Garden Grove Municipal Code Ch. 8.02 Prohibition of Certain Commercial Advertisements

No person wishing to engage in any activity or use that is in violation of this Code shall print, publish, advertise or disseminate in any way, or cause to be printed, published, advertised or disseminated in any way, any commercial notice or advertisement for any such activity or use that is in violation of this Code.

(2903 § 3, 2019; 2969, 8/26/2025)

A. Advertising Restrictions. It is unlawful for any person, business, or retailer to place or maintain, or cause to be placed or maintained, any advertising of alcoholic beverages on a sign, billboard, or display that is within 500 feet of a school, playground, recreation center or facility, child care center, or library or that is more than 500 feet and the display face and its advertisement are clearly visible from a school, playground, recreation center or facility, child care center, or library. This section excludes advertisements inside licensed premises, on vehicles used for alcohol transport, or in print, broadcast, or digital media and does not apply to any noncommercial message.

B. Measure of Distance. The distance between any billboard or sign and any school, playground, recreation center or facility, childcare center, or library shall be measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures, from the billboard or sign to the closest property line of the school, playground, recreation center or facility, child care center, or library.

C. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the terms listed below have the following meaning:

"Advertising"

means printed matter that calls the public's attention to things for sale.

"Alcoholic beverages"

means any substance containing one-half of one percent or more alcohol by volume and which is fit for consumption as a beverage either alone or when combined with other substances.

"Billboard"

means any sign space that is permanently placed on or affixed to the ground, the sidewalk, a pole or post, or a building, and is not appurtenant to the use of the property, a product sold, or the sale or lease of the property on which displayed and which does not identify the place of business as purveyor of the merchandise or services advertised upon the sign. Billboard also means any sign space that is permanently placed on a vehicle that is used primarily for the purpose of displaying outdoor advertising.

"Child care center"

means a public or licensed private child care that has a continuous enrollment of no fewer than 25 children and is clearly identified on the outside of the facility as a childcare center.

"Library"

means any public library operated by the City or County of Orange and clearly identified on the outside of the facility as a library.

"Playground"

means any outdoor premises or grounds owned or operated by the City that contains any play or athletic equipment used or intended to be used by minors.

"Recreation center or facility"

means any recreation center or facility owned or operated by the City, and clearly identified on the outside of the facility as a City recreation center or facility.

"School"

means any public or licensed private elementary or secondary school, that is clearly identified on the outside of the facility as a school, attendance at which satisfies the compulsory education laws of the State of California.

[2969, 8/26/2025]

A. Advertising Restrictions. It is unlawful for any person, business, or retailer to place or maintain, or cause to be placed or maintained, any advertising of alcoholic beverages on a sign, billboard, or display that is within 500 feet of a school, playground, recreation center or facility, child care center, or library or that is more than 500 feet and the display face and its advertisement are clearly visible from a school, playground, recreation center or facility, child care center, or library. This section excludes advertisements inside licensed premises, on vehicles used for alcohol transport, or in print, broadcast, or digital media and does not apply to any noncommercial message.

B. Measure of Distance. The distance between any billboard or sign and any school, playground, recreation center or facility, childcare center, or library shall be measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures, from the billboard or sign to the closest property line of the school, playground, recreation center or facility, child care center, or library.

C. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the terms listed below have the following meaning:

"Advertising"

means printed matter that calls the public's attention to things for sale.

"Alcoholic beverages"

means any substance containing one-half of one percent or more alcohol by volume and which is fit for consumption as a beverage either alone or when combined with other substances.

"Billboard"

means any sign space that is permanently placed on or affixed to the ground, the sidewalk, a pole or post, or a building, and is not appurtenant to the use of the property, a product sold, or the sale or lease of the property on which displayed and which does not identify the place of business as purveyor of the merchandise or services advertised upon the sign. Billboard also means any sign space that is permanently placed on a vehicle that is used primarily for the purpose of displaying outdoor advertising.

"Child care center"

means a public or licensed private child care that has a continuous enrollment of no fewer than 25 children and is clearly identified on the outside of the facility as a childcare center.

"Library"

means any public library operated by the City or County of Orange and clearly identified on the outside of the facility as a library.

"Playground"

means any outdoor premises or grounds owned or operated by the City that contains any play or athletic equipment used or intended to be used by minors.

"Recreation center or facility"

means any recreation center or facility owned or operated by the City, and clearly identified on the outside of the facility as a City recreation center or facility.

"School"

means any public or licensed private elementary or secondary school, that is clearly identified on the outside of the facility as a school, attendance at which satisfies the compulsory education laws of the State of California.

[2969, 8/26/2025]