HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 78-083RESOLUTION N0. 78-83
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, SELECTING THE PROCEDURE TO QE FOLLOWED IN TNE
ENFORCEMENT OF THE REMOVAL OF SIGNS PURSUANT TO THE AMORTIZA-
TION PROGRA�� SPECIFIED IN CHAPTER 25.68 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE.
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WHEREAS, Chapter 25.68, Sign Ordinance, allows the City Council a choice
of two options to consider in determining abatement of nonconforming signs; and
WHEREAS, these options are more specifically outlined in Sections 25.68.660
and 25.68.700, as follows:
OPTION A: Non-Action by an owner of, or the persons responsible
for, the sign fails to remove the nonconforming sign within ten days
following notification, may be corrected at the option of the City
Council as a violation of the code; or
OPTION B: The �irector of Environmental Services may cause the
removal of any nonconforming sign and shall charge the cost to the
owner, permittee, or owner of the premises on which the sign is
located.
WHEREAS, Option B would involve the City in contracting for the removal
and the storing of signs for thirty days, which action could result in undue costs
and a burden to the City; and
WHEREAS, Option A may abate signs in the manner provided under Section
1.12, P�isdemeanor, and carries a fine of �500.00 and/or a six-month term in jail
and has been proven as an effective way to enforce all ordinances.
vOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, that Option A, as outlined in Section 25.68.66, will be utilized
by the City Staff to abate nonconforming signs.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert on this 22nd _ day of June __, 1978, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
arush, McPherson, Newbrander, Wilson & P1ullins
None
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ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN
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�.ED ARD D. h1ULLINS, MAYOR
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SHEILA R. GILLIGAN, CITY C RK