HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-06-12 - AGENDA REPORTS - POLITICAL SIGNS (2)Agenda Item: 1
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
NEW BUSINESS City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by: Joe Montes
DATE: June 12, 2012
SUBJECT: POLITICAL SIGNS
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council confirm that the Council's intent is for staff to issue administrative citations to
anyone that seeks to retrieve their signs from the City. Further, in the event such signs are not
retrieved within 14 days, staff is to destroy the retrieved signs.
BACKGROUND
Because Ordinance No. 11-5 indicates that the City "may" issue administrative citations in
connection with retrieval of signs removed from public property, City staff is seeking
confirmation that the Council's intent is for staff to issue administrative citations to anyone that
seeks to retrieve their signs from the City. Further, in the event such signs are not retrieved
within 14 days, staff is to destroy the retrieved signs.
In March of 2011, the City Council updated the City's sign code to address issues associated with
the posting of temporary freestanding non-commercial signs in the City. Councilmember
Boydston raised several issues associated with the updated ordinance, in connection with the
placement of temporary freestanding non-commercial signs during the latest Council election. A
copy of a letter sent from Councilmember Boydston to the City Clerk is attached for your
reference. A copy of the Ordinance adopted by the City Council is also attached for your
reference.
City staff has agendized this topic for direction from the City Council to seek confirmation as to
the method of enforcing the March 2011 Ordinance.
By way of background, prior to March of 2011, the City's sign code regulated "political signs" as
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a separate category of signage. The issue of the City's ability to regulate such signage was raised
at the March 9, 2010 Council meeting, where the City Attorney expressed concern about the
City's ability to regulate such signs under the Constitution. Based upon caselaw, the regulation
of signage based upon the content of a sign's message is limited.
In March of 2011, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 11-5 as a means of restricting signs
placed within the public right of way, as well as on private property. Rather than regulate
"political signs" as a separate category, the code was amended to address a broader category of
signage to balance the constitutional issues with the City's concerns about proliferation of signs
and methods of enforcement.
Commercial vs. Non -Commercial
The Santa Clarita Municipal Code now makes a distinction between commercial and
non-commercial signs. The law allows distinctions to be made between commercial and
non-commercial speech. Non-commercial signage is afforded more Constitutional protection
than commercial signage. As a result, on private property, temporary freestanding commercial
signs are not allowed in the City, while temporary non-commercial freestanding signs are
allowed, subject to certain restrictions. On public property, neither commercial nor
non-commercial signage is allowed.
Private Property vs. Public Property
On private property, cities can adopt reasonable time, place and manner restrictions on signage
for aesthetic purposes to control visual blight and clutter. The amendments contained in
Ordinance No. 11-5 limit the size and number of non-commercial signs on private property. In
terms of enforcement, any violation of the ordinance is pursued by the City's Code Enforcement
personnel through normal code enforcement procedures, as any other code violation on private
property would be pursued. Signage is not removed from private property by Code Enforcement
personnel.
With regard to signs placed within public rights of way or on public property, Santa Clarita
Municipal Code Section 11. 12.020 prohibits the placement of signs within the public right of
way or on public property. Pursuant to section 11.12.060, when signs are found within the public
right of way, they can be removed by City personnel and stored. Notice is then given to the
owner of the sign.
Section 11.12.070(B) provides that the City may issue administrative citations for a violation of
section 11.12.020. The fines are set forth in that section—and as set forth, any and all violations
during the first day of enforcement would be subject to one fine of $50. Thereafter, the fine for a
second violation is subject to a $100 fine, and a third and all subsequent violations are subject to
a $250 fine.
Pursuant to section 11.12.060(c), after notice of removed signs is sent, anyone wishing to pick up
signs must first pay any fine imposed pursuant to section 11.12.070(B). Any fines imposed and
paid may be appealed in the same manner as other administrative citations pursuant to chapter
23.20 of the municipal code. If the signs are not picked up, no fine will be imposed, and after ten
days the signs may be destroyed. (Please note that the City has not yet destroyed any campaign
signs that were removed from the public right of way within the last two months.)
Because City staff cannot observe all public rights of way at all times, the ordinance operates in
much the same way a parking restriction operates—the owner of a vehicle is responsible for the
parking fine, regardless of whether they were witnessed illegally parking the vehicle, and even if
they gave their car to someone else to use or park. To the extent they no longer own the car, they
would not be responsible for the fines associated with illegal parking.
To the extent signs are given away, the former owner of those signs is not liable for any fines
associated with those signs. However, if the signs are claimed, the party claiming those signs is
also assuming the responsibility for their placement within the right of way as the owner of those
signs. At the same time, there may be times when circumstances indicate a fine should not be
imposed, which is why the municipal code provides for an administrative review and appeal
under sections 23.20.120 and 23.20.150 (also attached for your reference).
The Latest Election
With regard to signs referenced in Councilmember Boydston's letter, City Code Enforcement
personnel removed the following signs from public property (with the associated fines listed) and
if administrative citations are issued, the fine amount would be:
TimBen Boydston
Total of 30 signs
A complaint was received on 3/5/2012 re: signs on ROW. Two (2) signs were confirmed
affixed to a utility pole located on the ROW and signs were removed by staff. A formal
notice was sent on 3/5/2012 to Councilmember Boydston. On 4/10/2012 twenty eight
(28) Boydston signs were removed from the ROW no follow up notice was issued. Per
the current code if Councilmember Boydston wanted his signs back he would owe the
City $2,850.00
Jon Hatami
Total of 12 signs
A complaint was received on 3/13/2012 re: signs on ROW. Six (6) signs were confirmed
located on ROW and removed by staff. A formal notice was sent on 3/14/2012 to Mr.
Hatami. On 4/4/2012 four (4) Hatami signs were removed from the ROW and a second
notice was issued on 4/10/2012. On 4/10/2012 (2) two Hatami Signs were removed from
the ROW. Per the current code if Mr. Hatami wanted his signs back he would owe the
City $650.00
Laurie Ender
Total of 9 signs
On 4/10/2012 nine (9) Ender signs were removed from the ROW no follow up notice was
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issued. Per the current code if Ms. Ender wanted her signs back she would owe the City
$50.00
Bob Kellar
Total of 1 sign
On 4/10/2012 one (1) Kellar sign was removed from the ROW no follow up notice was
issued. Per the current code if Councilmember Kellar wanted his sign back he would owe
the City $50.00
Ed Colley
No signs were confiscated.
Letters were not sent for the removal of those election signs as it was election day and questions
were being analyzed as it related to enforcement. The City Council will provide direction on the
enforcement at the next City Council meeting.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other actions as determined by City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
Should anyone appeal the administrative citations, the City would incur the cost of hiring a
hearing officer pursuant to the Administrative Citation provisions of the Municipal Code, as well
as staff time involved in the appeal hearing.
ATTACHMENTS
Boydston Letter
Ordinance 11-5
Staff Report - February 22, 2011
SCMC Sections 23.20.120 and 23.20.150
Photographs
March 7, 2012
RE: Warning Notice Case No: CE -12-0277
Dear Ms. Gorman,
As the City Clerk in charge of the prosecution of a fair election, I believe this reply to a Warning
Notice that I received from the City should go to you. Please forward to any and all City
Departments that you feel are needed to craft a response, and to make sure that the City is not
violating the political freedom of speech laws guaranteed by the Constitution of the United
States.
1 received via first class mail last night a Warning Notice from the City of Santa Clarita.
1) It says that I need to respond to the notice and remove all signs from public right of way within
36 hours, but it does not say where those signs may be located if there are any. It indicates that
the signs pictured have already been picked up, is that correct?
2) 1 am being asked to provide written documentation/authorization of ownership of such signs.
Please tell me what that documentation would need to be, other than the fact that my name is
on those signs which you have pictured.
3) At the bottom of the letter it states that a re -inspection of my property will occur. Which
property of mine are you talking about?
4) 1 am being threatened with costs associated with this enforcement. Which costs would that be,
and what amount of money will you be asking for? The threat of fines and undefined costs
against my campaign will have a chilling effect upon my freedom of political free speech.
5) Be aware that I have not placed the signs in question, nor any other signs in any area which I
believe to be on a Public Highway right of way. I do not know who has placed the signs in
question, or any other signs that the letter seems to allude to.
6) Also be aware that we have given out hundreds of lawn sign size signs to a multitude of people,
so we do not know who may be putting signs where. We are also aware that our signs are being
stolen, so the possibility exists that our opponents may be stealing our signs and putting them in
public right of ways with the express purpose of costing us a great deal of money. Once again
the threat of large costs to my campaign means that I may be unable to express my freedom of
political free speech.
7) Since there are threats of fines of unspecified amounts, please provide evidence of who has
placed the above named signs in the right of way.
8) In a related matter, please be aware that your sign ordinance with reference to campaign sign
size contradicts the opinion given to the City Council by the City Attorney on March 9, 2010.
Please let me know if the City Attorney Office has changed has changed it's mind, and why. The
incumbents on the City Council who were running in the last election ignored the laws that were
given to the candidates and said that they did not apply, and I do not want that to happen in this
race.
9) Please be advised that I do not want my political signs destroyed, and if you do so I believe that
my freedom of free political speech is also being destroyed. Thank you, TimBen Boydston
ORDINANCE NO. 11-5
' AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING MASTER CASE 10-046,
ADOPTING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION, AND AMENDING TITLE 11 AND TITLE 17
OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE
REGULATION OF TEMPORARY. NON-COMMERCIAL SIGNS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ORDAINS AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Amendments of Chapters 11.12 and 17.19 of the Municipal Code. Chapter
11.12 of Title 11 and Sections 17.19.050 and '17.19.230 of Title 17 of the City of Santa Clarita
Municipal. Code are amended and restated to read as follows:
Chapter 11.12
INTERFERENCE WITH CITY PROPERTY OR NOTICES
11.12.010 Removing or Defacing Official Notices Prohibited - Exception.
11.12.020 Posting Signs and •Defacing Property Prohibited When.
11.12.030 Signs or Billboards on Public Highways Prohibited Exceptions.
11.12.040 Paint in Aerosol Cans Prohibited When.
' 11.12.050 Sale of Aerosol Paint Containers - Storage Requirements.
11.12.060 Removal of Unauthorized Signs.
11.12.070 Violation - Penalty.
1 L. 12.010. Removing or Defacing Official Notices Prohibited—Exception:
No person shall intentionally deface, tear down, obliterate or destroy any copy, transcript or
extract of or from any ordinance of the City which shall be posted in, on or along any highway or
other public place, or any proclamation, advertisement or notice set up at any place by authority
of any ordinance of the City, before the expiration of the time in which such proclamation,
advertisement or notice was to remain set up.
11. 12.020 Posting Signs and Defacing Property Prohibited When.
No person shall paint, post, attach or affix any handbill, dodger, notice, sign or advertisement
upon or to any bridge, fence, building, traffic signals, stop signs or other property belonging to
the City, or any tree situated in any public highway of the City, or in any public right of way; and
no person shall deface, mar or disfigure any bridge, fence, building or other structure belonging
to the City, or any tree situated in any public highway of the City, by painting, cutting, scratching
or breaking the same or attaching or affixing anything thereto.
11.12.030 Signs or Billboards on Public Highways Prohibited.
No person shall erect, construct, place or maintain any signboard, billboard, sign or
advertisement in, over or on any public highway or other public right of way of the City.
11. 12.040 Paint in Aerosol Cans Prohibited When.
A. A person, other than a City agent, official or employee, shall not carry any aerosol can of
paint into or upon any City -owned building, grounds, park or other facility without the
permission of the City officer in charge. For the purposes of this section, a public highway is not
a City -owned facility.
B. No person shall sell, exchange, give or loan, or permit to be sold, exchanged, given or '
loaned, any pressurized can containing any substance commonly known as paint or dye to anyone
under the age of eighteen (18) years, unless such person be the parent, legal guardian, employer
or state -credentialed teacher of the minor.
No person under the age of eighteen (18) years of age shall purchase any pressurized can
containing paint or dye except from his or her parent, legal .guardian, employer or
state -credentialed teacher.
11. 12.050 Sale of Aerosol Paint Containers - Storage Requirements.
Any business or establishment offering for sale to the public aerosol paint containers shall
keep, store and maintain such aerosol paint containers in a place that is locked and secure, or
otherwise made unavailable to the public.
11. 12.060 Removal of Unauthorized Signs.
A. The sheriff or an agent of the Department of Community Development shall remove or
cause to be removed every handbill, dodger, notice, sign or advertisement painted, posted,
attached or affixed contrary to the provisions of Section 11.12.020 or 11.12.030. No notice is
required for such removal.
B. Any signboard, billboard or sign placed or maintained in violation of Section 11.12.020 or
11.12.030 and removed pursuant to this section, except any sign of de minimis value, shall be
held by the City in storage and. the owner or other person in control of the illegally placed or
maintained signboard, billboard or sign must be given ten (10) days written notice to reclaim
such signboard, billboard or sign. In the event the City, after making reasonable efforts, is unable
to identify the owner or person in control of the illegally placed or maintained signboard, '
billboard or sign, no notice is required.
C. In order to reclaim a signboard, billboard or sign removed by the City pursuant to this
.section, the .owner .or,person in.control.of.such signboard,. billboard or sign -must first pay.to.the
City any fine imposed pursuant to Section 11.12.070(B).
D. The City may destroy any signboard, billboard or sign that is not reclaimed after ten (10)
days if the City has provided the written notice required by subsection B of this section.
E. If the City has not provided the written notice required by subsection B of.this section
because the City, after making reasonable efforts, is unable to identify the owner or person in
control of the illegally placed or maintained signboard, billboard or sign, the illegally placed or
maintained signboard, billboard or sign will be presumed to be abandoned and may be destroyed
by the City within ten (10) days after removal by the City.
F. Any sign of de minimis value placed or maintained in violation of Section 11.12.020 or
11.12.030 will be deemed to be abandoned and may be destroyed by the City after removal
without notice. For purposes of this section, a sign of de minimis value is any handbill, dodger,
or leaflet.
11.12.070 Violation—Penalty.
A. Any violation of the provisions of this chapter constitutes a misdemeanor and in addition
to any other available penalties or remedies will be subject to the penalties set forth in Chapter
23.10 of this code.
B. If an administrative citation is issued for a violation of Section 11.12.020 or 11.12.030 in
lieu of any criminal citation that could have been issued for the same violation, such violation '
shall be punishable as follows:
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1. A fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) total for the day in which the first
violation occurs;
2. Subsequent to the date of the first violation, a fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars ($100.00) for a second violation of the same provision within one year of the first
violation;
3. A'fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).for each additional
violation of the same provision within one year of the first violation.
17.19.050 Signs Not Requiring a Sign Permit.
The following signs do not require a sign permit under Section 17.19.060, Administration, nor
will the area of such signs be included in the maximum area of signs permitted; provided,
however, that each such sign shall comply with all applicable requirements of this chapter. The
intent of this section is to avoid unnecessary or time-consuming review procedures where certain
permitted signs are minor or temporary or the erection of such sign does not require review for
compliance with the City's building or electrical codes.
A. Construction signs.
B. Hand-held signs.
C. Incidental business signs.
D. Real estate signs.
E. Temporary freestanding signs permitted by Section 17.19.230.
F. Window signs.
' 17.19.230 Temporary Freestanding Signs.
Temporary freestanding signs are permitted in all zones subject to the following regulations:
A. Number. and Time Limits. .
1. In the C, I and OS Zones. No temporary freestanding commercial signs permitted at
any time.
2. In the R Zone. No temporary freestanding commercial signs permitted at any time.
B. Area.
1. In the C, I and OS Zones. A maximum area for each temporary freestanding
noncommercial sign of thirty two (32) square feet and a maximum aggregate area for all
temporary freestanding noncommercial signs on an individual parcel or within a commercial
center of two hundred (200) square feet is permitted.
2. In the R Zone. A maximum area for each temporary freestanding noncommercial
sign of thirty two (32) square feet and a maximum aggregate area for all temporary freestanding
noncommercial signs on an individual parcel of land of one hundred (100) square feet is
permitted.
C. Location. Signs may be placed in the front yard or side yard of any property; provided,
that the signs do not encroach into any public right-of-way. Unless otherwise authorized in this
chapter, temporary signs shall not extend over or into any public right-of-way, street, alley,
sidewalk or other public thoroughfare.
' D. Lighting. Signs shall not be lighted.
E. Removal. All temporary freestanding signs must be removed within ten (10) days after
the event for which they are intended.
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SECTION 2. Amendment to Section 17.19.020 of the Municipal Code. '
The definition of "Sign, Campaign' is deleted from section 17.19.020 of the Santa Clarita
Municipal Code.
SECTION 3. California Environmental Quality Act Findings. Based upon the foregoing
facts and findings, the City Council hereby find as follows:
a. An Initial Study and a Negative Declaration for this project have been prepared in
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);
b. The Initial Study has been circulated for review and comment by affected
governmental agencies and the public, and all comments received, if any, have
been considered. The Negative Declaration was posted and advertised on October
12, 2010, in accordance with CEQA. The public review period was open from
October 12, 2010, through November 2, 2010;
C. There is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on
the environment. The Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment of
the City of Santa Clarita;
d. The documents and other material which constitute the record of proceedings
upon which the decision of the Planning Commission is made is the Master Case '
10-046 project file located within the Community Development Department and
is in the custody of the Director of Community Development; and
e. The Planning Commission, based upon the findings set forth above, hereby finds
that the Negative Declaration for this project has been prepared in compliance
wiih CEQA.
SECTION 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision will not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance. The City Council declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each and every
section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without
regard to whether any portion of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. Publication. The City Clerk is directed to cause this ordinance to be
published in the manner required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 22 day of February 2011.
DATE 3/q /4^O t I
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Kevin Tonoian, Acting City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance 11 -5 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular
meeting of the City Council on the 8th day of February 2011. That thereafter, said Ordinance
was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 22nd day of
February 2011, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Kellar, Ender, Ferry, Weste, McLean
NOES: . COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing is the original of Ordinance 11-5 and
was published in The Signal newspaper in accordance with State Law (G.C. 40").
CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
' COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
CERTIFICATION OF
CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE
I, , City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby
certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Ordinance 11-5, adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Clarita, CA on February 22, 2011, which is now on file in my office.
Witness my hand and seal of the City of Santa Clarita, California, this _ day of
2011.
City Clerk
Ey
Deputy City Clerk
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Agenda Item: 13,
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by: Patrick Leclair
DATE: February 22, 2011
SUBJECT: SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE TO
AMEND TITLE 11 AND TITLE 17 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
REGULATING THE USE OF TEMPORARY,
NON-COMMERCIAL SIGNS IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council conduct second reading and adopt an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING
MASTER CASE 10-046, ADOPTING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION, AND AMENDING
TITLE 11 AND TITLE 17 OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE
PERTAINING TO THE REGULATION OF TEMPORARY, NON-COMMERCIAL SIGNS."
BACKGROUND
At the January 25, 2011, City Council meeting, the City Council opened the public hearing and
continued the item to the February 8, 2011, City Council Meeting. At the February 8, 2011
meeting, the City Council continued the public hearing and introduced and passed to second
reading, an ordinance to amend Title 11 and Title 17 of the Municipal Code to address the use of
temporary, non-commercial signs in the City of Santa Clarita, along with the penalties for the
illegal installation of such signs.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other action as determined by the City Council.
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FISCAL IMPACT
No direct fiscal impact is anticipated with the proposed amendments.
ATTACHMENTS
Ordinance -
Exhibit "A" - Proposed Changes
Negative Declaration and Initial Study
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ORDINANCE NO. _
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING MASTER CASE 10-046,
ADOPTING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION, AND AMENDING TITLE 11 AND TITLE
17 OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE
REGULATION OF TEMPORARY, NON-COMMERCIAL SIGNS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ORDAINS AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Amendments of Chapters 11.12 and 17.19 of the Municipal Code.
Chapter 11.12 of Title 11 and Sections 17.19.050 and 17.19.230 of Title 17 of the City of Santa
Clarita Municipal Code are amended and restated to read as follows:
Chapter 11.12
INTERFERENCE WITH CITY PROPERTY OR NOTICES
11.12.010 Removing or Defacing Official Notices Prohibited - Exception.
11.12.020 Posting Signs and Defacing Property Prohibited When.
11.12.030 Signs or Billboards on Public Highways Prohibited Exceptions.
11.12.040 Paint in Aerosol Cans Prohibited When.
11:12.050 Sale of Aerosol Paint Containers - Storage Requirements.
11.12.060 Removal of Unauthorized Signs.
11.12.070 Violation - Penalty.
11.12.010 Removing or Defacing Official Notices Prohibited—Exception.
No person shall intentionally deface, tear down, obliterate or destroy any copy, transcript or
extract of or from any ordinance of the City which shall be posted in, on or along any highway or
other public place, or any proclamation, advertisement or notice set up at any place by authority
of any ordinance of the City, before the expiration of the time in which such proclamation,
advertisement or notice was to remain set up.
11.12.020 Posting Signs and Defacing Property Prohibited When.
No person shall paint, post, attach or affix any handbill, dodger, notice, sign or advertisement
upon or to any bridge, fence, building, traffic signals, stop signs or other property belonging to
the City, or any tree situated in any public highway of the City, or in any public right of way; and
no person shall deface, mar or disfigure any bridge, fence, building or other structure belonging
to the City, or any tree situated in any public highway of the City, by painting, cutting, scratching
or breaking the same or attaching or affixing anything thereto.
11.12.030 Signs or Billboards on Public Highways Prohibited.
No person shall erect, construct, place or maintain any signboard, billboard, sign or
advertisement in, over or on any public highway or other public right of way of the City.
11.12.040 Paint in Aerosol Cans Prohibited When,
A. A person, other than a City agent, official or employee, shall not carry any aerosol can of
paint into or upon any City -owned building, grounds, park or other facility without the
permission of the City officer in charge. For the purposes of this section, a public highway is not
a City -owned facility.
B. No person shall sell, exchange, give or loan, or permit to be sold, exchanged, given or
loaned, any pressurized can containing any substance commonly known as paint or dye to anyone
under the age of eighteen (18) years, unless such person be the parent, legal guardian, employer
or state -credentialed teacher of the minor.
No person under the age of eighteen (18) years of age shall purchase any pressurized can
containing paint or dye except from his or her parent, legal, guardian, employer or
state -credentialed teacher.
11.12.050 Sale of Aerosol Paint Containers . Storage Requirements.
Any business or establishment offering for sale to the public aerosol paint containers shall
keep, store and maintain such aerosol paint containers in a place that is locked and secure, or
otherwise made unavailable to the public.
11.12.060 Removal of Unauthorized Signs.
A. The sheriff or an agent of the Department of Community Development shall remove or
cause to be removed every handbill, dodger, notice, sign or advertisement painted, posted,
attached or affixed contrary to the provisions of Section 11. 12.020 or 11.12.030. No notice is
required for such removal.
B. Any signboard, billboard or sign placed or maintained in violation of Section 11.12.020 or
11.12.030 and removed pursuant to this section, except any sign of de minimis value, shall be
held by the City in storage and the owner or other person in control of the illegally placed or
maintained signboard, billboard or sign must be given ten (10) days written notice to reclaim
such signboard, billboard or sign. In the event the City, after making reasonable efforts, is unable
to identify the owner or person in control of the illegally placed or maintained signboard,
billboard or sign, no notice is required.
C. In order to reclaim a signboard, billboard or sign removed by the City pursuant to this
section, the owner or person in control of such signboard, billboard or sign must first pay to the
City any fine imposed pursuant to Section 11.12.070(B).
D. The City may destroy any signboard, billboard or sign that is not reclaimed after ten (10)
days if the City has provided the written notice required by subsection B of this section.
E. If the City has not provided the written notice required by subsection B of this section
because the.City, after making reasonable efforts, is unable to identify the owner or person in
control of the illegally placed or maintained signboard, billboard or sign, the illegally placed or
maintained signboard, billboard or sign will be presumed to be abandoned and may be destroyed
by the City within ten (10) days after removal by the City.
F. Any sign of de minimis value placed or maintained in violation of Section 11.12.020 or
11.12.030 will be deemed to be abandoned and may be destroyed by the City after removal
without notice. For purposes of this section, a sign of de minimis value is any handbill, dodger,
or leaflet.
11.12.070 Violation—Penalty.
A. Any violation of the provisions of this chapter constitutes a misdemeanor and in addition
to any other available penalties or remedies will be subject to the penalties set forth in Chapter
23.10 of this code..
B. If an administrative citation is issued for a violation of Section 11. 12.020 or 11.12.030 in
lieu of any criminal citation that could have been issued for the same violation, such violation
shall be punishable as follows:
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1. A fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) total for the day in which the first
violation occurs;
2. Subsequent to the date of the first violation, a fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars ($100.00) for a second violation of the same provision within one year of the first
violation;
3. A fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each additional
violation of the same provision within one year of the first violation.
17.19.050 Signs Not Requiring a Sign Permit.
The following signs do not require a sign permit under Section 17.19.060, Administration, nor
will the area of such signs be included in the maximum area of signs permitted; provided,
however, that each such sign shall comply with all applicable requirements of this chapter. The
intent of this section is to avoid unnecessary or time-consuming review procedures where certain
permitted signs are minor or temporary or the erection of such sign does not require review for
compliance with the City's building or electrical codes.
A. Construction signs.
B. Hand-held signs.
C. Incidental business signs.
D. Real estate signs.
E. Temporary freestanding signs permitted by Section 17.19.230.
F. Window signs.
17.19.230 Temporary Freestanding Signs.
Temporary freestanding signs are permitted in all zones subject to the following regulations:
A. Number and Time Limits.
1. In the C, I and OS Zones. No temporary freestanding commercial signs permitted
at any time.
2. In the R Zone. No temporary freestanding commercial signs permitted at any time.
B. Area.
1. In the C, I and OS Zones. A maximum area for each temporary freestanding
noncommercial sign of thirty two (32) square feet and a maximum aggregate area for all
temporary freestanding noncommercial signs on an individual parcel or within a commercial
center of two hundred (200) square feet is permitted.
2. In the R Zone. A maximum area for each temporary freestanding noncommercial
sign of thirty two (32) square feet and a maximum aggregate area for all temporary freestanding
noncommercial signs on an individual parcel of land of one hundred (100) square feet is
permitted.
C. Location. Signs may be placed in the front yard or side yard of any property; provided,
that the signs do not encroach into any public tight -of -way. Unless otherwise authorized in this
chapter, temporary signs shall not extend over or into any public right-of-way, street, alley,
-sidewalk or other public thoroughfare.
D. Lighting. Signs shall not be lighted.
E. Removal. All temporary freestanding signs must be removed within ten (10) days after
the event for which they are intended. 1-7
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SECTION 2. Amendment to Section 17.19.020 of the Municipal Code.
The definition of "Sign, Campaign" is deleted from section 17.19.020 of the Santa Clarita
Municipal Code.
SECTION 3. California Environmental Ouality Act Findings. Based upon the
foregoing facts and findings, the City Council hereby find as follows:
a. An Initial Study and a Negative Declaration for this project have been prepared in
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);
b. The Initial Study has been circulated for review and comment by affected
governmental agencies and the public, and all comments received, if any, have
been considered. The Negative Declaration was posted and advertised on October
12, 2010, in accordance with CEQA. The public review period was open from
October 12, 2010, through November 2, 2010;
C. There is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on
the environment. The Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment of
the City of Santa Clarita;
d. The documents and other material which constitute the record of proceedings
upon which the decision bf the Planning Commission is made is the Master Case
10-046 project file located within the Community Development Department and
is in the custody of the Directof of Community Development; and
e. The Planning Commission, based upon the findings set forth above, hereby finds
that the Negative Declaration for this project has been prepared in compliance
with CEQA.
SECTION 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision will not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance. The City Council declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each and every
section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without
regard to whether any portion of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. Publication. The City Clerk is directed to cause this ordinance to be
published in the manner required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this day of 2011.
luOven.
ATTEST:
ACTING CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Kevin Tonoian, Acting City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance 11- was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the 8th day of February 2011. That thereafter, said
Ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 22nd day
of February 2011, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing is the original of Ordinance and
was published in The Signal newspaper in accordance with State Law (G.C. 40806).
ACTING CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
CERTIFICATION OF
CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE
I, , City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby
certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Ordinance 11- , adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Clarita, CA on 2011, which is now on file in my office.
Witness my hand and seal of the City of Santa Clarita, California, this _ day of
2011.
City Clerk
By
Deputy City Clerk
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Exhibit "A"
Master Case 10-046
Unified Development Code Amendment 10-003
-17.19.020 Definitions.
rocumccnocr.
17.19.050 Siens Not Reauirine a Sian Permit.
The following signs do not require a sign permit under Section 17.19.060,
Administration, nor will the area of such signs be included in the maximum area of signs
permitted; provided, however, that each such sign shall comply with all applicable
requirements of this chapter. The intent of this section is to avoid unnecessary or time-
consuming review procedures where certain permitted signs are minor or temporary or
the erection of such sign does not require review for compliance with the City's building
or electrical codes.
A. Gampaiga signs-.
A. Construction signs.
G B. Hand-held signs.
D- C. Incidental business signs.
I` D. Real estate signs.
E. Temporary freestanding signs permitted by Section 17.19.230.
Fr. F.F. Window signs.
17.19.230 Temporary Freestanding Signs.
Temporary freestanding signs are permitted in all zones subject to theYfollowing
regulations:
A. Number and Time Limits.
1. In the C, I and OS Zones. No temporary freestanding commercial signs
permitted at any time.
2. In the R Zone. No temporary freestanding commercial signs permitted at any
time.
B. Area.
1. In the C, I and OS Zones. A maximum area
permitted: for each temporary freestanding non-commercial sign of thirty-two
two hundred (200) square feet is permitted.
2. InAhe R Zone. A maximum area of six (" ..,...,,_.. feet shall be ..eFmittea for
each temporary freestanding non-commercial sign of thirty-two (32) square feet
and a maximum aggregate area for all temporary freestanding non-commercial
JC;
Sims on an individual parcel of land of one hundred (100)square feet is
permitted.
E. Height The height shall be feuf /Al feet.
D- C. Location. Signs may be placed in the front yard or side yard of any property;
provided, that the signs do not encroach into any public right-of-way. Unless
otherwise authorized in this chapter, temporary signs shall not extend over or into
any public right-of-way, street, alley, sidewalk or other public thoroughfare.
E— A Lighting. Signs shall not be lighted.
E Removal All temporary freestanding signs must be removed within ten (1 0) days
after the event for which they are intendcd.
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Chapter 11. 12
INTERFERENCE WITH CITY PROPERTY OR NOTICES
Sections:
11.12.010 Removing or Defacing Official Notices Prohibited—Exception.
t 1
1200 Violation De. ally
11.12.830 020 Posting Signs and Defacing Property Prohibited When.
11.12.048 030 Signs or Billboards on Public Highways Prohibited Exceptions.
11.12.838 040 Paint in Aerosol Cans Prohibited When.
11.12.033 050 Sale of Aerosol Paint Containers—Storage Requirements.
11.12.060 Removal of Unauthorized Signs.
11.12.07Violation—Penalty.
11.12.010 Removing or Defacing Official Notices Prohibited—Exception.
No person shall intentionally deface, tear down, obliterate or destroy any copy,
transcript or extract of or from any ordinance of.the City which shall be posted in, on or
along any highway or other public place, or any proclamation, advertisement or notice set
up at any place by authority of any ordinance of the City, before the expiration of the
time in which such proclamation, advertisement or notice was to remain set up.
Uial-stinn Penalty.
X3&.80.
11.12.830 020 Posting Signs and Defacing Property Prohibited When.
No person shall paint, post; attach or affix any handbill, dodger, notice, sign or
advertisement upon or to any bridge, fence, building, traffic signals, stop signs or other
property belonging to the City, or any tree situated in any public highway of the City, or
in any public right of way; and no person shall deface, mar or disfigure any bridge, fence,
building or other structure belonging to the City, or any tree situated in any public
highway of the City, by painting, cutting, scratching or breaking the same or attaching or
affixing anything thereto.
11.12.040 030 Signs or Billboards on Public Highways Prohibited l*eeptiens.
No person shall erect, construct, place or maintain any signboard, billboard, sign or
advertisement in, over or on any public highway or other public right of way of the City.
11.12.050 040 Paint in Aerosol Cans Prohibited- When.
A. A person; other than a City agent, official or employee, shall not carry any aerosol
can of paint into or upon any City -owned building, grounds, park or other facility without
the permission of the City officer in charge. For the purposes of this section, a public
highway is not a City -owned facility.
.B. No person shall sell, exchange, give or loan, or permit to be sold, exchanged,
given or loaned, any pressurized can containing any substance commonly known as paint
or dye to anyone under the age of eighteen (18) years, unless such person be the parent,
legal guardian, employer or state -credentialed teacher of the minor.
No person under the age of eighteen (18) years of age shall purchase any pressurized
can containing paint or dye except from his or her parent, legal guardian, employer or
state -credentialed teacher.
E. Vielatien of this efien is a imide-'
aq
11.12.855 050 Sale of Aerosol Paint Containers—Storage Requirements.
Any business or establishment offering for sale to the public aerosol paint containers
shall keep, store and maintain such aerosol paint containers in a place that is locked and
secure, or otherwise made unavailable to the public.
11.12.060 Removal of Unauthorized Signs.
A. The sheriff or an agent of the Department of Community Development shall remove
or cause to be removed every handbill, dodger, notice, sign or advertisement painted,
posted, attached or affixed contrary to the provisions of Section 11 12.930 020 or
11. 12.949 030.
B. Any Signboard billboard or sign placed or maintained in violation of Section
11. 12 020 or 11 12 030 and removed pursuant to this section, except any sign of de
minimus value, shall be held by the City in storage and the owner or other person in
control of the illegally placed or maintained signboard, billboard or sign must bg ig yen
of the illegally placed or maintained signboard, billboard or sign. no notice is required.
C. In order to reclaim a signboard billboard or sign removed by the City pursuant to
this section the owner or person in control of such signboard, billboard or sign must first
pay to the City any fine imposed pursuant to Section 1 112.070(B).
D. The City may destroy any signboard billboard or sign that is not reclaimed after ten
section.
E. If the City does not provide the written notice required by subsection B of this
section because the City, after making reasonable efforts, is unable to identify the owner
or person in control of the illegally placed or maintained signboard billboard or sign will
be presumed to be abandoned and may be destroyed by City within ten (10) days after
removal by the City.
F. Any sign of de minimus value placed or maintained in violation of Section
11. 12.020 or 11 12.030 will be deemed to be abandoned and may be destroyed by the
City after removal without notice For purposes of this section. a sign of de minimus
value is any handbill, dodger, or leaflet.
11.12.070 Violation—Penalty.
A. Any violation of the provisions of this chapter constitutes a misdemeanor and in
addition to any other available penalties or remedies will be subject to the penalties set
forth in Chapter 23.10 of this code.
B. If an administrative citation is issued for a violation of Section 11.12.020 or
11. 12.030 in lieu of any criminal citation that could have been issued for the same
violation, such violation shall be punishable as follows:
1. A fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) total for the day in which the first
violation occurs:
2. Subsequent to the date of the first violation a fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars ($100.00) for a second violation of the same provision within one year of
the first violation.
3. A fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each additional
violation of the same provision within one year of the first violation.
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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
[X] Proposed [ ] Final
MASTER CASE NO: Master Case 10-.046
PERMIT/PROJECT
NAME: Unified Development Code Amendment 10-003
APPLICANT: City of Santa Clarita
23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 302
Valencia, CA 91355
LOCATION OF THE
PROJECT: Citywide
DESCRIPTION OF
THE PROJECT: The City of Santa Clarha is preparing an amendment to Chapters 11 and 17 of
the City's Municipal Code addressing the regulation of temporary, non-commercial signs in the City. This
subsection would provide provisions for the installation of temporary, non-commercial signs including the
maximum sign area permitted for each sign, the maximum aggregate sign area permitted on a private parcel,
and the timeline for removal of signs.
Based on the information contained in the Initial Study prepared for this project, and pursuant to the
requirements of Section 15070 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Cityof Santa Clarita
[X] City Council [ ] Planning Commission [ ] .Director of Planning and Building Services
finds that the project as proposed or revised will have no significant effect upon the environment, and that a
Negative Declaration shall be adopted pursuant to Section 15070 of CEQA.
Mitigition measures for this prof ect
[ ] Are Not Required [ ] Are Attached [X] Are Not Attached
Lisa M. Webber, AICP
PLANNING MC
Prepared by Patrick Leclair, Associate Pl
atgr) anner
(Sign(Name/Title)
Approved b M V N 1O YV \/ Jeff Hooau, AICP. Senior Planner
(Name/Title)
Public RevievkPeliod From October 12, 2010 To November 2, 2010
Public Notice en On Ober 12, 2010
[X] Legal Advertisement [ ] Posting of Properties [ ] Written Notice
CERTIFICATION DATE:
SACM ctmxarM!2010wC S& A. C Sig, DrA
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INITIAL STUDY
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
Project Title/Master Case Number: Master Case 10-046 .
Unified Development Code Amendment (UDC 10-003)
Lead Agency name and address: City of Santa Clarita
23920 Valencia Blvd., Suite 302
Santa Clarita; CA 91355
Contact person and phone number: Patrick Leclair
Associate Planner
(661)255-4330
Project location: Citywide
Applicant's name and address: City of Santa Clarita
23920 Valencia Blvd., Suite 302
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
General Plan designation: N/A
Zoning: N/A
Description of project and setting: The City of Santa Clarita is preparing an amendment to
Chapters 11 and 17 of the City's Municipal Code (MC)
to address the placement of temporary, non-commercial
signs in the City. Amendments are proposed to Chapter
11 to address the penalties associated with the illegal
placement of these signs,, while amendments are
proposed to Chapter 17 to establish a maximum sign
area for signs on a private parcel of land, as well as an
aggregate sign area for the total sign area permitted for
temporary, non-commercial signs. The changes
proposed to Chapters 11 and 17 are shown below with
all language proposed for removal stfieken eet and all
proposed language underlined:
Chapter 11.12
INTERFERENCE WITH CITY PROPERTY OR
NOTICES
Sections:
11.12.010 Removing or Defacing Official Notices
Prohibited—Exception.
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!142.020 Viela a Penalty.
11.12.039 020 Posting Signs and Defacing Property
Prohibited When.
11.12.040 Q30 Signs or Billboards on Public
Highways Prohibited Exceptions.
11.12.030 Q40 Paint in Aerosol Cans Prohibited
When.
11.12.033 050 Sale of Aerosol Paint Containers—
Storage Requirements.
11.12.060 Removal of Unauthorized Signs.
11.12.070 Violation Penalty.
11.12010 Removing or Defacing Official Notices
Prohibited-Exeeption.
No person shall intentionally deface, tear down,
obliterate or destroy any copy, transcript or extract of or
from any ordinance of the City which shall be posted in,
on or along any highway or other public place, or any
proclamation, advertisement or notice set up at any place
by authority of any ordinance of the City, before the
expiration of the time in which such proclamation,
advertisement or notice was to remain set up.
11.11020 Violatie
11.12.039 020 Posting Signs and Defacing Property
Prohibited When.
No person shall paint, post, attach or affix any
handbill, dodger, notice, sign or advertisement upon or
to any bridge, fence, building, traffic signals, stop signs
or other property belonging to the City, or any tree
situated in any public highway of the City, or in any
public right of way, and no person shall deface, mar or
disfigure any bridge, fence, building or other structure
belonging to the City, or any tree situated in any public
highway of the City, by painting, cutting, scratching or
brealdng the same or attaching or affixing anything
thereto.
11.12.940 030 Signs or Billboards on Public
Highways Prohibited Exeeptions.
No person shall erect, construct, place or maintain any
signboard, billboard, sign or advertisement in, over or on
any public highway or other public right of way of the
City.
11.12.059 040 Paint in Aerosol Cans Prohibited
When.
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A. A person, other than a City agent, official or
employee, shall not carry any aerosol can of paint into or
upon any City -owned building, grounds, park or other,
facility without the permission of the City officer in
charge. For the purposes of this section, a public
highway is not a City -owned facility.
B. No person shall sell, exchange, give or loan, or
permit to be sold, exchanged, given or loaned, any
pressurized can containing any substance commonly
known as paint or dye to anyone under the age of
eighteen (18) years, unless such person be the parent,
legal guardian, employer or state -credentialed teacher of
the minor.
No person under the age of eighteen (18) years of age
shall purchase any pressurized can containing paint or
dye except from his or her parent, legal guardian,
employer or state -credentialed teacher.
G. Irieiaaosvi atisseecvfissa faisdemeffier.
11.12.066 050 Sale of Aerosol Paint Containers—
Storage Requirements.
Any business or establishment offering for sale to the
public aerosol paint containers shall keep, store and
maintain such aerosol paint containers in a place that is
locked and secure, or otherwise made unavailable to the
public.
11.12.060 Removal of Unauthorized Signs.
A. The sheriff or an agent of the Department of
Community Development shall remove or cause to be
removed every handbill, dodger, notice, sign or
advertisement painted, posted, attached or affixed
contrary to the provisions of Section 11. 12.030 020 or
11.12.940 030.
B. Any Signboard. billboard or si tg_r placed or
maintained in violation of Section 11. 12.020 or
11. 12.030 and removed pursuant to this section, except
any siggof de minimus value, shall be held by the Citv
in storage and the owner or other person in control of the
illegally placed or maintained signboard, billboard or
sign must be given ten (10) days written notice to
reclaim such signboard, billboard or sign. In the event
the City, after making reasonable efforts, is unable to
identify the owner ori)erson in control of the illegally
placed or maintained signboar& billboard or sia no
notice is required.
C. In order to reclaim a signboard billboard or sign
removed by the City pursuant to this section, the owner
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or person in control of such signboard, billboard or sien
must first pay to the City any fine imposed pursuant to
Section 11.12,070B1.
D. The City may destroy any simboard, billboard or
sign that is not reclaimed after ten (10) days if the City
has provided the written notice required by subsection B
of this section.
Is. If the City does not provide the written notice
required by subsection B of this section because the
City, after making reasonable efforts, is unable to
identify the owner or Berson in control of the illegally
placed or maintained signboard, billboard or sign will be
presumed to be abandoned and maybe destroyed by the
City within ten Ll 0) days after removal by the City.
F. Any sign of de minimus value placed or maintained
in violation of Section 11.12.020 or 11.12.030 will be
deemed to be abandoned and may be destroyed by the
City after removal without notice For purposes of this
section a sign of de minimus value is anv handbill.
dodger, or leaflet.
11.12.070 Violation—Penalty.
A. Any violation of the provisions of this chapter
constitutes a misdemeanor and in addition to any other
available penalties or remedies will be subject to the
penalties set forth in Chapter 23.10 of this code.
B. If an'administrative citation is issued for a violation
of Section 11. 12.020 or 11.12.030 in lieu of any criminal
citation that could have been issued for the same
violation such violation shall bepunishable as follows:
1. A fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) total
for the day in which the first violation occurs:
2. Subsequent to the date of the first violation, a
fine not exceedine one hundred dollars
($100.00) for a second violation of the same
provision within one year of the first violation.
3. A fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars
($250.00) for each additional violation of the
same provision within one year of the first
violation.
17.19.230 Temporary Freestanding Signs.
Temporary freestanding signs are permitted in all zones
subject to the following regulations:
A. Number and Time Limits.
1. In the C, I and OS Zones. No temporary
freestanding commercial signs permitted at any
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time.
2. In the R Zone. No temporary freestanding
commercial signs permitted at any time.
B. Area
1. In the C, I and OS Zones. A maximum area e
tweh,e ( o) - _e feet sh„n be -°.anted for
each temporary freestanding non-commercial
sign of thirty-two (32) square feet and a
maximum a2eregate area for all temporary
freestanding non-commercial signs on an
individual parcel or within a commercial center
of two hundred (200) square feet is pgmr tied.
2. In the R Zone. A maximum area of si*{6)
scfeare feet shall be for each
temporary freestanding non-commercial simof
thirty-two (32) square feet and a maximum
aggregate area for all temporary freestanding
non-commercial signs on an individual parcel
of land of one hundred (100) square feet is
1ermitted.
Height.
feet.
1} C_Location. Signs may be placed in the front yard
or side yard of any property; provided, that the signs
do not encroach into any public right-of-way.
Unless otherwise authorized in this chapter,
temporary signs shall not extend over or into any
public right-of-way, street, alley, sidewalk or other
public thoroughfare.
E— D. Lighting. Signs shall not be lighted.m
E. Reoval. All campaign signs must be removed
within ten (10) days after the election for which they are
intended.
Surrounding land uses: N/A
Other public agencies whose N/A
approval is required:
A. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED:
The environmental factors checked below would be potentially affected by this project, involving at
least one impact that is a "Potentially Significant Impace, or a "Less than Significant with
Mitigation" as indicated by the checklist on the following pages.
[ ] Aesthetics [ ] Agriculture Resources [ ] Air Quality
[ ] Biological Resources [ ] Cultural Resources [ ] Geology / Soils
[) Hazards & Hazardous [ ] Hydrology / Water [ ] Land Use / Planning
Materials Quality
[) Mineral Resources [ ] Noise [ ] Population / Housing
[ ] Public Services [ ] Recreation [ ] Transportation / Traffic
[ ] Utilities / Service Systems [ ] Mandatory Findings of Significance
B. DETERMINATION:
On the basis of this initial evaluation:
[X] I find that the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the
environment, and a NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
[ ] I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the
environment, there will not be a significant effect in this case because revisions in the
project have been made by or agreed to by the project proponent. A MITIGATED
NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
[ ] I find that the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment, and an
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required.
(] I find that the proposed project. MAY have a "potentially significant impact" or
"potentially significant unless mitigated" impact on the environment, but at least one
effect 1) has been adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal
standards, and 2) has been addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis
as described on attached sheets. An ENVIRONMENTAL: IMPACT REPORT is required,
but it must analyze only the effects that remain to be addressed.
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[ ] I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the
environment, because all potentially significant effects (a) have been analyzed adequately
in an earlier EIR or NEGATIVE DECLARATION pursuant to applicable standards, and
(b) have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to that earlier EIR or NEGATIVE
DECL TION, including revisions or mitigation measures that are imposed,upon the
propooject, ming further is required.
1015110.
Date
Date
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C. EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS:
Potentially Less Than Less Than No
Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with Impact
Mitigation
I. AESTHETICS - Would the project:
a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including, but [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
not limited to, primary/secondary ridgelines, trees,
rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a
state scenic highway?
c) Substantially degrade the existing visual character or [ ] [ ] [ J [X]
quality of the site and its surroundings?
d) Create a new source of substantial light or glare that [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the
area?
e)Other [I [I [I [I
II. AGRICULTURE AND FOREST RESOURCES — In determining whether impacts to
agricultural resources are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to
the California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Model (1997) prepared
by the California Dept. of Conservation as an optional model to use in assessing impacts
on agriculture and farmland. In determining whether impacts to forest resources,
including timberland, are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to
information compiled by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
regarding the state's inventory of forest land, including the Forest and Range Assessment
Project and the Forest Legacy Assessment project; and forest carbon measurement
methodology provided in Forest Protocols adopted by the California Air Resources
Board. Would the project:
a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or [ ]
Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland), as
shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the
Farland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the
California Resources Agency, to non-agricultural
use?
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Potentially Less Than Less Than No
Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with Impact
Mitigation
b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
a Williamson Act contract?
c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning
of, forest land (as defined in Public Resources Code
section 12220 (g)), timberland (as defined by Public
Resources Code section 4526), or. timberland zoned
Timberland Production (as defined by Government
Code section 51104(g))?
d) Result in the loss of forest land or conversion of [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
forest land to non -forest use?
e) Involve other changes in the existing environment [ J [ ] .11 [XJ
which, due to their location or nature, could result in
conversion of Farmland, to non-agricultural use?
III. AIR QUALITY - Where available, the significance criteria established by the applicable
air quality management or air pollution control district may be relied upon to make the
following determinations. Would the project:
a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the [ ] [ J [ ] [X]
applicable air quality plan?
b) Violate any air quality standard or contribute [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
substantially to an existing or projected air quality
violation?
c) Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of
any criteria pollutant for which the project region is
non -attainment under an applicable federal or state
ambient air quality standard (including releasing
emissions that exceed quantitative thresholds for
ozone precursors)?
d) Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
concentrations?
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e) Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial [ ] [ ] [ ] IN
number of people?
flOther [] [] [] []
IV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES — Would the
project:
a) Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
through habitat modifications, on any species
identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special status
species in local or regional plans, policies, or
regulations, or by the California Department of Fish
and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?
b) Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
habitat or other sensitive natural community
identified in local or regional plans, policies,
regulations or by the California Department of Fish
and Game or US Fish and Wildlife Service?
c) Have a substantial adverse effect on federally [ ] [ ] [ ] [X}
protected wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the
Clean Water Act (including, but not limited to,
marsb, vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through direct
removal, filling, hydrological interruption, or other
means?
d) Interfere substantially with the movement of any [ ] [ ] [ ] [Xj
native resident or migratory fish or wildlife species
or with established native resident or migratory
wildlife corridors, or impede the use of native
wildlife nursery sites?
e) Conflict with any local policies or ordinances [ ] [ ] (] [X]
protecting biological resources, such as a tree
preservation policy or ordinance? Oak trees?
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Impact with Impact
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f) Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat [ J [ ] [ ] [X]
Conservation Plan, Natural Community
Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional,
or state habitat conservation plan?
g) Affect a Significant Ecological. Area (SEA) or
Significant Natural Area (SNA) as identified on the [ ]
City of Santa Clarita ESA Delineation Map?
h) Other [ ]
V. CULTURAL RESOURCES - Would the project:
a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the [ ]
significance of a historical resource as defined in
'15064.5?
b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the [ ]
significance of an archaeological resource pursuant
to 115064.5?
C) Directly or indirectly destroy or impact a unique [ ]
paleontological resource or site or unique geologic
feature?
d) Disturb any human remains, including those interred [ J
outside of formal cemeteries?
e) Other [ ]
VI. GEOLOGY AND SOILS - Would the project:
a) Expose people or structures to potential substantial [ ]
adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or
death involving:
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i) Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as
delineated on the, most recent Alquist-Priolo
Earthquake Fault Zoning Map issued by the
State Geologist for the area or based on other
substantial evidence of a known fault? Refer to
Division of Mines and Geology Special
Publication 42.
ii) Strong seismic ground shaking?
iii) Seismic -related ground failure, including
liquefaction?
iv) Landslides?
b) Result in substantial wind or, water soil erosion or the
loss of topsoil, either on or off site?
c) Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable,
or that would become unstable as a result of the
project, and potentially result in on- or off-site
landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction
or collapse?
d) Be located on expansive soil, as defined in Table 18-
1-13 of the Uniform Building Code (1997), creating
substantial risks to life or property?
e) Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the
use of septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal
systems where sewers are not available for the
disposal of wastewater?
J) Change in topography or ground surface relief
features?
g) Earth movement (cut and/or fill) of 10,000 cubic
yards or more?
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h) Development and/or grading on a slope greater than [ ] [ J [ ] [X]
10% natural grade?
i) The destruction, covering or modification of any [ ] [) [ ] [X]
unique geologic or physical feature?
j) Other [] [] I I
VII. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS- Would the project:
a) Generate greenhouse gas emissions, either directly
or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on [ ] [ ] [ ] IN
the environment?
b) Conflict with an applicable plan, policy or
regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
emissions of greenhouse gasses?
VH1, HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS - Would the project:
a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the [] [] [ ] [X]
environment through the routine transport, use, or
disposal of hazardous materials?
b) Create a significant hazard to the public or the [ J [ ] [ ] [X]
environment through reasonably foreseeable upset
and accident conditions involving explosion or the
release of hazardous materials into the environment
(including, but not limited ,to oil, pesticides,
chemicals, fuels, or radiation)?
c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste
within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed
school?
d) Be located on a site which is included on a list of [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to
Government Code Section 65962.5 and, as a result,
would it create a significant hazard to the public or
the environment?
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Significant Significant Significant Impact
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e) For a project located within an airport land use plan [ J [ ] [ ] [X]
or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within
two miles of a public airport or public use airport,
would the project result in a safety hazard for people
residing or working in the project area?
f) For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, [ ] [ ] [ ] IN
would the project result in a safety hazard for people
residing or working in the project area?
g) Impair implementation of or physically interfere with [ ] ( ] J1 [m
an adopted emergency response plan or emergency
evacuation plan?
h) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
loss, injury or death involving wildland fires,
including where wildlands are adjacent to urbanized
areas or where residences are intermixed with
wildlands?
i) Exposure of people to existing sources of potential [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
health hazards (e.g. electrical transmission lines, gas
lines, oil pipelines)?
j) Other
IX. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY - Would the project:
a) Violate any water quality standards or waste [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
discharge requirements?
b) Substantially deplete groundwater supplies or [ ] [ ] [ J [X]
interfere substantially with groundwater recharge
such that there would be a net deficit in aquifer
volume or a lowering of the local groundwater table
level (e.g., the production rate of pre-existing nearby
wells would drop to a level which would not support
existing land uses or planned uses for which permits
have been granted)?
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Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with hupact
Mitigation
c) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the [ ] [ J [ J [(J
site or area, including through the alteration of the
course of a stream or river, in a manner which would
result in substantial erosion or siltation on- or off-
site?
d) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the [ ] [ ]
[ ] [X]
site or area, including through the alteration of the
course of a stream or river, or substantially increase
the rate or amount of surface runoff in a manner
which would result in flooding on- or off-site?
e) Create or contribute runoff water which would [ ] [ ]
(] [X]
exceed the capacity of existing or planned
stormwater drainage systems or provide substantial
additional sources of polluted runoff?
f) Otherwise substantially degrade water quality? [ ] [ ]
[ ] [X]
g) Place housing within a 100 -year flood hazard area as [ ] [ ]
[ J [Xj
mapped on a federal Flood Hazard Boundary or
Flood Insurance Rate Map or other flood hazard
delineation map?
h) Place within a 100 -year flood hazard area structures [ ] [ ]
[ ] [X]
which would impede or redirect flood flows?
i) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of j ] [ ]
[ ] [X]
loss, injury or death involving flooding, including
flooding as a result of the failure of a levee or dam?
j) Inundation by seiche, tsunami, or mudflow? [ ] [ ]
[ ] [X]
k) Changes in the rate of flow, currents, or the course [ ] [ J
[ ] IN
and direction of surface water and/or groundwater?
i) Other modification of a wash, channel creek or river? [ ] [ ]
[ ] IN
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Potentially Less Than Less Than No
Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with Impact
Mitigation
1) Impact Stormwater Management in any of the [ ] [ ] [I [X]
following ways:
i) Potential impact of project construction and [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
project post -construction activity on storm water
runoff!
ii) Potential discharges from areas for materials [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
storage, vehicle or equipment fueling, vehicle or
equipment maintenance (including washing), waste
handling, hazardous materials handling or storage,
delivery areas or loading docks, or other outdoor
work areas?
iii) Significant environmentally harmful increase in [ J [ ]
[ ] [X]
'the flow velocity or volume of storm water runoff?
iv) Significant and environmentally harmful [ ] [ J
[ ] [X]
increases in erosion of the project site or
surrounding areas?
v) Storm water discharges that would significantly [ ] [ ]
[ ] IN
impair or contribute to the impairment of the
beneficial uses of receiving waters or areas that
provide water quality benefits (e.g. riparian
corridors, wetlands, etc.)
A Cause harm to the biological integrity of drainage [ ] [ ]
[ ] [X]
systems, watersheds, and/or water bodies?
vii) Does the proposed project include provisions [ ] [ ]
[ ] IN
for the separation, recycling, and reuse of materials
both during construction and after project
occupancy?
X. LAND USE AND PLANNING - Would the
project:
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Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with Impact
Mitigation
a) Disrupt or physically divide an established [ ] [ ]
community (including a low-income or minority
community)?
b) Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or [ J [ ]
regulation of an agency with jurisdiction over the
project (including, but not limited to the general
plan, specific plan, local coastal program, or zoning
ordinance) adopted for the purpose of avoiding or
mitigating an environmental effect?
c) Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation (] ( ]
plan, natural community conservation plan, and/or
policies by agencies with jurisdiction over the
project?
XI. MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES - Would the
project:
a) Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral [ ] [ ]
resource that would be of value to the region and the
residents of the state?
b) Result in the loss of availability of a locally [ ] [ ]
important mineral resource recovery site delineated
on a local general plan, specific plan or other land
use plan?
c) Use nonrenewable resources in a wasteful . and [ ] [ ]
inefficient manner?
XII. NOISE - Would the project result'in:
a) Exposure of persons to or generation of noise levels [ ] [ ]
in excess of standards established in the local general
plan or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of
other agencies?
b) Exposure of persons to or generation of excessive [] []
groundbome vibration or groundborne noise levels?
[] [X]
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Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with Impact
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c) A substantial permanent increase in ambient noise [ ] [ ] [ j IN
levels in the project vicinity above levels existing
without the project?
d) A substantial temporary or periodic increase in [ ] (J [ ] [X]
ambient noise levels in the project vicinity above
levels existing without the project?
e) For a project located within an airport land use plan [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within
two miles of a public airport or public use airport,
would the project expose people residing or working
in the project area to excessive noise levels?
f) For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
would the project expose people residing or working
in the project area to excessive noise levels?
XIII. POPULATION AND HOUSING - Would the project:
a) Induce substantial population growth in an area, [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
either directly (for example, by proposing new
homes and businesses) or indirectly (for example,
through extension of roads or other infrastructure)?
b) Displace substantial numbers of existing housing, [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
necessitating the construction of replacement
housing elsewhere (especially affordable housing)?
c) Displace substantial numbers of people, necessitating [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
the construction of replacement housing elsewhere?
XIV. PUBLIC SERVICES - Would the project
result in:
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Potentially Less Than Less Than No
Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with . Impact
Mitigation
a) Substantial adverse physical impacts associated with
the provision of new or physically altered
governmental facilities, need for new or physically
altered governmental facilities, the construction of
which could cause significant environmental
impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service
ratios, response times or other performance
objectives for any of the public services:
i) Fire protection? [ ] [ J [ ] [X]
ii) Police protection? [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
iii) Schools? [] [] [] [q
iv) Parks? [ ] [.J [] [X7
XV. RECREATION - Would the project:
a) Increase the use of existing neighborhood and [ ] [ ] [ J [X]
regional parks or other recreational facilities such
that substantial physical deterioration of the facility
would occur or be accelerated?
b) Include recreational facilities or require the [ ] [ ] [] . CA
construction or expansion of recreational facilities
which might have an adverse physical effect on the
environment?
XVI. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC - Would the project:
a) Conflict with an applicable plan, ordinance or policy [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
establishing measures of effectiveness for the
performance of the circulation system, taking into
account all modes of transportation including mass
transit . and non -motorized travel and relevant
components of the circulation system, including but
not limited to intersections, streets, highways and
freeways, pedestrian and bicycle paths, and mass
transit?
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Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with Impact
Mitigation
b) Conflict with an applicable congestion management [ ] [ ]
program, including, but not limited to level of
service standard and travel demand measures, or
other standards established by the county congestion
management agency for designated roads or
highways?
c) Result in a change in air traffic patterns, including [ ] [ ]
either an increase in traffic. levels or a change in
location that results in substantial safety risks?
d) Substantially increase hazards due to a design feature [ ] [ ]
(e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or
incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)?
e) Result in inadequate emergency access?
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f) Conflict with adopted policies, plans, or programs ( ]
regarding public transit, bicycle, or pedestrian
facilities, or otherwise decrease the performance or
safety of such facilities?
g) Hazards or barriers for pedestrians or bicyclists? ( ]
XVI. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS - Would the project:
a) Exceed wastewater treatment requirements of the [ ]
applicable Regional Water Quality Control Board?
b) Require or result in the construction of new water or [ ]
wastewater treatment facilities or expansion of
existing facilities, the construction of which could
cause significant environmental effects?
c) Require or result in the construction of new storm [ ]
water drainage facilities or expansion of existing
facilities, the construction of which could cause
significant environmental effects?
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Potentially Less Than Less Than No
Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with Impact
Mitigation
d) Have sufficient water supplies available to serve the [ ]
project from existing entitlements and resources, or
are new or expanded entitlements needed?
e) Result in a determination by the wastewater [ ]
treatment provider which serves or may serve the
project that it has adequate capacity to serve the
project's projected demand in addition to the
provider's existing commitments?
f) Be served by a landfill with sufficient permitted [ ]
capacity to accommodate the project's solid waste
disposal needs?
g) Comply with federal, state, and local statutes and
regulations related to solid waste?
XVII. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE:
a) Does the project have the potential to degrade the
quality of the environment, substantially reduce the
habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or
wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining
levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal
community, reduce the number or restrict the range
of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate
important examples of the major periods of
California history or prehistory?
b) Does the project have impacts that are individually
limited, but cumulatively considerable?
("Cumulatively
considerable" means that the incremental effects of a
project are considerable when viewed in connection
with the effects of past projects, the effects of other
current projects, and the effects of probable future
projects)?
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Potentially Less Than Less Than No
Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with Impact
Mitigation
c) Does the project have environmental effects which [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
will cause substantial adverse effects on human
beings, either directly or indirectly?
XVII. DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME `DE MINIMUS' FINDING
a) Will the project have an adverse effect either. [ J [ ] [ ] [X]
individually or cumulatively, on fish and wildlife
resources? Wildlife shall be defined for the purpose
of this question as "all wild animals, birds, plants,
fish, amphibians, and related ecological
communities, including the habitat upon which the
wildlife depends for it's continued viability."
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D. DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND/OR EARLIER ANALYSIS:
Section and Subsections
Evaluation of Impacts
I. AESTHETICS
a. -d.) No Im act: The City of Santa Clarita is located within
Southern California's Santa Clarita Valley, which is bounded by the
San Gabriel Mountains to the south and east, the Santa Susana
Mountains to the southwest, and the mountains of the Los Padres and
Angeles National Forests to the north. The surrounding natural
mountains and ridgelines, some of which extend into the City,
provide a visual backdrop for much of the City. Other scenic
resources within or visible from the City include the Santa Clara
River corridor, forested/vegetated land, and a variety of canyons and
natural drainages in portions of the City.
The proposed amendments to the City's Municipal Code (MC)
modify the regulations for temporary, non-commercial signs and
further address the penalties for violating the proposed amendments.
These amendments will regulate the installation of temporary signs in
the City, maintaining the aesthetics of the community by eliminating
the proliferation of signs throughout the City.
Therefore, no impact to aesthetics is anticipated with these
amendments.
II. AGRICULTURE
a. -e.) No Impact — The proposed amendments to the MC are
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regulatory in nature addressing the regulation of temporary, non-
commercial signs and will not affect any farmland identified by the
California Resources Agency, farmland designated under a
Williamson Act Contract, and will not convert any farmland to non-
agricultural use. Further,.the amendments will not impact any forest
lands, or any timberland zoned Timberland Production by the
Government Code Section 51104(g).
Therefore, the amendments are anticipated to have no impact on
agricultural, farmland, or forest resources.
III. AIR QUALITY
a. -e.) No Impact: The City of Santa Clarita is within the South
Coast Air Basin (SCAB), which is bounded by the San Gabriel, San
Bernardino, and San Jacinto Mountains to the north and east, and the
Pacific Ocean to the south and west. The air quality in the SCAB is
managed by the South Coast Air Quality Management District
(SCAQMD).
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The SCAB has a history of recorded air quality violations and is an
area where both state and federal ambient air quality standards are
exceeded. Because of the violations of the California Ambient Air
Quality Standards (CAAQS), the California Clean Air Act requires
triennial preparation of an Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP).
The AQMP analyzes air quality on a regional level and identifies
region -wide attenuation methods to achieve the air quality standards.
These region -wide attenuation methods include regulations for
stationary -source polluters; facilitation of new transportation
technologies, such as low -emission vehicles; and capital
improvements, such as park-and-ride facilities and public transit
improvements.
The most recently adopted plan is the 2007 AQMP, adopted on June
1, 2007. This plan is the South Coast Air Basin's portion of the State
Irnplementation Plan (SIP). This plan is designed to implement the
California Clean Air Act an in tum implement the Federal Clean Air
Act administered by the EPA. The AQMP accommodates population
growth and transportation projections based on the predictions made
by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG).
Thus, projects that are consistent with employment and population
forecasts are consistent with the AQMD.
The proposed amendments to the MC will not alter any of the
aforementioned measures directly in that the proposed amendments
will address temporary, non-commercial signs within the City and do
not address the construction of permanent structures that would have
the potential to impact air quality. Further, the proposed amendments
will not impact the City's current efforts to prepare and implement a
Climate Action Plan.
Therefore, no impact is anticipated to air quality as a result of the
proposed amendments to the MC.
W. BIOLOGICAL a. -g.) No Impact — The proposed amendments to the MC, in and of
RESOURCES themselves do not include the modification of any habitat and would
not otherwise affect any candidate, sensitive or special status species
identified by the Department of Fish and Game or the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service. Further, the proposed MC amendments will not
have any adverse affect on any riparian habitat, wetlands as defined
by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, or other biological resources.
The proposed MC amendments address the establishment of
provisions for temporary, non-commercial signs in the City.
Therefore, the proposed MC amendments are anticipated to have no
impact to biological resources.
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V. CULTURAL
a. -d.) No Impact — The proposed amendments to the MC will not
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have any impact on cultural resources in the City of Santa Clarita.
The proposed amendments will not alter any unique geological
feature, paleontological resource, any human remains or affect any
historical or archeological resource. The proposed amendments will
establish provisions for the installation of temporary, non-
commercial signs within the City.
Therefore, no impact to archeological, historical or cultural resource
would be caused by the proposed MC amendment.
VL GEOLOGY AND
a. -i.) No Impact — Southern California has numerous active and
SOII,S
potentially active faults that could affect the City. As stated in the
City's General Plan, the City is susceptible to geologic hazards in the
event of a major earthquake (magnitude 8.3) along the San Andreas
Fault. This could result in ground failure and liquefaction. However,
the proposed amendments to the MC would not change the
requirements of future development to follow all state and City
building codes/regulations. The proposed amendments address
establishment of provisions for the installation of temporary, non-
commercial signs in the City.
Therefore, the proposed MC amendments would have no impact
related to geology and soils.
VII. GREENHOUSE
a. -b.) No Impact - "Greenhouse gases" (so called because of their
GAS EMISSIONS
role in trapping heat near the surface of the earth) emitted by human
activity are implicated in global climate change, commonly referred .
to as "global warming." These greenhouse gases contribute to an
increase in the temperature of the earth's atmosphere. The principal
greenhouse gases (GHGs) include carbon dioxide (CO2), methane,
and nitrous oxide. Collectively GHGs are measured as carbon
dioxide equivalent (CO2e).
Fossil fuel consumption in the transportation sector (on -road motor
vehicles, off-highway mobile sources, and aircraft) is the single
largest source of GHG emissions, accounting for approximately half
of GHG emissions globally. Industrial and commercial sources are
the second largest contributors of GHG emissions with about one-.
fourth of total emissions.
California has passed several bills and the Governor has signed at
least three executive orders regarding greenhouse gases. GHG
statues and executive orders EO include Assembly BillCAB)32,
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Senate Bill (SB) 1368, Executive Order (EO) S-03-05, EO S-20-06
and EO S-01-07.
AB 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, is one
of the most significant pieces of environmental legislation that
California has adopted. Among other things, it is designed to
maintain California's reputation as a "national and international
leader ' on energy conservation and environmental stewardship."
Most notably AB 32 mandates that by 2020, California's GHG
emissions be reduced to 1990 levels.
The proposed amendments to the MC address the establishment of
provisions for the installation of temporary, non-commereial signs.
within the City. The proposed amendments will not allow for the
construction of any structures or land uses that will have the potential
to. impact the emission of GHG in the City. Further, the proposed
amendments will not impact the City's preparation or implementation
of a Climate Action Plan in the City.
Therefore, the proposed amendments are anticipated to have no
impact related to greenhouse gas emissions.
VIII. HAZARDS AND
a. -f) No Impact — The proposed amendments to the MC would not
HAZARDOUS
directly expose people to health hazards or hazardous materials and
MATERIALS
would not interfere with any emergency response plans. The
proposed amendments address the establishment of provisions that
regulate the installation of temporary, non-commercial signs in the
City.
Therefore, no impact is anticipated to hazards or hazardous materials
as a result of the proposed amendments.
IX. HYDROLOGY
a.-1.) No Impact — The proposed project would not impact water
AND WATER
quality standards, nor affect groundwater supplies. The proposed
QUALITY
project is an amendment to the MC to establish provisions for the
installation of temporary, non-commercial signs in the City. The
amendments will not result in direct impacts on hydrology and water
quality. Further, the proposed amendments are not anticipated to
impact any 100 -year flood hazard area, tsunami, drainage pattern, or
runoff of Stormwater Management systems.
Therefore, the proposed amendments are anticipated to have no
impact to hydrology and water quality.
X. LAND USE AND
a. -c.) No Impact: The purpose of these amendments is to provide
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PLANNING
provisions for the establishment of temporary, non-commercial signs
in the City. The proposed amendments will not establish provisions
to allow for, or discourage, development within the City and will
therefore not impact land use or planning.
Therefore, the amendments would have no impact on land use or
planning.
M. MINERAL AND
a. -c.) No Impact — Gold mining and oil production historically have
ENERGY
been the principal mineral extraction activities in and around the
RESOURCES
Santa Clarita Valley. Other minerals found in the planning area
include construction aggregate, titanium, and tuff. Mineral resources
and extraction areas are shown in Exhibit OS -5 of the City's General
Plan. The proposed MC amendment is not expected to affect mineral
resources in the city. Therefore, no impact related to mineral and
energy resources are anticipated with the proposed amendment.
XII. NOISE
a. -f.) No Impact — The proposed amendment to the UDC will not
expose persons to the generation of a significant increase in noise
levels, groundbome vibration, or increase ambient noise, including
the location of persons in proximity to any airport, airfield, or
heliport. The proposed amendments will establish provisions for the
installation of temporary, non-commercial signs in the City.
Therefore, no impact is anticipated to noise as a result of the
proposed amendment.
XIII. POPULATION
a. -c.) No Impact — The proposed amendments to the MC are not
AND HOUSING
anticipated to induce substantial population growth in the Santa
Clarita Valley, either directly or indirectly, nor would any of the
proposed provisions cause displacement of existing homes or people.
The proposed amendment would establish provisions for the
installation of temporary, non-commercial signs in the City. The
proposed project is a regulatory adjustment and does not include any
development activity at this time. ' The proposed MC amendments
would not alter the City's population projections consistent with the
City's General Plan.
Therefore, the project would have no impact to population or
housing.
XIV. PUBLIC
a)i.-iv. No Impact — The proposed amendments will not directly
SERVICES
increase the need for public services. The proposed amendments
would establish provisions for the installation of temporary, non-
commercial in the City.
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Therefore, no impact to public services is anticipated as a result of
the proposed amendments.
XIV. RECREATION
a. -b.) No Impact — The proposed amendments to the MC will not
have any impact on recreational amenities within the City of Santa
Clarita. The proposed amendments include the establishment of
provisions for the installation of temporary, non-commercial signs in
the City. The proposal regulatory adjustment and does not include
any development activities at this time that would impact any
recreational facilities or programs.
Therefore, no impact to recreation is anticipated with the proposed
amendments to the MC.
XV.
a. -g.) No Impact — The proposed amendments to the MC are
TRANSPORTATION I
regulatory in nature and are not anticipated to impact traffic load or
TRAFFIC
capacity on the City's street systems. The proposed amendments are
regulatory in nature, establishing provisions for the. installation of
temporary, non-commercial signs in the City.
Therefore, no impact to traffic is anticipated as a result of the
proposed MC amendments.
XVI. UTILITIES AND
a. -g.) No Impact — The proposed amendments to the City's MC do
SERVICE SYSTEMS
not include any new development at this time. Therefore, the project
would not result in the construction of new water facilities, expansion
of existing facilities, affect drainage patterns, water treatment
services, and furthermore, no impacts to landfill capacity would
occur. The proposed amendments establish provisions for the
installation of temporary, non-commercial signs within the City and
will not create any new demand for any utilities or utility systems.
Therefore, no impact to utilities or service systems is anticipated as a
result of the approval of the proposed amendments.
7Ml. MANDATORY.
a. -c.) No Impact — The proposed amendments to the MC will not
FINDINGS OF
impact the environment and would not lead to a substantial reduction
SIGNIFICANCE
in habitat of a fish or wildlife species, or reduce or restrict the
number of rare, threatened or endangered species. The proposed
amendments do not remove any established City regulations that
protect any plant and animal species. The proposal would, not
contribute to any cumulative impacts and would not cause
environmental effects that would adversely affect humans. Rather,
the proposed MC amendments are intended to establish provisions
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for the installation of temporary, non-commercial signs in the City.
XVIII. DEPARTMENT
a.) No Impact — The legislative intent of the Department of Fish and
OF FISH AND GAME
Game `De Minimus' Finding is "to extend the current user -based
`DE MINIMUS'
funding system by allocating the transactional costs of wildlife
FINDING
protection and management to those who would consume those
resources through urbanization and development..." (AB 3158,
Chapter 1706, Statutes of 1990, effective January 1, 1991, Section
1(c)). However, the proposed MC amendments would. not entitle any
new development; and any future development proposal seeking
discretionary approval would remain subject to CEQA and the CDFG
Code. Since,.the proposed amendments are not anticipated to have a
significant adverse effect either individually or cumulatively, on fish
and wildlife resources, the project's impacts on fish and wildlife are
de minimus.
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Chapter 23.20 ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS
23.20.120 Initial Administrative Review—Request.
Citees may request an initial administrative review of the citation within twenty
(20) days of its issuance. This request must be made in writing to the
Department Manager and set forth with particularity the reasons the citee
believes a violation did not occur or that the citee was not responsible for the
violation(s); must include a copy of the citation; and contain the address to
which the conclusions of the City's review should be mailed. A request for an
initial administrative review is a mandatory prerequisite to a request for an
administrative hearing. (Ord. 04-8 § 2, 8/24/04)
23.20.130 Initial Administrative Review—Procedure.
The Department Manager will forward initial administrative review requests to
the Department Director supervising the Code Enforcement Officer who issued
the administrative citation. (Ord. 04-8 § 2, 8/24/04)
23.20.140 Initial Administrative Review—Decision.
A. Upon receiving these requests from the Department Manager, the
reviewing officer will review the requests and provide the Clerk with a written
notification that:
1. The citation should be vacated because there was no violation, or the
citee was not responsible for the violation, and setting forth the basis for
that conclusion;
2. There is no justification found for vacating the citation.
B. The City Manager should mail a copy of the notification to the citee at the
address on the request for initial administrative review along with notice
establishing the fine due date and the procedure for requesting an
administrative hearing.
C. The reviewing officer should complete his/her review within ten (10) days
of receiving the citee's request. (Ord. 04-8 § 2, 8/24/04)
Article IV. Administrative Hearing Procedures
23.20.150 Request for Administrative Hearing.
Any citee dissatisfied with the conclusions of an initial administrative review
may contest that citation by requesting an administrative hearing. A citee must
request an administrative hearing within fifteen (15) days after the date the City
served the citee with notice of the administrative review decision. Requests
must be submitted to the City Manager and be accompanied by an advance
deposit of the fine or a request for a hardship waiver. (Ord. 04-8 § 2, 8/24/04)
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23.20.160 Advance Deposit—Hardship Waiver.
A. Citees financially unable tomake an advance deposit of the administrative
fine may file for a hardship waiver. The request for a hardship waiver must be
filed with the Department Manager on a form containing information that may
be required by the Department Manager. The Department Manager will review 6a
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