ORD 345ORDINANCE NO. 345
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LA QUINTA ADDING SECTION 14.16.540, DIRECTIONAL SIGNS TO
CHAPTER 14.16, ENCROACHMENT, REGARDING THE PLACEMENT
OF TEMPORARY DIRECTIONAL SIGNS DURING THE CLOSURE OF A
CITY STREET
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta hereby finds that the
construction activity on a City street which requires its closure interrupts ingress and
egress circulation and causes confusion to the operators of vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the City has established encroachment regulations in Chapter
14.16 of the La Quinta Charter and Municipal Code identifying the process for
construction in City rights of way; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that there is a current and immediate
need for temporary directional signs to assist drivers in finding alternative routes to
their destinations due to the construction activities which require closing a City street
and which limit the ingress and egress to existing developments and residential
developments under construction; and
WHEREAS, such signs are necessary to protect the public health, safety,
and welfare of the citizens of La Quinta; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the Urgency Ordinance to be adopted to
enable the City to adequately protect the health, safety, and welfare of the
community.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA,
CALIFORNIA, does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 14.16.540 Directional Signs, shall read as follows:
"Existing and developing residential projects within the City and/or its
Sphere of Influence, are permitted to install temporary directional signage
during the construction period for which an Encroachment Permit is
issued for the construction in the public right-of-way which results in the
closure of said right-of-way and impedes the normal route of travel to
those projects. Said signage shall be limited to four signs per project
having a combined maximum size of 32 square feet and a maximum
height of five feet. The proposed sign location shall be subject to
Community Development Department approval."
Urgency Ordinance No. 345
Directional Signs
Adopted: June 27, 2000
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SECTION 2. This Urgency Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its
adoption.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Urgency Ordinance and shall cause the same to be posted in three public places in
the City of La Quinta, California, and the same shall be in full force and effect
immediately after its adoption
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
La Quinta, California, on this 27th day of June, 2000, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Adolph, Henderson, Sniff, Mayor Pena
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member Perkins
ABSTAIN: None
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ATTEST:
JUI\lk'S.FtEK, CMC, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
(City Seal)
Urgency Ordinance No. 345
Directional Signs
Adopted: June 27, 2000
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
r M. KATHE INE JENSON, City Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) ss.
CITY OF LA QUINTA )
I, JUNE S. GREEK, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do hereby certify the
foregoing to be a full, true and correct copy of Urgency Ordinance No. 345 which was
introduced and adopted at an adjourned regular meeting on the 27 h day of June,
2000.
I further certify that the foregoing Ordinance was posted in three places within the City
of La Quinta as specified in a Resolution of the City Council.
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J . GREEK, CMC, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California