Oxnard Municipal Code Art. XXVI Election Signs

ELECTION SIGN - A sign where text or images are limited to noncommercial speech pertaining to global, national, state, or local candidates or issues or other protected political expression, including, but not limited to, a sign pertaining to an election for public office or to a ballot measure to be placed before tile voters in a federal, state or local election. This includes signs permanently or temporarily supported by a structure, including, but not limited to, one or more uprights, braces, poles, bicycle or other similar structural components when utilizing earth, rock, the ground, or any foundation set in the ground as a primary holding base or set upon the ground as a free standing structure.

(Ord. No. 3049)

Election signs are not permitted on public property or in the public right-of-way, as defined in section 7-l12(D). Election signs placed on public property or in the public right of way will be removed pursuant to this article.

(Ord. No. 3049)

(A) Election signs placed on public property or in the public right of way will be removed by the city. The city is not required to notify the owner before removing the election sign.

(B) After removing the election sign, the city shall attempt to notify the owner of the removed election sign, if such information can be ascertained, to inform the owner on how to retrieve the election sign.

(C) Any election sign removed by the city may be considered abandoned if it is not retrieved within 90 days after the date of such removal, and may be disposed of in accordance with state law.

(Ord. No. 3049)

A person may request an informal appeal by the city manager or designee to determine whether or not the location of the election sign violates the city code.

(Ord. No. 3049)