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ORDINANCE NO. 906.
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<br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DEFINING,
<br />REGULATING AND LICENSING THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCT-
<br />ION AND/OR MAINTENANCES OF SIGNS, AND REPEALING
<br />ALL 0t~DINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CON-
<br />FLICT HEREWITH.
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<br />The City Council of the City of Santa Ana ordains as follows:
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<br /> Section 1. DEFINITIONS. Unless it is apparent from the context that another
<br />meaning is intended, the following words when used herein shall have the meaning
<br />attached to them by this section.
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<br /> (a) "Advertising structure" shall mean~any structume erected upon the surface
<br />of the ground or attached to the wall of a building and used exclusively for advertising
<br />purposes upon which any poster, bill, painting, device or other advertisement of any
<br />kind whatsoever may be placed, posted, printed or fastened; or any statuary, sculpture~
<br />moulding or casting used for advertising purposes; but this definition shall not be held
<br />to include any board, sign or surface used exclusively to display official notices
<br />issue8 by any court or public office o~ posted by any public.officer in performance of
<br />a public duty or-~a private person in giving a legal notice; nor shall it be held to
<br />include any real estate sign advertising the property upon which it stands or the person
<br />fimn or corporation having the list~ug of such property, provided such real estate sign
<br />has not a surface area greater than twelve (12) square feet.
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<br /> (b) "Sky sign" shall mean any sign constructed above or upon the roof of any
<br />building.
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<br /> · (c) "Electric sign" shall mean any sign or device, attached to the wall of
<br />any building, the surface of which is composed in part, of glass or other transparent
<br />material and illuminated by electricity or the figures of which or any part thereof
<br />including the outline, is illu_minated by a row or series of incandescent lamps or gas
<br />filled or luminous tubes which are lighted by the use of electricity.
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<br /> This definition shall not be held to include any sign which is illuminated by
<br />reflected lights.
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<br /> (d) "Face or wall of a building" shall mean the general outer surface of any
<br />main exterior wall of a building.
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<br /> (e) "Outdoor advertising" shall be the business of painting of signs or
<br />advertisements on exterior walls of buildings or the erection and maintenance of
<br />advertising structures electric or sky signs by one person, fi~m or corporation for com-
<br />pensation paid by another person, firm or corporation.
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<br /> · (f) "Sniping" shall be the business of advertising by the posting, pasting,
<br />sticking, tacking, affixing or placing of cloth, paper or cardboard bills, cards or
<br />posters, or tin signs to or upon fences, posts, trees, building or other structures or
<br />surfaces other than advertising st~/ct~ea with or without the written consent of the
<br />owner, holder,~lessees, agent or trustee thereof on which said sniping is done, but this
<br />definition shall not be held to include any sign or notice issued by any court or public
<br />Dffice or posted by a public officer in perfoEnance of a public duty or a private
<br />person in giving a legal notice, or an~ sign giving notice of any meeting to be held on
<br />~the premises where said sign is erected, or any cloth, paper or cardboard sign advertisin
<br />for sale or lease the property upon which it stands.
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<br />(g) "Street" shall mean all public thoroughfares except ~lleys.
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<br />Section 2. PAYMENT OF LICENSE~
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<br /> (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in or
<br />carry on the business or occupation of Outdoor Advertising or sniping in the City of
<br />Santa Ana withou~paying the. license fee as imposed by ordinance of said City..
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<br /> Section 3. PROHIBITED IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES
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<br /> (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, con-
<br />struct, or m~Intain upon any lot. or parcel of land in the City of Santa Ana any advertisi~
<br />sky ~sign or electric sign or any other sign or device exceeding twelve ~12) square feet
<br />in area when said lot or parcel of land is restricted by ordinance of the City of Santa
<br />Ana to residential purposes.
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<br />Section 4. SET BACK LINES
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<br /> (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect or con-
<br />struct any advertising structure upon any lot ~r parcel of land within the City of Santa
<br />Ana in such a manner that any portion of said advertising stz-ucture is nearer to the
<br />line of any street than the established set back line in the block as established by
<br />Ordinance of the City of Santa Aha or~ any amendments thereto~ provided, however, that in
<br />any block ~here no set back line has been established or created by ordinance, no
<br />advertising structure shall be built nearer to any street than~the front line or face of
<br />the nearest building, on the same side of the street, in the same block, provided, howeve
<br />that if said adve2tising structure is erected at a distance greater than 100 feet from
<br />the ~earest building on the same side of the street in the same block~ then said
<br />advertising structure may be built closer to the line of the public sidewalk, street~
<br />alley or ether public place than the front line of the nearest building.
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<br />Section 5. HEIGHT OF ADVERTISING SURFACE
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<br />(a) .It @hall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect or con-
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