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ORDINANCE NS-3.4
A~ ORDI~E AMENDING ORDINANCE NS-3, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF SARATOGA, BY CHARGING THE DEFINITION OF '*SITE AREA'** BY ADDING SEC-
TION 10.8-1 TO ARTICLE 10 RELATING TO TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION SIGNS, BY
CLARIFYING THE DEFINITION OF SIDE YARDS, AND BY LXPIITING CERTAIN TYPES
OF PUBLIC 1NTEREST SIGNS OF A COldPI.P-X NATURE AT THE ENTRANCES TO THE
CITY. '
The City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby ordains as follows:
Se. cti0n 1: Subsection it. of Section 1.5 of Ordinance NS-3, defining "SITE
AREA", is hereby ~mended to read as follows:
tt. SiTE AREA -The total horiaontal area included within the
property lines of a site, in single ownerships
including area subject to easements, except that the same
shall not. include easements to the Santa Clara County Flood
Control and W~ter Conservation District, and shall not
include private streets or other rights-of-way over which
the publiB has a right of access, and shall not include area
within the pretise plan lineof a future street, or area
within a future street setback line as established by the
Planuing CommiSsion at the time of granting tentative site
approval Under Ordinance NS-5 or any similar subdivision
ordinance '0f the City~. No~withetandin8 the foregoing, if a
site would have the correct min~inu net area within the
terms of ~he above definition except for the imposition of'
a future Street setback line imposed by the Planning Commis-
sion at the time of tentative approval, then' so much of the
ar~a within' ~he future street Setback line a~l'would' ~ke the
dit~ area hdn~onf6rmifig in accord with the above'definition
shall be included within the site area." -
Section 2: There is hereby added to Article 10 of Ordinance NS-3 of the City
of Saratoga the following subsection to be known as Section 10.8-1~
SeCtion 10.8o1: ~E~PORARY CONSTRUCTION SIGNS - Subject to the provisions
of Section 10.2, in any
district a temporary construction sign shall be permittedm
advertising the ~_~_~e of the owner, the general contractorm
any of his subcontractors or materialmen, ~he architect,
engineer, and other similar professionals, during the
period from commencerecur of construction to completion of
the building or-structure in guestions so long as it con-
forms with the following regulations:
a. All such signs shall be on-site signs.
b. No more than one sign of an area of not mare than 15
square feet my be erected or displayed on the deve-
lopment~ and where the development consists of a
residential subdivision where a temporary on-~ract
subdivision sign would be permitted, then no tem-
porary construction sign shall be permitted.
c. A sign permit from the Zoning Administrator shall be
required for all temporary construction signs, and
may be issued at any time on or after issuance of the
building permit for the building or structure in
question, and such permit shall become void six months
following the date on which the permit was issued, or
upon the sooner c~npletion of the building or struc-
ture in question. The sign shall be removed on expira-
tion of the permit unless prior to expiration of same
said permit is renewed on approval of the Zoning
Administra~or, which renewal shall in no event be for
a period in excess of an additional six months,
Section 3: There is hereby added to Subsecttonhhh~ of Section 1.5 of
Ordinance NS-3p defining "YARD~ FRONT's the foZlowing addi-
tional paragraph=
14herever the front of the site is traversed by either a
private or public streets minimum access roads or com-
mon driveways servicing o= capable of servicing other
sites than the one in questions then the term "front
property line" as used in this section
Section 14,6 of this ordinances shall mean the right-of-
way line of such street or common driveway closest to
the front building line.
There is hereby added to Subsection Jjj, of Section 1o5 of
Ordinance NS-3s defining "YARD~ SIDE"s the followLng addi-
tional paragraph:
Nherever the side of the site is traversed by either a
private or public street
driveway~ servicing or capable of servicing other sites
than the one in questions then the term "side property
line' as used in this sections and as used in Section 14,6
of-this ordinances shall mean the righ=-of-~ay line of
such street or common driveway closest to the side
building line.
Section 4= There is hereby added to Section 10o10 of Ordinance NS-3
entitled "PUBLIC 1NTEREST SIGNS - ALL DISTRICTS"s the
following additional paragraph:
The foregoing shall include multiple signs on a single
structure advertising service clubs and the Chamber of
Commerces but the same shall be limited to one such
Complex sign at each entrance to the Citys and the total
area of the structure covered by such signs shall not
exceed 50 square feet.
Section 5: If any section~ subsections sentences clause or phrase of this
ordinance is fo~ any reason held by a court of competent Juris-
diction to be invalids such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City
Council of the City of Saratoga hereby declares that it would
have passed this ordinance and each sections subsections sentence
clause and phrase thereofs irrespective of the fact =hat any one
or more sectionss 8ubsections~ 8en~ences~ clauses or phrases
be held invalid or Unconsitutionalo
Section ~: This ordinance shall be operative and take effect on and after
thirty (30) days from its date of passage,
The above and foregoing ordinances after public hearing held thereon by the Plan-
ning Co~ission of the City of Sarat0gas ~as thereafter introduced and public
hearing held thereon by the City Council thereofs and was therealter passed and
adopted this 5oh day of February 196 4 by the following voCe~
AYES: Cotmcilmen Glennon, Brazil, Drake, ~yler~n
NOES: None
ABSENT: Counc~l~a~.H~r.tman
/4AYOR
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LERK *,
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Deputy City Clerk Date