HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 2797EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 2797 NEW SERIES
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD AMENDING SECTION 17.54.200(g)(2
OF THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATIVE TO
REMOVAL OF NONCONFORMING SIGNS.
WHEREAS, on June 14, 1976, this Council adopted and
passed Ordinance No. 2281 (New Series) and thereby added section
17.54.200(9)(2) to the Bakersfield Municipal Code, effective
July 14, 1976, which section provides for conformation or removal
of specified nonconforming signs within five (5) years; and
WHEREAg, on October 14, 1981, this Council adopted and
passed Emergency Ordinance No. 2674 (New Series) extending the
compliance or removal date for nonconforming signs to January 14,
1982; and
WHEREAS,
of signs by local
December 31, 1982;
WHEREAS,
a State-mandated moratorium on forced removal
agencies, in effect throughout 1982, expires on
and
unless this Council takes action to delay the
extended removal or conformance date, the specified nonconforming
signs must be removed or conformed by January 1, 1983; and
WHEREAS, unless this ordinance is adopted as an Emergency
Ordinance, section 17.54.200 g)(2) will require substantial
expenditures by property owners with nonconforming signs, which
expenditures may be proven to have been unnecessary or untimely
upon completion of a continuing review of the City's Sign Ordinance;
and
WHEREAS, based
and determines that this
preservation of property.
NOW, THEREFORE,
City of Bakersfield as
upon the foregoing,
Emergency Ordinance
this Council finds
is necessary for the
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council
follows:
of the
SECTION 1.
Section 17.43.200(g)(2) of the Bakersfield Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
17.54.200 Nonconforming Signs.
(g) 2) The following signs made nonconforming by the
provisions of this chapter shall be removed or made to conform
with the provisions of this chapter by January 1, 1984:
(A) Flashing signs in districts more restrictive
than the C-1 district;
(B) Flashing signs in the C-i, C-2, M-1 and
M-2 districts which exceed the permissible current
and wattage specified in Section 17.54.040(c)(3);
(C) Moving and rotating signs except as
otherwise provided in Section 17.54.040(c) of
this chapter;
(D) Outlining of a building except as
otherwise provided in Section 17.54.040(b) of
this chapter;
(E) Signs not illuminated in accordance with
this chapter;
(F)
by this
Signs in excess of the number specified
chapter.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance is an Emergency Ordinance within the
meaning of Section 24 of the City Charter and is to take effect
upon passage by the City Council.
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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 the 15th day of December , 1982, by
the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMFN: B~RTOF;, CHRIS1ENSEN, ~ PAYNE, RATTY, ROCKOFF, STRONG
CITY CLERK aind Ix/Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED this 15th day of December , 1982
he City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to Form:
CITY ATTORN~gf ol the ~ty of Bakersfield
AJS/bl 3.
12-3-82, 12-7-82
Aff't av t of osttng r tnat es
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, f
County of Kern ss.
PHILIP KELMAR, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That he is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield; and
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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 on .........l~..e....c....e....m....b...~.~.....~.~..~ ............................................, 19....~..2.., which ordinance
was numbered ...........~.~..~.~ ..................New Series, and entitled:
An Emergency Ordinance of the Council of the
City of Bakersfield amending Section 17.54.200
of the Bakersfield Municipal Code relative to
removal of nonconforming signs.
(g)(2)
i~y Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
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