HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 17-83 Signs/Banners ORDINANCE NO. 17 - 83
AN ORDINANCE OF THE' CITY OF DUBLIN
PROHIBITING THE POSTING OF SIGNS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY
AND
REGULATING THE PLACEMENT OF BANNERS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
POSTING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY PROPHIBITED
No person, except a duly authorized public officer or
employee, shall erect, construct or 'maintain, paste, paint, print, nail, tack
or otherwise fasten or affix, any card, banner, .handbill, campaign sign,
poster, sign, advertisement, or notice of any kind, or cause or suffer the
same to be done, on any curbstone, lamppost, pole, bench, hydrant, bridge,
wall, tree, sidewalk or structure in or upon any public street, alley, or
upon any other public property, except as may be required or permitted by
ordinance or law.
Section 2.
PUBLIC SERVICE BANNERS
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1 hereof,
public service banners may be placed within any public street, alley or other
· blic property upon ~ssuance of an encroachment permit by the Director of
..~blic Works. In issuing such an encroachment permit, the Director of Public
~'~L3rks shall consider the safety of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, the
prevention of damage to public property, the aesthetic conditions of a
particular neighborhood and the public heath, safety and welfare.
As used herein, "public service banner" shall mean
temporary banners of non-profit public -welfare organizations and public
service groups which advertise events of community interest.
The City may, at its discretion, adopt a policy
regulating the installation, maintenance, and removal of public service
banners.
Section 3.
SUPERSESSION OF COUNTY ORDINANCE
It is the intention of the City Council of the City of
Dublin that as of the effective date of this Ordinance, it shall supersede
the effectiveness of Section 5-1.8 of the County of Alameda County Ordinance
Code as implemented and adopted by Ordinances No. 1 and 13 of the City of
Dublin. However, it is not intended that this Ordinance shall supersede any
other portion of the Alameda County Ordinance Code, insofar as said
provisions are consistent with this Ordinance.
ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE POSTING OF SIGNS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY AND REGULATING
J~E PLACEMENT OF BANNERS ON PUBLIC PROPER, TY ~
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Section 4.
IMMEDIATE EFFECT
The placement of signs and of banners in the public
right-of-way can impede-the visibility of mOtorists and pedestrians and thus
the public safety. The City Council finds that this Ordinance is therefore
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and
safety, and it shall take effect immediately.
Section 5.
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE
Violation of this Ordinance shall be a misdemeanor
punishable by either a Five Hundred Dollar ($500.00) fine or six (6) months
in the County jail, or both.
Section 6. POSTING OF ORDINANCE
..... The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause thl~
~dinance 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.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Dublin on
this 12th day of December, 1983, by the fcullowing votes:
AYES:
Councilmembers Drena, Hegarty, Jeffery,.Moffatt and Mayor
Snyder
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
City Clerk