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x'l" ree- of s • ort' • 1iesCovinaeSIromeTown Newspaper" ,, sh adrveiblse• an thin o er;''t}iang Ve�ds, etc. All ground signs and gECT11V`31:= A iSiGNS.
P'tfiiy Thursday by San Gabriel Valley Newspapers, Inc, a business'' conducted or product the premises surrounding the same A) Definition. A marquee sign shal
'Main Office: 1216 E. Garvey, West Covina, California sold on •the premises. Any `sign, shall be maintained by the owner mean a sign attached to or hula,
which does not so comply shall'be thereof in a clean, sanitary, and from a marquee.
Eastland Office: 2648 E. Workman, West Covina, California taken down and removed by the inoffensive condition, and free and B) Construction. Materiahs required
- i owner, agent or person having the clear of all obnoxious substances, Except as provided in Section S
A...Q. MILLER, JR------------------------------
Publisher, beneficial use of the premises or rubbish and weeds. marquee signs shall be constiuA4
JE+ ANNETTE C. HALLMARK _____ _____ _ ______^__ -__ .--Editor structure with which said sign may SECTION ion. WALL SIGNS. of incombustible materials.
• - be found .within ten (10) days after A) Definition. Wall sign as regu- The horizontal clearance betwee
I ENNETH W. BOONE ----------------- Manager written notification from the Build- lated by this Ordinance shall in- a marquee sign and the curb lin
i» g Inspector and, upon failure to elude all flat signs of solid face shall be not less than two (2) feet
TELEPHONES: comply with such notice within the construction which are placed A marquee sign projecting mor
dev.s, ED. 9-1218; Advertising, ED. 1-211Q, Circulation, ED. 8 5511 time specified within such order, against a buildingtor other structure than two-thirds of the distance fror
the Building Inspector is hereby au- with the exposed face of the sign the property line 'to the curb tin
iuUs.cri lion rises 3.00 a ear 4.00 a thorized to cause removal of such in a plane approximately parallel shall be not less than twelve (12
p p $ y (� year if outside Los sign, and any expense .incident to the plane of said wall and at- feet above the ground or pavemer
Angeles County), payable in advance. Single Copies, Joe. thereto shall be paid by the owner tached to the exterior front, rear, below.
of the -premises or structure to or side wall of any building, Or A marquee sign projecting les
: The West Covina Tribune was established in 1947. Entered as which such sign is attached. other structure. than two-thirds of the distance.fTor
SECTION 15.-EXEMPTIONS. B) Construction. Materials required, the property line to the curb lin
A ctond class matter at the Post Office at Covina, California, under the The provisions and regulations Except as provided in Section 2 shall be not less than eight (8) fee
Act` of March 3, 1879, of this Ordinance shall not apply wall signs shall be constructed of above the ground or pavement bi
The West Covina Tribune was adjudicated. June 17, 1954. Decree to the following signs, provided, incombustible material. low.
No l6mbe i however, said signs shall be sub- Wall signs attached to exterior Thick 'e'ss Tli'e mtaxlmuni heig)
Member of the Californiai Newspaper Publishers Association, jest to the provisions of Sections walls or solid masonry or concrete or Ulf c ess of a marqueI Sig
National Editorial Association,
The West Covina Tribune cannot be responsible for unsolicited 10, 14 hereof and provisions of .Or- shall be safely and securely at- me�sii 3�rtfZ`' �' Y from its Lowe:
manuscripts or photographs. No payment made for verse, dinance No. 325 known as the Com- tached to the same by means of to, I / Tin esf4po!t�''sha11 not excee
prehensive Zoning Ordinance. metal anchors, bolts, or approved three (:3) See1.
l en ..the
PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES a) Real Estate Signs: expansion screws of sufficient size sign project e that119
One (1) unlighted sign not ex- and anchorage to support safely the Of the d sta oin I, LL )
1.1�rINAN N 5' (City of West Covina any sign un- seeding six (6) square feet in loads applied. line fqe¢ c le >}nii,S
area pertaining only to the sale, No wooden blocks or anchorages exceed nine f w �1i1 t. _
AN CE OF THE CITY less the above permit remains in lease or hire of only the particu- with wood used in connection with quee sr n is efl Iban titan ,?
OF LST COVINA, CALIFOR- effect. r lar building, property or premises screws or nails shall be considered the distance Ofd $he PTbg Air
NIA, REGULATING SIGNS AND SECTION 5-APPLICATION FOR upon which displayed. proper anchorage, except in the to the curb
BILLBOARDS.' ERECTION PERMIT. b) Name Plates: case of wall signs attached to build- For t p 9e. 0
Application for erection permits all nbidr ' s ,A; The City Council of the City of Not exceeding 24 x 6 inches in figs with walls of wood studs. No
e t Covina does ordain as follows:, shall be made upon blanks provided size, containing the name of the wall sign shall be entirely support- requi> Ii�t$ sqt- Eortii�
h CTION 1.-TITLE. by the Department of Building and occupant of the premises. ed by an unreinforced parapet wall. Wall
This Ordinance shall hereafter be Safety, and shall contain or have c) Signs painted on the exterior No wall sign shall have a pro- Pro;�'j��, A �C c
sown and cited as the "Sign Or- attached thereto the following in- surface of a building or structure, jection over any public street, other bunlA, ys ba a
nonce:" formation: provided, however, if said signs public property or building, line, a ' ar4ciu&e.
2 _ a) Name and address and telephone have raised borders. letters, char- SEGTIQ '32. - TJi➢ Po i "
LCTION 2-DEFINITIONS. number of the applicant. greater than twenty-four (24) inches.
As used in this Ordinance, unless b) Location of building or lot to asters, decorations or light)ng ap- Wall signs may project not over SIGNS;
ie cohtex otherwise indicates:' Pliances. Chet' shall be subject to six (6) feet above the roof or par A) Definition:., DIh I
I The .term -SIGN" %shall mean which or upon which the sign or the provisions of this ordinance. apet immediately adjacent thereto, regulated 'by this r Inane:
other advertising structure is to d Bulletin boards not over eight (8) provided a three (3) foot wide, un- include any sign, bannor;• .P (i'
and include every sign, billboard, be attached or erected. )square feet in area for public, obstructed passage to the roof is valance or advertising "
ground sign, wall sign, roof rlgn, c) Position of the sign or other ad- charitable or religious institutions maintained at each end of the sign, strutted of. cloth, ca, I, -:.
illuminated sign, projecting sign, •vertising structure in relation to when the same are located on and at least every fifty (50) feet
temporary sign, marquee, awning, other signs or advertising. -strut- ric, cardboard, walth" o ox
canopy and street clock, and shall lures at the .same location and the premises of said institution. in the length of the sign. When light materials, wish" or
e) Signs denoting the architect, en- within three (3) feet of a stand frames, intended to 'bey;
include any announcement, dec- g
laration, demonstration, display the precise location of the sign on gineer, contractor, or lending in- pipe, fire escape, or fire escape for a short period of tlffreia•
illustration or insignia used to ad- the property upon which it is to stitution when placed upon work ladder, no sign shall be permitted B) Construction.
be erected. under construction, and not ex- to project above the roof or parapet a) Materials and Area
vertise' or promote the interests d) Two blue prints or ink drawings seeding sixteen (16) square feet wall. No temporary signs - co•
of any person when the same is of . the plans and specifications in area. C) Wind Pressure and Dead Load materials shall a�aekd
placed out of doors in view of the and method of construction and f) Occupational signs denoting only Requirements. Any wall signs shall feet in one of its dimens
general public. attachment to the building or in one hundred (100) sqi e, I
the name and profession of an conform to the requirements of
I "ILLUMINATED SIGN" s h a i l the ground. occupant in a commercial build- Section 13. area, and provided u -
mean any sign which has char- e) Where required by the Building ing, public institutional building SECTION 28.-ROOF SIGNS. excess of sixty (6"I' . a
acters, letters, figures, designs or Code, copy of stress sheets and or dwelling house and not exceed- A) Definitimi. Roof sign vas regulat- shall be made of rigid material
outline illuminated by electric calculations showing the structure ing 24 x 6 inches in size, ed by this Ordinance shall mean that is, of wallboard of other Jig
lights, or luminous tubes as a is designed for dead load, wind g) Memorial signs or tablets, names any, sign erected, constructed and materials with frames.
part of the sign proper. pressure, and lateral force In any of buildings. and date of erection maintained wholly upon or over the b) %%,eight Limitation.
"FACING"' or "SURFACE;' shall direction in the amount required when cut into any masonry sur- roof of any building with the prin- Everytemporary sign weighing
mean the surface of the sign upon, by this and all other laws and face or when constructed of cipal support on the roof structure. excess of fifty (50) pounds ibtu
against, or through which. the Ordinances of the City, bronze or other incombustible ma- B) Construction. Materials required: be approved by -the Building I
message is displayed or illustrat- O Name of person, firm, corpora- terials and when not exceeding Except as provided' in Section 2 Spector as conforming to the Sal
ed on the sign. lion or association erecting strut- eight (8) square feet in area. Roof Signs shall be constructed of ty requirements �pf the Buildni
I "INCOMBUSTIBLE M A T E R- ture. b) Traffic or other municipal signs. incombustible materials. Code of the City of West Covin
IAL" shall mean any material g) Shall be signed by the perrnittee, legal notices, railroad crossing The thickness of that portion of C) Location.
which will hot ignite at or below or his authorized agent, who may signs, danger. and such tempor- a roof sign which projects beyond , Projection from Nall and Ov
a, temperature of 12001 Farenheit , be required to submit evidence to ary emergency or non -advertising the exterior wall or walls of the Public Property.
during an exposure of five min- indicate such authority. . signs as maybe abbroved by,the building on which it is erected shall No. temporary sign shall extef
utes- and which will. not continue h) Insurance policy or bond as re- City Council, not exceed the maximum as indi- over or into any street. alle
to' burn or glow at that temper- quired by Section 16 hereof. SECTION 1G.=BOND
ature. Tests shall be made as I) Such other information as the sated in Diagram A-103-13. sidewalk; or other public thoroug
specified in the Building Code. Building Inspector shall require to REQUIREMENTS. Roof Signs may project beyond fare a distance greater than foi
"OTHER ADVERTISING STRUC- - show full compliance with this Every applicant for a Permit re- the building line, at right angles to (4) inches from the wall up(
TURE" as used in this Ordinance and all other laws and ordinances ferred to herein for a sign to be the face of the building, as far as, which it is erected. and shall n
sh8an any marquee, canopy, of the City. erected over public property shall, but not beyond, the line marked A, be placed or projected over at
aw )r street clock as further before the permit is granted, file as indicated in Diagram A-103-A. wall opening.
SECTION 6.=ILLUMINATEp with the Building Inspector, a con- Roof Signs shall be thoroughly b) Obstructfom to Doors, Windo�
deft /herein. SIGNS. tinuing bond in the secured and anchored to the struc- and Fire Escapes.
"BUILDING CODE" shall mean a) Approval by Electrical Inspector. penal sum of tural frame of the building over No temporary sign shall be. ere(
the adopted Building Code of the five thousand dollars cant .00) ex -
The application for a permit for which they are constructed and ed, so as to prevent free be.
City of West Covina, together erection of a sign or other adver- Surety o the applicant and a
with amendments thereto. Surety y Attorney n approved ed erected. The dead and wind loads to or egress from any door, w!
using structure in which electrical the City Attorney and conditioned from the signs shall be distributed dow or fire escape, nor shall sue
I "PERSON" shall mean and, in- wiring and connections are to be for the faithful observance of the tothe structural, frame of the sign be attached to any star
elude any Person, firm, partner- used shall be submitted to the
s li 1 p, association, corporation, Electrical Inspector, The Electri- provisions of this Ordinance and building in such a manner as not Pipe or fire escape.
co npany or organization of any all amendments thereto, and of all to overload any of the elements D) Erection.
kind and all public agencies. cal Inspector shall examine the laws and ordinances relating to thereof, Uplift due to overturning a) Anchorage and Support.
1 kind
a - STRUCTURAL TRIM," plans and specifications respecting of roof signs shall be adequately re- Every. temporary sign shall be e
tunes and other advertising struc-
all wiring and connections to de- lures, and which shall idemnity and sisted by propel anchorage to the tached to the wail with tVi're 'I
shall mean the molding, battens, termine if the same complies with structural frame of the building, or . steel cables, and no strings, rop
save harmless the City of West
tappings, nailing strips, latticing, the Electrical Code of the City of by sufficient concrete counter- or wood slats. for anchorage i
cutouts or letters and walkways Covina from any and all damages,
West Covina, and he shall approve weights to resist the .uplift. Proper support purposes shall- be pe
Which are attached to the sin judgments, costs or expense which .
g said permit if�the said plans and anchorage to the structural frame milted. '
the said City may incur or suffer of the building shall include such E) Duration. of Permits
structure. 'specifications comply with said by reason of the granting
" PRECT" shall mean to build, Code or disapprove the applica- g of sand alterations to the building as may, Permits for temporary signs ,,oy
permit. Any p or o lawfully main-
co{istruct, attach, hang; place, lion if non-compliance with said taming a sign or other advertisingbe, needed to integrate and ode- authorize the . erection o%-�a
suspend or affix, and shall also code is found. structure regulated by this Ord qua£ely interconnect sufficient dead signs _and their .maintenance .
include the painting of wall• signs. b) Illuminated signs as, defined in load to equal not less than 10 per a period' not exceeding tlii1; ,
"APPROVED COMBUSTIBLE Section 2 shall be constructed of nonce at the time a the enactment
MATERIAL" shall mean wood, or of this Ordinance shall; within thirty cent in excess of the -computed up- days:. ,
incombustible maternal or approv- lift applied to the building by the F) Advertising Permitted.
materials not more combustible (30) days after said enactment,
ed combustible material. sign. Where uplift is resisted by The advertisement contanne'd • (
thdn wood. c) Illuminated signs which do not comply with all the provisions set counterweights, their weight shall any temporary sign shall » to
"A"PPROVED PLASTICS" shall forth a this Section. A liability in -
bear the label of an approved exceed the amount of the uplift by only to the business, Indus I
mean only those plastics when ancesuraco policy issued by on insur-
testing laboratory shall be inspect- 10 per cent. pursuit conducted on ors, sGi
tested in accordance with Ameri- ed before erection. once company authorized to do busi-
cali ,Society for testing Materials less in the State of California con- Passages clear of all obstructions the premises on which sed. fi
i d) Electrical equipment used in con- shall be left under or'around aIP is erected or maintained. 1
forming to this Section, may be >.
st da method for test for nectnoh with all signs shall be signs exceeding a height of four (4,) provision shall not, apply t9 $I
permitted in lielt of a bond.
m' bility of Plastics over installed in accordance with local "feet above the roof thereunder, or of a civic, political' or re6'gio
Ai' cfi, in thickness (D635-44) ordinances regulating electrical SECTION 17.-PROHIBITED immediately adjacent thereto. There nature.
o faster than 2.5 inches per installations. LOCATIONS. shall be one such passage or access. G) Bond or Insurance Requir
sheets of 0.060 inch SECTION 7 -PERMIT ISSUED IF No sign or 'sign structure shall opening for each building covered; ments.
APPLICATION IS IN ORDER. project into any Public alley what- and at least every fifty (50) feet in' Bond or insurance recMl, c( np111
G . OFFICIAL;" the It shall be the duty o1 the Build- soever below a' height of fourteen the length of the sign, and when ., on temporary, signs shall' ffe s
e other person enlarged ing Inspector upon filing of an ap 1(14) feet above grade, nor more sushi signs .are' at right angle to pTr , I ed,'.m' $ect)iott lfi.
admiriistratioti. and-- en- plicaCon for an erection permit to than six i(61 ini#Y:es when over four a,face of -the building,, within-£wenty "SjhCTION"33 NON-00151 O
; ° , --,. • of the building code: or examine such plans and. specifiea- teen (14) feet. •
^ authorized representative. lions and other data and the onto No s'gn or sign structure shall (20) feet of parapet or exterior' ING SIGNS .
walls , Such passages shall & not ' `Fivefy. )sign oc:" then .adi a
NATIQQll.7j $1GN . s h a•1 l ises upon which it is proposed. to be ereted in such a wanner that les•_t an three ( feel- wj�. and ttnil•mtair;Ej�in'"�ist"t*44ZP"-'mf`?-
-1trAan any :5 e�i-'i'C�h'ich is�q°slippo;t= :eYeet the sign pr other adVei rising any ,portion- of -its sur.Eace or sup= ,four (4j' feet high and sliall`¢e a Of this Ordlnar)ce which vio etc
ed:' wholly by a building or by structure, and if it shall appear ports will `interfere in any way with the .parapet or roof lettel. . Or does.. not conform to the proV
poles placed In the ground or that then �toposed structure is in the free" use of.' any • fire escape, C) Wind Pressure and Dead Load sions ;hereof, shall be removed, 1
partly by such pole or poles, and compliance,• with all,. the.'reosIre, exit or standpipe. No sign shall ob-, Requirements. All 'roof signs' shall altered, or replaced so as to co:
artly by a building or it 'c mgnts of YhSs Ordinance and- all struct any window to such an extent conform to the requirements of form with ,the provisions of th
a",h portion of a sign which is other laws :and Ordinances of the foot any light or ventilation is re- Section 13 of this Ordinance. Ordinance within five (5) years
subject to more than one class!- City of West Covina, he' shall then duced to a point below that re- SECTION 29.-PROJECTING the date of. erection. In no ea:
focation shall meet the, require- issue the erection permit. - If the quired by the law or ordinance SIGNS. shall this apply within two (I
melits for the classification to work authorized under an erection No sign or sign structure shall SIGNS.
Definition, Years of the date of the adopt;(
which such portion is subject. permit has not been completed be erected in such a manner that
i) '"'GROUND SIGN," a sign which within one (1) ,;year after date of a) Projecting sign is a sign.! other of this Ordinance.
any portion;•of its surface or sup- than a wall sign suspended from After a report on the •subje
.is "supported. by one or more poles, issuance, the said permit shall be- ports shall be within six (6) feet or supported by a building or from the Planning Commission tl
uprights or braces in or upon the come null and void. of overhead electrical conductors
gr und, which are not a part of SECTION 8.-PERMIT FEES. which are energized in excess of structure projecting out there- City Council may, by, resolutii
4 from.. This to include "V" type finding that strict: chmPllance wi
the building. A Building Permit shall be re 750 -volts. signs as, shown on Diagram A- the terms of this ordinance woo
) 'JOCATION," a lot or premise, quired for every sign an sign SECTION 181LT.�tAFFIC HAZARD.
impose unreasonable hardship wit
building, wall or place whatso- structure regulated by this Code.:' No sign or other advertising 103-B.
ever upon which .a sign is erected; Where signs are illuminated by structure as regulated by this Or- b) Horizontal projecting sign means out resulting iii. a corresPondi'
constructed, or maintained. lighting, a separate electrical per- dinance shall be erected at the in- any sign which is greater in- Public good, vary the proviso
tersection of any streets in such a width than in height. hereof to the extent necessary
"MARQUEE" shall mean a fixed mat shall be obtained. nner as to obstruct free and clear cns alleviate such hardship' and s
shelter used only as -a roof and Before issuing any building permit nLa) Vertical projecting sign means
sign which is greater i comply as nearly as possible tv
extending over a building line and required by this Code, the Building vision of pedestrian and vehicular 4
which is entirely supported by the Official shall collect a fee which traffic; or at any location where, height than in width, the spirit and intent of this Ord
b ldnng to which it is attached. shall be determined on the basis of by reason of the position, shape or B) Construction. once: No public notice need
"1GIARQUEE SIGN," a sign at- the area of the advertising*surface color, it may interfere with, ob- a)Every projecting sign, including given a formal bearing held-
taclied to or hung from a mar- of such sign in accordance with the struct the view of or be confused the frames, braces and supports either the Planning Commission
quee. I following schedule of fees; with any authorized traffic sign thereof, shall be designed by a City Council I
)'ACCESSORY SIGN," shall mean 20 sq. ft. or less No fee signal or device; or which makes structural engineer or manufac SECTION 34 - PENALTIES.
". ft. "' turer, and shall be approved ,by Any person: violating any r of 1
any sign which carries only ad- 21 sq..ft. to 100 s$ ft. .."......".... use N the words "STOP," "LOOK," the Building Inspector as in com- Provisions of this Ordinance sh
vevtisements strictly incidental _...."..".".."...........".......... $2.50, each face "DANGER" or any other word,
and subordinate to a lawful use of For each Additional 100 sq. ft Phrase, symbol or character in .the
with the Building Code of be deemed guilty of,a misdemeai
thy' premises on which it is local- or fraction thereof.........."."...".... such manner as to interfere with, the City of West Covina, and by and upon conviction thereof, sh
ed:' including signs or sign de- _.:.............."._ Add $2.00, each face mislead or confuse traffic. the Electrical Inspector as in be fined not exceedingfive hundi
vices indicating the business PLAN CHECKING FEES: When SECTION 19.-FACE OF SIGN compliance with the Electrical ($500) Dollars or by imprisonm
transacted at, service rendered, the area oP the sign exceeds 100 SHALL BE SMOOTH. Code of the City of West Covina. in the County Jail, not exceed
goods sold or produced on the square feet, a planchecking , fee Ali signs or other advertising Material required: Except as pro- one hundred eighty (180) days.
premises, name of the business, shall be paid to the, Building Of- structures which are constructed on vided in Section 2, projecting signs by both such fine and lmprns
name of the person, fir or tor- ficial at the time of submitting street lines, or within five (5) feet shall be constructed of incombusti- ment. Each day such violation
.poration occupying the premises. plans and specifications for check- thereof, shall have a smooth sur- ble material. committed, or permitted to c
) "OUTDOOR ADVERTISING DIS- Ing. Said plan -checking fee shall be face and no nails, tacks or wires 1. The thickness of that portion of tinue, shall constitute a sonar
PL means any sign or ad- equal to one-half of the Building shall be permitted to protrude there- a projecting sign which projects offense and shall be Punishable
veil nt used as an outdoor Permit Fee, from, except electrical reflectors over public property shall not ex- such hereunder.
lisp. by painting, Posting, or 'SECTION 9,-PERtILIT REVOC- and devices which may extend over seed the maximum as indicated SECTION, 30 - SEPAtt4BiL1`l
affixing on any surface a picture, ABLE AT ANY TIME. the top and in front of the adver- m Diagram project
If any section, subsection, s
tisin 2. Signs may project over a public tense: clause, phrase or portion
emblem, words, figures, numerals, All rights and privileges acquired g structures. street, public sidewalk or buildin
or .lettering for the purpose of under the provisions of this Ordi- SECTION 0.-GOOSE. NECK g this ordinac6 is for any reason h
making 'anything known, adver- nance or any amendment thereto, REFLECTORS. in line as far as, but not beyond, invalid or unconstitutional by E
tised'or displayed and being re- are mere licenses revocable for Goose neck reflectors shall be the line marked A, as indicated court of competent jurisdict!
mote -,from its point of sale. any cause shown at any time by permitted on ground signs, roof in Diagram A-103-A, such portion shall be deemed
"PROJECTING SIGN," s h a I the City Council or other authorized, signs, and wall signs, provided, Supports shall be designed so separate, distinct and independ
mean a sign other than a wall person or body_ and all such per- however, the reflectors shall be pro- that all loads and reactions shall Provision and such holding shall
sigh suspended from Or supported mits shall contain this provision. vided with proper glass lenses con- be transmitted to the ground affect .the validity of the rema
by 'a building or structure and The Building Inspector is hereby centrating the illumination upon the through the structural framework ing portions thereof
projecting out therefrom. authorized and empowered to re- area of the sign so as to prevent and walls of supporting buildings SECTION 36 - TTFEGT UPOI
) `ROOF SIGN," shall mean a voke any permit issued by him upon glare upon the street or adjacent or structures. Signs erected on ZONING ORDINANCE. ,
sign .erected upon or above or failure of the holder thereof to com- property, buildings or structures shall be The regulations' set'forth her
parapet et a building. ply with any provisions o1 this Or- SECTION 21.-GLASS. securely attached by means of ade- are in ,additi'on to the provisions
"STRUCTURE," shall .mean :the dinance. Glass used in signs shall be of quate metal brackets, expansion Ordinance No. 1¢7 and 325 f7
supports, uprights, bracing, and Upon revocation of any permit as the size, thickness and type given bolts, through bolts or lag screws. ing Ordinance.) of the City of W
framework or the sign or,outdoor provided for in this Section, the in Table No. A-103-C. No material, part, portion or'equip- Covina, and do. not modify or wa
display. sign for which the. permit was is. SECTION 22,-SPOTLIGHTS AND ment thereof or therefore shall be any requirements. thereof..
) "TEMPORARY SIGN" shall in- sued shall be taken down and re- FLOODLIGHTS PROHIBITED. used which become dangerous be- SECTION 37 The City Ch
elude: any sign, banner, pennant, moved in the manner specified in It shall be unlawful for any per- cause of vibration, corrosion, disin- shall certify to the passage 9f t
valance,, or advertising display Sections 10 and 14. hereof. son to maintain any sign which. ex- tegration or .for any other reason ordinance and shall publish
constructed of cloth, canvas, light SECTION I6.-UNSAFE AND tends over public property which is whatsoever. Wire other than strand- same as required by law.
fabric, cardboard, wallboard or UNLAWFUL SIGNS wholly or' partially illuminated by ed cable shall not be considered Passed .and annroved this 1
other light materials, with or with- If the Building Inspector shall floodlights or spotlights. except in as adequate fastening. day of March. 1958.
Out-` frames. intended to be dis- find that' any sign or other adver- stadiums, auditoriums, athletic fields C) Illumination. Reflectors shall be JAMES, W. KAY
played for a short period of time tising structure regulated herein is or other places of public assem- Provided with proper glass lenses Mayor of the
only. unsafe or insecure, or is a menace blage when expressly permitted by concentrating the illumination upon City of West Covina
i) "U.B.C. STANDARDS," the most to the public, or has been construe- lease or permit from the City. the area of the sign,and preventing ATTEST:
recent edition of the "'Uniform ted or erected or is being maintain- SECTION 23.-OBSCENE MATTER glare upon the street or adjacent ROBERT FLOTTEN.
Building Code Standards," also ed in violation of the provisions of PROHIBITED. Property; and ng-floodlight or spot- City Clerk,
light nor reflectors of the goose I do hereby ccrt![y that the SS
known as "Volume III" of the this Ordinance. he shall give writ- It shall be unlawful for any per- neck type shall be permitted on. Going Ordinance No. 563 was''re
Uniform Building Code. ten notice to the Permittee thereof, son to display upon any sign or signs projecting over public prop- lady introduced at a regular mi
"WALL SIGN" shall mean any If the Permittee falls to remove or other advertising structure any ob- sign ing on the Introduced
day e Februs
sign, attached to, or erected alter'the structure so as to comply scene. indecent or immoral matter. D) Movable Parts to Be Secured. 1958, and passed at a regular m,
against the wail of a building or with the standards herein set forth SECTION 24.-SIGNS: SIMULATEp Any movable part of a projecting ing of the City Council on the 1
structure, with the exposed face within ten (10) days after such MOTION. sign such as the cover of a service day of March. 1958, by the foll
of the sign in a plane approxi- notice, such sign or other advertis- No sign, including the Illumina- opening shall be securely fastened. ing vote; to wit:'
mately parallel to the plane of ing structure may be removed or tion thereof, hereinafter erected or AYES: Councilmen Barnes, Tvsand wall. altered to comply by the . Building maintained in the City of West Co- E) Anchorage with Wire, etc. Pro-
) "PROJECTION." shall .mean the Inspector at the expense of the per- vina, shall rotate or otherwise move hibited. No projecting sign shall be tinger; Mayor Kay. _
distance by which a sign extends mittee or owner of the property nor shall said sign be so designed secured with wire, strips of wood NOES,: None
or nails, nor shall any projecting ABSENT: Councilmen Brown i
beyond the street property line upon which it is located. The Build- or operated so as to flash or in any g �
or building line as established by ing Inspector shall refuse to issue v<ay simulate motion. sign be hung or secured to any Pittenger.
law. a permit to any Permittee or owner SECTION 25.-NUISANCE TO other sign. ROBERT FLOTTEN
)."BUILDING LINE," a . building who refuses to pay costs so RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES- SECTION 30.-COIVBINATION City Clerk
line establtshed`, by ordinance, or assessed. The Building Inspector ILLUMINATED SIGNS. SIGNS. [Pub. WCT: Mari ,' 19,98
any. private pr( p6erty line bound- may cause any sign or other ad- Illuminated signs within 250 feet A) Definition. Combination .sign
!ng a'pu lac wayy vertising structure which is an tin- of any 'residential occupancy or shall mean any sign which is sup-
ar " &- LINE," shall be the mediate peril to persons or property property zoned for residential pur- ported wholly by a building or by
line a face of a curb nearest to be removed summarily and with- Poses shall be so located or shield- Poles placed in the ground or part -
to t rest or roadway. out notice, ed so as to eliminate any direct ly by such pole or,poles, and partly
b) "A REGATE S U R F A C E SECTJON 11.-NUiLBER, DATE view of the bulbs, tubes or other de- by a building or structure. Each
AREA" shall mean the computed AND VOLTAGE TO BE ON SIGN. vises illuminating such signs or of Portion of a sign which is subject
area of the sign "facing" or "sur- Every sign or other advertising Such signs from said occupancies to more than one classif!Mtion
face" as defined herein. Where structure hereafter erected shall or properties. This section shall not shall meet the requirements for the
a sign ,is composed of •'cut-out" have an identifying number, name apply to interior illuminated signs. classification to which such portion
elements the aggregate syirface of erector, installation year; and SECTION 26,-GROUND SIGNS. is subject.
area shall be computed on the when illuminated, the voltage, plain- A.) Definition. Ground sign as reg- B) Construction. Materials required.
basis of rectangle -equivalent. in ly placed on the exterior surface of ulated by this ordinance shall in. All combination signs, including the
dimensions to the extreme height the .sign body in a location where elude any sign supported by up- frames, braces, and supports there -
and width dimensions of said dis- such information will be readily rights or braces placed upon the of, shall be in compliance with any
play;, this shall apply to "script," visible. after nstallation and erec- ground, and not attached to any local governing code. The thickness
panel" and similar signs com- tion. ` building. I , of that portion or.. a combination
posed of "separate elements. SECTION 12.-MAINTENANCE. B) Construction. Every ground sign, sign which projects- over public
IECTION 3.-COMPLIANCE. All signs together with all of their including the pole or poles, and Property shall not exceed the maxi -
No person Lshall hereafter erect, supports, braces, guys,and anchors supports thereof., shall be in com- mum, as indicated in Diagram A-
onstrfiict, relocate,. after -or main- shall be kept in, repair and in Pliance with any local governing 103-B. Except as provided in Sec-
ain any sign which does not com proper state of preservation. The code. tion 2, combination signs shall be
,ly with the provisions of this Or- display surface of all signs shall The thickness of that portion of a constructed of and supported by in-
.inance. be kept neatly painted and posted. ground sign which projects over combustible materials.
.ECTION 4-PERMITSThe Building Official may order public property shall not exceed C) Projection and Clearance. Signs
MQUIRED.: the removal of any sign that, is not the maximum, as indicated in Dia- may project over a public street,
Excel)t as otherwise provided in ,maintained in accordance with the gram "A-103-B. Except as provided public sidewalk or, building line as
his Ordinance, no sign shall here- provisions of.this Section. in Section 2; 'Ground Signs shall far as, but not beyond, the lines
,fter be erected, constructed, ' re; SECTION I3;_=WIND -PRESSURE be constructed of- and .supported by marked A,,as indicated in Diagram
)sated :or, altered except as pro- AND DEAD .LOAD iifcombustib)eimateriais. A-103-A. -
ided by this Code and until a per- REQUIREMENTS. Signs may -project over a public All supports ,of combination signs
nit for the same has been issued All signs and other advertising street, public^sidewalks or building shall be placed in or upon private
y the Building Official. 1 Where structures shall be designed and line as far as, but not beyond the property and shall be securely built,
igns are illuminated by lighting, a constructed to withstand wind 1lres- line marked A As'.indicated' in Dia- constructed and erected to conform
eparate4rlectrncal permit shall be sure and dead loads .as requird& by gram A-103-A Supporting pole or with the requirements of Sectilin _13.
btained. It shall be ,unlawful for the Building Code or other Ordi- poles shall be ,-installed in the Each portion of a combination
.nv pn' erson` to inainta within the nances of the City of West. Covina. emuad., oh nfl ate nronerty and sign subject to 'mire than nne elassi_