Ordinance - 1894ORDINANCE NO. 1894
AN URGENCY ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA TEMPORARILY
ALLOWING RENTAL BANNERS, FLAGS AND PENNANTS
FOR DEVELOPMENTS IN MULTIPLE -FAMILY ZONES
• THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Findings:
The City Council of the City of West Covina finds as follows:
(A) that present provisions of the West Covina Municipal
Code regulates "for rent" or "for lease" signage in multiple -
family zones;
(B) that owners and managers of multiple -family
buildings in multiple -family zones believe that additional
signage will assist in attracting tenants during the current
recession;
(C) that this ordinance is an urgency matter necessary
to protect the public welfare and the economy of West Covina.
Section 2.
Sections 26-371 shall be amended and supplemented to read as
follows:
Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the effective
period of this ordinance in multiple -family zones in addition
to the signs allowed under West Covina Municipal Code Section
26-371 and Section 26-372, banners pertaining to the lease or
rental of units shall be allowed subject to the following
provisions:
a. The maximum number of such banners shall be limited
to one per each street frontage.
b. The banner(s) must be attached flat against a
building, facing the abutting street right-of-way.
The banner(s) must be located.below the top of a
parapet wall or below the roof eave of the
building..
C. The copy on the banner(s) shall be limited to the
name of the owner or leasing agency, the agency
logo, telephone number, and phrases "for lease,
rent, now available" or other similar messages.
The banner shall not contain more than three
colors.
d. The maximum banner size shall be 3,feet by 15 feet.
e. Any illumination of the banner(s) shall comply with
Section 26-307.
f. The banner(s) shall be maintained in good repair in
compliance with Sections 26-303 and 26-308 by their
owner by periodically repairing or replacing the
banner(s) in its entirety.
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Ordinance No. 1894
Urgency Zoning Ord Temporarily
Allowing Rental Banners, Flags
and Pennants for Multi -Family Units
March 17, 1992 - Page 2
• In addition, flags and pennants shall be allowed subject to
the following provisions:
a. Flags/pennants shall be permitted on a pole not to exceed
fifteen (15) feet in height. Flags/pennants shall not be
attached to any building, fence or structure.
b. No more than one flag/pennant shall be permitted for each
forty (40) linear feet of street frontage.
C. The size of flags/pennants shall not exceed two (2) feet
by three and one-half ( 3 z ) feet.
d. Flags/pennants shall not include more three colors on any
given parcel.
e. Any illumination of flags/pennants shall comply with
Section 26-307.
f. All flags/pennants shall be maintained in good repair in
compliance with Section 26-303 and 26-308 by their owner
by periodically repairing or replacing them.
g. Flag/pennant stiffeners shall not be permitted.
Upon expiration of this interim ordinance, all banners, flags
and pennants erected under this interim ordinance shall be removed
within 10 days of the expiration date.
Section 3. Severability.
If any provision of this ordinance is held invalid by a court
of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the ordinance shall not
be invalid and shall be affected thereby.
Section 4. Effective Date.
This ordinance is an urgency ordinance pursuant to Government
Code § 65858 necessary for the economic welfare of the City of West
Covina and its residents and business and as such shall be
effective immediately. It shall be of no force and effect 45 days
hereafter unless renewed pursuant to that section.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of March, 1992.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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Ordinance No. 1894
Urgency Zoning Ord Temporarily
Allowing Rental Banners, Flags
and Pennants for Multi -Family Units
March 17, 1992 - Page 3
• I, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of West Covina, California,
at a regular meeting thereof held on 17th day of March 1992 , by
the following vote:
AYES: Jennings, Herfert, Manners, McFadden
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CERTIFICATION
I, JANET BERRY, Deputy City Clerk of the City of West Covina, State
• of California, do hereby certify that a true and accurate copy of
Ordinance No. / �/ y was published, pursuant to law, in the San
Gabriel Valley Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation
published and circulated in the City of West Covina.
QJ
Janet Berry, City Clerk
City 'of West Covina, California
DATED : T 9oZ