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1 ORDINANCE NO. d.7~'7
2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING ORDINANCEl
NO. 2623 ENTITLED IN PART, "AN ORDINANCE . . . REGUlATING OUTDOOR i
3 ADVERTISING.! SIGNS . . ."; AND DEFINING THE WORD "SIGN" TO EXCLUDE
SIGNS FOR T~LEPHONE BOOTHS.
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THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
5', DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION ONE: Ordinance No. 2623 Section Two is hereby
7 amended to read as follows:
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"SECTION TWO:
Definitions - The following terms, words and
9 their derivatives, as used in this ordinance are hereby defined as
10 fo llows :
11 Alley - A public thoroughfare less than twenty (20) feet in
12 width.
13 Approval or approved - Refers to the approval of method or
14 materials by the Building Official.
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Approved plastics - Approved plastic material shall be those
specified in the Uniform Building Code, Standard No. 52-1-64 which
171 have a flamespread rating of 225 or less and a smoke density not
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181 greater than that obtained from the burning of untreated wood
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19' under similar conditions when tested in accordance with the Unifo
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20 Building Code Standard No. 42-1-64 in the way intended for use.
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211 The products of combustion shall be no more toxic than the burning
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of untreated wood under similar conditions.
Building Official - The Superintendent of the Department of
24' Building and Safety or inspectors in said Department.
25 I Canopy - A permanent roofed structure attached to and
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26 supported by a building and not projecting over public property.
27 Curb Line - The line at the face of the curb nearest to the
28 street or roadway. In the absence of a curb, the curb line shall
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be established by the City Engineer.
Electric Sign - A sign served or energized with electrical
current, in which the electrical wiring and components are con-
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1 include electrical discharge tubing for advertising purposes.
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Face of Building - Shall mean the general outermost surface
3 of any main exterior wall of a building. The term shall not
4 include a cornice, bay window, balcony, porch or other feature
5 which extends beyond the general outermost surface of such
61 exterior wall or beyond a property line.
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Grade - The elevation of the nearest public sidewalk adjoin-
ing the property upon which a sign is erected or the natural sur-
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face of the ground supporting a sign.
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Incombustible Material - Any material which will not ignite
at, or below, a temperature of 12000 F during an exposure of five
minutes, and which will not continue to burn or glow at that
temperature. Tests shall be made as specified in the Uniform
Building Code Standard No. 4-1-64.
Marquee - A permanent roofed structure attached to and
supported by a building and projecting over public property.
Parapet Wall - That part of any wall entirely above the
roof or eave line.
Person - Means and include both singular and plural and
shall also mean and include person, individual, firm, corporation,
copartnership, association, club, society or any other organi-
zation or any combination thereof.
Plastic Materials - Materials made wholly or principally
from standardized plastics listed and described in the Uniform
Building Code Standard No. 52-1-64.
Projection - The distance by which a sign extends beyond
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the main exterior wall of any building.
Roof Sign - Any sign erected upon or above the roof of any
building.
Set-back Line - That line established by ordinance beyond
which no building, wall, fence, or other structure may be erected
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or constructed.
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Sign -
Any structure and all p.~ts thereof which is
2 erected or used exclusively for advertising purposes upon which
3 any poster, bill, bulletin, printing, painting, device or other
4 advertising of any kind whatsoever is placed, posted, tacked,
5 nailed, pasted or otherwise fastened or affixed. The definition
6 shall also include barber poles, electric discharge tube outlining
7 for advertising and electric signs. The definition shall not be
8 held to include any board, sign or surface used exclusively to
9 display official notices issued by any court or public office or
10 posted by any public officer in performance of public duty, or a
11 private person in giving a legal notice; nor shall it be held to
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include an identification sign set upon private property in front
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of an apartment house in an apartment zone and which advertises
14 such property provided the advertising surface of such sign does
15 not exceed six (6) square feet; nor shall it be held to include
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any real estate sign advertising the property upon which it stands
17 provided the advertising surface of such real estate sign does
18 not exceed twenty (20) square feet, nor shall it be held to include
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any sign painted on the permanent parts of any building when such
20, sign advertises only the business conducted or carried on within
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such building, nor shall it include temporary signs as defined
221 herein, or any sign with an advertising surface of less than four
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(4) square feet which contains advertising or printed material
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relevant to or drawing attention to the use of the telephone booth
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Standard
The main upright members of a sign that supports
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it above or on a building or earth.
Street - A public thoroughfare twenty (20) feet or more in
width.
Temporary Sign - A sign, constructed of a wood frame with
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o~e hundred fifty square feet (150).
This definition shall also
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1 include gas inflated balloons for advertising purposes.
2 Uniform Building Code or U.B.C. - The current Edition of
3 the Uniform Building Code, Volume I, published by the International
4 Conference of Building Officials and adopted by the City.
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61 Building Code Standards, Volume III, published by the International
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U.B.C. Standards - The current edition of the Uniform
Conference of Building Officials and adopted by the City.
Wall Sign - Any sign attached to any exterior wall of a
building."
10 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly
11 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernar-
12' dino at
meeting thereof held on
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14 vote,
, 1966, by the following
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AYES: Counc ilmen at/A A~ ~'./i'-"1 ~/A/
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ordinance is hereby approved this ~~day
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