Division 2 — Review Procedures for Previously Conforming Signs›Article 7 — Previously Conforming Premises and Uses
§127.0304 Approval Criteria for a Neighborhood Development Permit for a Previously…
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- (a) An application for a Neighborhood Development Permit for maintenance, repair, rebuilding, alteration, or improvement of an existing previously
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conforming advertising display sign may only be approved within the CC-5-2, IL-3-1, IL-2-1, or IH-2-1 zones.
(b) An application for a Neighborhood Development Permit for maintenance, repair, rebuilding, alteration, or improvement to an existing previously conforming advertising display sign shall not be approved on a site or premises that is:
(1) Located within the Coastal Overlay Zone;
(2) Located within 660 feet when the display is visible from the edge of the right-of-way of a landscaped freeway as designated by the California Department of Transportation;
(3) Located within 660 feet when the advertising display sign is visible from the edge of the right-of-way of a freeway or highway designated as a Scenic Highway or City Scenic Route as described by the Progress Guide and General Plan;
(4) Located within 200 feet of any premises zoned for residential purposes or containing a school , church , or similar place of worship; a historical site or building; a cemetery or similar place of internment; a public or private park; or an outdoor recreational facility;
(5) Located within 500 feet of any other advertising display sign on the same side of the same street ;
(6) For purposes of (2) and (3) above, measurements shall be made from the edge of the right-of-way along a line perpendicular to the center line of the highway; and
(7) For purposes of (4) and (5) above, measurements shall be made along the center line of the street from which the display is designed to be primarily viewed, from a line perpendicular to the center line of that street passing through the nearest edge of the existing sign or premises to a line perpendicular to the center line passing through the nearest edge of the sign as reconstructed. This section shall not be interpreted so as to require measurement on a radial basis.
(Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.)
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- Division 1 — Housing Code
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- Division 1 — In General
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- Division 2 — Land Development Authorities and Advisory Boards
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- Division 1 — Definitions
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- Division 1 — Zoning and Rezoning Procedures
- Division 3 — Zoning Use Certificate Procedures
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- Division 1 — General Subdivision Procedures
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- Division 4 — Tentative Maps (Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.)
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- Division 6 — Final Maps
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- Division 8 — Reversion to Acreage
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- Division 3 — Conditional Use Permit Procedures
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▸ Division 2 — Review Procedures for Previously Conforming Signs
Overview- §127.0201 Purpose of Review Procedures for Previously Conformi…
- §127.0202 General Rules for Previously Conforming Signs
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▸ Article 7 — Previously Conforming Premises and Uses
Overview- §127.0301 Purpose of Review Procedures for Previously Conformi…
- §127.0302 When Previously Conforming Advertising Display Sign …
- §127.0303 General Rules for Previously Conforming Advertising …
- §127.0304 Approval Criteria for a Neighborhood Development Per…
- §127.0305 Structure Limitations on Advertising Display Sign
- Article 8 — Implementation Procedures For The California Envir…
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- Division 1 — General Construction Permit Authority and Procedu…
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- Division 4 — Plumbing/Mechanical Permit Procedures
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- Division 7 — Public Right-of-Way Permits
- Division 9 — Fire Permit Procedures
- Division 4 — Residential Base Zones
- Division 5 — Commercial Base Zones
- Division 6 — Industrial Base Zones
- Division 7 — Mixed-Use Base Zones
- Division 2 — Airport Approach Overlay Zone
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- Division 6 — Sensitive Coastal Overlay Zone
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- Division 8 — Parking Impact Overlay Zone
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- Division 12 — Mission Trails Design District
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- Division 16 — Community Enhancement Overlay Zone