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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 17.60.210
AND SECTION 17.60.220 OF THE MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO SIGNAGE IN CHURCH (CH)
AND HOSPITAL (HOSP) ZONE CLASSIFICATIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 17.60.210 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
17.60.210 Permitted in Ch zone.
The following sign regulations shall apply in the Ch zone:
A. The following signs are permitted in the Church (Ch)
district:
1. Signs permitted in the R-1 district;
2. For uses other than churches or places used exclu-
sively for religious Worship in the R-l, R-2 and R-3 districts,
all signs permitted im such other zone in which the parcel of
property is also classified;
3. Churches or other places used exclusively for relig-
ious worship are permitted one monument sign for each street
frontage of a developed property not less than twenty-five feet
from an adjoining interior side lot line. Permitted signs for a
particular street frontage of a parcel may not be combined with
that allowed for another street frontage for the purpose of plac-
ing the combined area of signs on one street frontage;
4. Churches:or other places used exclusively for relig-
ious worship are also.permitted wall signs or signs designed as a
part of an architectural feature or projection of the building not
exceeding thirty-two Square foot in area for each street frontage
of a developed property; premises fronting on more than one street
may not combine allowable signs for one frontage with another
frontage for the purpose of placing the combined area of signs on
one frontage;
5. Churches or other places used exclusively for relig-
ious worship are permitted one construction sign for each parcel
of property not exceeding thirty-two square feet in area and not
exceeding fifteen feet in height; the construction sign permitted
in any other zone in which the parcel is also classified shall not
be permitted in the Ch district in addition to such sign permitted
in this section;
6. Directional signs where reasonably necessary on the
premises, which shall be incidental signs designed to guide or
direct pedestrian or vehicular traffic, such as "Exit" or
"Entrance";
7. One for sale or rent sign for each developed parcel
of property, not exceeding sixteen square feet in area for each
one hundred feet street frontage or portion thereof, with a maxi-
mum freestanding height of eight feet and a maximum height of fif-
teen feet, if attached to a building.
SECTION 2.
Section 17.60.220 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
17.60.220 Permitted in Hospital zone.
The following sign regulations shall apply in the
Hospital zone:
A. The following signs are permitted in the Hospital
district:
1. For uses other than hospitals, sanitariums, rest
homes, convalescent homes, maternity homes and homes for the aged,
in the R-l, R-2 and R-3 districts, all signs permitted in such
other zone in which the parcel of property is also classified;
2. Hospitals, sanitariums, rest homes, convalescent
homes, maternity homes and homes for the aged, are permitted the
signs permitted churches in Section 17.60.210, subject to the
authority hereby given to the planning commission to make such
requirements less restrictive in accordance with the type of use
involved, acreage of the parcel, topography of the land, size and
number of buildings or wings in the project, location of the use,
vehicular and pedestrian traffic, alignment of streets, street
frontages, orientation of the use to streets, alleys, walkways and
easements and to the adjacent neighborhood and to the general
welfare. The planning commission shall also be guided by the pur-
poses set forth in Section 17.60.010, and the facts as presented
by the applicant which required such signing for the purpose of
maximizing the functional efficiency of the institution.
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SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the
Bakersfield Municipal Code provisions and shall become effective
thirty (30) days from and after the date of its passage.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and
adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular
meeting thereof held on JUl ~? 19gl by the
following vote:
NOES; COUNCILMEMBERS:
A~SENT COUN(,~ILMEMBEBS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS'
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED this JUL 17 19g!
KENNETH W. PETERSON
Vice-MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
LAWRENCE M. LUNARDINI
CITY ATTORNEY of the City of Bakersfield
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING DOCUMENTS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
County of Kern)
CAROL WILLIAMS, Being duly sworn,
That she is the duly appointed,
of Bakersfie]d; and that on the
posted on the
the following:
City Council at
and entitled:
Bulletin Board at
Ordinance
a meeting held on
deposes and says:
acting and qualified City Clerk of the City
22nd day of July 19 91 she
City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of
No. 3378 , passed by the Bakersfield
the 17th day of July 19 91,
NSAOPD
/s/ CAROL WILLLAMS
CITY CLERK of the City of BaRersf:ield
DEPUTY City Clerk