CC Ordinance 2181ORDINANCE NO. 2181
BEING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CAMPBELL APPROVING A TEXT AMENDMENT (PLN2014-
189) TO ALLOW REVISIONS TO CAMPBELL MUNICIPAL CODE
SECTIONS 21.30.020 (DEFINITIONS) AND 21.30.080E
(FREEWAY ORIENTED SIGNS).
After notification and public hearing, as specified by law and after presentation by the
Community Development Director, proponents and opponents, the hearing was closed.
After due consideration of all evidence presented, the City Council of the City of Campbell
does ordain as follows:
SECTION ONE: The City Council finds and determines that the adoption of the proposed
Text Amendment qualifies as Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15305 pertaining to minor alterations to land use
regulations and under Section 15061 b3 which states that a project is exempt from CEQA
if the activity is covered by the general rule that"CEQA applies only to projects which have
the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. -Where it can be seen with
certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant
effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA review.
SECTION TWO: The definition of "freeway-oriented signs" in Section 21.30.020
(Definitions), and Section 21.30.080E (Freeway Oriented Signs) of the Campbell Municipal
Code are hereby amended as set forth in attached Exhibit A.
SECTION THREE: This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days following its
passage and adoption and shall be published, one time within fifteen (15) days upon
passage and adoption in the Campbell Express, a newspaper of general circulation in the
City of Campbell, County of Santa Clara.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this zna day of September , 2014, by the following roll
call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Raker, Low, Kotowski, Cristina, Waterman
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
APPROVED:
Ri rd M. Water an, Mayor
ATTEST:
Anne Bybee, City Cterk
Exhibit A
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This amends Section 21.30.020 Definitions "Freeway oriented signs" [No other
changes are proposed to Section 21.30.020]
"Freeway-oriented signs" means signs which are prepesed located on a property
adjoining a freeway or expressway te-be and are oriented to, or which are intended to
be viewed primarily from freeways or expressways er~ub{is#aeil+ties.
This amends Section 21.30.080E Freeway oriented signs. [No other changes
are proposed to Section 21.30.080 E]
E. Freeway-oriented signs. Signs located on parcels adjoining a freeway or
expressway and oriented to freeways or expressways shall comply with the following
standards:
1 Freeway oriented signs
shall be limited to one on-site freestanding or wall mounted sign for each parcel or
commercial center, whichever is less, that adjoins an expressway or freeway except that
the uses identified in Section 21.30:080E.2.e shall be allowed one wall mounted
freeway oriented sign for each 50,000 square feet of building space occupied by a
tenant, provided that there be no more than two freeway oriented wall mounted
signs on a building and no tenant shall be allowed more than one freeway oriented
sign. Notwithstanding the definition of "site" contained in Section 21.30.020 of this chapter,
as applied to freeway-oriented signs, the term "site" shall mean only the space occupied
by the subject business and any associated parking area or other common areas utilized
by the subject business on the same parcel. "Site," as applied to freeway-oriented signs
shall not include other tenant spaces or business locations whether or not located on the
same parcel or commercial center;
2. The signs shall be limited to parcels that have the following ~s:,;esses uses that
traditionally draw a significant number of patrons from persons using regional expressways
and freeways:
a. Gasoline stations;
b. Hotels and motels;
c. Commercial schools occupying at least fifteen thousand square feet of building
space;
Retail stores that occupy at least fifty thousand square feet of building space;
Exhibit A
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e. Professional Office or Research and Development; properties adjoining a
freeway, located within 100 feet of a freeway interchange with a building tenant(s)
that occupies at least 50,000 square feet of building space.
The business itself is not directly identifiable from the freeway or expressway;
4. ~e A freestanding freeway-oriented sign shall be the minimum height and size
necessary to achieve visibility from the freeway, or expressway, ar~d but in no case shall
stet it exceed forty-five feet in height and three hundred fifty square feet in area.
5. Freeway oriented wall mounted signs shall be limited to one (1) square foot of.
sign area for each two (2) linear feet of freeway property frontage, but in no case
shall a single sign exceed 125 square feet total and the total sign area for freeway
oriented wall mounted signs on a building shall not exceed 200 square feet.