SEC. 28.16. SIGNS – GASOLINE PRICES – POSTING.

(Added by Ord. No. 145,634, Eff. 3/8/74.)

(a) Every person, firm, partnership, association, trustee or corporation which owns, operates, manages, leases or rents a gasoline service station or other facility offered for sale, selling or otherwise dispensing gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel to the public from such a facility abutting or adjacent to a street or highway shall post or cause to be posted or displayed and maintain at said premises at least one sign, banner or other advertising medium which is clearly visible from all traffic lanes in each direction on such street or highway.

Each said sign, banner or advertising medium shall be readable from said traffic lanes and shall indicate thereon the actual price per gallon, including all taxes, at which each grade of gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel is currently being offered for sale, sold or otherwise dispensed, if at all, at said facility on said date.

(b) No person, firm, partnership, association, trustee or corporation which owns, operates, manages, leases or rents a gasoline service station or other facility offered for sale, selling or otherwise dispensing gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel to the public shall advertise, either in connection with any signs, banners or other advertising medium utilized to satisfy the requirements of this section or otherwise, the price of any grade of gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel which is not immediately available to be sold or dispensed to the public at said premises.

(c) Each sign, banner or other advertising medium posted, displayed or maintained pursuant to the requirements of this section shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of Article 8, Chapter 7 of Division 8 (Sections 20880 et seq.) of the State of California Business and Professions Code.

(Amended by Ord. No. 152,387, Eff. 5/17/79.)

(a) Every person, firm, partnership, association, trustee, or corporation which owns, operates, manages, leases or rents a gasoline service station or other facility offering for sale, selling, or otherwise dispensing gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel to the public from such a facility abutting or adjacent to a street or highway shall post, or cause to be posted or displayed, and maintain and shall keep current at the premises from which said retailer offers sale, sells or otherwise dispenses gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel, at least one sign, banner or other advertising medium which is clearly visible from all traffic lanes in each direction on such street or highway.

Each said sign, banner or other advertising medium shall be readable from said traffic lanes and shall accurately indicate thereon the minimum and maximum limits, if any, of gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel which will be sold thereat to any one purchaser at any one time for use in a motor vehicle and shall further set forth the hours and days said service facility will be open to the public for said purposes.

No changes in such availability of gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel shall be made with respect to the hours or days the facility will be open as above provided, or as to maximum or minimum limits or amounts to be sold, without such change or changes being first shown on such posted sign, banner or advertising medium.

(b) Each sign, banner or other advertising medium posted, displayed or maintained pursuant to requirements of this section shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of Article 8 of Chapter 7 of Division 8 (Sections 20880, et seq.) of the State of California Business and Professions Code.