For City Council Meeting [February 11, 2020]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Administrator
FROM: Matt Schneider, Community Development Director
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Request City Council to Set a Public Hearing for February 25, 2020 to consider Zoning Code Amendment No. 2020-0001, which is an Ordinance to Amend portions of Chapter 18.102 (Regulation of Signs and Advertising Structures) of the Rialto Municipal Code related to Off-Site Advertising Structures ("Billboards") and Relocation Agreements.
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APPLICANT:
City of Rialto, 150 S. Palm Avenue, Rialto, CA 92376
BACKGROUND:
Section 5412 of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California prohibits compelled removal or limitation of lawfully erected Billboards without payment of compensation. Rather than remove or limit existing Billboards, the State of California encourages local governments and Billboard owners to enter into Relocation Agreements to allow the relocation of existing Billboards in a planned manner without the expenditure of public funds, while allowing the continued maintenance of private investment and a medium of public communication. Furthermore, Section 5412 of the Business and Professions Code specifically authorizes cities to enter into relocation agreements on any terms agreeable to the Billboard owner and the City, and to adopt ordinances or resolutions providing for the relocation of Billboards.
The Rialto Municipal Code currently does not contain any provisions for the relocation of existing Billboards or for the execution of Relocation Agreements between the Billboard owner and the City. Pursuant to general direction of the Economic Development Committee (EDC) meeting held on December 11, 2019, the City Attorney has prepared an Ordinance to establish provisions for the relocation of existing Billboards and the execution of Relocation Agreements between the Billboard owner and the City for the Planning Commission and City Council's review.
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