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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-09-08 - ORDINANCES - BILLBOARD MORATORIUM (2)�3M/ORD7850 rN ORDINANCE NO. 88-41 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA EXTENDING A MORATORIUM ON THE ERECTION OF BILLBOARDS IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AND PROVIDING THIS ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED AS AN URGENCY MEASURE PURSUANT TO SECTION 65858 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE WHEREAS, on July 28, 1988, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita adopted Ordinance No. 88-36 imposing a moratorium on the construction of billboards in the City of Santa Clarita without prior approval by the City Council of a conditional use permit; and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 88-36 was adopted as an interim ordinance and an urgency measure pursuant to Section 65858 of the Government Code of the State of California; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the absence of this Ordinance extending the moratorium imposed by 88-36 would create a serious and immediate threat to the public �.; health, safety or welfare by reason of the possibility of "construction of oversized, unsafe or distracting billboards or billboards which would otherwise conflict with the contemplated zoning regulations of the City of Santa Clarita. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. No billboards, as defined in the general law of the State of California or City ordinance, shall be erected within the mapped boundaries of the City of Santa Clarita without prior approval by the City Council of a conditional use permit. Section 2. If any provision or clause of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any persons or circumstances is held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 3. Violation of this Ordinance is p„ punishable by f ne of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment in County jail for,a period of not -1- T,BM/'ORD7 8 5 0 r more than six months or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of this Ordinance is committed, continued or permitted, constitutes a separate offense. Section 4. This Ordinance is adopted as an urgency measure to protect the public peace, health, safety or welfare and shall .take Effect at its adoption and continue in effect for "a period of no longer than three (3) months and five (5) days, provided, however, that after notice and a public hearing pursuant to Section 65858 of the Government Code of the State of California, the City Council may extend the effectiveness of this Ordinance for a period of one year. A statement of facts constituting the basis for adopting this interim ordinance as an urgency Ordinance is contained in Ordinance 88-36, adopted as an urgency measure by the City Council on July 28, 1988. The legal authority for the enactment of this Ordinance is section 65858 of the California Government Code and other applicable statutes. Section 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published in the manner prescribed by law. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 8th day of September 1988. Mayor ATTEST: -City Clerk- -2- TBM/0RD7850 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted as an urgency measure on the 8th day of September 1988, by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Boyer, Darcy, Heidt, Koontz, McKeon Noes: None Absent: None Ci Clerk _ -3-