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AN ORDINANCE ADDING SUBSECTION F.8. TO SECTION
17.60.100 OF TITLE 17 OF THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO RETAINING OFFSlTE DIRECTIONAL
SIGNS.
WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield initiated a proposal to amend Title 17 of
the Bakersfield Municipal Code; specifically, adding subsection F.8. to Section 17.60.100
of Title 17 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code relating to retaining offsite directional signs;
and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission through its Secretary set Thursday,
October 21, 1999 at the hour of 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 1501
Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California, as the time and place for a public hearing before
said Commission on said ordinance, and notice of the public hearing was given in the
manner prescribed in the Municipal Code and the California Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 187-99
recommending approval of the proposed ordinance amendments and forwarded its
recommendation to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council through its City Clerk set Wednesday,
November 17, 1999 at the hour of 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 1501
Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California, as the time and place to consider said ordinance;
and
WHEREAS, the ordinance was found to be exempt from the provisions of
CEQA and the law and regulations as set forth in CEQA and the City of Bakersfield's
CEQA Implementation Procedures have been duly followed by city staff and this Council;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council, at said public meeting, considered the
ordinance, all relevant facts, and public testimony, and the Council adopted the findings
made by the Planning Commission as contained in the Commission's Resolution No.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of
Bakersfield as follows:
SECTION 1.
Subsection F.8 is hereby added to Section 17.60.100 to read as follows:
If an existing off-premise business identification sign was permitted
under a special sign permit by the city and has remained in effect and
in compliance with the provisions of that permit, the sign may remain
and can be upgraded or altered to reflect a change of business or
ownership names even though on-premise signs are being changed
or added. However, this sign shall be subject to the following before
any new permits are issued:
The sign shall continue to only identify the business or services
offered, and shall include direction to the property for which the
sign was originally permitted by the special sign permit.
The area of the sign shall not exceed 96 square feet. If the
sign is larger, it shall be reduced to not exceed this area. If the
sign is smaller, it shall not exceed its present size. If a sign is
reduced in area, under no circumstances shall it be enlarged
even if previous approvals granted a larger size.
The sign shall not be moved or reoriented, except under
direction of the building director, to improve traffic visibility or
safety, to relocate it outside the public right-of-way, or to
increase separation from other legal freestanding signs.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the Bakersfield Municipal
Code 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
DEC 1_.5 19~ , by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCILMEMBER CARSON, COUCH, DEMOND, MAGGARD, ROWLES, SALVAGGIO, SULLIVAN
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APPROVED: OEO ~15 1999
BOB PRICE, MAYOR
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
CITY CLERK and EX OFFICIO of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
BART J. THILTGEN, CITY ATTORNEY
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING DOCUMENTS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
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County of Kern )
PAMELA A. McCARTHY, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That she is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield;
and that on the 16th day of December , 1999 she posted on the Bulletin Board at
City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of the following: Ordinance No. 3942., passed by
the Bakersfield City Council at a meeting held on the 15th day of December 1999
and entitled:
An ordinance adding subsection F.8. to section 17.60.100 of
title 17 of the Bakersfield Municipal code relating to retaining
Offsite Directional Signs.
/s/PAMELA A. McCARTHY
City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield
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December 16, 1999