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Community Development Department
Douglas McIsaac, Community Development Director
Phil Burns, Building Director
Building Division
Phone: (661) 326-3720
FAX: (661) 325-0266
Jacquelyn R. Kitchen, Planning Director
Planning Division
Phone: (661) 326-3733
FAX: (661) 852-2136
POSTING PUBLIC HEARING SIGNS
DEAR APPLICANT/DEVELOPER:
As part of the review process of your project, you are required by Ordinance to post signs on the project site
to provide public notice of your proposal. These signs are required for all tentative parcel/tract maps (Section
16.16.060 A.3), as well as general plan amendments, specific plans, and zone changes (Section 17.64.050
B.6). All costs associated with the construction, installation, maintenance and removal of these signs shall be
borne by the applicant/developer.
Signs shall be designed in accordance with the attached diagram ("Design Standards for On-site Posting")
and as noted below. Prior to installation of the signs, the applicant/developer shall contact the assigned
project planner to confirm information on the sign is correct, the number of signs required, and that their
locations of sign placement (key map) are in compliance with the ordinance and these instructions.
Signs must be posted between 20 - 60 days before the public
hearing date. One (1) sign shall be posted for every 300 feet
of street frontage but no more than two (2) signs are required
along each street. Signs shall not be setback more than 30
feet from the street (see diagram). Sign permits are not
required from the City for installation of these signs.
Once the signs are posted, the applicant/developer must
submit proof of posting to the project planner within 5 days of
installation that includes photographs of all signs, a key map
showing the location(s) of where the sign(s) were installed,
and a signed "Declaration of Posting" (use attached form). If
photographs, key map and declaration are not submitted,
the public hearing for the project will be postponed until
the signs are posted and proof of posting is provided.
All signs shall be maintained in readable condition by the
applicant/developer and remain on the property until the end of
the appeal period or until final action is taken by the City Council, whichever is later. At the end of that period,
the applicant/developer must remove the signs within 10 days. If you have questions about posting your
property, please contact the project planner assigned to your application at (661) 326-3733. (Updated Mar. 2015)
Size: 4' high x 8' wide (32 sq. ft. area)
Color: black letters on a white background
Letter style: all capital letters in bold, block style sans serif
type (Arial and Helvetica type styles are most common);
height of major letters shall be 4" and minor letters shall be
2" (web site references may be lower case and smaller to
fit the intended area)
Sign face: copy may be painted directly on plywood, or may
be printed on a corrugated plastic or similar waterproof
material that is adhered to a ½"-wide plywood base
Sign materials: sign shall be mounted on two minimum 4"
x 4" wood posts (or equivalent metal or composite
materials) that are pressure-treated or for exterior use;
sign face shall be minimum ½"-wide plywood (or
equivalent material for exterior use)
Sign orientation: single-sided signs should face or be
parallel to the street; double-sided signs should be
perpendicular to the street
Sign placement: signs shall be placed no further than 30
feet from the edge of the street; the Planning Director may
allow a larger distance based on physical constraints or
obstructions, or for public safety (ie. vehicular site-line, etc)
B A K E R S F I E L D
Community Development Department
Douglas N. McIsaac, Director
DECLARATION OF POSTING PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
I ____________________________________________________________ declare that: (print name)
I am or represent the developer for an application of a (check those that apply):
General Plan Amendment Tract/Parcel Map
Zone Change Specific Plan
and identified as File or Map No. _______________________________________.
In accordance with the requirements of the Bakersfield Municipal Code Section 16.16.060 A.3 or
Section 17.64.050 B.6, as applicable, I posted or caused to be posted, the sign(s) located at
__________________________________________________________________
(location)
as pictured on the attached exhibit (attach photographs of all posted signs, and key map showing the
location(s) and distances of where sign(s) were placed), on _____________________________.
(date) I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the above recitals
are true and correct.
_______________________________________________ ______________________
(signature) (date)
NOTE: Prior to installation of signs, the applicant/developer shall contact the assigned project planner to
consult/confirm that information on sign(s) is correct, the number of sign(s) required, and that the
locations of sign placement, and distance measurements (key map) are in compliance with the
ordinance and these instructions.
Signs shall be posted on the property subject to the above-noted land use application between 20 and 60
days before the public hearing before the Planning Commission. If the signs are not posted within that
time, and if photographs, a key map demonstrating the location of the signs and a signed and legible copy
of this “Declaration of Posting” are not filed with the Planning Department within 5 days of the date when all
required signs are posted, the public hearing for the project will be postponed until the signs are posted and
adequate proof of posting has been submitted.
Project descriptions must be specific enough to give the public a clear idea of what is being proposed:
Acceptable: Not Acceptable:
100-lot single family subdivision GPA/ZC
64-unit apartment project APN xxx-xx-xxx
8-lot industrial subdivision Residential
400,000 sq.ft. shopping center Urban development
40-acre mixed use commercial development Houses
City of Bakersfield, Planning Division, 1715 Chester Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone: (661) 326-3733 FAX: (661) 852-2135
Form updated March 2015
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