Council File: 08-2020

Title

Sign Ordinance Revision

Subject

Motion - That Planning Department, in consultation with the Department of Building and Safety and the City Attorney, revise the sign ordinance to toughen and create easily enforceable time, place, and manner restrictions Citywide to protect neighborhoods; and also to provide clear criteria related to land use designations for sign districts. OLD COUNCIL FILE 97-1370

Date Received / Introduced

07/29/2008

Last Change Date

11/17/2009

Expiration Date

08/06/2011

Reference Numbers

CPC 2009-0008-CA
City Attorney R09-0177
City Attorney R09-0278

Pending in Committee

Planning and Land Use Management Committee

Mover

WENDY GREUEL

JACK WEISS

ERIC GARCETTI

BILL ROSENDAHL

HERB WESSON, JR.

Second

ED REYES

File Activities

Date	Activity
09/01/2009	City Clerk transmitted Council File to Planning and Land Use Management Committee .
09/01/2009	Council referred item to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
08/14/2009	File closed by City Clerk.
08/13/2009	Final Council Action.
08/12/2009	Mayor transmitted file to City Clerk. Ordinance effective date: August 14, 2009.
08/07/2009	Council adopted item, as amended, forthwith.
08/07/2009	City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is August 17, 2009. FORTHWITH
08/06/2009	City Clerk scheduled item for Council on August 7, 2009 .
08/05/2009	City Attorney item(s) referred to Council.
08/05/2009	Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows: City Attorney report R09-0278, dated August 5, 2009, relative to a draft ordinance amending Sections 14.41, 14.42, 14.4.4 and 14.4.6 of Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to regulate off-site signs, off-site digital displays, supergraphic signs and freeway visibility of signs.
05/26/2009	Council continued item to/for September 1, 2009 and in the interim referred the matter back to the Planning and Land Use Management Committee with various amendments.
05/26/2009	Council adopted Motion 13 I with verbal amendment.
05/21/2009	City Clerk scheduled item for Council on May 26, 2009 .
05/21/2009	City Attorney document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
05/20/2009	Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows: City Attorney report R07-0177, dated May 20, 2009, relative to a draft ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to Regulate Signs.
05/18/2009	Community Impact Statement submitted by Mar Vista Community Council.
05/14/2009	Department of Building and Safety document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
05/13/2009	Document(s) submitted by Department of Building and Safety, as follows: Department of Building and Safety report, dated May 11, 2009, relative to off-site sign inspection program.
05/12/2009	Community Impact Statement submitted by Studio City Neighborhood Council.
05/12/2009	Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved as amended .
05/08/2009	Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on May 12, 2009.
05/08/2009	City Planning document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
05/06/2009	Document(s) submitted by City Planning, as follows: Planning Department report, dated May 6, 2009, relative to report back on Sign Ordinance Revisions.
04/21/2009	Planning and Land Use Management Committee continued item to/for two weeks and requested reports from the Planning Department, Department of Building and Safety, City Administrative Officer, Department of Transportation and the City Attorney.
04/20/2009	Community Impact Statement submitted by Studio City Neighborhood Council.
04/16/2009	Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on April 21, 2009.
04/16/2009	Community Impact Statement submitted by Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council.
04/10/2009	Los Angeles City Planning Commission document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
04/10/2009	Document(s) submitted by Los Angeles City Planning Commission, as follows: Los Angeles City Planning Commission report, dated April 8, 2009, relative to a proposed ordinance to amend several sections, articles and chapter of the Los Angeles Municipal Code relating to Sign Regulations.
12/02/2008	Planning and Land Use Management Committee continued item to/for future undetermined date.
11/26/2008	Planning and Land Use Management Committee continued item to/for December 2, 2008 due to meeting cancellation.
11/21/2008	Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on November 25, 2008.
11/20/2008	Department of Building and Safety document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
11/19/2008	Document(s) submitted by Department of Building and Safety, as follows: Department of Building and Safety report, dated November 18, 2008, relative to the status of responses to City Council Motions regarding Off-Site Signs.
09/09/2008	Planning and Land Use Management Committee continued item to/for forward the Motion (Weiss - Reyes, et al.) to the City Attorney and Department of Building and Safety.
09/05/2008	Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on September 9, 2008.

File History

7-29-08 - This day's Council session
7-29-08 - Ref to Planning and Land Use Management Committee
7-29-08 - File to Planning and Land Use Management Committee Clerk

Online Docs

Title	Date

Communication from Public	08/31/2009
Final Ordinance No. 180841	08/14/2009
Communication from Mayor	08/12/2009
Council Action	08/07/2009
Amending Motion and Amended Ordinance	08/07/2009
Report from City Attorney	08/05/2009
Amending Motion 13I	05/26/2009
Amending Motions 13A-13K, 9E and verbal motion	05/26/2009
Council Action	05/26/2009
Speaker Cards	05/26/2009
Communication from Public	05/26/2009
Communication from Planning Department	05/26/2009
Communication from Public	05/24/2009
Report from City Attorney	05/20/2009
Community Impact Statement from Mar Vista Community Council	05/18/2009
Communication from Public	05/15/2009
Report from Planning and Land Use Management Committee	05/13/2009
Report from Planning and Land Use Management Committee	05/13/2009
Community Impact Statement from Studio city Neighborhood Council	05/12/2009
Communication from Public	05/12/2009
Communication from Westside Neighborhood Council	05/12/2009
Speaker Cards	05/11/2009
Communication from Public	05/11/2009
Report from Department of Building and Safety	05/11/2009
Community Impact Statement - Westside Neighborhood Council	05/11/2009
Communication from Public	05/10/2009
Report from City Planning	05/06/2009
Communication from Councilmember LaBonge	04/29/2009
Communication from Committee Clerk	04/22/2009
Communication from Public	04/21/2009
Communication from Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council	04/21/2009
Speaker Card	04/21/2009
Communications submitted in Planning and Land Use Management Committee	04/21/2009
Communications from Public	04/20/2009
Communication from Public	04/17/2009
Community Impact Statement - Studio City Neighborhood Council	04/17/2009
Community Impact Statement - Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council	04/16/2009
Communication from Public	04/15/2009
Report from Los Angeles City Planning Commission	04/08/2009
Communication from Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council	03/17/2009
Community Impact Statement from Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council	12/17/2008
Communication from Committee Clerk	12/03/2008
Communications from Public	12/02/2008
Speaker Cards	12/02/2008
Community Impact Statement from Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council	11/24/2008
Report from Department of Building and Safety	11/18/2008
Communication from Planning and Land Use Management Committee	09/11/2008
Communication from Public	09/09/2008
Communication from Public	09/09/2008
Communication from Public	09/08/2008
Motion	07/29/2008

Council Vote Information (3 Votes)

Meeting Date:	09/01/2009
Meeting Type:	Regular
Vote Given:	(11 - 0 - 4)

Member Name	CD	Vote
VACANT (VACANT)	2	ABSENT
RICHARD ALARCON	7	YES
TONY CARDENAS	6	YES
ERIC GARCETTI	13	ABSENT
JANICE HAHN	15	YES
JOSE HUIZAR	14	YES
PAUL KORETZ	5	YES
TOM LABONGE	4	YES
BERNARD C PARKS	8	YES
JAN PERRY	9	YES
ED REYES	1	ABSENT
BILL ROSENDAHL	11	YES
GREIG SMITH	12	YES
HERB WESSON	10	ABSENT
DENNIS ZINE	3	YES