Ordinance 2017-04ORDINANCE NO. 2017-04
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY
ADOPTING MINOR AMENDMENTS TO THE GILROY CITY CODE
AMENDING CHAPTER 30, SECTION 30.37.20 OF THE ZONING
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, Gilroy City Code, Chapter 30, Section 30.37.20 pertains to Sign Permit
requirements and Subsection (d) provides guidelines for the placement and removal of signs and
temporary banners that are exempt from those requirements; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Gilroy has considered the zoning
amendment request (Z 17 -01), in accordance with the Gilroy Zoning Ordinance, and other
applicable standards and regulations; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Gilroy held a public hearing on
May 18, 2017, and considered Z 17 -01 and reviewed and considered written materials and oral
comments related to the Z 17 -01 and recommended that the City Council adopt Z 17 -01; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Gilroy held a public hearing on June 19,
2017, and considered Z 17 -01 and reviewed and considered written materials and oral comments
related to Z 17 -01 and adopted Z 17 -01; and
WHEREAS, the Z 17 -01 is covered under Section. 15061(b)(3) of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines as an activity that can be seen with certainty to
have no possibility for causing a significant effect on the environment; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY does
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
That Gilroy City Code, Chapter 30, Section 30.37 is amended to read as follows:
"Section 30.37.20
(d) Exemptions. No sign permit will be required for the signs listed below except as
specified in section 30.37.20(d)(6)b. Other Banners. Signs above and beyond
those exempted below shall meet the provisions of the remainder of this section.
In no case shall a sign be deemed to be exempt if it is listed as a prohibited sign in
section 30.37.30(a)."
"Section 30.37.20(d)(6)
a. Allowed Banners: Within the ten (10) identified periods below, temporary banners
may be displayed without obtaining a sign permit or prior approval by the City for a
maximum of ten (10) consecutive calendar days for each period as follows:
February 14th ,
The third Monday of February,
The first Sunday following the first
Full Moon occurring on or after the
March equinox,
and the preceding 9 days
and the preceding 9 days
and the preceding 9 days
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The last Monday in May,
July 4th,
The first Monday in September,
October 31,
The fourth Thursday of November,
December 25,
January 1,
and the preceding 9 days
and the preceding 9 days
and the preceding 9 days
and the preceding 9 days
and the preceding 9 days
and the preceding 9 days
and the preceding 9 days
b. Other Banners: The display of other banners outside the periods identified under
Allowed Banners shall be allowed for no more than four (4) periods per calendar
year. A banner permit is required for each banner display period which is limited to
increments of ten (10) consecutive days, which may include ten (10) day periods, or
combined into twenty (20), thirty (30) or forty (40) consecutive days per display
period. Other banners may be displayed no more than a total of forty (40) days each
calendar year."
PASSED AND ADOPTED at an adjourned regular meeting thelOth day of July, 2017, by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS
BRACCO, KLOECKER, LEROE-
MUNOZ, TOVAR, TUCKER and
VELASCO
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I, SHAWNA FREELS, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the
attached Ordinance No. 2017 -04 is an original ordinance, or true and correct copy of a City
ordinance, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council
held on the 10th day of July, 2017, 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 24th day of July, 2017.
City Clerk of the City of Gilroy
(Seal)