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Home My WebLink AboutORD 384 2010 0317ORDINANCE NO. 384 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 2009 -03, TO AMEND CHAPTER 17.40 SIGN REGULATIONS, OF TITLE 17, ZONING, OF THE MOORPARK MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING SECTION 17.40.095 TO ALLOW TEMPORARY DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS IN THE OLD TOWN COMMERCIAL (C -OT), PLANNED COMMUNITY (PC) AND INSTITUTIONAL (1) ZONES WHEREAS, on November 4, 2009, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2009 -2856, directing the Planning Commission to study, hold a public hearing, and provide a recommendation to the City Council on an amendment to Chapter 17.40 Sign Regulations, of Title 17, Zoning, of the Moorpark Municipal Code related to temporary event directional signs. WHEREAS, at its meeting of January 26, 2010, the Planning Commission conducted a duly- noticed public hearing on Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2009 -03, to amend Chapter 17.40 Sign Regulations, of Title 17, Zoning, of the Moorpark Municipal Code by adding Section 17.40.095 to allow temporary directional signs for special events in the Old Town Commercial (C -OT, Planned Community (PC), and Institutional (1) zones, received public testimony on the proposed amendments, and after receiving oral and written public testimony, closed the public hearing and recommended approval of Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2009 -03 to the City Council; and WHEREAS, at its meetings of February 17, 2010 and March 3, 2010, the City Council conducted a duly- noticed public hearing on Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2009 -03, to amend Chapter 17.40 Sign Regulations, of Title 17, Zoning, of the Moorpark Municipal Code by adding Section 17.40.095 to allow temporary directional signs for special events in the Old Town Commercial (C -OT, Planned Community (PC), and Institutional (1) zones, received public testimony on the proposed amendments, and after receiving oral and written public testimony, closed the public hearing and reached a decision; and WHEREAS, the City Council concurs with the Community Development Director's determination that this project is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act by the general rule that CEQA only applies to projects that may have a significant effect on the environment. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. GENERAL PLAN AND SPECIFIC PLAN CONSISTENCY: The City Council finds Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2009 -03 to be consistent with the City of Moorpark General Plan and all adopted Specific Plans. Ordinance No. 384 Page 2 SECTION 2. APPROVAL OF ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 2009 -03: Section 17.40.095 related to temporary directional signs for special events in the Old Town Commercial (C -OT), Planned Community (PC), and Institutional (1) zones is hereby added to Chapter 17.40, Sign Regulations of Title 17, Zoning, of the Moorpark Municipal Code as shown in Exhibit A. SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, parts or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its passage and adoption. SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance; shall enter the same in the book of original ordinances of said City; shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council at which the same is passed and adopted; and shall, within fifteen (15) days after the passage and adoption thereof, cause the same to be published once in the Moorpark Star a newspaper of general circulation, as defined in Section 6008 of the Government Code, for the City of Moorpark, and which is hereby designated for that purpose. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of March, 2010. 4Jice:�S�Parnvi6, Mayor ATTEST: Deborah S. Traffenstedt,"M Clerk Exhibit A: Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2009 -03 Ordinance No. 384 Page 3 EXHIBIT A "17.40.095 Temporary directional signs for special events in the old town commercial (C -OT), planned community (PC), and institutional (1) Zones. Temporary directional signs for special events, such as festivals, farmers' markets, and other events held in the old town commercial (C -OT), planned community (PC) and institutional (1) zones, for which a temporary use permit or administrative permit has been granted, are permitted on commercial and industrial -zoned property with written permission of the property owner. The signs must be A -frame or other portable type, designed in a professional manner, and must not exceed four (4) square feet in area and three (3) feet in height. Signs may be double- faced. Directional signs must be located at least fifty (50) feet from the end of a curb return at a street corner and may not be located in the public right -of -way. A maximum of one (1) sign per property and a total of ten (10) signs are allowed per event. Signs may only be installed during the day of the event and must be removed within two (2) hours following the end of the event. For a multi -day event, the temporary directional signs must be removed within two (2) hours following the end of each day's activities." Ordinance No. 384 Page 4 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF VENTURA ) ss. CITY OF MOORPARK ) I, Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk of the City of Moorpark, California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Ordinance No. 384 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Moorpark at a regular meeting held on the 17th day of March, 2010, and that the same was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Mikos, Millhouse, Pollock, Van Dam, and Mayor Parvin NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 25th day of March, 2010. 1 Deborah S. Traffensted Mfty Clerk �_ (seal)