HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 09-89 Non conforming SignsORDINANCE NO. 9 - 89
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 7-86
EXTENDING THE AMORTIZATION PERIOD FOR NON-CONFORMING SIGNS
AND DECLARING THIS ORDINANCE AN URGENCY ORDINANCE
TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Dublin finds that on
May 23, 1989, certain business owners in the City sent ~a letter to
other business owners in the City pertaining to compliance with the
City Sign Ordinance, and said letter contained incorrect information
which could mislead business sign owners as to the effective date of
the amortization period set forth in said Sign Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the confusion among sign owners caused by said letter
became apparent subsequent to the posting of the agenda for the
June 12, 1989, meeting of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that an extension of the
amortization period for removal of on-site signs to July 12, 1989,
will preserve the public peace by avoiding the time, expense, and
business disruption attendant to enforcement of Ordinance No. 7-86.
The City Council of °'the City of Dublin does ordain as follows:
Section 1. AMENDMENT
Ordinance No. 7-86, as amended by Ordinance No. 6-87 and
Ordinance No. 18-88 is hereby amended by substituting the following
paragraph in space of Section 8-87.74 E)'
E) If the Planning Director finds that, upon the basis of
the evidence presented, and circumstances warrant it, he may grant an
extension of time within which the sign must be removed, not exceeding
a total of three (3) years from the date specified in Section 8-87.71,
or from July 12, 1989, whichever date last occurs.
Section 2: URGENCY ORDINANCE
This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to Government Code Section
65858 as an urgency measure to protect the public safety, health and
welfare, and shall be of no further force and effect forty-five (45)
days from date of adoption unless extended pursuant to Section
65858(a).
Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE AND POSTING OF ORDINANCE
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately. The City Clerk of
the City of Dublin shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in at least
three (3) public places in the City of Dublin in accordance with
Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of California.
ORDINANCE NO. 9 - 89
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Dublin on this 12th day of June, 1989, by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers Hegarty, Jeffery, Snyder, Vonheeder
& Mayor Moffatt.
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
City
~',,Mayor