Ordinance - 1060•
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ORDINANCE NO.1060
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA AMENDING SECTION 9215 OF THE WEST
COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING SUB -PARAGRAPH
(b) THERETO RELATING TO SIGNS IN THE PUBLIC
BUILDING ZONE (P-B ZONE). (Amendment No. 91)
The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby find, determine and
declare that the following amendment to the West Covina Municipal Code
was duly initiated, that notice of hearing thereon was duly given and
published, that public hearings thereon were duly held by the Planning
Commission and by the City Council, and that the public convenience,
necessity and general welfare and good zoning practice require that the
following amendment be made.'
SECTION 2. The West Covina Municipal Code is hereby amended
by adding paragraph (b) to Section 9215 thereof to read as follows:
"(b) The following signs and conditions thereto will be
allowed:
1. Two square feet of signage (identifying the
facility or events within), up to a maximum of
80 square feet, will be allowed on the front of
the building for every lineal foot of building
frontage or the same sign footage encompassed
within a ground sign of the same architectural
style of the building, no higher than 6 feet from
ground level and placed within a lawn or totally
landscaped area.
2. One square foot of signage (identifying the
facility or events within), up to a maximum of
40 square feet, will be allowed on the side or
rear of a building for every lineal foot of
building frontage when said side or rear is oriented
to or faces a public parking area or street or in
the case of a side yard of a corner lot, the same
sign footage encompassed within a ground sign of
the same architectural style of the building, or
higher than 6 feet from ground level and placed
within a lawn or totally landscaped area.
3. All attached signs must ^be flat against the build-
ing or structure and shall not extend above the
top of the wall; must be constructed of metal,
wood, or comparable weatherproof material; and must
be enclosed and bird and vermin proof, interior
signs excepted.
4. One name plate, not exceeding 2 square feet in area,
containing the name and address of an occupant
will be allowed at every exterior entrance to a
building.
5. No sign may encroach upon or overhang adjacent
property or public right-of-way unless an encroach-
ment permit has been approved by the City Council
as set forth in the Municipal Code.
6. Painted signs on buildings or either surface of
windows or attached thereto are prohibited.
7. All sign illumination will be from the interior
and no sign visible from a public street shall be
constructed or maintained to flash, rotate, or in
• any way simulate motion.
8. The square footage of a sign made up of letters,
words, or symbols within a frame shall be deter -
minted from the outside edge of the frame itself.
The square footage of a sign composed of only
letters, words, or symbols shall be determined
from imaginary straight lines drawn around the
entire copy or grouping of such letters, words,
or symbols. Only those portions of the con-
struction elements that are an integral part of
the sign itself shall be considered in the
allocation of square footage allowed.
9. All signs shall be structurally safe, shall be
painted (nontoxic) or of rust inhibitive material,
and shall be maintained in good condition in the
opinion of the Planning Director, Building and
Safety Director, Planning Commission, or City
Council. It shall further be the responsibility
of the property owner of the land and/or improve-
ments to remove any sign or signs on premises
abandoned for a period of over 60 days.
10. One temporary double-faced or two single -face
• signs, not to exceed 75 square feet per face,
denoting the proposed or future construction on a
particular site will be allowed for a period not
to exceed six months prior to construction, with
the right of renewal for an additional six months.
Said sign may indicate the particulars of the
proposed construction, the company, firm, indi-
vidual instrumental in its creation; the
architect, engineer, contractor; and rental, sale,
or lease information. If construction commences,
said sign will be allowed until 7 days after com-
pletion of the project, which will be determined
from the date of the occupancy permit."
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SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of
this ordinance and cause the same to be published as required by law.
Adopted, signed and approved this 28th day of October
1968. /I _ _ , B n t
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS.
CITY OF WEST COVINA
I, LELA W. PRESTON, City Clerk of the City of West Covina,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. far
In 48dregularly
introduced and placed upon its first reading at ar/Oe meeting of
the City Council on the 21st day of October , 1968. That, there-
after, said ordinance was my adopted and passed at a regular meeting
of the City Council on the Sth day of DrtQbpr , 19680 by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen: Chappell, Nichols, Gillum, Lloyd, Gleckman
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT:Councilmen: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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