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Home My WebLink AboutS3-Planning ~ CITY OF SAN BERN"ARDI~ - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION From: Larry E. Reed, Director Subject: ANNUAL SIGN INSPECTION AND STICKER PROGRAM De~: Planning and Building Services Mayor and Common Council Meeting - January 22, 1990 Date: January 17, 1990 Synopsis of Previous Council action: On September 9, 1989, the Annual Inspection and Sticker Program was presented to the Mayor and Common Council as an option of the Blight Abatement Program, and was referred to the Legislative Review Committee for further consideration. Motion No.3: That further reading of said ordinance be waived and said ordinance be laid over for final passage. That a Public Hearing be scheduled on February 5, 1990 at 2:00 p.m. for the purpose of discuss~ng the institution of a fee for an Annual Sign Code. Inspec- tion Sticker and that the City Attorney be d~:ected. to prepare the necessary resolution to establ~sh sa~d fee. That the proposed staffing of a sign code enforce- ment section be referred to the Council Personnel Committee for review and recommendation. L~. c~u" Director Recommended motion: Motion No.1: Motion No.2: ~ Contact person: Larry E. Reed Phone: ( 7 14) 38 F::; 0 5 "/ Supporting data attached: Staff report Ward: FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: N/A Source: (Acct. No.) (Acct. Description) Finance: Council Notes: 7"_(\?h? 5-3 Agenda Item No.~ . CITY OF SAN BERNI 'qDINO - REQUEST Fr~ COUNCIL ACTION STAFF REPORT PROPOSAL The City proposes to adopt by ordinance, a requirement to annually inspect all signage in the City to verify code compliance and structural integrity. The ordinance also requires each sign to display an annual inspection sticker which would be payment of a specified fee. The ordinance further requires (per state law) that a sign survey be conducted. NOTE: This ordiniance was placed on the supplemental agenda inorder to allow staff adequate time to do the work involved in preparing a request for proposals (RFP) from private firms for doing a sign survey and to develop the applicatoin forms, stickers and procedures. PURPOSES The purpose of the Inspection/Sticker program is three-fold: 1. To create a financial base for a city-wide sign inspection and sign code enforcement program. 2. To assure structural integrity and public safety 3. To identify, inventory abandoned signs. and abate illegal or ANALYSIS It is estimated there are currently 9,300 existing business signs in the City, of which approximately 3,000 have been erected/installed without permit. In addition to on-site business signs there are approximately 340 billboards permitted in the City, 40 billboards erected without permits, and approximately 2,400 temporary signs installed annually of which approximately one-half are permitted. Based on these approximates and given the following fees and the number of various signs, the revenue generated annually would be: 75-0264 City of San Berna.~ino Mayor and Common Council Meeting - Supplemental Agenda for January 22, 1990 Page 2 CATEGORY # X FEE REVENUE iApprox. new sign permits annually 300 Valuation $ 2,000 Legally installed business signs 6,300 $25 157,500 Illegal business signs which could be corrected 1,500 25 37,500 Legal billboards 340 25 8,500 Illegal billboards which could be corrected 20 25 500 $208,000 The revenue generated by the proposed fee would provide funds to staff a sign code enforcement section for the Department of Planning and Building Services, as follows: Lead Code Enforcement Officer (1) Code Technician (2) $2,289 - 2,791 $27,468 - 33,492 1,879 - 2,289 1,879 - 2,289 22,548 - 27,468 22,548 - 27,468 Typist Clerk (1) 1,218 - 1,485 14,616 - 17,820 salary $7,265 - 8,854 $87,180 -106,246 Benefits (approximately 22%) $19,180 - 23,374 $106,360 -129,620 Vehicles (3) 30,000 Support (annually) 40,000 $176,360 -199,620 The vehicles cost would not be an annually recurring expense. Revenue generated in excess of cost associated with the program City of San Berna~~ino Mayor and Common Council Meeting - Supplemental Agenda for January 22, 1990 Page 3 would be used for abatement programs. OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL The Mayor and Common Council may: 1. Adopt the Ordinance; or 2. Refer the Ordinance to Legislative Review Committee for further consideration. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended the Mayor and Common Council adopt the ordinance. Prepared by: Sandra Paulsen Senior Planner For: Larry E. Reed, Director Planning and Buildings Services Department M&CC: ANN.SIGNPERMIT jnmg 1 ORDINANCE NO. 2 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ADDING SECTIONS 19.60.081 THROUGH 19.60.085 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE 3 AND REQUIRING AN ANNUAL SIGN CODE INSPECTION STICKER AND INVENTORY PROGRAM, AND REPEALING SECTION 15.04.085(7). 4 THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL'OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO 5 DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: 6 SECTION 1. Sections 19.60.081 through 19.60.085 are added 7 to the San Bernardino Municipal Code to read as follows: 8 "19.60.081 ANNUAL INSPECTION STICKER REQUIRED 9 Every person, firm or corporation owning any legally 10 permitted sign in the City of San Bernardino shall obtain for 11 each sign an Annual Sign Code Inspection Sticker issued by the 12 Director of Building and Safety, unless specifically waived by 13 Resolution of the Mayor and Common Council. A sticker is 14 required for each on-premises and off-premises sign except 15 temporary signs and those signs exempt pursuant to Section 16 19.60.090. This sticker is applicable to one sign at one 17 location only and is transferable to a new owner or lessee of 18 that sign. This sticker must be displayed on a visible portion 19 of the face of the sign or its structural support. 20 "19.60.082 APPLICATION AND FEES 21 A. An application for an Annual Sign Code Inspection 22 Sticker shall be submitted by the owner of a legally permitted 23 sign or his agent to the Director of Building and Safety. Such 24 application shall include, but not be limited to, a description 25 of the sign, its size, its height, and its location. 26 B. The initial Annual Sign Code Inspection Sticker fee 27 for all existing signs shall be due and payable on May 1, 1990; 28 HE/dys January 18, 1989 1 10 ---.. 1 and for any new sign erected after that date, shall be due and 2 payable on the date the sign is erected. Renewal fees for an 3 Annual Sign Code Inspection Sticker shall be due and payable on 4 July 1st of each calendar year and shall be in an amount 5 determined in accordance with the fee schedule established by 6 resolution of the Mayor and Common Council and filed in the 7 office of the City Clerk. Each Annual Sign Code Inspection 8 Sticker fee not paid within thirty (30) days of the date due 9 shall be considered delinquent and shall be twice the amount 11 Sticker Program shall be used only to implement the inventory and specified. Fees collected from the Annual Sign Code Inspection 12 abatement program referred to in Section 19.60.084. 13 "19.60.083 ILLEGAL SIGNS 14 The issuance of any sign permit or Annual Sign Code 15 Inspection Sticker pursuant to this chapter does not allow any 16 person, firm, or corporation to erect or maintain any sign in 17 violation of any City ordinance or any State or Federal law. 18 "19.60.084 INVENTORY AND ABATEMENT 19 Within six (6) months from the date of adoption of Section 20 19.60.081, the City shall commence a program to inventory and 21 identify illegal or abandoned signs within its jurisdiction. 22 Within sixty (60) days after this six-month period, the City 23 shall commence abatement of identified preexisting illegal or 24 abandoned signs. 25 "19.60.085 INSPECTION 26 Any sign for which an Annual Sign Code Inspection Sticker 27 is required shall be subject to inspection by the Building and 28 HE/dys January 18, 1989 2 ~ 1 Safety Director. The Building and Safety Director, or his 2 designees are hereby authorized to enter upon any property or 3 premises to ascertain whether the provisions of this Code are 4 being obeyed. Such entrance shall be made during business hours 5 unless an emergency exists. A sign owner shall provide all 6 necessary access by the City's employees for the purpose of 7 conducting the required inspection." 8 SECTION 2. Section 15.04.085(7) of the San Bernardino 9 Municipal Code, which set an annual sign permit fee of ten 10 dollars for off-premise signs, is hereby repealed. 11 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly 12 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San 13 Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held on the 14 day of , 1990, by the following vote, to wit: 15 Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN 16 ESTRADA REILLY 17 FLORES MAUDSLEY 18 MINOR POPE-LUDLAM 19 MILLER 20 21 City Clerk 22 / / / / 23 / / / / 24 / / / / 25 / / / / 26 / / / / 27 / / / / 28 HE/dys January 18, 1989 3 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -- 1 ORDINANCE.. .ADDING SECTIONS 19.60.081 THROUGH 19.60.085... REQUIRING AN ANNUAL SIGN CODE INSPECTION STICKER AND INVENTORY 2 PROGRAM, AND REPEALING SECTION 15.04.085(7). 3 The foregoing ordinance is hereby approved this 4 day of , 1990. 5 6 W. R. Holcomb, Mayor 7 City of San Bernardino 8 Approved as to form and legal content: 9 JAMES F. PENMAN, City Attorney .1 ; By: i)a~ (j :; I' /) Y ;T. /e~ HE/dys January 18, 1989 4