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ORDINANCE NO: 310
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 25.68. CASE NO. ZOA 06-82
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on the
24th, day of June, 1982, hold a duly noticed public hearing, to consider amendments to
Section 25.68.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, by Resolution No. 805, has
recommended approval; and,
WHEREAS, said application has complied with requirements of the "City of
Palm Desert Procedures to Implement the California Environmental Quality Act,
Resolution No. 80-89", in that the Director of Environmental Services has determined the
project is a Class 5 categorical exemption; and,
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony
and arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, said City Council did find the
following facts and reasons to exist to approve the amendments to Section 25.68.
1. That the zoning ordinance amendment is consistent
with the objectives of the zoning ordinance.
2. That the zoning ordinance amendment is consistent
with the adopted General Plan and affected Specific
Plans.
3. That the zoning ordinance amendment would better
serve the public health, safety, and general welfare,
than the current regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Palm Desert, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct and constitute
the considerations of the Council in this case.
2. That the City Council does hereby approve a zoning
ordinance amendment to rescind Sections 26.68.640
through 25.68.760 and replace same with those
provisions contained in Exhibit "A" attached hereto.
3. The City Clerk is directed to publish this ordinance once in the
Palm Desert Post, a newspaper of general circulation, published
and circulated in the City of Palm Desert, and shall certify to
the passage of adoption of this ordinance, and the same shall be
in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert
City Council, held on this 15 _ day of _J„ 1 �z , 1 g R2, by the following vote to
wit:
AYES: McPherson, Newbrander, Pulugi, Snyder & Wilson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
SHEILA R. GILIAGAN, City
City of Palm Desert, Califo
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ORDINANCE NO. 310
EXHIBIT "A"
ON PREMISES SIGNS
Section 25.68.640 - Lawful nonconforming signs. A. Lawful existing on premises
signs at the time of the adoption of the sign ordinance on February 24, 1977, which do not
comply with the requirements of Municipal Code Section 25.68, "Signs", as amended, shall
be deemed lawful nonconforming uses and shall be made to comply, be removed or
demolished upon the transfer of ownership of the business or upon the altering of sign,
copy, size, color or the addition of new signage to the site or structure upon which the
nonconforming sign is located.
B. Nonconforming signs may not be expanded, extended, rebuilt, altered or
reconstructed in any way, except for normal maintenance or to protect public safety.
C. It shall be the express responsibility of the vendor to advise the vendee of the
provisions of this section relating to the removal of nonconforming signs upon the transfer
of ownership of a business.
Section 25.68.650 - Lawful nonconforming signs to be removed. Any
nonconforming signs shall be demolished, removed or made to conform wlfhih thirty days
of the issuance of a valid sign permit. Prior to the issuance of a sign permit for a property
on which a nonconforming sign (s) exists, said applicant or owner shall file with the city an
irrevocable bond in the amount to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) to guarantee
that said nonconforming sign(s) shall be demolished, removed or made to conform within
the specified time.
Section 25.68.660 - Lawful nonconforming status shall not apply to offsite signs,
i.e. billboards. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to imply or confer a
lawful nonconforming use status to any offsite sign or advertising device, designed or used
for periodically changing advertising copy (i.e. billboard).
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