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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 051-83 Public Svc Sign Fee RESOLUTION NO. 51 - 83 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN APPROVING A POLICY RELATED TO THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE SIGNS WHEREAS, the Dublin City Council recognizes the need for directional signing to certain public and private non-profit organization facilities. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Dublin City Council does hereby approve as a Dublin City Policy the "Guidelines for Public Service Signs". PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of September, 1983. AYES: Councilmembers Hegarty, Jeffery, Moffatt and Mayor Snyder NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmember Burton Mayor ATTEST CITY OF DUBLIN POLICY GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC SERVICE SIGNS Public Service Signs are directional signs installed on Dublin City streets for the general purpose of directing a substantial number of motorists to the location of certain public or private non-profit organizations. Normally, organizations located on, or visible from, major streets would not be expected to require public service signing. These Public Service Signs will not, in general, be placed for organizations located outside the City Limits of Dublin. Public service signing is considered secondary in importance and priority to standard traffic signs for regulatory, warning, construction or directional purposes. Normally, only one public service sign would be installed on a given approach to an intersection, although multiple messages can be combined on a single installation. The following guidelines shall apply: Encroachment permits will be required for the installation of public service signs in any City street right-of-way. These requests to be submitted to and approved by the City Engineer. The City Engineer's determination shall be appealable to the City Council. A $10 permit fee will be required for the issuance of an encroachment permit covering the installation of public service signs within any City street right-of-way. Signs shall conform to the following criteria unless otherwise authorized by the City Engineer: Size: The sign shall be rectangular in shape normally having a size of 12" high by 24" wide or other appropriate size authorized ~by the City Engineer. Construction: Signs shall be constructed of steel, aluminum or other suitable material, and shall have sufficient strength to withstand bending or sagging under normal conditions. The sign faces shall be finished with porcelain enamel, baked enamel, reflective sheeting as may be required depending on the sign purpose. The usual construction will be reflective sheeting on 0.080" aluminum. ~nd restrictions: The legend of the sign shall be clear and easi~'~ read by vehicle operators in normal traffic, and shall be composed of letters or numbers from the standard alphabet for highway signs used by the California Department of Transportation. The letters, numbers and borders~ed on the sign shall be white; the background shall be dark gre~/(or 'blue for health care facilities). The background may contain overprint of the organization and the organization's identification symbol. Alternate colors for lettering and background may be approved 'by the City Engineer, except that neither red nor yellow shall be used in the background. Information: The legend shall be limited to three lines generally composed Of the following information: 1 The name of the organization (maximum of four words). The location, designation or distance in blocks or miles (maximum three words). A directional arrow or such other information as approved by the City Engineer. Facing: Signs may be single faced or double faced. Ail materials, workmanship and finish shall be equal to that of traffic signs installed on City streets. - 1 - Number.of signs: The number of signs authorized for installation ~i-1'1 be determined by the City Engineer. Location: Each requested sign location shall be noted in the application for the permit. The right is reserved by the City to relocate or remove any public service sign at any time in the interest of public safety or to avoid conflict with official traffic signs. Furnishing.of signs: Ail public service signs and all replacement si'gns shall be f~r~ished by the requesting organization at no expense to the City. Installation: Ail public service signs to be installed within the City street right-of-way will be placed by the City~ unless alternate installation procedures are approved by the City Engineer. Cost.of installation: The cost of all posts, concrete, hardware or o-~-~ materials necessary for the installation of public service signs shall be borne by the requesting organization. For signs to be installed by the City, a deposit covering the estimated cost of installation shall be made at the time of application for a permit. Deposits in excess of the costs will be returned by the City upon completion of the installation. If a deposit is not sufficient to cover installation, the permittee will be billed for the difference between the deposit and the estimated cost of completion. All work on the installation will be terminated once the deposit has been exhausted. For applicant-installed signs, an inspection fee will be charged to verify compliance with the approved installation procedure. An investigation fee may also be charged to cover costs incurred by the City Engineer in reviewing the application. k. Maintenance and removal: Routine preventative maintenance (equal to that received by official traffic signs) will be performed at no cost to the permittee. If, at any time, a public service sign is found to have deteriorated beyond the point where routine maintenance can provide an acceptable appearance, such sign will be removed. If the permittee elects to furnish a replacement sign for the deteriorated, damaged, vandalized, or lost sign, permittee shall do so at permittee's expense. 2 Should a public service sign be determined to be obsolete, to be misleading to the public, to constitute a hazard, or to create a hazardous condition, such sign will be removed by the City. Should a place of assembly cease its operation at a particular location, notification shall be given by the permittee to the City Engineer within fifteen days after said cessation so that the signs may be removed. In the event of non-notification within fifteen days, all signs installed for the location will be summarily removed. The reinstallation of the signs by the City will be considered as a new installation, and the cost of reinstallation shall be borne by the permittee. Public Service Signs in existence at the time of the adoption of these guidelines shall be brought in conformance with the guidelines following notification of the organization by the Cit-y Engineer. After notification, such organization shall have 180 days to request a permit for reinstallation, replacement, relocation or removal in conformance with the procedures established in these guidelines. - 2 -