HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 1275 ORDINANCe. }!0. '1275 I,~EW SERIES
.AN 0RDINANGE. TO PROVi[DE M!N!~qLU';~ S~At.ZDARDS
TO SAFEGUARD L~[PEo ~'~"~ PROPER~ AND
¥~ARE BY REG'r)L/~,~ZIqG AND CO!?T~OI LI)fG
D~'SIGN, QUALiTf 0}~~ NA~a.,{~ ~.,~r --~:~-.. ~:~ CO~STRUC~'.fOi~:
LOCATIOn% ELEGTRiI<(CATIOi,~: Ai{D M&INTE]~ANCE
~(~I',L SIGNS A~D SX(~<~i ~"~ '~
S.~,~UCi~7{~8 iN THE CI~' OF
BAKERSVIELD~ OALvFORN!.'I ~ AND REPEALIi~IG ORDI..~
NANCES 1~, NEW 8EfD~ES M,D) ~2;.~., N~; SERiES~
OF SAIl) CI~
BE IT OREA.,.~]5~D by the Council of ~he City ,~f Bakersfi¢!d. as
SECTION 1.
TITLE~ SCOPE A~ ~FORCE~NT
(a) Ti~l~., ~is ordinance shall be ~o~ as the "Un~fo~
Si~ Code~'~ may be ci~ed as suoh~ and will be ~eferrea to herein
as "this Code."
~b) P~o.~,~:an~_.~o~. ~o purpose of this Code is to provide
minima standards %o safeguard life~ hsalth~ properSy and pub].ic
welfare by r~ula~ing and controlling the desi~ quality
construction, loca~ion~ eleotrifica$ion~ and maintenance of .all si~s
and si~ struc~ure~ no~ locatod within a building. ~e
of ~his Code arc not in~ended ~o pe~it any violation of ~he pro-
visions of any o~h~r lawful
( c ) E~o~,~m3~.~. ~e Building Official is hereby
and directed to enforce all the p~ovisions of ~his
the Building O~f'!ciai or his duly authorized rsp~esen~atives may
en'~sr a~ rensonabls timos any bu!}.dinS: str'ucSure~ or premises
the city ~o per,ora any duty impcssd upun h~ by ~his Code~
!ish8d a Board ¢~f Appeals as p~:u'¢idcd ~-~, tim Unifo~ B'ui!ding Cod
~ep~!~ move~ irr~p~ov~:, r~o'~,'~:~ convePt~ demo!isb.~ eq:tip. 'u. se or
maintain any sign or stl~uct~-we in the city~ or caus~ or permit the
same to be done~ cont~a~-~y to o~~ in violation of any of the pro~
visions of this Code,
Any persun, fi:~m~ o~ cu.c'po~-~:L~.oa v~.uiahing any ~.f the
vision.,~ of this Code ~hali be gu~.':t~; c.f a misder,~eanor: and c.~:? ~':~,
person shall bs doomed guilty of ~. sepe.rate offense fo~:~ ~ach and
every day or portion thereof d'~r~,',g. .~_.., which any violation of r. ny of
~d upon conviction of any such violation such pe~sou shall be
p~ishable by a fine of not mo~s than ~00~00, or by i~rison.~ent
for not mo~e than]~0 days, or by both such fine and hnprisonment.
SECTION 2~
DEFiNITiOI~'S .AND ABBREVIATZONS
(a) General~ Fo~ the p~pese ef this Code~ c~tmtn abbrsvia~
tions, terms, phrases, weL~ds and thei~~ derivatives shall be construed
as specified in this 8ection~ Wo~ds ~sed in the singGla~e include
the plural, and tbs plural the s_ag~la~ Woz. ds used in the ~nascu~.ins
gender lnclud~ zhe feminines QR.~d the feminine the masculinc~
is one which th~s Building Offi(~a.. has found ~o be suitabl~ fane-
tionally for the purpose fo~ '.~hich tt is offered, which bt~rns no
faster than twe and oho-half ~;ch~s ~2 1/2~') pe~ minute in shz~ts
sixty-thousmndths of an inch .~0.080") in thic~sss when t~sted in
accordance with U~ B. C. Standard ~2-2-.~8~ or which is net
in less than two ~.ainutes when tested in accordance with U~ B~ C~
determined by U~ ~. C. Stzndard ~2~.4~.
~'c) BuildinE Line~ ~,~'~-~ .... line is a -ins established by
ordi~.ance bei~'ond ~hich no b'~ild~.ng m~.y eztend~ A building line
be a property lin~ (See Cu~'o ~'~ine~)
o. ppotuted ~nd acting Chief P.u,.~o.','n~j~ '~[nspectu? of the C~tv <,~ .Bake~.~s
fie!d~ his duly a'~,thorized ~.-,6-.)~s~?,tatives~_ .... ~ or such~ _osrson s.,~ may
2~
heremfter be authorized by !s.~ ';~o pe~for~ the duties now being per-
formed by that official in the ,~.~y of Bakersfield
incorporating any comb~atio~.~ o~? bhe features o~ gro~nd~ projocttng~
~ud roof signs~
(f) Curb Line. Curb liue ~hall be the line at the fac~ of thc
curb nearest to the street o~~ ~o~.dw~.y~ In the absence of a cu~b~
the curb line shall be established by th~ City Engineer. ~See
Building Line ~ )
(g) ~~y Surfac~ Display surface is the area as. dc avm. i!.~
able by the si~ st~uct~e Fo~ the purpose of displaying the
tising mess~ge~
(h) Elect~Sign~ Elect~ic si~ shall mean any si~ containing
electrical wi~ing: but not im~clu~ng si~s ill~inated by mn ~xterior
light source ~
(i) .~o~,~. S~ G~o~d si~ shall mean a si~ which is
supported by one or mo~e uprights~ p~les~ o~ brmces in or upon the
ground other than a combination si~ as defined by this Code~
(j) Incombustible Material~ incombustible materimi is any
z~aterial which will not ignite ~t~ o~ below, a tempermture of 1~200
degrees ~a~e~eit during an sxposu~e of give minute.s, and which
will not continue to burn o~ glow c.t hh~.t temperatu~e. Test~ shmii
be made as specified in U~. B. C~ ~t~nd~rd 4-1-58.
(k) Marquee~ Marquee is a per. ms. ner~t roofed structure
to and supported by the build'~ug ~nd projecting over public p'~operty~
battens, caps, n~.iling st-~p~,._.. ~ ..... 't~t'b~c'~ng... cutouts o? ..... .~et~er~
~.zLw~ys which ?.z',e abb~.ched 'co u3.~...0 sign st~?ucture.
(B~) P~.~?'L~[q[i~.5'~s. r~.~.~?~ Pis. stic materials are those mad.:~
or p~incipally ]Trom stand~.rdizsd plastics listed and described in
Uniform Building Code 8tmn~dar,~. 52-~i-.58 J S~o .~'pproved Plast~.c Mate?ia?.~
~n) PJ_%.%~:gB' Prcjscbion ms,ns the dSstance by which a
si~ extends ow~r public prop~.~ty .or bzyond the building line.
(o) Pro~e,.c~c..t___in_g_~S..i.g_n__o P~,ojeoting sign shall mean a sig~. other
than a wall sign, which projects Y?uu~ ~d is supported by
a building or sZructur~
(p) Ro~~,I. Roo~ ~ig~'~ s~,s~!i ~ean a sign erected. '~.p~
above a roof or parapet of a building ur structa~e.
Qq) ~. Sign is any ~,~sd%t~a including its structure s. nd
component paPts, which is used or int~n, ded to be used to s. tt?~:ct
attention to the subject ~aatter f(,~ adve~-tising purposes other tbsu
paint on the s~face o:~ a building.
(r) ~~E~tur~ Sign' st?ucture means the supports,
uprights~ braces, and fr~ewo~'k oF the si~.
(s) Structure. StructuL~ is that which is built or constr~c'~
an edifice or building of any kind~ or any piece of work artificially
built up or composed of parts Jointed together in some definite ms. nuer.
(t) ~e_m=po~_7~L~~. Tempors~ry sign shall include any si~,
ba~er, pennant, valance, or advortising display constructed 02 cloth~
canvas, light fabric, cardboard~ wallboard, or other light materialss
with or without frames~ intended to ~e displayed for a limited period
of time only~
(u) Uniform Buildin~.~_~d~9~, Uniform Building Code is the 1958
Edition of the Unifo~ Buildiog Code~ Volume I~ published January ~:.~
!958, by the International Cun.~)~en. ce of Building 0fficials~
(v) U~ B. C~ Standards. U~ B~ C~ Standards is the 1958 Edition
of the Uniform Building Cods Standards also ~o~n as Vol~mue iIi~
Uniform Building Code~ i958 Edition~
(w) Wall 818~. Wall sign shall mean any sigu attached to cr
erected against the ~-~ali of e. b~.ilding or structure~ with the
t~..e sign in a ~.~ne parallel to the plane of said
exposed face of ~
wall.
SECTIO~,~
PERMXT:~ :, ,. ,,~.~S ~I.~D INSPECTIOi'[~
~a) Permits Required~ No ~!gn shall hsr,~.fter be erectsd~
red. erected, constructed, a!te.:Jsd.~ or m~.intained~ except as p..-.-ovidsd
by this Code and a permit for the same hs.s been issued by the B~mi?..d..
lng Officia!~ A separate p~r~.~.it ~ha!l be req~ired for e.~.ch clan.
In addition~ electrical permits sh~.!'.t b~ obtained fo:,:' e!~ctric
' (b) :%~p.~?~.~R~ Applieatiuu for a sigu p~rmit shall b~
in writLug upon fo,%ms ~u~zsl_~.~ by th~ Building Of~icial~
application s~ll contain the ' ~ '-' "-'
lo.~,~.ou by stroet and nt?mbe~? of
proposed sign structure, as w~13. as ~.o.s nan~.o ~.od address of
and the sign contractor or orecto~ l%~e Building Official may
require the filing o'~ plans o~c other p~:rtinsnt iuformztion where _.u
his opinion such information i~ necssszry '~o insure compliau-=c -.~ith
this Code.
(c) Exemptions. The following signs sh~.ll not requir~ a sign
permit. These exceptions s~ll not 'b$ construed as relieving the
o~er of the sis.n from the re~ponsibi'!ity of its erection and mair..
teuance, and ..us c.~mp!iance with. the pro',~'iszons of this Code or any
other law or ordinance re~lating the
!, The c~anging of the adve~G..sing copy or messag~ on a
painted or printed sign only~ Exccp~ for theater ma~quees and
sLmilar si~s specz~ioally de.~z~..~_~a fur the use of replaceable coi"y,
electric si~s shall not be inc!D~ed in this exception~
2. Painting~ repainting, or z].saning of an advertisi~g
structure or the changing of the advs~bising copy or message thereon
shall not be consider'ed an erection ox~ alteration which
si~ peH,~it unUoss a structural ~hangs is made.
3~ Signs less than siz f(~';~ ,[8'~) abo~e grade~
4~ Real estate si~s not ~zesding twelve square feet (12
pr~mise upon which said si~.s a~::~ !coated..
5. Professional namo pl~.'bes net exceeding ~wo square feet
(2 sq. ft.) in arsa~
6 Bulletin boards not u'vor twe].~,:~ s~are ~.e~o ~12
'
in a~.ea fo~ public, charitabi~ o? ~&.:~-' ~ .........
g.lol.s !aS uluu:~iu~$ W17.?L~
same are ?~.oczt~d on nn~ p .... J. o ... ~,..
7. Si~s d~noting the =~,-e~.~.oct,
when placed upon. wo~,k tundra' o,mstmuot!on and not exceeding
square fea~ (12 sq. f~.) in ,':
8. Nemo~lal si~.s c;' tablets n~es of ..... ' '
date o2 e~ection when cut into any ~nasonry surface~ or wh3n con-
structed of b~ortze or other iucombusbible ~ats~ia!s~
9. Signs of public service companies indicating
and aids to se~vfc~ or safety.
10. Small portable sz~y...~ ~de~ t~-yelve fset squa~a
(~2 it. sql) inside oi- outside a bui!d!ng~ nob ove;~ public
be paid to tbs Building Offi~xal as set _o~;h in the schedule
below.
~e determination of vs.l'us or '¢'~luatio~ trader any of 'bh~
provisions of this Code shall bn :~,d~ by the Building
~ere work fo~' which a perm. it is ~equi;eed by this Cod3 is
, . ~ " ;.~.
sta)~ted or procseded wibh p-,-:l,3~... . t~ ob~a~nlno said permit,
fees above specified shall be Joubied, b'u~ the peasen';; of
double fee shaq 1 not relieve ~n~,' 'oe?~on8 2~-zm fully
wibh the requiren).e;~%s of this Cod..3 in the execution of th,~
nor from any other penai%ies 'o396scmibsc~
BO1)W)[O.:~'G .WERMiT FEES
TOTAL VALUATION FEE
Less than $20 O0 . ; ............. Nc
' '" ' ' ' . $2;00
~2o.00 to and incluaing ~x.~o.O0
~' .... el, an :a:oo no to m'~,:{ :-..c,,.~:::.n2 ~!,,.o0 "o .
' ...... ' -'"' '"'
Mo~'e than ~1400 O0 to ant~. ';:~,,.;ao~.:o.g ,plO0 c O0
More than ZTO0]O0, to and :~,c~ ad~'ag_ ........ ~l~OuO ~' ~ .0~ "'6.00
Each additional $1~000~00 cz~ ??action, to'
and inc:.udin8 $a5~000-00 ...... 3.00
Each ~dditionml ~,000.00 ,;:7 frs. c;i4n; ~o
and including ~)~,000.;O0 ..... · .....
Each additions'?. $1:000,00 t~:' ""' ''
.,. ~ ~.~ ~).0~ ~ tO
~d ' "'" , 000 O0 1.50
Each addi',ional $I,000.00 oy'
mo~e than $100,000.00 ........ i.O0
o
(e) P~mn Checking Fe~So ~-.rns?s p!~-ns and othem~ p~,ptin.~D..t
~fe~ation a~e required in ~.cco~:,ds,~.c~ with Section 3 ~b), ~
plan ch~ck fee equ. al to one,,hs.!~ th~ ~igu perm. it f~ sh~ll b:~
paid to the Building Officis.~.,
(f) Maintenance. ~lll si~%~ together with ~.~'~ of ~n~,_.
supports, braces, ~ys~ and ancho:~s shall be kept in reps. ir and
in p~oper state of preservation. ~.e display s~uwfaces c~F all
si~s shall be kept neatly painted or posted at all t~es.
~g) Ins~Rection~. All sig~s For which z p~rmit is x~equimsd
shall be subject to inspection by the Building Official.
s
Pooting inspections w2...1 b~ required for all gro~.d ~"
· j
Electric signs shall be insp.~ctsd be.e.o~e erection°
o_-~:o~ the ~emoval of any si~ir., that
The Building Official may
is not main~aznec~-' '" ~ in acco?d~D, cs with p~.~visions of su.bc~i~.~s~.~.' ~'~ '" '"
of this Section,
Ail signs may be 'reinspsctsd ~.t the discretion of the Building
Official.
SECTION 4.
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
DESIGN (a) General~ Signs aud si~u structt~mss she. il b~
desired and constructed to resifl~ wind and seismic forces
specified in this Section~ Ail bracing sysbems, shall be desired
and constructed to' transfer latsr~.i :~orces to the fo~ndations~ For
signs on buildings the dead and lato~l 'loads shall be tran~.itt~d
t~ough the structural fr~o of the building tG the grot~d in so. ch
ma~er as-not to ,ve~stress c. uy oK' th~ elements thereof.
The ove~,tu:~ning moment pr~d'~ced f~?om lateral forces shal.~., in
no case exceed two-thirds of '~ho dead-load resisting mo~,~en~ Op.~m~t
due to overturn.~'ng shall be adeq~ate!y resisted by p~cper anc"~or~.ge
to the g~ound o:? to the stz.&~tural fz, a~,~e of the building. Th.~
wei~t of earth s~per~posed -~ver footings z,~ay be used in det,~iui~g
the dead-load rmsisting moment~ S~ch e~.rth shall b~ caPefui!y plac~d
· and thorou~!y ~ompacted.
(b) Wind ~ads~ For th,~ purpose ~f desi~ and excopt for
~oof si~s ~d combination si~ '~ind pressure shall be taken upon
the gross area ~f the vertical proj.~ction of e. ll si~s and sign
structures at not less than ?.5 po~uds pe~? square foot for
'oo~tions less than sixty feet ~.60~ ~ above the gr,und~ and ~.t
than' 20 pounds per square ~?o~'~ fo,.:, tlh~se portions moro than six'~'
feet {60~ ~ above the ground~
Wind p~esSure upon rood sig~s and combins, tion si~s and .;heir
suppo~ts shall be taken at not less than 30 pounds per square foot
of thc gross area of the plane s~rfs, ce~ acting In any dircction.,
In calculating wind pressure ...n curvod $~rfaces such as cyiindr~cs.1
o~ sphe~ica~ s~s o~. s~gn ~C~mctures~ Ch_i~ ~ssu~e sh~l! be
as~ t~ ac~ on six~n~h~ of th~ p~j~ct~d a~ea~ In a~i open
~e si~s o~ si~ st~uc~s tho a~oa used in computin~ ~ind
sha~,~ be one ~nd on~,,,h~l~~ tim(~s the n~t ar~ o~ th~
members e~osed t0 the wind.
(c) ~ismf~c L~a~_~. Si~s av.d si~ struct~es shall be
and constructed to x-esist seismic fo~es as specified in Section
Appendix~ of the Unifo~ BulldOg Oods.
(d) Oombined Loads o Wind and seismic lo,ds need not be
combined in the desi~ of sisxs o~ ~!$~ structures; only that
producing the larger stresses need be used.
Vertical desi~ loads~ except ~'oof live loads, shall be ~ss'm~,md
~.~h the ~-~:~nd. or seismic ~oads.
to be acting shmltaneously ,,~- ..
{e) Ajl_~o~bl%~j~r___~s~[, The desi~l of wood, concrete~ or
members shall' conform to the r-equir, ements of Chapters 25~ 26, and 27:
of the Uniform Buildf~g Code. Lcads, both vertical mhd horiz~ntai~
exerted on the soil shall not px, oducs stresses exceeding thoso sp~cift~d
in Chapter 28 of the Uniform Building Codec
The working stresses of ',ire z~opo and its fastenings shall not
exceed 25 per cent of the uit~mmts st:esngth of the rope ov fasteners.
Working stx'e~mes for wind ~m ssls~aic loads combined with d~ad
loads may be incPeased as speci..Ti~d in Section 2303 of the Uniform
Building Code.
~i~ s~ruc~ures ~hall be placed iH or ~ipo~ privcte property ~ad
. cons ~,. uc ~,~ ~ s. nd ePec~ed in confo~'m~ce wi2h ~;.~e
requirements of 2h.is Code.
structures shall be of the qu~-~).i'b'.y and g~,ads as specified for
buildings in the Uniform Building Code~
eonstrv, ction Shali~ in the ab~once-.:,f specified req~Ire, ments~
conform with the foiiowingi
1. St~-uctu~al steel slmiI be of s.ach quality as to
with U. Bo C Standard 27~i~-.58.,
. ,,.oondary members in contact with~
o~~ dix:ecti'y supporting. . th~ dis'o'.;.a.y.. ~'~'-'~'""~.... _. ,.~ ~ may be formed u:,f 15. ght
gauge steel provided ~uch mem. b~,~ ,~ .", da~ed ~
:..-~ . .. .,.n accomdance
the specifications ~f' t~e d;;~iS~! of l.!~'~t g~.uge steel ~.~
displa~ sum~2c~:, shall b~ ~.ut '~.u~o tb.a~. ""~.~o 2b. ~'~,~ im,
~hickn~ss of the ~econdary ma~',,'b:~-<,:.~ shall b~ No, 12 ~au~e~
min~ thickn~s of hog-rolled ztos'~ m~mbex, s furnishing
support fo~ si~=~.a ~hall be , "' · ~'-~ '" '- ~."
o~...~.-.,.o,~.,. ,,.~.~ anc,, ~-.- ). Steel pipes
be of such q'aali~2 as ~o confomn t~.~.th U., Bo C~ Standax~d 27-.~58.
S~eel members may be co,acted ~;i';~h one ga!vs, nized bolt prcvid, ed
~he oo~ection ls adequate ~o *.'~,~*="~~._._..~. ~... the stresses in th~
2. Anchors and supporet~ '~rh~n -'~
soil~ or ~i~tx~,_ six inche~ ) of ~hs s,il~ sh~il be o~
~,od of a durable specie o~ shzii ba p~ss'a?e-t?$~$ed t~i2h
approved preservative. Such membsz,~ ~ha!l b~ marksd o~-
by an approved agency.
~h) Res" '~ -' · ' '-' .... ~ ....
F~ .... ~ Z,~)~ ~ ~b.a].~ bP, va st~ct'az, al
Oro~d st~_s may be constz-uctsd cf ~ny matez~ial msetin~ the
requirements of this Code, except as pk~ovided above,
Combination sigus~ ~3oof signs~ ual.% sif~ns~ p~ojecting
and si$%s' on ~'.quess shall bo~..~..,-"~'~,.. ..... ~ ~ed of incombustible
~,mte~tals~ except s.s px-ovided !o. ~':';~bsection {i) of thiz Sectiou
No combustible materials oth~;~ th.mu ~.pp~oved Plastics shall be
in the construction of electric
(i)~N°~s ~.~c,~~_~.~.. _.=~...:~T~u~ Nc~'tz ~ctu~,al trim may 'be
metal, approved plastics~ or ~ny cor,~]~ination thereof.
'
Anc~or~.~e. Member-s suppor~:(ng '~brace~ sigus sh,~lLL ba
so proportioned tha~s thebea:L,r.g' ' 'Loads Lmpos~d on the soi'z. ..
direction, hox'izonta! or vs~t~a-*
... ,..., s,:..all not exceed tbs, safe valU~So
Braced ground signs s~ll be ~ucho~e~ 'to resis~ the specified wind
oF seismic load ~c~ing ia wy di~®c~io,~o ~cho~s ~ suppo~s s~ll
be designe~ ~or s~fe bering loa~$-o~ ~he soil ~d fo~ ~ e~ffec~iv~
~esis~ce to pul!-ou~ ~o~ing '~o a ~o~ce 25 per oen~ ~ea~e~ ~h~
the requi~ed ~esist~ce 2o ove~~ ~chors ~d supports shall
peneSrate ~o a depth below ~ro~ grea~e~ ~h~ ~ha'h of the f~os~ li~e,
Portable ~o~d si~s. supported by f~es o~ PoSts rigidly
a~ached ~o the bas~e shall be so proportioned ~ha~ the wei~$ ~d
size of ~he base ~ill be adequate ~o rests~ ~he wind press~e speci-
fied in subdivision (b) of
Bi~s attached-to maso~y~ co~c~eSe~ o~ s~eel shall be s~ely
~d secumel2 fas~.ened ~hereto by me~s o~ me~al ~chors~ bol~s, or
approved e~sion screws of s~Ficte~ si~e ~d ~chorage ~o support
s~ely the loads applied. ....
No wooden blocks or plug~ o~ ~chors wi~h wood used in co,action
~$h screws o~ nails s~ll be considered proper ~cho~age~ excep~ in
t~ case of si~s a~ached ~o
No ~cho~ o~ suppor~
supported by~ a parape~ wall~ ~less such ~all is desired in accord~ce
wi~h ~he requireme~t~s specified in Section 2312~ Appendix~ of ~he
Uniform ~ilding Code for parape~ walls.
(k) Display S~faces, D~.splay s~faces in all ~es of si~s
may be made of metal, glass o~ approved 'plastics~ in accord~ce wi~h
2he ~ea limitatio~xs set
(1) R~stric~ions a~2o_Zo~i~_Re_~latio~,s. Ail si~s shall
co::~ply with zoning rc~lation ordinances o~ ~he CiSy of Bakersfield,
(m) Cle~~ fro~_~e~.E~J.
si~ shall be issued ~d no a~So. s~sl]. ~,~: cons~cted~ installed~ or
~, ~ · . - . ~.~.
.. C. C,~ ,
~ ~e O~e~ o~ ~v~o~
~0~
( evo)
TABLE NCo ~A - LTMITAT~O~S OM APPROVED PLASTICS IN SIG~S
AREA OF FACING OR ~.'..REA OCCUPIED
DIgPLAY SURPACE COVERED BY PLASTT..OS
i 100 square ~et or loss lO0 :per cen'b of dispie.y
iOver !00 square feet, but of the 6. iffe~ence botv~sen
' -'~ ~"".~ ~!',~t .' '.~
7¢,~? th, n P,O00 ~,~-~e ::~'.~ ; .. ........... ,,
~ f' tr..8 ,!isplay
over 5'?.'5 squara feet
TABLE NOo [~--B - SiZE~ --,--zt,,.: .... ~,~ ABD TYPE OF GI.~SS PANELS
IN SIGNS
MAXXMUM SXZE OF EXPOSED I
GLASS PANE~. ~ MINi
~NY DIN~NSION SQUARE OF 6L~,S~ I
.~ Inche~~ INCHES in Inch~s / '~E OF GLASS
30 500 ~Q/8 Plain; Plat~ o~ Wlrsd
~5 700 3/16 Plain: Plate or Wi~ed
l~ 3,600 1~4 Plain: Plate o~- Wired
over l~[~ over 3~600 1/4 krired G~!ass
GRO'0-~JD SIGNS
(m) General° Grotmd sign~ may be const:~ucted oF any matsrtal
meeting the ~®~'mirements of t.his Code~ ®xcept as provided in Sec.~
tion ~. (h) o
(b) De.si_g~o Grouud signm shall be designed tu accordance
with the requirements specified in S®cti~n 4o
(c) ~ctlgno Ground signs shall not project over public
property or beyond a building line. Fo~ p:,:,ojection of comL-ina, t.!,v,.~
signs, see Section 9~
,~$) F'~._~¢ ~estrictiO~o ~,o~.~.~d s.!.~as may have display surfaces
of combustibl, mater, S.als except ~u F~.r~ Zone i~o. 1.
~) (~neral., Roof ~i~ ~b~'~ bo ~cnstr'u~:ted of iucc:ab~
r~at~?ials except as ~,oscif~i~ ~..n Sc.,~ticn ~3.)~
~b) Desi~_~ Roof sf.~ ,'.h-'~ ' bs_~,..-.,.t~,,'~ou~h~__.o .._~, secured a~:~d anchor':':....
to bbs frame of tho buzld.~ng~' '- ' ~vsx whi,,h ~b~y r.rr~ co~Jstructcd., and
erec~ed~ ~d shall be designed f~'~. ~.cco.edancs with ''~ requirements
specified in Section 4.
(c) P~pj=~.ti~.~. Roof sig~s ~uay project over public
o~ beyond a building line con,plying wibh t?o.~ .?eq~iremsnt~ ~pocified
in Section 9
{d) Cl~aran. cs and Access. PassaEe clear of ali obstructions
shall be left ~der ur aro,md~ and i~d.~..ate].y ,.d~iac~nt to, ~].].
signs ~xceeding a height of four feet ~[4~) above the roof thers~ud, er,
- ~.. ~ ~ ~ ...
Such passages shall be not ],~,.~s tb.~n thr~e ~e~t ~,. ~ wide ~d
feet {4~ ) high .~d shall be ~.b parapet or roe? level.
There shall be ~:~ne such pass~gc or adc~ss opening as followc:
1. For each roof sisr~ '~pou ~. buildinE.
2. An access opening _or eve?y fifty 1M~eal feet 50~'~'
~ " ro~f
of ho~i~on'~al ~ ~i~n
3~ Within tw~nt~ ~et,~,- ) of walls and parapets
when ~oof s~s aI'~ ~'~: ~i~h~ an~l~s to a fac~ of
the
,~....'.. i = - "'~
~aterials~ except as provided in ~cctlon ~
(b) ?~s=~D~. Wa.~i signs shall b~ de~.ign~d in accond, anc~ ~-~ith
the requirements .~p~.~. I~o. in
(c} P~o~}~At~?~ i~o wa!! s'~?. sh~.!l h-r~s ~ pro~¢'~tlon
public propart~' or beyond a 'o~,i'~d.~ng line greater ths. n the
:t,2
set fo~_~th in Figars No. l; no-_.', '-?,,~,].l extend above any adjz. csnt
parapet (,r _~oof of t~a ~uppcrtiug
structur,~ s)m~.i! p~oj~et into ~.ny
~. ~e~g~b.t ,:f~ fo'~:3J~ee~ f~8'b ~]1]~.~) ~i.;.o~ 9:~.d.e, Z~Ol' !~lci, s t~.e.!l ~.~.'~
inches ( 6" ) whe~',, ova:,- fou:,?tocn .,:
L~EC .T iOi".,' 8,
(a) Gen. e~.!. Project:,.nL~ .~_r~s shall be constructed
incombustible mmts',.?la!s, ~::cspt as s.~scifisd tn Section ~.!.
lb) ~si~g~. P~,oject:',.ng sig~.~_s sk, ali be deslgned in
with the reauirm~ents, specified in Sec'-"~zon' h,,
~c) ....... Pro.je,,~zu.,~ ~ S~g~s ~;' ?... ~Je~ over public props~'~y
buildin~ line a distance (~=te.,:-~..~od by the ~l~arancs ~f t~
the~-~of above ~he level of ~b.~. -~.,-'-"w -.
a8 set forth in Figure No~ !=
No si~n or si~ st~'uc~t~','=z .... ~ha:C.L ~roj~ct intu any pab]
whatsoever, oelo~,~ a heigh~ ~oi' fo'u.etseu fseb (!4~ ) above
nor more than six inches (6''~' ~-:,h~n c~'~r fo~rteen fee~
ProjeotinE si~as may pr-uJ~ ~,'~;~r p&~b. Lic prupez, by or
a building line as set forth ~:,:) ~':J. Sa~=8 i~. :L~
in snob. a mm~ner that any po:eti~u of ~"-s
itu s'dl2f2, ce u~ S~.ploo~ts
inte~-fere iu an~:t %m.~ with 'bbs fze3 us6 of ail~~ f~.re
O~ StAAd2oi~9. ]~o sign She.3.1 t, .... ~,..., ~,t cay '~,~:Lndow t.) such
that any light cr 'v~'aC~';~o.~ ........ i~: ,. .... = .... z'i.~c<~d t:~ -'2c!~,.~ b~.,..~.,-" ......
~equiz?sd b'b" a~y Jaw ,.~r
from t, verhead p,~u~r mad ,'~"" ~"~ .... ~"
(e) .~spls. y S~rface A~ea ~.~e a.~"sa o'?",,ns'
of a p~'oJecting si~ which [O~o.j~c~.~ u'~.~r publ~.c pz'u.r)~rty~ u:e boy~nd
'a building, line~ shall not ~x~:'~d on~ hundred aud
feet {150 sq~ f~) po:c fac,.,
"~ a),..,.....~.~...~oGenera] Combi:",.at i¢.-~. . .~ ~ ..,._,-',.~,~ ~..:~'-~2 ......." ;.. ',~e -:c.,:'.strr. ct~d .~f
~b) D~~. All supports of co.~bS, natiun si~s shall bs p!s. ced
in o~ upon p~tva~$ propeyty and ~l~il be securely built: const~'uct~d
and erected to confo~ with th~ rcqulro~.ents s~pecified in Section ~.,
~.~p~u.~lo~ Combi~atl,.,~o. si~s ~ay project over public
D~operty or beyond a building .-.ino ms sst forth
~ individual require~.~ents ~,z ~:~o,~ projscting ~d g~uud
si$~s ~h~ be mpDlied foz, .....
~ como]..o.~'czon si~ incorporating any
oz~ all of the af~esaid
(.d) ~!s~P~[..~?~face ~.~:. 9~.0 ~rea ~f the display surface .~'
~ projecting ~ig~ which project8 over public property~ or bsyond
a bui~.ding line~ shall not ~xueed onek, und~,ed and fifty square
lest (1.~0 sq~ ftc.) p~ face~
M.~EQ~ES
(a) Gene~al. Sigus ~Aay b.e
............ u... 8d .... ~ ~ttacb. sd t~.~ or con..
st~,~ucted iz~. a marq=~ee~ Such ~i~.s ~' ,'.'~
....... h~..~;.= fgr the purposs of
deter~ining proJcction~ clsars:oco~ ;.~.~x~ ~nd '~,~ateriml~ be
a ~)a~t of m~).d shall m(~e.'~ tbs ~e.~,'uiDe~.~e~'~s f~m a r,~.s, rquee as specified
in Chapter ~.5 of the Unii'o~'.~ Bu.:Zid~A~'~
~,v ~. ~lU, '~'{, .-
(a) G~.~j~L.~ Eisctric s~.gns ~bai.~ b~ constructed of 'inc~:,~ ....
bu~,tible ~ -~o', excerpt as i~.r~v!dsd in Secti~,n ~.~ ~h)
cxcept:~ug fib. at se, tv!co ho.lss fittad ;45 ~h ¢ova:,,s shal','_ be p:~'ovidsd
Suc~ nerve ~d date' 8h~Z1 be o'[' · .........
~eadab!e ~om a reasonable di~'ba~u:~. ~'o. iJ.?.r~ to
aud d~.te ~.'3.'i be gromuds for :eeJsction of the sign b~,' the Buildin;f
Official.
EECT~01*f 12
T'~fPOR~RY
squaz-e feet '(lO0 sq :6t ) i~.% a:,'ca. '"-~-
sh~!l no~ exceed tw~nty-~our ~q:mre es:t '~4 sq ' .... ) in arez,.
or six feet {6~) In ~an.~, no:~: ~he.i~ .~.ny such sl~ be .faste:.~ed to
the
Temporary signs m~y :eeraain :t.n pl[ac~ for
fifteen "l,~) day.~ ~Xess uZh::rw!~e s:.d;end, ed by tho City Man.zgez,.
slats 2ha.',.l be ~,e,.m.L~,~od ):o;~ ~;upp~:c'k ,~-~ anchor~ga purpas, o~, Cloth
signs a,~d panele ahali be i,srfo~:at~d ,~.,~:..'- at lca.,Jt lO pe~' cent
~c) Proja~';fcn~ Cloth -~--
............. . .... o_o~:a ~nay ~x'bend over public p~operty,,
Su,:h si~s, when extended ove~ :. public ~t~at:.
minimum clear.ace, of twenty lust (20~).,
(d) ~i~M[~.~ Cloth s~.g,'~ ~my ~x'bor. d ac:ross a pub].~.c stree'o
POOR
ORIGINAL
~1 ~la~e~ l~ws an~ o~dtn~C~So
mo~e abo~e ~he ~o~ ~ p~o~eo~ no~ ~o~e ~han six inches
SEC~IO~ 13o
SE~I0~ 1~o
...... 000 ......
I HEREBY CEflTIFE~ha% ~he fo~o~ Ov~inan~e wa~ p~s~ed and
adopted by ~he Council of ~he CtSy of Dak~P~field a~ a ~egula~
mee~img ~he~eof held on ~e ~ 6~y o~nu~_~_~ 1960~ by ~he
following ~oSe~
~6o
Affi~aut! of ~osttng (Ordinances
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, }
County of Kern ss.
MARIAN S. IRVIN, 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 ....... .t...h..e......1...9..t...h...~!..a..y.....~...f......J...a..n...u...a..r...y..: ...................... , 19_.6._.0... she posted on the Bulletin Board at
the City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the Council of said City at a
meeting thereof duly held ~n......t..h...e.....1..8..t...h.....d...a...y.....~..f.....J.`.a..n...u..a...r..~:. ........... , 19_.-6..-0-., which ordinance
1275
was numbered .................................... New Series, and entitled:
Subscri~be~,and sworn to before me this
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