HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 362-temporary signORDINANCE NO. 362
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
AMENDING THE CITY CODE REGARDING
TEMPORARY OFF -SITE SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
The City Council of the City of Saratoga finds that:
1. On March 6, 2019, the Saratoga City Council directed staff to amend Section 15-30.135 of
the City Code to limit temporary off -site signs in residential districts.
2. The amendment will achieve the objective of preventing sign clutter and preserving the
residential character and general welfare of the community.
3. On May 8, 2019, the Planning Commission held a duly notice public hearing and
considered the draft Ordinance, supporting documents, the Staff Report, CEQA exemption,
and all testimony and other evidence presented at the Public Hearing, and recommended
that the City Council find that the proposed amendments to the City Code comply with the
State legislation described above and are consistent with the City of Saratoga General Plan
and that the City Council adopt the amendments to the Temporary Off -Site Signs
Ordinance;
4. The City Council of the City of Saratoga held a duly noticed public hearing on June 19,
2019, and after considering all testimony and written materials provided in connection with
that hearing introduced this ordinance and waived the reading thereof. The City Council
adopted this ordinance at a duly noticed public meeting on July 3, 2019.
The City Council of the City of Saratoga does ordain as follows:
Section 1. Adoption.
The Saratoga City Code is hereby amended as set forth in Attachment A.
Section 2. California Environmental Quality Act.
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), this action to update the
City Code regarding Temporary Off -Site Signs is exempt from CEQA. California Code of
Regulations, Title 14, Section 15061(b)(3) provides that CEQA applies only to projects which
have the potential of causing a significant effect on the environment, and that where, as here, it
can be seen with certainty that there is no reasonable possibility that the activity in question may
have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA.
Section 3. Severance Clause.
The City Council declares that each section, sub -section, paragraph, sub -paragraph,
sentence, clause, and phrase of this ordinance is severable and independent of every other section,
sub -section, sentence, clause, and phrase of this ordinance. If any section, sub -section, paragraph,
sub -paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase is held invalid, the City Council declares that it would
have adopted the remaining provisions of this ordinance irrespective of the portion held invalid
and further declares its express intent that the remaining portions of this ordinance should remain
in effect after the invalid portion has been eliminated.
Section 4. Publication.
A summary of this Ordinance shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation of
the City of Saratoga within fifteen days after its adoption.
Following a duly noticed public hearing, the foregoing ordinance was introduced at the
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Saratoga held on June 19, 2019 and was adopted
by the following vote on July 3, 2019.
AYES: Mayor E. Manny Cappello, Vice Mayor Howard Miller, Council Members Rishi
Kumar, Mary -Lynne Bernald, Yan Zhao
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
De ibie Bretschneider
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Richard Taylor
CITY ATTORNEY
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
Date: -7 ( 1 l ZO / 1
Date:
Exhibit A — An Ordinance Adopting Amendments to the City Code
Related to Temporary Off -Site Signs
The sections of the Saratoga City Code as set forth below are amended or adopted as follows:
Text added to existing provisions is shown in bold double -underlined text
(example) and text to be deleted in shown in strikethrough (example). Text in
italics is explanatory and is not an amendment to the Code.
Amendments to Article 15-30 — SIGNS
15 30.135 Temporary off site signs in residential districts.
In addition to other signs allowed pursuant to this Article, the following signs are allowed on lots
in residential districts without a permit:
Temporary off site signs are only allowed in a residential zoning district, provided that:
(1) No sign shall be located in the public right of way including but not limited to any
median, street, travel lane, sidewalk, or landscape/parkway strip located between a
sidewalk and street.
(2) No more than one temporary off sitc sign is allowcd per residential lot.
(3) The sign shall be located in the front yard.
(1) The property owner has given permission for the sign placement.
(5) The sign shall not exceed two square feet in area and three feet in height.
(6) No sign shall include balloons, ribbons, streamers, lighting, or other attention getting
device.
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CITY OF SARATOGA
ORDINANCE CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA ) CERTIFIED COPY OF ORDINANCE
CITY OF SARATOGA ) ADOPTION
I, Debbie Bretschneider, City Clerk for the City of Saratoga in said County of Santa Clara, and
State of California, do hereby certify that the attached is a true and correct copy of Ordinance
No. 362, adopted by the Saratoga City Council on July 3, 2019 by the following vote:
AYES: Cappello, Miller, Kumar, Bernald, Zhao
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Ordinance I hereby further certify that a summary of the ordinance was published
Summary in accordance with Government Code Section 36933 on the following
dates: June 21, 2019 and June 28, 2019 and July 12, 2019. Said
ordinance shall be effective August 3, 2019.
❑ Ordinance I hereby further certify that the full text of the ordinance was published
Full Text in accordance with Government Code Section 36933 on the
. Said ordinance shall be effective
Dated this 9th day of July 2019.
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"bbie retschneider, City Clerk