2014-03 Chapter 2.16.040 Campaign Signs ORDINANCE 2014-03
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ENCINITAS MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.16.040 FOR PURPOSES
OF CLARIFYING THE AUTHORITY TO DISPLAY NONCOMMERCIAL MESSAGE SIGNS IN
ADDITION TO POLITICAL MESSAGE SIGNS AT ELECTION TIME
WHEREAS, Encinitas Municipal Code (EMC) Section 2.16.040 entitled "Campaign Sign"
authorizes an unlimited number of political message signs at election time subject to specified rules and
conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to amend said section for purposes of clarifying the
authority to display other noncommercial message signs in addition to political message signs subject
to the same rules and conditions contained therein.
The City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, does ordain that the Encinitas Municipal
Code has been amended as follows:
SECTION ONE:
Encinitas Municipal Code Section 2.16.040 entitled, "Campaign Sign" is hereby amended to read as
follows:
.2.16.040 Unlimited Political and/or Other Noncommercial Message Signs— Election Time
An unlimited number of signs displaying political and/or other noncommercial messages is
allowed per parcel with the property owners permission, pursuant to this section. In
addition to the signage otherwise authorized pursuant to the provisions of this code, during
the time period which begins 30 days prior to an election and ends 72 hours after the close
of polls for the same election, such signs may be displayed, subject to: for individual signs,
the display area shall not exceed 32 square feet for nonresidential zones or 32 square feet
for nonresidential uses in residential zones; such signs shall not exceed 8 feet in height.
The sign area shall not exceed 3 square feet for residential uses in residential zones with
a maximum height of 5 feet."
This Ordinance was introduced on March 19, 2014.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of April, 2014, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Barth, Gaspar, Kranz, Muir, Shaffer.
NAYS: None.
ABSTAIN: None. �1
ABSENT: None. L
Teresa Arballo Barth, Mayor
City of Encinitas, California
ATTEST AND CERTIFICATE:
I certify that this is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 2014-03, which has been published
pursuant to law.
Kathy Wllywotd, City Clerk