "Wall Sign". The term "Wall Sign" shall mean any
sign attached to, erected against or painted upon the wall of a
building or structure, the face of which is in a single plane parallel
to the plane of the
wall.R. "Wind Sign". The term "Wind Sign" shall mean a series
of similar banners or objects of plastic or other light material
more than 2 inches in any diameter which are fastened together
at intervals by wire, rope, cord, string or by any other
means,designed to move and attract attention upon being subjected
to pressure by wind
breeze.15 -
S. "Freeway Sign". Any sign primarily oriented to be viewed
by freeway traffic located within 660 feet of any freeway
right-
of-way.T. "Area of Sign". The sign area of
an individually lettered sign without background is measured by
enclosing the entire sign within two sets of parallel lines. The sign area
of a sign with border or background is measured by a
single continuous perimeter enclosing the exterior limits of the
border
or background.u. "High Rise Building". A high rise building
shall be defined as any building four stories above ground level
or more.
section II:A summary of this Ordinance shall be published and
a certified copy of the full text of this Ordinance shall be posted
in the Office of the City Clerk at least five (5) days prior to
the City Council meeting at which this Ordinance is to be
adopted. A summary of this Ordinance shall also be published
once within fifteen (15) days after this Ordinance's passage in the
Orange city News, a newspaper of general circulation, published,
and circulated in the City of Orange. The city Clerk shall post in the
Office of the city Clerk a certified copy of the full text of
such adopted Ordinance along with the names of those City Council
members voting for and against the Ordinance in accordance with
Government Code section 36933. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (
30) days from and after the date of its
final passage.ADOPTED this 19th day of npl'
pmhpr 1989.f/~/cTL~Mayor of th C1ty of
Oran
eATTEST:jJ1dA'
d~ !}~f~City Cle o~th city
of Orange 16 -
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF ORANGE )
I, MARILYN J. JENSEN, City Clerk of the City of Orange,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was
introduced at the regular meeting of the City Council held on
the 12th day of December , 1989, and thereafter at a
regular meeting of said City Council duly held on the 19th day
of December , 1989, was duly passed and adopted by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES:COUNCIL MEMBERS: STEINER, BARRERA, MAYOR SMITH, BEYER, COONTZ
NOES:COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT:COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSTAIN:COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
Cif:1(iftrthg~
17 -ajj Ord.
34-89