HomeMy WebLinkAbout873 - SignsORDINANCE NO. 873
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
REPEALING CHAPTER 5 OF
ARTICLE VIII OF THE NEW-
PORT BEACH . MUNICIPAL
CODE AND ENACTING A
NEW CHAPTER 5 OF AR-
TICLE VIII RELATING TO -
SIGNS.
The City Council of the City
of Newport Beach does ordain as
follows:
SECTION .1: Chapter 5 of Ar.
ticle VIII of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code is repealed.
SECTION 2: A new Chapter 5
is added to Article VIII of the
Newport Beach Municipal Code
to read:
"Chapter 5
SIGNS
SECTION 8500. Purpose and
Scope. The purpose of this Chap-
ter is to provide minimum stan-
dards to safeguard life, health,.
property and public welfare by
regulating and controlling the
design, quality of materials con.
struction, location, electrification
and maintenance of all signs
and sign structures in the City.
- The provisions of this Chapter
are not intended to modify any
of the provisions of the Charter,
Municipal Code, ordinances or
special codes.
SECTION 8501. Enforcement.
(a) Authority. The Building
Official is hereby authorized and
directed to enforce all the pro-
visions of this Chapter.
(b) Right of Entry. No per-
son shall refuse the Building Of-
ficial or his duly authorized rep -
presentatives permission to en-
ter any building, structure, or
premises in the City at any rea-
sonable time to perform any
duty imposed upon him by this
Chapter.
(c) Board of Adjustments.
The City Council shall appoint a
Board of Adjustments to consist
of three (3) members. The terms
of the members of the Board of
_ - Adjustments shall be determined
by the City Council and the
members shall be subject to re-
moval by the City Council.
The Board of Adjustments
shall have the authority and
duty to perform the following
functions:
1.To interpret the provisions of
this Chapter at the request of
the Building Official or when
a written appeal from a de-
cision of the Building Official
is filed with the Board.
2.. To issue Exception Permits
as provided in this Chapter.
(d) Procedure for Exception
permits.
1. Application.
Application for an Exception
Permit shall be made by the
property owner or by the less-
ee if approved by the property
owner in writing on a form
prescribed by the Board of
Adjustments and shall be ac-
companied by a fee of Twen.
ty-Five Dollars ($25.00).
The application shall be ac.
companied by a statement,
plans and evidence showing
that there are exceptional or
extraordinary circumstances
applying to the location, erec.
tion, and use of the proposed
sign, which circumstances or
conditions do not apply gen-
erally to signs in the same
district.
2. Public Hearings.
No public hearing need be
held thereon, provided that
the Board of Adjustments may
hold any hearings it deems
necessary.
In case- a public hearing is
deemed necessary, notice of
such hearing shall be given
at least ten (10) days prior
to such hearing by one pub-
lication in a newspaper of
general circulation in the
City and by ordinary mail to
all property owners whose
names and addresses appear
on the latest adopted tax roll
as owning property within a
distance of three hundred
(300) feet from the exterior
boundaries of applicant's
property.
Where a public hearing is
deemed necessary by the
Board of Adjustments, it may
require the applicant to fur-
nish the Board of Adjust-
ments a certified list of prop-
erty owners owning the prop.
erty located within three hun-
dred (300) feet of the exter-
ior boundaries of applicant's
property, accompanied by an
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additional fee of Fifteen Dol-
lars ($15.00). If no such list
of owners is furnished by the
applicant, the additional fee
shall be Twenty -Five Dollars
($25.00).
3. Action by Board of Adjust-
ments.
The Board of Adjustments
may designate such condi-
tions in connection with the
Exception Permit as it deems
necessary to secure the pur-
poses of this Chapter and may
require such guarantees and
evidence that such conditions
are being or will be complied
with. In cases where the Ex-
ception Permit is refused, the
Board of Adjustments shall
state its reasons for such re-
fusal. Exception Permits shall
not become effective for fif-
teen (15) days after being
granted and, in the event ap-
peal is filed, said permit shall
not become effective until a
decision is made by the City
Council on such appeal.
4. Appeal.
In case the applicant or any
other person is not satisfied
with the action of the Board
of Adjustments, he may with.
in fifteen (15) days appeal
in writing to the City Council.
SECTION 8502. Prohibitions.
No person shall erect, con-
struct, enlarge, alter, repair,
move, improve, remove, convert,
demolish or equip any sign or
sign structures in the City, or
cause or permit the same to be
done, contrary to or in violation
of any of the provisions of this
Chapter.
Any person violating any of
the provisions of this Chapter
shall be deemed guilty of a sep-
arate offense for each and every
day or portion thereof during
which any such violation is com-
mitted, continued, or permitted.
SECTION 8503. Definitions. For
the purpose of this Chapter, cer-
tain abbreviations, terms,
phrases, words and their deriva-
tives shall have the meanings
herein assigned to them unless
from, the context it appears that
a' different meaning is intended.
. SECTION 8504. Approved Plas-
,tic Material. Plastic material
which the Building Official has
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found to be suitable functionally
for the purpose for which it is
offered, which burns no faster
than two and one -half (2Y2)
inches per minute in sheets six-
ty- thousandths of an inch
(0.060 ") in thickness when tested
in accordance with U.B.C. Stan-
dard No. 52 -2, or which is not
consumed in less than two (2)
minutes when tested in accord-
ance with U.B.C. Standard No.
52 -3, the thickness of the plastic
material to be determined by
U.B.C. Standard No. 52 -4. (See
Plastic Material).
SECTION 8505. Building Line.
The setback line established by
ordinance beyond w h i c h no
building may extend. A building
line may be a property line.
SECTION 8506. Building Offi.
cial. The Director of Building
and Safety or other officer or
person charged with the admin-
istration and enforcement of City
regulations pertaining to build-
ings and structures or his duly
authorized deputy.
SECTION 8507. Combination
Sign. Any sign incorporating
any combination of the features
of ground, projecting and roof
signs.
Each portion of a sign which
is subject to more than one clas-
sification shall meet the require-
ments for the classification to
which such portion is subject.
SECTION 8508. Combustible
Material. Wood, or materials not
less combustible than wood.
SECTION 8509. Display Sur-
face. The area made available
by the sign structure for the pur-
pose of displaying the advertis-
ing message.
SECTION 8510. Electrical Sign.
Any sign illuminated by electric
lighting devices which are fas-
tened to the surface or mounted
on the interior of the sign.
SECTION 8511. Ground Sign
or Pole Sign. Any sign which
is supported by one or more up-
rights, poles, or braces in or
upon the ground which are not
a part of any building.
SECTION 8512. Incombustible
Material. Any material which
will not ignite at, or below, a
temperature of 1,200° Fahrenheit
during an exposure of five (5)
minutes, and which will not con -
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tinue to burn or glow at that
temperature. Tests shall be made
as specified in U.B.C. Standard
No. 4 -1.
SECTION 8513. Marquee. A
permanent roofed structure at-
tached to and supported by a
building and projecting over
public property.
SECTION 8514. Plastic Mater-
ial. Material made wholly or
principally from standardized
plastics listed and described in
U.B.C. Standard No. 52 -1. (See
Approved Plastic Material.)
SECTION 8515. Nonstructural
Trim. The molding, battens, caps,
nailing strips, latticing, cutouts
or letters and walkways which
are attached to the sign struc-
ture.
SECTION 8516. Projecting Sign.
A sign, other than a wall sign,
which projects from and is sup-
ported by a wall of a building or
structure.
SECTION 8517. Projection. The
distance by which a sign extends
over public property or beyond
the building line.
SECTION 8518. Roof Sign. A
• sign erected upon or above a
roof of a building or structure.
SECTION 8519. Sign. Any
media, including their structure
and component parts, which are
used or intended to be used out -
of -doors to attract attention to
the subject matter for advertis-
ing, directional or informational
purposes. The area of a sign
shall mean the space enclosed
by the outer dimensions of the
sign, or, if there is no border,
the area shall be the space en-
closed by sets of parallel lines
containing the wording or im-
ages composing the sign.
SECTION 8520. Sign Structure.
The sign, and the supports, up-
rights, braces and framework of
the sign.
SECTION 8521. Structure. That
which is built or constructed, an
edifice or building of any kind,
or any piece of work artificially
built up or composed of parts
- - joined together in some definite
_ - manner.
SECTION 8522. Temporary
_ Sign. Any sign, banner, pen -
nant, valance or advertising dis.
play, constructed of cloth, can -
vas, -light fabric, cardboard, wall-
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board, or other light materials,
with or without frames, intended
to be displayed for a limited per-
iod of time only.
SECTION 8523. Uniform Build.
ing Code. The latest publication
of the Uniform Building Code,
Volume 1, published by the In-
ternational Conference of Build.
ing Officials, adopted by the City
of Newport Beach.
SECTION 8526. U. B. C. Stan-
dards. The latest publication of
the Uniform Building Code Stan-
dards, known as Volume III, Uni-
form Building Code, published
by the International Conference
of Building Officials, adopted by
the City of Newport Beach.
SECTION 8525. Wall Sign. Any
sign attached to, erected against
or painted upon the wall of a
building or structure, the face
of which is in a single plane
parallel to the plane of said
wall.
SECTION 8526. Horizontal
Wing Sign. Any projecting sign
consisting of one (1) face more
or less parallel to the face of the
building or structure to which it
is attached and two (2) or more
connecting faces attached to and
forming an angle with the wall
to which said sign is attached.
SECTION 8527. Wind Sign. A
series of similar banners or ob-
jects of plastic or other light ma-
terial which are fastened toget-
her at intervals by wire, rope,
cord or string, designed to move
and attract attention upon being
subjected to pressure by wind
or breeze.
SECTION 8525. Horizontal W'
Sign. Any projecting sign con-
sisting of two (2) faces back to
back but not parallel to each
other.
SECTION 8529. Moving Sign.
Any advertising structure which
has any visible moving parts,
visible revolving parts or visible
mechanical movement of any
description, except clocks.
SECTION 8530. Permit Re.
quired. No person shall erect, re-
erect, construct or perform struc-
tural alterations on any sign
which has a value in excess of
Twenty Dollars ($20.00) without
first obtaining a permit for the
same from the Building Official.
Electrical permits must be ob-
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tained for all electrical signs.
SECTION 8531. Application
Application for a sign permit
shall be made in writing upon
forms furnished by the Building
Official. Such application shall
contain the location by street
and number of the proposed sign
structure, as well as the name
and address of the owner and
the sign contractor or erector.
The Building Official may re-
quire the filing of plans or other
pertinent information where in
his opinion such information is
necessary to insure compliance
with this Chapter.
No permit shall be issued for
any sign and no person shall
cause or permit a sign to be con-
structed, installed, or erected
which does not comply with all
the provisions of this Chapter or
which has less horizontal or ver-
tical clearance from energized
electric power lines than pre-
scribed by the California Penal
Code Section 385, the regulations
of the California Public Utilities
Commission, and the orders of
the Division of Industrial Safety,
State of California.
SECTION 8532. Exemptions. (a)
The following signs shall not re-
quire a sign permit:
1. Real estate signs not ex-
ceeding twelve (12) square
feet in area which advertise
the sale, rental, or lease of
the premises upon which said
signs are located.
2. Professional name plates not
exceeding two (2) square feet
in area.
3. Bulletin boards not over
twelve (12) square feet in
area for public, charitable, or
religious institutions when
the same are located on the
premises of said institutions.
4. Signs denoting the archi-
tect, engineer or contractor
when placed upon work un-
der construction and not ex-
ceeding twelve (12) square
feet in area.
5. Memorial signs - or tablets,
,. names of buildings and date
of erection when cut into any
masonry surface, or when
constructed of bronze or other
- incombustible materials.
G.- Signs of public service com-
'panics indicating danger, and
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aids to service or safety.
7. Replacing copy in theatre
marquees and similar signs
specifically designed for the
use of replaceable copy.
8. Painted window signs.
(b) These exemptions shall
not apply to electrical signs.
(c) These exemptions shall not
relieve the owner of the sign
from responsibility for its erec-
tion and maintenance and com-
pliance with the provisions of
this Chapter or any other law or
ordinance regulating the same.
Cd) Painting, repainting, or
cleaning of an advertising struc-
ture shall not be considered an
erection or alteration which re-
quires a sign permit unless a
structural change is made.
SECTION 8533. Prohibitions.
No person shall place, maintain
or display upon or in view of
any highway or street any un-
official sign, signal or device or
any sign, signal or device which
purports to be or is an imitation
of, or resembles, an official traf-
fic sign or signal or which at-
tempts to direct the movement
of traffic or which hides from
view any official traffic sign or
signal.
No person not authorized shall
erect or maintain any device
which directs a beam of light in
a flashing sequence toward any
street or highway, nor shall any
person erect or maintain any
electrical advertising sign or
similar device that interferes
with the visibility of any official
traffic control device or warning
signal.
The following types of signs
are prohibited:
1. Flashing or animated elec-
trical signs
2. Wind signs
3. Moving signs
4. Any other outdoor sign not
expressly permitted in this
Chapter
provided, however, such signs
may be permitted if an Excep-
tion Permit is obtained in each
case from the Board of Adjust-
ments in accordance with the
procedure provided in this Chap-
ter.
SECTION 8534. Fees. (a) Sign
Permit Fee. The permit fee for
a sign with a value of from
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Twenty Dollars ($20.00) to One
Footing inspections may be re-
Thousand Dollars ($1,000) is Six
quired for ground signs.
Dollars ($6.00). For each addi-
No person shall erect or install
tlonal One Thousand Dollars
an electrical sign which does not
($1,000) or fraction thereof of
bear the label of an .approved
value, the fee shall be increased
testing laboratory without first
by Three Dollars ($3.00).
having the same inspected and
Exception: Where more than
approved by the Building Offi.
one (1) but not more than six
cial.
(6) non - electric signs, whose
The Building Official may or-
combined valuation does not ex-
der the alteration or removal of
ceed One Thousand Dollars
any sign that is not maintained
($1,000), are proposed to be erec-
in accordance with the provi-
ted at one address, and at the
sions of Section 8535.
same time, this may be done
All signs may be reinspected
under one permit, and for the
at the discretion of the Building
minimum fee.
Official.
Exception: Where more than
No person shall fail, refuse or
one (1) but not more than two
neglect to report promptly the
(2) electric signs, whose com-
completion of the work described
bined valuation does not exceed
in the permit to allow inspection
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000),
by the Building Official.
are proposed to be erected at one
SECTION 8537. Design. (a)
address, and at the same time,
General. Signs and sign struc-
th's may be done under one per-
tures shall be designed and con.
mit, and for the minimum fee.
structed to resist wind and seis.
If more than two (2) inspec-
mic forces as specified in this
tions are required on the Instal-
section. All bracing systems
lation of a sign or signs on any
shall be designed and construc-
one (1) permit, an additional
ted to transfer lateral forces to
fee of Five Dollars ($5.00) for
the foundations. For signs on
each additional inspection must
buildings the dead and lateral
• be paid.
loads shall be transmitted
Where work for which a per-
through the structural frame of
mit is required by this Chapter
the building to the ground in
is started prior to applying for
such manner as not to overstress
and obtaining a permit, the fees
any of the elements thereof.
above specified shall be doubled,
The overturning moment pro -
but the payment of such double
duced from lateral forces shall
fee shall not relieve any persons
in no case exceed two - thirds
from fully complying with the
(2/3) of the deadload resisting
requirements of this Chapter in
moment. Uplift due to overturn -
the execution of the work nor
ing shall be adequately resisted
from any other penalties pre.
by proper anchorage to the
scribed.
ground or to the structural frame
(b) Plan Checking Fee. Where
of the building. The weight of
plans and other pertinent infor-
earth superimposed over foot -
mation are required in accord-
ings may be used in determin-
ance with Section 8531, a plan
ing the dead -load resisting mo-
check fee equal to one -half (%)
ment. Such earth shall be care -
the sign permit fee shall be paid
fully placed and thoroughly
to the Building Official.
compacted.
' SECTION 8535. Maintenance.
(b) Wind Loads. For the pur-
All signs, together with all of
pose of design, and except for
their supports, braces, guys, and
roof signs an d combination
anchors, shall be kept in repair
signs, wind pressure shall be
` - and in proper state of preserva.
taken upon the gross area of the
- tion. The display surfaces of all
vertical projection of all signs
- signs shall be kept neatly paint-
and sign structures at not less
- ed or posted at all times,
than twenty (20) pounds per
,SECTION 8536. Inspections. All
square foot for those portions
signs for which a permit is re-
less than sixty (60) feet above
- , duired shall be subject to in-
the ground, and at not less than
�,spection by the Building Official.
thirty (30) pounds per square
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foot for those portions more than
sixty (60) feet above the ground.
Wind pressure upon roof signs
and combination signs and their
supports shall be taken at not
less than thirty (30) pounds per
square foot of the gross area of
the plane surface, acting in any
direction. In calculating wind
pressure on cylindrical or spheri-
cal signs or sign structures this
pressure shall be assumed to act
on six- tenths (6/10) of the pro-
jected area. In all open frame
signs or sign structures, the area
used in computing wind pressure
shall be one and one -half (11Aa)
times the net area of the fram.
ing members in the side exposed
to the wind.
(c) Seismic Loads. Signs and
sign structures shall be designed
and constructed to resist seismic
forces as provided in Section
2312, Appendix, of the Uniform
Building Code.
(d) Combined Loads. Wind
and seismic loads need not be
combined in the design of signs
or sign structures; only that
loading producing the larger
stresses need be used.
Vertical design loads, except
roof live loads, shall be assumed
to be acting simultaneously with
the wind or seismic loads.
(e) Allowable Stresses. The
design of wood, concrete, or steel
members shall conform to the
requirements of Chapters 25, 26
and 27 of the Uniform Building
Code. Loads, both vertical and
horizontal, exerted on the soil
shall not produce stresses ex.
ceeding those permitted by
Chapter 28 of the Uniform Build.
ing Code.
The working stresses of wire
rope and its fastenings shall not
exceed twenty -five (25) per cent
of the ultimate strength of the
rope or fasteners.
Working stresses for wind or
seismic loads combined with
dead loads may be increased as
specified in Section 2303 of the
Uniform Building Code.
SECTION 5538. Constrction.
(a) u 'General. The supports for all
signs or sign structures shall be
:placed in or upon private prop -
-`erty and shall be securely built,
constructed, and erected in con-
formance with the requirements
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(b) Materials. Materials of
construction for signs and sign
structures shall be of the quality
and grade as specified for build-
ings in the Uniform Building
Code.
In all signs and sign struc-
tures the materials and details
of construction shall, in the ab-
sence of specified requirements,
conform with the following:
1. Structural steel shall be of
such quality as to conform
with U.B.C. Standard No. 27 -1.
Secondary members in con-
tact with, or directly support-
ing, the display surface may
be formed of light guage
steel provided such members
are designed in accordance
with the specifications for the
design of light guage steel as
provided in U.B.C. Standards
No. 27 -2 and No. 27 -3 and are
galvanized to comply with
American Society for Testing
Materials `Standard Specifi-
cations for Zinc- coated Iron
and Steel,' A93 -46. No mini-
mum thickness is specified.
Secondary members, when
formed integrally with the
display surface, shall be not
less than No. 24 guage in
thickness. When not formed
integrally with the display
surface, the minimum thick-
ness of the secondary mem-
bers shall be No. 12 guage.
The minimum thickness of
hot - rolled steel members furn-
ishing structural support for
signs shall be one - fourth (14)
Inch ungalvanized and three -
sixteenth (3/16) inch if gal.
vanized. Steel pipe shall be of
such quality as to conform
with U.B.C. Standard No. 27.4.
Steel members may be con-
nected with one galvanized
bolt provided the connection
is adequate to transfer the
stresses in the members.
2. Anchors and supports for
signs when of wood which
are embedded in the soil, or
are indirectly in contact
therewith, shall be pressure -
treated with an approved pre-
servative before erection.
Such members shall be
marked or branded by an ap-
proved agency.
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3. No material, part, portion,
or equipment shall be used in
any sign which might be.
come dangerous because of
vibration, corrosion, disinte.
gration, or any other reason.
(c) Restrictions on Combust.
ible Materials. All signs and
sign structures erected in Fire
Zone No. 1 shall have structural
members of incombustible ma-
terials.
Ground signs and pole signs
may be constructed of any ma.
terial meeting the requirements
of this Chapter, except as pro-
vided above.
Combination signs, pole signs,
roof signs, wall 'signs, projecting
signs, and signs on marquees
shall be constructed of materials
as specified in the Uniform
Building Code and as provided
in subsection (d) of this section.
No combustible materials other
than approved plastics shall be
used in the construction of elec-
trical signs. (See Section 8504
for approved plastics)
For requirements on tempor.
ary signs see Sections 8560, 8561
and 8562.
(d) Nonstructural Trim. Non-
structural trim may be or wood,
metal, approved plastics, or any
combination thereof.
(e) Anchorage. Members sup-
porting unbraced signs shall be
so proportioned that the bear-
ing loads imposed on the soil in
either direction, horizontal or
vertical, shall not exceed the
safe values. Braced ground signs
shall be anchored to resist the
specified wind or seismic load
acting in any direction. Anchors
and supports shall be designed
for safe bearing loads on the soil
and for an effective resistance to
Pull -out amounting to a force
t%Vnty-five (25) per cent great.
er .than the required resistance
to overturning.
Portable ground signs support.
ed by frames or posts rigidly at-
tached to the base shall be so
proportioned that the weight and
size of the base will be adequate
to resist the wind pressure speci.
fied in Section 8537(b).
Signs attached to masonry,
concrete, or steel shall be safely
and securely fastened thereto by
means of metal anchors, bolts, or
approved expansion screws of
sufficient size and anchorage to
support safely the loads applied.
No wooden blocks or plugs or
anchors with wood used in con.
nection with screws or nails
shall be considered proper an-
chorage, except in the case of
signs attached to wood framing.
No anchor or support of any
sign shall be connected to or
supported by an unbraced para-
pet wall, unless such wall is de-
signed in accordance with the
provisions of Section 2312, Ap.
pendix, of the Uniform Building
Code for parapet walls.
(f) Display Surfaces. Dis.
play surfaces in all types of
signs may be made of metal,
glass or approved plastics, in ac.
cordance with the area limita-
tions set forth in Table No. 8 -5A.
TABLE NO. 8 -5 -A
LIMITATIONS OF PLASTICS
IN SIGNS
Area of Facing Area Occupied
or Display or Covered by
Surface, each Plastics, each
face face
100 sq. ft. or less 100 per cent of
display surface
area
Over 100 sq. ft. 100 sq. ft. plus
25 per cent of
the difference
between 100 sq.
ft. and the area
of the display
surface
TABLE NO. 8.5 -B
SIZE, THICKNESS AND TYPE
OF GLASS PANELS IN SIGNS
- Maximum Size of Exposed
Minimum
1�1-= Glass Panel
Thickness
Any Dimension
Area in Sq.
of Glass
in Inches
Inches
in Inches Type of Glass
30
500
1/8 Plain, Plate or Wired
45
700
3116 Plain, Plate or Wired
144
- 3,600
1/4 Plain, Plate or Wired
over 144
over 3,600
1/4 Wired
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SECTION 8539. Design, Ground
Signs and Pole Signs. Ground
signs and pole signs shall be de-
signed in accordance with all re-
quirements specified in this
Chapter.
SECTION 8540. Clearance and
Height, Ground Signs and Pole
Signs. No person shall erect any
ground sign or pole sign (a)
with a height greater than twen.
ty -five (25) feet above the level
of the street upon which the sign
faces; (b) which extends beyond
the front property line except as
permitted in Section 8555; or (c)
which exceeds one hundred and
sixty (160) square feet in area.
SECTION 8541. Material, Com.
bination Signs. Combination
signs shall be constructed of in-
combustible materials except as
provided in Section 8538(d).
SECTION 8542. Design, Com-
bination Signs. All supports of
combination signs s h a 11 be
placed in or upon private prop.
erty and shall be securely built,
constructed and erected to con-
form with all requirements spec-
ified in this Chapter.
SECTION 8543. Other Require.
ments, Combination Signs. The
individual requirements of roof,
projecting and ground signs
shall apply to combination signs
incorporating any of the features
of roof, projecting or ground
signs.
SECTION 8544. Display Sur.
face Area, Combination Signs.
The display surface of that por-
tion of any combination sign ex-
tending beyond the property or
building line shall not exceed an
area of one hundred and sixty
(160) square feet per face; pro-
vided, however, that said sign
may not extend above the build-
ing by more than forty (40) per
cent of the height of the build-
ing.
SECTION 8545. Material, Roof
Signs. Roof signs shall be con-
structed of incombustible ma-
terials except as provided in Sec-
tion 8538(d).
,.SECTION 8546. Design, Roof
Sins. Roof signs shall be thor-
oughly secured and anchored to
the -frame of the building over
which they are constructed or
erected, and shall be designed
inlaccordance with all require-
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ments specified in this Chapter.
SECTION 8547. Clearance and
Height above Roof, Roof Signs.
(a). Clearance. Passage clear of
all obstructions shall be left un-
der or around and immediately
adjacent to, all signs exceeding
a height of four (4) feet above
the roof thereunder. Such pass.
ages shall be not less than three
(3) feet wide and four (4) feet
high and shall be at parapet or
roof level.
There shall be at least one
such passage or access opening
as follows:
I. For each roof sign upon a
building.
2. Within twenty (20) feet of
walls and parapets when roof
signs are at right angles to
a face of the building.
(b) Height above Roof. No roof
sign shall extend more than
thirty (30) feet above that part
of the roof structure on which it
is erected.
SECTION 8548. Height and Ar.
ea, Roof Signs. The height of a
roof sign shall not exceed forty
(40) per cent of the height of the
face of the building or structure
to which it is attached, and the
area shall not exceed an area
equal to the square of the allow-
able height of the sign with
maximum height as set forth in
Section 8547. In no event may
the area of any face of the sign
exceed one hundred and sixty
(160) square feet.
SECTION 8549. Material, Wall
Signs. Wall signs shall be con-
structed of incombustible mater-
ial, except as provided in Section
8535(d).
SECTION 5550. Design, Wall
Signs. Wall signs shall be de-
signed in accordance with all re-
quirements specified in this
Chapter.
SECTION 8551. Projection, Wall
Signs. No wall sign shall have
a projection over public property
greater than twenty-four (24) in-
ches, nor extend above any ad.
jacent parapet or roof of the
supporting building.
SECTION 8552. Area, Wall
Signs. The area of a wall sign
or wall signs on any wall shall
not exceed forty (40) per cent
of the exposed finished wall sur.
face area, including openings.
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SECTION 8553. Material, Pro.
jecting Signs. Projecting signs
shall be constructed of incom-
bustible materials, except as
provided in Section 8538(d).
SECTION 8554. Design, Project.
ing Signs. Projecting signs shall
be designed in accordance with
all requirements specified in this
Chapter.
SECTION 8555. Projection,
Clearance, and Display Surface
Area, Projecting Signs. (a) Pro-
jection. No sign shall project
more than five (5) feet over pub-
lic property and may not project
to within two (2) feet of the curb
line. Subject to all limitations in
this Chapter, the distance any
sign may project over public
property or beyond the building
line is governed by Table No.
8 -5C.
TABLE NO. S -SC
PROJECTION OF SIGNS
Distance above Maximum Pro -.
Sidewalk or jection over
Grade immedi- Property Line
ately below or Building
Sign Line
8 ft. 2 ft.
10 ft. 2 ft. 9 in.
12 ft. 3 ft. 6 in.
14 ft. 4 ft. 3 in.
16 ft. and over 5 ft.
(b) Thickness of Projection.
The thickness of any portion of a
sign which projects over public
property or beyond a building
line is governed by Table No.
8 -5D.
TABLE NO. 8.51)
THICKNESS OF PROJECTING
SIGNS
Maximum
Projection Thickness
5 ft. 2 ft.
4 ft. 2 ft. 8 in.
- - -- 3 ft. 3 ft. 4 in
�.- 2 ft. 4 ft.
`'(c) Other Signs. No projecting
sign,may be erected or attached
closer than ten (10) feet to any
othei projecting sign.
-\�(d) Alleys. No sign or sign
\structure shall project into any
:public alley whatsoever, below
a height of fourteen (14) feet
above grade, nor more than
eighteen (18) inches when over
fourteen (14) feet.
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(e) Clearance. No sign or sign
structure shall be erected in such
a manner that any portion of its
surface or supports will interfere
in any way with the free use of
any fire escape, exit or stand.
pipe. No sign shall obstruct any
window to such an extent that
any light or ventilation is re-
duced to a point below that re-
quired by any law or ordinance.
(f) Display Surface Area. The
area of the display surface of a
projecting sign which projects
over public property, or beyond
a building line, shall not exceed
one hundred and sixty (160)
square feet.
SECTION 8556. Signs on Mar.
quees. No projecting signs may
be attached to a marquee. Signs
hung from the underside of a
marquee shall be clear of the
sidewalk by not less than eight
(8) feet.
Signs may be placed on the
outer faces of a marquee if they
are made a part thereof and do
not exceed the limitations of
marquees. Cut -out letters may be
installed on top of marquees.
SECTION 8557. Material, Elec.
trical Signs. Electrical signs
shall be constructed of incom-
bustible materials, except as pro-
vided in Section 8538(d).
The enclosed shell of electrical
signs shall be watertight, ex.
cepting that service holes fitted
with covers shall be provided in
each compartment of such signs.
SECTION 8558. Illumination.
Illuminated signs shall be pro.
vided with illumination as pro.
vided in this section.
Illumination shall be fur-
nished by means of incandescent
lamps or luminous tubes either
affixed to the surface of the
sign or suitably mounted in the
interior of the sign itself.
When such lamps are placed
in the interior of the sign, ap-
proved translucent m a t e r f a 1
shall be provided in the faces.
The maximum rating of indi.
vidual incandescent lamps ex-
posed on the surface of any sign
shall be forty (40) watts.
The m a x i m u m nighttime
brightness of any sign shall be
fifteen thousand (15,000) foot
lamberts.
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The maximum brightness of
any lamp used to illuminate any
sign, as measured from any nor-
mal viewing angle, shall be fif-
teen thousand (15,000) foot lam-
berts.
The required illumination
shall be uniformly distributed
over the faces of the sign. The
use of luminous tubes as bord-
ers and trim only shall not be
construed to provide sufficient
illumination. .
SECTION 8559. Electrical In-
stallations. (a) Installation. El-
ectrical equipment used in con-
nection with display signs shall
be installed in accordance with
all provisions regulating electri-
cal installations.
(b) Erector's Name. Every
electrical sign projecting over
any street or alley or public
place shall have painted on the
surface of the sign the name of
the sign erector and date of
erection. Such name and date
shall be of sufficient size and
contrast to be readable from
ground level. Failure to provide
such name and date shall be
grounds for rejection of the sign
by the Building Official.
SECTION 8560. Temporary
Signs. No temporary sign shall
exceed one hundred (100) square
feet in area. Temporary signs of
rigid material shall not exceed
twenty -four (24) square feet in
area, or six (6) feet in height.
Temporary signs may remain
in place for a period not exceed-
ing sixty (60) days.
Restrictions of time, size and
height provided by this section
shall not apply to signs for
which a Use Permit has been ob-
tained under the provisions of
Article IX
SECTION 8561. Cloth Signs.
(a) Support. Every temporary
cloth sign shall be supported
Ad attached with wire rope of
three- eighths (3/8) inch mini-
mum- diameter. No strings, fiber
ropgsl or wood slats shall be per -
mlUed for support or anchorage
purposes. Cloth signs and panels
z
shall be perforated over at least
ten (10) per cent of their area
to reduce wind resistance.
(b) Projection and - Clearance.
Cloth signs may extend over
public property. Such signs,
when extended over a public
street, shall maintain a mini-
mum vertical clearance of twen-
ty (20) feet.
(c) Council Permission. Cloth
signs may extend across a public
street only by permission of the
City Council and shall be sub-
ject to all applicable laws and
ordinances.
SECTION 8562. Other Tempor•
ary Signs. Other temporary
signs, when eight (8) feet or
more above the ground, may
project not more than six (6)
inches over public property or
beyond the building line.
SECTION 8563. Nonconforming
Signs. Signs existing at time of
adoption of this Chapter which
do not comply with the provi-
sions hereof shall be regarded as
legal nonconforming signs and
alterations thereto may be al-
lowed upon obtaining an Ex-
ception Permit according to the
provisions of this Chapter."
SECTION 3: This Ordinance
shall be published once in the
Newport Harbor Ensign, a news-
paper of general circulation,
printed and published in the
City of Newport Beach, and the
same shall be effective 30 days
after the date of its adoption.
This Ordinance was introduced
at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Newport
Beach held on the 26th day of
January, 1959, and was adopted
on the 11th day of May, 1959, by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEN: HART,
SOMERS, LORENZ, KINGSLEY,
ATKINSON, HIGBIE, STODDARD.
NOES, COUNCILMEN: NONE
ABSENT COUNCILMEN: NONE
JAMES B. STODDARD
Mayor
ATTEST:
MARGERY SCHROUDER
City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE S.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
A rgery $ CQ3 roudeIr ............... ....._------ ..-- .- .------ - - - - -- City Clerk of the City of Newport
Beach, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance
No ............. 873 .... ......... .. .was duly and regularly adopted, passed, and approved by the City Council
of the City of Newport Beach, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held at the
regular meeting place thereof, on the ..........4gk.day, of ................ May
..................................... 19 --- 59
by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN ---- l�rt, S aners9- Lorenz, Kingsley, Atkinson,
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Higbie, Stoddard
• NOES: COUNCILMEN . ._None
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ABSENT: COUNCILMEN ----- None
Dated this ------- 13th......day of ---- -- ---- -- !y. 1959
NO 130 -500 12/56
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City Clerk a Ex-Offi io Clerk of the City Council,
City of Newport Beach, State of California