Ordinance 1990-18 ORDINANCE NO. 90- 18
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GILROY AMENDING SECTION
37.57 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE REGULATING NEW CAR
DEALERSHIP SIGNS
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Gilroy has
given due notice of a public hearing upon the proposed enactment
in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Gilroy,
has held the hearing, has approved a Categorical Exemption under
California Environmental Quality Act, and has made its report to
the Council of the City of Gilroy, in which it recommends that
of the Zoning Ordinance be amended as specified
section 37.57
herein, and
WHEREAS,
the Council of the City of Gilroy fixed the 16th
day of July 1990, at the hour of 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers
in the City Hall at 7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy, California as
the time and place for hearing the said report and recommendation
on the proposed amendment and due notice of the said hearing has
been held upon the said application at the time and place fixed
in the said notice before the Council, and the Council having
duly considered the proposed enactment and the evidence
presented, has approved the Categorical Exemption under the
California Environmental Quality Act and has determined that the
following section of the Zoning Ordinance should be amended in
accordance with the report of the said Planning Commission.
ORDINANCE NO. 90-18
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 37.57 of the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as
follows:
SECTION 37.57 AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIPS (NEW CAR SALES)
The following regulations shall apply to automobile dealerships
that deal in new car sales, regardless of the zoning district in
which the business is located:
(a) The maximum allowable area for all wall mounted signs shall
be one (1) square foot per each lineal foot of building
frontage, to a maximum of one hundred (100) square feet.
The lineal footage of a building frontage shall be that
distance of the building facing a public street. Where
there are multiple buildings or a building faces two
streets, the longest building frontage (primary) shall be
used.
(b) Where a building faces two streets, the secondary frontage
shall be allowed one-half square foot of sign area per each
lineal foot of building frontage, to a maximum of fifty (50)
square feet.
(c) For the main dealership, the maximum number of freestanding
signs shall be one (1) per business, building, or parcel,
whichever is most restrictive. The maximum area allowed
shall be based upon the primary building frontage at one (1)
square foot per lineal foot of building frontage, to a
maximum of one hundred (100) square feet. The maximum
height shall be thirty (30) feet.
(d) An additional freestanding sign may be permitted for each
used car business, each new franchise dealership, and each
secondary business associated with the main franchise to a
maximum of four (4) total, in addition to the main
dealership sign, when all of the following conditions can be
met:
The secondary businesses and/or franchises will have a
separate and distinct display lot and/or showroom
and/or office and/or display area; and
2. Each proposed sign shall:
# not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height for any
franchise dealership or used car business, or be
monument style with a maximum height of seven (7) feet
for any secondary business associated with the main
franchise.
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# not be located closer than one hundred (100) feet
from other freestanding signs on the same side of the
street;
# be limited to a maximum area of fifty (50) square
feet; and
# be designed in a manner consistent with the
materials and features used for the main dealership
sign.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force thirty
(30) days from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of August 1990, by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS: GAGE, HALE, KLOECKER, MUSSALLEM,
NELSON, VALDEZ and HUGHAN
COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ATT~T: ~ ~! %
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COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
Mayor
ORDINANCE NO. 90-18
I, SUSANNE E. STEINMETZ, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do
hereby certify that the attached Ordinance No. 90-18 is an original
ordinance, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the 6th day of August , 19 90 ,
at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Official Seal of the City of Gilroy this 7th day of August
19 90.
/City Clerk of the Cit~ of Gilroy~
(Seal)