Pomona Municipal Code § 42-3 Advertising structures adjacent to freeways

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Charter reference— Powers of city, § 301 et seq.

Cross reference— Streets, sidewalks and other public places, ch. 46; bus bench/advertising franchises, § 46-381 et seq.; administration and planning, ch. 70; buildings and building regulations, ch. 74; subdivisions and zoning, ch. 78.

State Law reference— Authority to regulate signs, Government Code § 38774.

(a) No person, except a public employee in performance of a public duty, shall fasten any sign, notice or advertisement of any kind on public property except as may be authorized by permit or required by ordinance or law.

(b) Any sign, notice or advertisement of any kind posted in violation of this section is a nuisance which shall be remedied by the city by criminal or civil proceedings or by abatement. The costs of the city for abatement shall be assessed against the person who posted the sign, the person or business advertised and the person owning the real property at which an advertised activity is held. The minimum cost for each abatement shall be presumed to be $25.00.

(Code 1959, § 3-1; Ord. No. 862, § 8; Ord. No. 3134, § 1; Ord. No. 3417, § 2 (part); Ord. No. 3480, § 4 (part))

Signs advertising candidates or measures or any other noncommercial activity shall be permitted on private property in any zoning district during each local, special district, state or national election from the date of the close of nomination of candidates or qualification for ballot measures until election. All such signs erected or posted on private property shall be removed by the Monday following the election. Signs not removed within seven days of the deadline specified in this section shall be removed by the city at the expense of the political candidate or responsible political organization.

(Code 1959, § 3-2; Ord. No. 2714, § 1; Ord. No. 3417, § 2 (part); Ord. No. 3955, § 1, 6-17-2002)

(a) The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Advertising display refers to a structure or sign of any kind erected or maintained for outdoor advertising purposes on which any poster, painting or advertisement may be placed.

Freeway means a highway in respect to which the owners of abutting lands have no access from their abutting lands and which is declared to be such in compliance with the Streets and Highways Code.

(b) No advertising display shall be placed or maintained on property adjacent to a freeway if the advertising display is designed to be viewed primarily by persons traveling on such freeway, except if allowed by the comprehensive zoning ordinance.

(Code 1959, §§ 3-3, 3-4; Ord. No. 2104, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 3417, § 2 (part); Ord. No. 3480, § 4 (part))