Redwood City Municipal Code Art. II Portable Signs Within the Downtown Precise Plan Area

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 2510, § 5(Exh. B), adopted July 25, 2022, amended the title of Art. II to read as herein set out. The former Art. II title pertained to use of the downtown sidewalk cafe area.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2510, § 5(Exh. B), adopted July 25, 2022, repealed §§ 33A.15—33A.22, which pertained to definition, purpose, permit required, application for permit, time of filing, locations permitted, special activities, and sidewalk cafes, and derived from Ord. No. 1709, § 1, adopted June 27, 1977; Ord. No. 2074, §§ 1, 2, adopted Nov. 29, 1993; Ord. No. 2234, §§ 2—7, adopted Oct. 28, 2002; and Ord. No. 2418, § 2(Exh. A), adopted Dec. 7, 2015.

Every application for an encroachment permit to install and maintain a portable sign shall include a diagram specifying the proposed location, design, dimensions and structural details for a free standing portable sign. The following minimum requirements shall govern the issuance of an encroachment permit for portable signs:

A. The proposed portable sign must be located within the Downtown Precise Plan Area as defined in Section i.1.2 of the City of Redwood City Downtown Precise Plan, as may be amended from time to time;

B. The design of the proposed sign shall comply with the latest approved City guidelines for portable signs on file in the offices of the Planning Division, Department of Community Services; provided, that if the proposed sign complies with all applicable portable sign specifications and standards set forth in said guidelines, the application may incorporate such standards and specifications by reference;

C. A portable sign shall be limited to one (1) specified location as set forth in the permit therefor and comply with the following locational requirements:

1. There shall at all times remain open for the passage of pedestrians a space of not less than five (5) feet in width.

2. Portable signs and associated equipment and displays shall not be permitted:

a. Within three (3) feet of the curb when adjacent to a traffic lane, except for the 2600 block of Broadway;

b. Within two (2) feet of the curb on the 2600 block of Broadway;

c. Within five (5) feet of the outer edge of any crosswalk or driveway measured in each direction parallel to the street and thence at a ninety (90) degree angle to the curb;

d. Within five (5) feet of the outer edge of any entrance to any building, including doors and emergency exits, measured in each direction parallel to the building line, and thence at a ninety (90) degree angle to the curb;

D. No portable sign permitted hereunder shall exceed six feet (6′) in height from sidewalk grade, three feet (3′) in width at its widest point and twelve (12) square feet in area;

E. Only one portable sign shall be permitted for a specific building and business; provided, that, for any building where more than one business occupies a common building frontage area, one portable sign only, for a particular business may be permitted for every twenty-five (25) linear feet of building frontage area;

F. Portable signs permitted hereunder may be placed and maintained only during business hours of the activity associated therewith and shall be removed entirely from the public rights of way at all other times;

G. No alteration, modification or other change to any portable sign authorized to be placed and maintained pursuant to an encroachment permit issued hereunder shall be made without first obtaining prior approval thereof by the manager or his or her designee pursuant to the requirements of this Section; and

H. The permittee shall remove immediately any portable sign permitted pursuant to an encroachment permit issued hereunder if such sign shall become damaged, in disrepair, faded or otherwise fail to conform with the standards and specifications set forth herein or in the architectural permit required as a condition hereunder.

(Ord. No. 2074, § 6, 11-29-93; Ord. No. 2510, § 5(Exh. B), 7-25-22)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2510, § 5(Exh. B), adopted July 25, 2022, repealed §§ 33A.23—33A.35, which pertained to conditions for issuance, suspension of permit, permit duration, temporary permit, permit fee, permit displayed, hold harmless, compliance with laws, standards for issuance, nontransferability, notice of issuance or denial, revocation, termination of permit, and appeals procedure, and derived from Ord. No. 1709, § 1, adopted June 27, 1977; Ord. No. 2074, §§ 3—5, adopted Nov. 29, 1993; Ord. No. 2234, §§ 8—14, adopted Oct. 28, 2002; Ord. No. 2374, § 31, adopted Jan. 9, 2012; and Ord. No. 2436, § 5, adopted May 22, 2017.