Long Beach Municipal Code Ch. 14.44 Temporary Fencing and Graphic Screening

The provisions of this Chapter shall govern the erection of temporary fencing on public or private property during periods of construction impacting the public right-of-way. This Chapter establishes parameters for such fencing.

(ORD-19-0032 § 13, 2019)

For the purpose of this Chapter, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, the words, terms and phrases set forth in this Section are defined as follows:

"City" means the City of Long Beach, California, acting by and through the City Council.

"Development" means the division of a parcel of land into two (2) or more parcels; the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any structure; any mining, excavation, landfill or land disturbance; or any use or extension of the use of land. This definition includes, but is not limited to subdivision pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act (commencing with Section 66410 of the California Government Code); any other division of land, including lot splits, except where the land division is brought about in connection with the purchase of the land by a public agency for public recreational use; change in the intensity of use of water, or of access thereto; construction, reconstruction, demolition, or alteration of the size of any structure, including any facility of any private, public, or municipal utility; and the removal or harvesting of major vegetation other than for agricultural purposes, kelp harvesting, and timber operations which are in accordance with a timber harvesting plan submitted pursuant to the Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 (commencing with Section 4511 of the California Public Resources Code).

"Graphics" is defined as visual images communicating a cohesive theme or concept.

"Person" means an individual, a receiver, a trustee, a co-partnership, a joint venture, a firm, an unincorporated association, a syndicate, a club, a society, a trust, a private corporation, a limited liability company, a public corporation, a municipal corporation, a County, a State, a national government, a municipal, County, State or federal agency, board or commission, a water district, a utility district, a political subdivision, a school district, a drainage, irrigation, levee, replenishment, reclamation or conservation district, and a flood control district, whether acting for himself/herself/itself or in any representative capacity.

"Structure" means any of the following, including but not limited to, building, road, pipe, flume, conduit, siphon, aqueduct, telephone line, electrical power transmission, and distribution line.

"Temporary fencing" is defined as any fencing or barrier installed for demolition, construction, or other purposes to protect a development site or shield a development site from view.

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No person shall erect temporary fencing without first applying for and obtaining a permit from the City. The person requesting the permit shall submit all required items and pay all applicable permit fees. This includes:

A. Plan drawings clearly identifying the perimeter fencing dimensions, location, and impacts to the abutting rights-of-way.

B. Public Works permit shall be obtained for the purpose of street use of right-of-way.

C. Color renderings of the proposed graphics on a scaled drawing clearly identifying the location of each image.

D. Breakdown of the image area per the categories outlined in Section 14.44.040.

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All temporary fencing erected on public or private property shall be screened with graphics representative of the City and/or the development being screened in accordance with all of the following conditions:

A. One hundred percent (100%) of the fenced area must contain graphics.

B. A minimum of forty percent (40%) of the fenced area must contain City images.

C. Up to thirty-five percent (35%) of fenced area can contain project specific images.

D. Up to twenty-five (25%) of fenced area can contain advertising for the site such as but not limited to, contact information for a broker, leasing agent, and/or opening dates.

E. The total square footage of fenced area shall be calculated by multiplying the height of the fence by the length of perimeter fencing that requires graphic screening.

EXCEPTION: The following are exempt from the requirement of this Section:

1. A project that has a duration of less than six (6) months per the submitted and approved construction schedule.

2. Graphic screening is not required on temporary fencing that is fronting or facing an alley or other areas not visible to the general public as determined by the City.

(ORD-19-0032 § 13, 2019)

All fencing and graphics shall be maintained in good condition. Damaged, torn, or faded fencing or graphic screening shall be replaced within five (5) days.

(ORD-19-0032 § 13, 2019)