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| 1 | + | Amended IN Senate March 28, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 405Introduced by Senator MendozaFebruary 15, 2017 An act to amend add Section 5272 of 5272.3 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to outdoor advertising. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 405, as amended, Mendoza. Outdoor advertising displays: exemptions. exemptions: City of Artesia.The Outdoor Advertising Act provides for the regulation by the Department of Transportation of advertising displays, as defined, within view of public highways. The act exempts from certain of its provisions certain advertising displays. displays that advertise the business conducted, services rendered, or goods produced or sold upon the property on which the display is placed, as specified. Existing law exempts from the act advertising displays located in specific geographic areas in the City of Los Angeles if those displays meet specified conditions and requirements, as specified.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. exempt from the act advertising displays located in specific geographic areas in the City of Artesia if those displays meet specified conditions and requirements, including the adoption of, and compliance with, an ordinance by the City of Artesia, as specified. The bill would impose certain conditions if an advertising display authorized by this bill is a message center display. The bill would require the department, before the advertising display may be placed, to determine or to request the Federal Highway Administration to determine that the display will not cause a reduction in federal aid funds or otherwise be inconsistent with any federal law, regulation, or agreement between the state and a federal agency or department.The bill would make the City of Artesia primarily responsible for ensuring that a display remains in conformance with the ordinance and the bills requirements, and would require the city to indemnify and hold the department harmless if the city fails to do so. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of Artesia.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5272.3 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:5272.3. (a) With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 to 5404, inclusive, this chapter does not apply to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the eastbound lanes of State Highway Route 91 and on the northernmost end of Roseton Avenue at the end of the cul-de-sac, or to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the westbound lanes of, and westbound entrance onto, State Highway Route 91 and approximately midway between Pioneer Boulevard and Jersey Avenue, if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The advertising display is authorized by, or in accordance with, an ordinance, including, but not limited to, a specific plan or sign district, adopted by the City of Artesia that regulates advertising displays by identifying the specific displays or establishing regulations that include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) Number of signs and total signage area allowed.(B) Maximum individual signage area.(C) Minimum sign separation.(D) Illumination restrictions and regulations, including signage refresh rate, scrolling, and brightness.(E) Illuminated sign hours of operation.(2) The owner of the advertising display has submitted to the department a copy of the ordinance adopted by the City of Artesia authorizing the advertising display and identification of the provisions of the ordinance required under paragraph (1) and the department has certified that the ordinance meets the minimum requirements contained in paragraph (1).(3) The advertising display will not advertise products, goods, or services related to tobacco, firearms, or sexually explicit material.(4) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B), there shall be at least 500 feet between any two advertising displays located on the same side of the freeway unless the advertising displays are separated by buildings or other obstructions in a manner that only one of the advertising displays is visible from any given location on the freeway. For purposes of determining compliance with the spacing requirement, the distance between advertising displays shall be measured along the nearest edge of pavement between points directly opposite the advertising displays along each side of the freeway.(B) The spacing requirement in subparagraph (A) does not apply to an advertising display that advertises only the business conducted, services rendered, or goods produced and sold upon the property upon which the advertising display is located and that, accordingly, is not subject to the requirements of this chapter.(C) When counting the number of advertising displays and measuring the distance between them for purposes of subparagraph (A), the advertising displays described in subparagraph (B) shall be excluded from the count, and no measurements shall be made relative to the excluded advertising displays for purposes of subparagraph (A).(5) This chapter does not limit the City of Artesia from adopting ordinances prohibiting or further restricting the size, number, or type of advertising displays permitted by this section.(6) If the advertising display is a message center, the owner of the display shall do one of the following:(A) Make the message center display available on a space-available basis for use by the department or the Department of the California Highway Patrol for public service messages, including Emergency Alert System (Amber Alert) messages disseminated pursuant to Section 8594 of the Government Code, and messages containing, among other things, reports of commute times, drunk driving awareness messages, reports of accidents of a serious nature, and emergency disaster communications.(B) Make a message center display not subject to this section that is under the control of the owner of the advertising display available on a space-available basis for public service messages in a location acceptable to the department and the Department of the California Highway Patrol.(C) Provide funding to the department for the installation of a message center display to accommodate those public service messages, which may include funding as part of mitigation in connection with the approval of development of the property on which the message center display is located by the City of Artesia.(b) (1) Before the advertising display authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) may be placed, the department shall determine that the display will not cause a reduction in federal aid funds or otherwise be inconsistent with any federal law, regulation, or agreement between the state and a federal agency or department.(2) If the department is unable to make the determination required pursuant to paragraph (1), the department shall request the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the United States Department of Transportation to make the determination. Upon receipt of a determination by the FHWA that makes the finding described in paragraph (1), the advertising display may be placed.(c) The City of Artesia shall have primary responsibility for ensuring that a display authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) remains in conformance with all provisions of the ordinance and of this section. If the City of Artesia fails to ensure that the display remains in conformance with all provisions of the ordinance and of this section after 30 days of receipt of a written notice from the department, the City of Artesia shall hold the department harmless and indemnify the department for all costs incurred by the department to ensure compliance with the ordinance and this section or to defend actions challenging the adoption of the ordinance allowing the displays.SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique circumstances concerning the locations of the advertising displays, or proposed advertising displays, set forth in this act and the need for advertising in those locations, and that an exemption from some of the provisions of the Outdoor Advertising Act is necessary for those displays.SECTION 1.Section 5272 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:5272.(a)With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 to 5404, inclusive, this chapter does not apply to any advertising display used exclusively for any of the following purposes:(1)To advertise the sale, lease, or exchange of real property on which the advertising display is placed.(2)To advertise directions to, and the sale, lease, or exchange of, real property for which the advertising display is placed, except that this exemption does not apply to advertising displays visible from a highway and subject to the Highway Beautification Act of 1965 (23 U.S.C. Sec. 131).(3)To designate the name of the owner or occupant of the premises or to identify the premises.(4)To advertise the business conducted, services rendered, or goods produced or sold on the property on which the advertising display is placed if the display is on the same side of the highway and within 1,000 feet of the point on the property or within 1,000 feet of the entrance to the site at which the business is conducted, services are rendered, or goods are produced or sold.(b)With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 to 5404, inclusive, this chapter does not apply to any advertising display used exclusively either to advertise products, goods, or services sold by persons on the premises of an arena on a regular basis, or to advertise products, goods, or services marketed or promoted on the premises of an arena pursuant to a sponsorship marketing plan, if all of the following conditions are met:(1)The arena is capable of providing a venue for professional sports on a permanent basis.(2)The arena has a capacity of 15,000 or more seats.(3)The advertising display is either of the following:(A)Located on the premises of the arena.(B)Has been authorized as of January 1, 2019, by, or in accordance with, a local ordinance, including, but not limited to, a specific plan or sign district adopted in connection with the approval of the arena by the city, county, or city and county, bears the name or logo of the arena, and is visible when approaching offramps from the interstate, primary, or state highways used to access the premises of the arena. No arena shall be permitted more than two advertising displays allowed under this subparagraph.(c)(1)Any advertising display erected pursuant to subdivision (b) and located on the premises of the arena shall be lawful only if authorized by, or in accordance with, an ordinance, including, but not limited to, a specific plan or sign district, adopted by the city, county, or city and county, that regulates advertising displays on the premises of the arena by identifying the specific displays or establishing regulations that include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A)Number of signs and total signage area allowed.(B)Maximum individual signage area.(C)Minimum sign separation.(D)Illumination restrictions and regulations, including signage refresh rate, scrolling, and brightness.(E)Illuminated sign hours of operation.(2)Authorization of advertising displays under subdivision (b) is subject to the owner of the advertising display submitting to the department a copy of the ordinance adopted by the city, county, or city and county in which the arena is located authorizing the advertising display and, for signs located on the premises of the arena, identification of the provisions of the ordinance required under paragraph (1). The department shall certify that the proposed ordinance meets the minimum requirements contained in paragraph (1).(3)An advertising display authorized pursuant to subdivision (b) shall not advertise products, goods, or services related to tobacco, firearms, or sexually explicit material.(4)This chapter does not limit a local government from adopting ordinances prohibiting or further restricting the size, number, or type of advertising displays permitted by this section.(d)As used in this section, the premises of an arena means either of the following:(1)A venue for indoor or outdoor sports, concerts, or other events.(2)Any development project or district encompassing the venue, adjacent to it, or separated from it only by public or private rights-of-way, the boundaries of which have been set by the city, county, or city and county in which the arena is located. The development project or district must be contiguous and may not extend more than 1,000 feet beyond the arena structure or any structure physically connected to the arena structure.(e)As used in this section, sponsorship marketing plan means an agreement between the property owner, facility owner, facility operator, or occupant of the premises of an arena and a sponsor pursuant to which the sponsor is allowed to include its logo, slogan, or advertising on advertising displays and that meets both of the following conditions:(1)The sponsorship marketing plan is for a period of not less than one year.(2)The sponsorship marketing plan grants the sponsor the opportunity to display its logo, slogan, or advertising in the interior of structures on the premises of an arena, or conduct promotions, public relations, or marketing activities on the premises of an arena.(f)Authorization of an advertising display under subdivision (b) that is a message center display is subject to the owner of the display complying with one of the following conditions:(1)Making a message center display within the premises of the arena available on a space-available basis for use by the department or the Department of the California Highway Patrol for public service messages, including Emergency Alert System (Amber Alert) messages disseminated pursuant to Section 8594 of the Government Code, and messages containing, among other things, reports of commute times, drunk driving awareness messages, reports of accidents of a serious nature, and emergency disaster communications.(2)Making a message center display not subject to this section that is under the control of the owner of the advertising display available on a space-available basis for public service messages in a location acceptable to the department and the Department of the California Highway Patrol.(3)Providing funding to the department for the installation of a message center display to accommodate those public service messages, which may include funding as part of mitigation in connection with the approval of the arena by the city, county, or city and county.(g)If an advertising display authorized under subdivision (b) is subject to a notice from the United States Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, or any other applicable federal agency to the state that the operation of that display will result in the reduction of federal aid highway funds provided in Section 131 of Title 23 of the United States Code, authorization of the display under subdivision (b) shall cease and the display owner shall remove all advertising copy from the display within 60 days after the state notifies the display owner of the receipt of the federal notice. Failure to remove the advertising copy pursuant to this subdivision shall result in a civil fine, imposed by the California Department of Transportation, of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per day until the advertising copy is removed. The department shall not assume any liability in connection with cessation of operation or removal of an advertising display or advertising copy pursuant to this subdivision.(h)The city, county, or city and county adopting the ordinance authorizing the displays erected pursuant to this section shall have primary responsibility for ensuring that the displays remain in conformance with all provisions of the ordinance and of this section. If the city, county, or city and county fails to ensure that the displays remain in conformance with all provisions of the ordinance and of this section after 30 days of receipt of a written notice from the department, the city, county, or city and county shall hold the department harmless and indemnify the department for all costs incurred by the department to ensure compliance with the ordinance and this section or to defend actions challenging the adoption of the ordinance allowing the displays.(i)An advertising display lawfully erected on or before December 31, 2013, in conformity with subdivision (e) of this section as it read on that date, shall remain authorized, subject to the terms of that subdivision. | |
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| 3 | + | Amended IN Senate March 28, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 405Introduced by Senator MendozaFebruary 15, 2017 An act to amend add Section 5272 of 5272.3 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to outdoor advertising. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 405, as amended, Mendoza. Outdoor advertising displays: exemptions. exemptions: City of Artesia.The Outdoor Advertising Act provides for the regulation by the Department of Transportation of advertising displays, as defined, within view of public highways. The act exempts from certain of its provisions certain advertising displays. displays that advertise the business conducted, services rendered, or goods produced or sold upon the property on which the display is placed, as specified. Existing law exempts from the act advertising displays located in specific geographic areas in the City of Los Angeles if those displays meet specified conditions and requirements, as specified.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. exempt from the act advertising displays located in specific geographic areas in the City of Artesia if those displays meet specified conditions and requirements, including the adoption of, and compliance with, an ordinance by the City of Artesia, as specified. The bill would impose certain conditions if an advertising display authorized by this bill is a message center display. The bill would require the department, before the advertising display may be placed, to determine or to request the Federal Highway Administration to determine that the display will not cause a reduction in federal aid funds or otherwise be inconsistent with any federal law, regulation, or agreement between the state and a federal agency or department.The bill would make the City of Artesia primarily responsible for ensuring that a display remains in conformance with the ordinance and the bills requirements, and would require the city to indemnify and hold the department harmless if the city fails to do so. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of Artesia.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO | |
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| 10 | 9 | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION | |
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| 14 | 13 | Introduced by Senator MendozaFebruary 15, 2017 | |
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| 19 | - | An act to add Section 5272.3 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to outdoor advertising. | |
| 18 | + | An act to amend add Section 5272 of 5272.3 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to outdoor advertising. | |
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| 25 | - | SB 405, as amended, Mendoza. Outdoor advertising displays: exemptions: City of Artesia. | |
| 24 | + | SB 405, as amended, Mendoza. Outdoor advertising displays: exemptions. exemptions: City of Artesia. | |
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| 27 | - | The Outdoor Advertising Act provides for the regulation by the Department of Transportation of advertising displays, as defined, within view of public highways. The act exempts from certain of its provisions advertising displays that advertise the business conducted, services rendered, or goods produced or sold upon the property on which the display is placed, as specified. Existing law exempts from the act advertising displays located in specific geographic areas in the City of Los Angeles if those displays meet specified conditions and requirements, as specified.This bill would exempt from the act advertising displays located in specific geographic areas in the City of Artesia if those displays meet specified conditions and requirements, including the adoption of, and compliance | |
| 26 | + | The Outdoor Advertising Act provides for the regulation by the Department of Transportation of advertising displays, as defined, within view of public highways. The act exempts from certain of its provisions certain advertising displays. displays that advertise the business conducted, services rendered, or goods produced or sold upon the property on which the display is placed, as specified. Existing law exempts from the act advertising displays located in specific geographic areas in the City of Los Angeles if those displays meet specified conditions and requirements, as specified.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. exempt from the act advertising displays located in specific geographic areas in the City of Artesia if those displays meet specified conditions and requirements, including the adoption of, and compliance with, an ordinance by the City of Artesia, as specified. The bill would impose certain conditions if an advertising display authorized by this bill is a message center display. The bill would require the department, before the advertising display may be placed, to determine or to request the Federal Highway Administration to determine that the display will not cause a reduction in federal aid funds or otherwise be inconsistent with any federal law, regulation, or agreement between the state and a federal agency or department.The bill would make the City of Artesia primarily responsible for ensuring that a display remains in conformance with the ordinance and the bills requirements, and would require the city to indemnify and hold the department harmless if the city fails to do so. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of Artesia. | |
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| 29 | - | The Outdoor Advertising Act provides for the regulation by the Department of Transportation of advertising displays, as defined, within view of public highways. The act exempts from certain of its provisions advertising displays that advertise the business conducted, services rendered, or goods produced or sold upon the property on which the display is placed, as specified. Existing law exempts from the act advertising displays located in specific geographic areas in the City of Los Angeles if those displays meet specified conditions and requirements, as specified. | |
| 28 | + | The Outdoor Advertising Act provides for the regulation by the Department of Transportation of advertising displays, as defined, within view of public highways. The act exempts from certain of its provisions certain advertising displays. displays that advertise the business conducted, services rendered, or goods produced or sold upon the property on which the display is placed, as specified. Existing law exempts from the act advertising displays located in specific geographic areas in the City of Los Angeles if those displays meet specified conditions and requirements, as specified. | |
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| 31 | - | This bill would exempt from the act advertising displays located in specific geographic areas in the City of Artesia if those displays meet specified conditions and requirements, including the adoption of, and compliance | |
| 30 | + | This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. exempt from the act advertising displays located in specific geographic areas in the City of Artesia if those displays meet specified conditions and requirements, including the adoption of, and compliance with, an ordinance by the City of Artesia, as specified. The bill would impose certain conditions if an advertising display authorized by this bill is a message center display. The bill would require the department, before the advertising display may be placed, to determine or to request the Federal Highway Administration to determine that the display will not cause a reduction in federal aid funds or otherwise be inconsistent with any federal law, regulation, or agreement between the state and a federal agency or department. | |
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| 33 | 32 | The bill would make the City of Artesia primarily responsible for ensuring that a display remains in conformance with the ordinance and the bills requirements, and would require the city to indemnify and hold the department harmless if the city fails to do so. | |
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| 35 | 34 | This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of Artesia. | |
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| 41 | - | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5272.3 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:5272.3. (a) With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 to 5404, inclusive, this chapter does not apply to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the eastbound lanes of State Highway Route 91 and on the northernmost end of Roseton Avenue at the end of the cul-de-sac, or to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the westbound lanes of, and westbound entrance onto, State Highway Route 91 and approximately midway between Pioneer Boulevard and Jersey Avenue, if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The advertising display is authorized by, or in accordance with, an ordinance, including, but not limited to, a specific plan or sign district, adopted by the City of Artesia that regulates advertising displays by identifying the specific displays or establishing regulations that include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) Number of signs and total signage area allowed.(B) Maximum individual signage area.(C) Minimum sign separation.(D) Illumination restrictions and regulations, including signage refresh rate, scrolling, and brightness.(E) Illuminated sign hours of operation.(2) The owner of the advertising display has submitted to the department a copy of the ordinance adopted by the City of Artesia authorizing the advertising display and identification of the provisions of the ordinance required under paragraph (1) and the department has certified that the ordinance meets the minimum requirements contained in paragraph (1).(3) The advertising display will not advertise products, goods, or services related to tobacco, firearms, or sexually explicit material.(4) | |
| 40 | + | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5272.3 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:5272.3. (a) With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 to 5404, inclusive, this chapter does not apply to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the eastbound lanes of State Highway Route 91 and on the northernmost end of Roseton Avenue at the end of the cul-de-sac, or to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the westbound lanes of, and westbound entrance onto, State Highway Route 91 and approximately midway between Pioneer Boulevard and Jersey Avenue, if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The advertising display is authorized by, or in accordance with, an ordinance, including, but not limited to, a specific plan or sign district, adopted by the City of Artesia that regulates advertising displays by identifying the specific displays or establishing regulations that include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) Number of signs and total signage area allowed.(B) Maximum individual signage area.(C) Minimum sign separation.(D) Illumination restrictions and regulations, including signage refresh rate, scrolling, and brightness.(E) Illuminated sign hours of operation.(2) The owner of the advertising display has submitted to the department a copy of the ordinance adopted by the City of Artesia authorizing the advertising display and identification of the provisions of the ordinance required under paragraph (1) and the department has certified that the ordinance meets the minimum requirements contained in paragraph (1).(3) The advertising display will not advertise products, goods, or services related to tobacco, firearms, or sexually explicit material.(4) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B), there shall be at least 500 feet between any two advertising displays located on the same side of the freeway unless the advertising displays are separated by buildings or other obstructions in a manner that only one of the advertising displays is visible from any given location on the freeway. For purposes of determining compliance with the spacing requirement, the distance between advertising displays shall be measured along the nearest edge of pavement between points directly opposite the advertising displays along each side of the freeway.(B) The spacing requirement in subparagraph (A) does not apply to an advertising display that advertises only the business conducted, services rendered, or goods produced and sold upon the property upon which the advertising display is located and that, accordingly, is not subject to the requirements of this chapter.(C) When counting the number of advertising displays and measuring the distance between them for purposes of subparagraph (A), the advertising displays described in subparagraph (B) shall be excluded from the count, and no measurements shall be made relative to the excluded advertising displays for purposes of subparagraph (A).(5) This chapter does not limit the City of Artesia from adopting ordinances prohibiting or further restricting the size, number, or type of advertising displays permitted by this section.(6) If the advertising display is a message center, the owner of the display shall do one of the following:(A) Make the message center display available on a space-available basis for use by the department or the Department of the California Highway Patrol for public service messages, including Emergency Alert System (Amber Alert) messages disseminated pursuant to Section 8594 of the Government Code, and messages containing, among other things, reports of commute times, drunk driving awareness messages, reports of accidents of a serious nature, and emergency disaster communications.(B) Make a message center display not subject to this section that is under the control of the owner of the advertising display available on a space-available basis for public service messages in a location acceptable to the department and the Department of the California Highway Patrol.(C) Provide funding to the department for the installation of a message center display to accommodate those public service messages, which may include funding as part of mitigation in connection with the approval of development of the property on which the message center display is located by the City of Artesia.(b) (1) Before the advertising display authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) may be placed, the department shall determine that the display will not cause a reduction in federal aid funds or otherwise be inconsistent with any federal law, regulation, or agreement between the state and a federal agency or department.(2) If the department is unable to make the determination required pursuant to paragraph (1), the department shall request the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the United States Department of Transportation to make the determination. Upon receipt of a determination by the FHWA that makes the finding described in paragraph (1), the advertising display may be placed.(c) The City of Artesia shall have primary responsibility for ensuring that a display authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) remains in conformance with all provisions of the ordinance and of this section. If the City of Artesia fails to ensure that the display remains in conformance with all provisions of the ordinance and of this section after 30 days of receipt of a written notice from the department, the City of Artesia shall hold the department harmless and indemnify the department for all costs incurred by the department to ensure compliance with the ordinance and this section or to defend actions challenging the adoption of the ordinance allowing the displays.SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique circumstances concerning the locations of the advertising displays, or proposed advertising displays, set forth in this act and the need for advertising in those locations, and that an exemption from some of the provisions of the Outdoor Advertising Act is necessary for those displays.SECTION 1.Section 5272 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:5272.(a)With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 to 5404, inclusive, this chapter does not apply to any advertising display used exclusively for any of the following purposes:(1)To advertise the sale, lease, or exchange of real property on which the advertising display is placed.(2)To advertise directions to, and the sale, lease, or exchange of, real property for which the advertising display is placed, except that this exemption does not apply to advertising displays visible from a highway and subject to the Highway Beautification Act of 1965 (23 U.S.C. Sec. 131).(3)To designate the name of the owner or occupant of the premises or to identify the premises.(4)To advertise the business conducted, services rendered, or goods produced or sold on the property on which the advertising display is placed if the display is on the same side of the highway and within 1,000 feet of the point on the property or within 1,000 feet of the entrance to the site at which the business is conducted, services are rendered, or goods are produced or sold.(b)With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 to 5404, inclusive, this chapter does not apply to any advertising display used exclusively either to advertise products, goods, or services sold by persons on the premises of an arena on a regular basis, or to advertise products, goods, or services marketed or promoted on the premises of an arena pursuant to a sponsorship marketing plan, if all of the following conditions are met:(1)The arena is capable of providing a venue for professional sports on a permanent basis.(2)The arena has a capacity of 15,000 or more seats.(3)The advertising display is either of the following:(A)Located on the premises of the arena.(B)Has been authorized as of January 1, 2019, by, or in accordance with, a local ordinance, including, but not limited to, a specific plan or sign district adopted in connection with the approval of the arena by the city, county, or city and county, bears the name or logo of the arena, and is visible when approaching offramps from the interstate, primary, or state highways used to access the premises of the arena. No arena shall be permitted more than two advertising displays allowed under this subparagraph.(c)(1)Any advertising display erected pursuant to subdivision (b) and located on the premises of the arena shall be lawful only if authorized by, or in accordance with, an ordinance, including, but not limited to, a specific plan or sign district, adopted by the city, county, or city and county, that regulates advertising displays on the premises of the arena by identifying the specific displays or establishing regulations that include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A)Number of signs and total signage area allowed.(B)Maximum individual signage area.(C)Minimum sign separation.(D)Illumination restrictions and regulations, including signage refresh rate, scrolling, and brightness.(E)Illuminated sign hours of operation.(2)Authorization of advertising displays under subdivision (b) is subject to the owner of the advertising display submitting to the department a copy of the ordinance adopted by the city, county, or city and county in which the arena is located authorizing the advertising display and, for signs located on the premises of the arena, identification of the provisions of the ordinance required under paragraph (1). The department shall certify that the proposed ordinance meets the minimum requirements contained in paragraph (1).(3)An advertising display authorized pursuant to subdivision (b) shall not advertise products, goods, or services related to tobacco, firearms, or sexually explicit material.(4)This chapter does not limit a local government from adopting ordinances prohibiting or further restricting the size, number, or type of advertising displays permitted by this section.(d)As used in this section, the premises of an arena means either of the following:(1)A venue for indoor or outdoor sports, concerts, or other events.(2)Any development project or district encompassing the venue, adjacent to it, or separated from it only by public or private rights-of-way, the boundaries of which have been set by the city, county, or city and county in which the arena is located. The development project or district must be contiguous and may not extend more than 1,000 feet beyond the arena structure or any structure physically connected to the arena structure.(e)As used in this section, sponsorship marketing plan means an agreement between the property owner, facility owner, facility operator, or occupant of the premises of an arena and a sponsor pursuant to which the sponsor is allowed to include its logo, slogan, or advertising on advertising displays and that meets both of the following conditions:(1)The sponsorship marketing plan is for a period of not less than one year.(2)The sponsorship marketing plan grants the sponsor the opportunity to display its logo, slogan, or advertising in the interior of structures on the premises of an arena, or conduct promotions, public relations, or marketing activities on the premises of an arena.(f)Authorization of an advertising display under subdivision (b) that is a message center display is subject to the owner of the display complying with one of the following conditions:(1)Making a message center display within the premises of the arena available on a space-available basis for use by the department or the Department of the California Highway Patrol for public service messages, including Emergency Alert System (Amber Alert) messages disseminated pursuant to Section 8594 of the Government Code, and messages containing, among other things, reports of commute times, drunk driving awareness messages, reports of accidents of a serious nature, and emergency disaster communications.(2)Making a message center display not subject to this section that is under the control of the owner of the advertising display available on a space-available basis for public service messages in a location acceptable to the department and the Department of the California Highway Patrol.(3)Providing funding to the department for the installation of a message center display to accommodate those public service messages, which may include funding as part of mitigation in connection with the approval of the arena by the city, county, or city and county.(g)If an advertising display authorized under subdivision (b) is subject to a notice from the United States Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, or any other applicable federal agency to the state that the operation of that display will result in the reduction of federal aid highway funds provided in Section 131 of Title 23 of the United States Code, authorization of the display under subdivision (b) shall cease and the display owner shall remove all advertising copy from the display within 60 days after the state notifies the display owner of the receipt of the federal notice. Failure to remove the advertising copy pursuant to this subdivision shall result in a civil fine, imposed by the California Department of Transportation, of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per day until the advertising copy is removed. The department shall not assume any liability in connection with cessation of operation or removal of an advertising display or advertising copy pursuant to this subdivision.(h)The city, county, or city and county adopting the ordinance authorizing the displays erected pursuant to this section shall have primary responsibility for ensuring that the displays remain in conformance with all provisions of the ordinance and of this section. If the city, county, or city and county fails to ensure that the displays remain in conformance with all provisions of the ordinance and of this section after 30 days of receipt of a written notice from the department, the city, county, or city and county shall hold the department harmless and indemnify the department for all costs incurred by the department to ensure compliance with the ordinance and this section or to defend actions challenging the adoption of the ordinance allowing the displays.(i)An advertising display lawfully erected on or before December 31, 2013, in conformity with subdivision (e) of this section as it read on that date, shall remain authorized, subject to the terms of that subdivision. | |
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| 43 | 42 | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 45 | 44 | ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 47 | - | SECTION 1. Section 5272.3 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:5272.3. (a) With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 to 5404, inclusive, this chapter does not apply to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the eastbound lanes of State Highway Route 91 and on the northernmost end of Roseton Avenue at the end of the cul-de-sac, or to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the westbound lanes of, and westbound entrance onto, State Highway Route 91 and approximately midway between Pioneer Boulevard and Jersey Avenue, if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The advertising display is authorized by, or in accordance with, an ordinance, including, but not limited to, a specific plan or sign district, adopted by the City of Artesia that regulates advertising displays by identifying the specific displays or establishing regulations that include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) Number of signs and total signage area allowed.(B) Maximum individual signage area.(C) Minimum sign separation.(D) Illumination restrictions and regulations, including signage refresh rate, scrolling, and brightness.(E) Illuminated sign hours of operation.(2) The owner of the advertising display has submitted to the department a copy of the ordinance adopted by the City of Artesia authorizing the advertising display and identification of the provisions of the ordinance required under paragraph (1) and the department has certified that the ordinance meets the minimum requirements contained in paragraph (1).(3) The advertising display will not advertise products, goods, or services related to tobacco, firearms, or sexually explicit material.(4) | |
| 46 | + | SECTION 1. Section 5272.3 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:5272.3. (a) With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 to 5404, inclusive, this chapter does not apply to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the eastbound lanes of State Highway Route 91 and on the northernmost end of Roseton Avenue at the end of the cul-de-sac, or to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the westbound lanes of, and westbound entrance onto, State Highway Route 91 and approximately midway between Pioneer Boulevard and Jersey Avenue, if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The advertising display is authorized by, or in accordance with, an ordinance, including, but not limited to, a specific plan or sign district, adopted by the City of Artesia that regulates advertising displays by identifying the specific displays or establishing regulations that include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) Number of signs and total signage area allowed.(B) Maximum individual signage area.(C) Minimum sign separation.(D) Illumination restrictions and regulations, including signage refresh rate, scrolling, and brightness.(E) Illuminated sign hours of operation.(2) The owner of the advertising display has submitted to the department a copy of the ordinance adopted by the City of Artesia authorizing the advertising display and identification of the provisions of the ordinance required under paragraph (1) and the department has certified that the ordinance meets the minimum requirements contained in paragraph (1).(3) The advertising display will not advertise products, goods, or services related to tobacco, firearms, or sexually explicit material.(4) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B), there shall be at least 500 feet between any two advertising displays located on the same side of the freeway unless the advertising displays are separated by buildings or other obstructions in a manner that only one of the advertising displays is visible from any given location on the freeway. For purposes of determining compliance with the spacing requirement, the distance between advertising displays shall be measured along the nearest edge of pavement between points directly opposite the advertising displays along each side of the freeway.(B) The spacing requirement in subparagraph (A) does not apply to an advertising display that advertises only the business conducted, services rendered, or goods produced and sold upon the property upon which the advertising display is located and that, accordingly, is not subject to the requirements of this chapter.(C) When counting the number of advertising displays and measuring the distance between them for purposes of subparagraph (A), the advertising displays described in subparagraph (B) shall be excluded from the count, and no measurements shall be made relative to the excluded advertising displays for purposes of subparagraph (A).(5) This chapter does not limit the City of Artesia from adopting ordinances prohibiting or further restricting the size, number, or type of advertising displays permitted by this section.(6) If the advertising display is a message center, the owner of the display shall do one of the following:(A) Make the message center display available on a space-available basis for use by the department or the Department of the California Highway Patrol for public service messages, including Emergency Alert System (Amber Alert) messages disseminated pursuant to Section 8594 of the Government Code, and messages containing, among other things, reports of commute times, drunk driving awareness messages, reports of accidents of a serious nature, and emergency disaster communications.(B) Make a message center display not subject to this section that is under the control of the owner of the advertising display available on a space-available basis for public service messages in a location acceptable to the department and the Department of the California Highway Patrol.(C) Provide funding to the department for the installation of a message center display to accommodate those public service messages, which may include funding as part of mitigation in connection with the approval of development of the property on which the message center display is located by the City of Artesia.(b) (1) Before the advertising display authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) may be placed, the department shall determine that the display will not cause a reduction in federal aid funds or otherwise be inconsistent with any federal law, regulation, or agreement between the state and a federal agency or department.(2) If the department is unable to make the determination required pursuant to paragraph (1), the department shall request the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the United States Department of Transportation to make the determination. Upon receipt of a determination by the FHWA that makes the finding described in paragraph (1), the advertising display may be placed.(c) The City of Artesia shall have primary responsibility for ensuring that a display authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) remains in conformance with all provisions of the ordinance and of this section. If the City of Artesia fails to ensure that the display remains in conformance with all provisions of the ordinance and of this section after 30 days of receipt of a written notice from the department, the City of Artesia shall hold the department harmless and indemnify the department for all costs incurred by the department to ensure compliance with the ordinance and this section or to defend actions challenging the adoption of the ordinance allowing the displays. | |
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| 49 | 48 | SECTION 1. Section 5272.3 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: | |
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| 51 | 50 | ### SECTION 1. | |
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| 53 | - | 5272.3. (a) With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 to 5404, inclusive, this chapter does not apply to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the eastbound lanes of State Highway Route 91 and on the northernmost end of Roseton Avenue at the end of the cul-de-sac, or to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the westbound lanes of, and westbound entrance onto, State Highway Route 91 and approximately midway between Pioneer Boulevard and Jersey Avenue, if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The advertising display is authorized by, or in accordance with, an ordinance, including, but not limited to, a specific plan or sign district, adopted by the City of Artesia that regulates advertising displays by identifying the specific displays or establishing regulations that include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) Number of signs and total signage area allowed.(B) Maximum individual signage area.(C) Minimum sign separation.(D) Illumination restrictions and regulations, including signage refresh rate, scrolling, and brightness.(E) Illuminated sign hours of operation.(2) The owner of the advertising display has submitted to the department a copy of the ordinance adopted by the City of Artesia authorizing the advertising display and identification of the provisions of the ordinance required under paragraph (1) and the department has certified that the ordinance meets the minimum requirements contained in paragraph (1).(3) The advertising display will not advertise products, goods, or services related to tobacco, firearms, or sexually explicit material.(4) | |
| 52 | + | 5272.3. (a) With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 to 5404, inclusive, this chapter does not apply to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the eastbound lanes of State Highway Route 91 and on the northernmost end of Roseton Avenue at the end of the cul-de-sac, or to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the westbound lanes of, and westbound entrance onto, State Highway Route 91 and approximately midway between Pioneer Boulevard and Jersey Avenue, if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The advertising display is authorized by, or in accordance with, an ordinance, including, but not limited to, a specific plan or sign district, adopted by the City of Artesia that regulates advertising displays by identifying the specific displays or establishing regulations that include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) Number of signs and total signage area allowed.(B) Maximum individual signage area.(C) Minimum sign separation.(D) Illumination restrictions and regulations, including signage refresh rate, scrolling, and brightness.(E) Illuminated sign hours of operation.(2) The owner of the advertising display has submitted to the department a copy of the ordinance adopted by the City of Artesia authorizing the advertising display and identification of the provisions of the ordinance required under paragraph (1) and the department has certified that the ordinance meets the minimum requirements contained in paragraph (1).(3) The advertising display will not advertise products, goods, or services related to tobacco, firearms, or sexually explicit material.(4) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B), there shall be at least 500 feet between any two advertising displays located on the same side of the freeway unless the advertising displays are separated by buildings or other obstructions in a manner that only one of the advertising displays is visible from any given location on the freeway. For purposes of determining compliance with the spacing requirement, the distance between advertising displays shall be measured along the nearest edge of pavement between points directly opposite the advertising displays along each side of the freeway.(B) The spacing requirement in subparagraph (A) does not apply to an advertising display that advertises only the business conducted, services rendered, or goods produced and sold upon the property upon which the advertising display is located and that, accordingly, is not subject to the requirements of this chapter.(C) When counting the number of advertising displays and measuring the distance between them for purposes of subparagraph (A), the advertising displays described in subparagraph (B) shall be excluded from the count, and no measurements shall be made relative to the excluded advertising displays for purposes of subparagraph (A).(5) This chapter does not limit the City of Artesia from adopting ordinances prohibiting or further restricting the size, number, or type of advertising displays permitted by this section.(6) If the advertising display is a message center, the owner of the display shall do one of the following:(A) Make the message center display available on a space-available basis for use by the department or the Department of the California Highway Patrol for public service messages, including Emergency Alert System (Amber Alert) messages disseminated pursuant to Section 8594 of the Government Code, and messages containing, among other things, reports of commute times, drunk driving awareness messages, reports of accidents of a serious nature, and emergency disaster communications.(B) Make a message center display not subject to this section that is under the control of the owner of the advertising display available on a space-available basis for public service messages in a location acceptable to the department and the Department of the California Highway Patrol.(C) Provide funding to the department for the installation of a message center display to accommodate those public service messages, which may include funding as part of mitigation in connection with the approval of development of the property on which the message center display is located by the City of Artesia.(b) (1) Before the advertising display authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) may be placed, the department shall determine that the display will not cause a reduction in federal aid funds or otherwise be inconsistent with any federal law, regulation, or agreement between the state and a federal agency or department.(2) If the department is unable to make the determination required pursuant to paragraph (1), the department shall request the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the United States Department of Transportation to make the determination. Upon receipt of a determination by the FHWA that makes the finding described in paragraph (1), the advertising display may be placed.(c) The City of Artesia shall have primary responsibility for ensuring that a display authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) remains in conformance with all provisions of the ordinance and of this section. If the City of Artesia fails to ensure that the display remains in conformance with all provisions of the ordinance and of this section after 30 days of receipt of a written notice from the department, the City of Artesia shall hold the department harmless and indemnify the department for all costs incurred by the department to ensure compliance with the ordinance and this section or to defend actions challenging the adoption of the ordinance allowing the displays. | |
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| 55 | - | 5272.3. (a) With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 to 5404, inclusive, this chapter does not apply to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the eastbound lanes of State Highway Route 91 and on the northernmost end of Roseton Avenue at the end of the cul-de-sac, or to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the westbound lanes of, and westbound entrance onto, State Highway Route 91 and approximately midway between Pioneer Boulevard and Jersey Avenue, if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The advertising display is authorized by, or in accordance with, an ordinance, including, but not limited to, a specific plan or sign district, adopted by the City of Artesia that regulates advertising displays by identifying the specific displays or establishing regulations that include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) Number of signs and total signage area allowed.(B) Maximum individual signage area.(C) Minimum sign separation.(D) Illumination restrictions and regulations, including signage refresh rate, scrolling, and brightness.(E) Illuminated sign hours of operation.(2) The owner of the advertising display has submitted to the department a copy of the ordinance adopted by the City of Artesia authorizing the advertising display and identification of the provisions of the ordinance required under paragraph (1) and the department has certified that the ordinance meets the minimum requirements contained in paragraph (1).(3) The advertising display will not advertise products, goods, or services related to tobacco, firearms, or sexually explicit material.(4) | |
| 54 | + | 5272.3. (a) With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 to 5404, inclusive, this chapter does not apply to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the eastbound lanes of State Highway Route 91 and on the northernmost end of Roseton Avenue at the end of the cul-de-sac, or to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the westbound lanes of, and westbound entrance onto, State Highway Route 91 and approximately midway between Pioneer Boulevard and Jersey Avenue, if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The advertising display is authorized by, or in accordance with, an ordinance, including, but not limited to, a specific plan or sign district, adopted by the City of Artesia that regulates advertising displays by identifying the specific displays or establishing regulations that include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) Number of signs and total signage area allowed.(B) Maximum individual signage area.(C) Minimum sign separation.(D) Illumination restrictions and regulations, including signage refresh rate, scrolling, and brightness.(E) Illuminated sign hours of operation.(2) The owner of the advertising display has submitted to the department a copy of the ordinance adopted by the City of Artesia authorizing the advertising display and identification of the provisions of the ordinance required under paragraph (1) and the department has certified that the ordinance meets the minimum requirements contained in paragraph (1).(3) The advertising display will not advertise products, goods, or services related to tobacco, firearms, or sexually explicit material.(4) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B), there shall be at least 500 feet between any two advertising displays located on the same side of the freeway unless the advertising displays are separated by buildings or other obstructions in a manner that only one of the advertising displays is visible from any given location on the freeway. For purposes of determining compliance with the spacing requirement, the distance between advertising displays shall be measured along the nearest edge of pavement between points directly opposite the advertising displays along each side of the freeway.(B) The spacing requirement in subparagraph (A) does not apply to an advertising display that advertises only the business conducted, services rendered, or goods produced and sold upon the property upon which the advertising display is located and that, accordingly, is not subject to the requirements of this chapter.(C) When counting the number of advertising displays and measuring the distance between them for purposes of subparagraph (A), the advertising displays described in subparagraph (B) shall be excluded from the count, and no measurements shall be made relative to the excluded advertising displays for purposes of subparagraph (A).(5) This chapter does not limit the City of Artesia from adopting ordinances prohibiting or further restricting the size, number, or type of advertising displays permitted by this section.(6) If the advertising display is a message center, the owner of the display shall do one of the following:(A) Make the message center display available on a space-available basis for use by the department or the Department of the California Highway Patrol for public service messages, including Emergency Alert System (Amber Alert) messages disseminated pursuant to Section 8594 of the Government Code, and messages containing, among other things, reports of commute times, drunk driving awareness messages, reports of accidents of a serious nature, and emergency disaster communications.(B) Make a message center display not subject to this section that is under the control of the owner of the advertising display available on a space-available basis for public service messages in a location acceptable to the department and the Department of the California Highway Patrol.(C) Provide funding to the department for the installation of a message center display to accommodate those public service messages, which may include funding as part of mitigation in connection with the approval of development of the property on which the message center display is located by the City of Artesia.(b) (1) Before the advertising display authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) may be placed, the department shall determine that the display will not cause a reduction in federal aid funds or otherwise be inconsistent with any federal law, regulation, or agreement between the state and a federal agency or department.(2) If the department is unable to make the determination required pursuant to paragraph (1), the department shall request the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the United States Department of Transportation to make the determination. Upon receipt of a determination by the FHWA that makes the finding described in paragraph (1), the advertising display may be placed.(c) The City of Artesia shall have primary responsibility for ensuring that a display authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) remains in conformance with all provisions of the ordinance and of this section. If the City of Artesia fails to ensure that the display remains in conformance with all provisions of the ordinance and of this section after 30 days of receipt of a written notice from the department, the City of Artesia shall hold the department harmless and indemnify the department for all costs incurred by the department to ensure compliance with the ordinance and this section or to defend actions challenging the adoption of the ordinance allowing the displays. | |
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| 57 | - | 5272.3. (a) With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 to 5404, inclusive, this chapter does not apply to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the eastbound lanes of State Highway Route 91 and on the northernmost end of Roseton Avenue at the end of the cul-de-sac, or to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the westbound lanes of, and westbound entrance onto, State Highway Route 91 and approximately midway between Pioneer Boulevard and Jersey Avenue, if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The advertising display is authorized by, or in accordance with, an ordinance, including, but not limited to, a specific plan or sign district, adopted by the City of Artesia that regulates advertising displays by identifying the specific displays or establishing regulations that include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) Number of signs and total signage area allowed.(B) Maximum individual signage area.(C) Minimum sign separation.(D) Illumination restrictions and regulations, including signage refresh rate, scrolling, and brightness.(E) Illuminated sign hours of operation.(2) The owner of the advertising display has submitted to the department a copy of the ordinance adopted by the City of Artesia authorizing the advertising display and identification of the provisions of the ordinance required under paragraph (1) and the department has certified that the ordinance meets the minimum requirements contained in paragraph (1).(3) The advertising display will not advertise products, goods, or services related to tobacco, firearms, or sexually explicit material.(4) | |
| 56 | + | 5272.3. (a) With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 to 5404, inclusive, this chapter does not apply to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the eastbound lanes of State Highway Route 91 and on the northernmost end of Roseton Avenue at the end of the cul-de-sac, or to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the westbound lanes of, and westbound entrance onto, State Highway Route 91 and approximately midway between Pioneer Boulevard and Jersey Avenue, if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The advertising display is authorized by, or in accordance with, an ordinance, including, but not limited to, a specific plan or sign district, adopted by the City of Artesia that regulates advertising displays by identifying the specific displays or establishing regulations that include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) Number of signs and total signage area allowed.(B) Maximum individual signage area.(C) Minimum sign separation.(D) Illumination restrictions and regulations, including signage refresh rate, scrolling, and brightness.(E) Illuminated sign hours of operation.(2) The owner of the advertising display has submitted to the department a copy of the ordinance adopted by the City of Artesia authorizing the advertising display and identification of the provisions of the ordinance required under paragraph (1) and the department has certified that the ordinance meets the minimum requirements contained in paragraph (1).(3) The advertising display will not advertise products, goods, or services related to tobacco, firearms, or sexually explicit material.(4) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B), there shall be at least 500 feet between any two advertising displays located on the same side of the freeway unless the advertising displays are separated by buildings or other obstructions in a manner that only one of the advertising displays is visible from any given location on the freeway. For purposes of determining compliance with the spacing requirement, the distance between advertising displays shall be measured along the nearest edge of pavement between points directly opposite the advertising displays along each side of the freeway.(B) The spacing requirement in subparagraph (A) does not apply to an advertising display that advertises only the business conducted, services rendered, or goods produced and sold upon the property upon which the advertising display is located and that, accordingly, is not subject to the requirements of this chapter.(C) When counting the number of advertising displays and measuring the distance between them for purposes of subparagraph (A), the advertising displays described in subparagraph (B) shall be excluded from the count, and no measurements shall be made relative to the excluded advertising displays for purposes of subparagraph (A).(5) This chapter does not limit the City of Artesia from adopting ordinances prohibiting or further restricting the size, number, or type of advertising displays permitted by this section.(6) If the advertising display is a message center, the owner of the display shall do one of the following:(A) Make the message center display available on a space-available basis for use by the department or the Department of the California Highway Patrol for public service messages, including Emergency Alert System (Amber Alert) messages disseminated pursuant to Section 8594 of the Government Code, and messages containing, among other things, reports of commute times, drunk driving awareness messages, reports of accidents of a serious nature, and emergency disaster communications.(B) Make a message center display not subject to this section that is under the control of the owner of the advertising display available on a space-available basis for public service messages in a location acceptable to the department and the Department of the California Highway Patrol.(C) Provide funding to the department for the installation of a message center display to accommodate those public service messages, which may include funding as part of mitigation in connection with the approval of development of the property on which the message center display is located by the City of Artesia.(b) (1) Before the advertising display authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) may be placed, the department shall determine that the display will not cause a reduction in federal aid funds or otherwise be inconsistent with any federal law, regulation, or agreement between the state and a federal agency or department.(2) If the department is unable to make the determination required pursuant to paragraph (1), the department shall request the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the United States Department of Transportation to make the determination. Upon receipt of a determination by the FHWA that makes the finding described in paragraph (1), the advertising display may be placed.(c) The City of Artesia shall have primary responsibility for ensuring that a display authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) remains in conformance with all provisions of the ordinance and of this section. If the City of Artesia fails to ensure that the display remains in conformance with all provisions of the ordinance and of this section after 30 days of receipt of a written notice from the department, the City of Artesia shall hold the department harmless and indemnify the department for all costs incurred by the department to ensure compliance with the ordinance and this section or to defend actions challenging the adoption of the ordinance allowing the displays. | |
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| 61 | 60 | 5272.3. (a) With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 to 5404, inclusive, this chapter does not apply to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the eastbound lanes of State Highway Route 91 and on the northernmost end of Roseton Avenue at the end of the cul-de-sac, or to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the City of Artesia adjacent to the westbound lanes of, and westbound entrance onto, State Highway Route 91 and approximately midway between Pioneer Boulevard and Jersey Avenue, if all of the following conditions are met: | |
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| 63 | 62 | (1) The advertising display is authorized by, or in accordance with, an ordinance, including, but not limited to, a specific plan or sign district, adopted by the City of Artesia that regulates advertising displays by identifying the specific displays or establishing regulations that include, at a minimum, all of the following: | |
| 64 | 63 | ||
| 65 | 64 | (A) Number of signs and total signage area allowed. | |
| 66 | 65 | ||
| 67 | 66 | (B) Maximum individual signage area. | |
| 68 | 67 | ||
| 69 | 68 | (C) Minimum sign separation. | |
| 70 | 69 | ||
| 71 | 70 | (D) Illumination restrictions and regulations, including signage refresh rate, scrolling, and brightness. | |
| 72 | 71 | ||
| 73 | 72 | (E) Illuminated sign hours of operation. | |
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| 75 | 74 | (2) The owner of the advertising display has submitted to the department a copy of the ordinance adopted by the City of Artesia authorizing the advertising display and identification of the provisions of the ordinance required under paragraph (1) and the department has certified that the ordinance meets the minimum requirements contained in paragraph (1). | |
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| 77 | 76 | (3) The advertising display will not advertise products, goods, or services related to tobacco, firearms, or sexually explicit material. | |
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| 79 | - | (4) The advertising | |
| 78 | + | (4) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B), there shall be at least 500 feet between any two advertising displays located on the same side of the freeway unless the advertising displays are separated by buildings or other obstructions in a manner that only one of the advertising displays is visible from any given location on the freeway. For purposes of determining compliance with the spacing requirement, the distance between advertising displays shall be measured along the nearest edge of pavement between points directly opposite the advertising displays along each side of the freeway. | |
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| 81 | - | (4) | |
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| 85 | - | (5) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B), there shall be at least 500 feet between any two advertising displays located on the same side of the freeway unless the advertising displays are separated by buildings or other obstructions in a manner that only one of the advertising displays is visible from any given location on the freeway. For purposes of determining compliance with the spacing requirement, the distance between advertising displays shall be measured along the nearest edge of pavement between points directly opposite the advertising displays along each side of the freeway. | |
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| 87 | - | (B) The spacing requirement in subparagraph (A) does not apply to an advertising display that advertises only the business conducted, services rendered, or goods produced and sold upon on the property upon on which the advertising display is located and that, accordingly, is not subject to the requirements of this chapter. | |
| 80 | + | (B) The spacing requirement in subparagraph (A) does not apply to an advertising display that advertises only the business conducted, services rendered, or goods produced and sold upon the property upon which the advertising display is located and that, accordingly, is not subject to the requirements of this chapter. | |
| 88 | 81 | ||
| 89 | 82 | (C) When counting the number of advertising displays and measuring the distance between them for purposes of subparagraph (A), the advertising displays described in subparagraph (B) shall be excluded from the count, and no measurements shall be made relative to the excluded advertising displays for purposes of subparagraph (A). | |
| 90 | 83 | ||
| 91 | - | (5) | |
| 84 | + | (5) This chapter does not limit the City of Artesia from adopting ordinances prohibiting or further restricting the size, number, or type of advertising displays permitted by this section. | |
| 92 | 85 | ||
| 93 | - | ||
| 94 | - | ||
| 95 | - | (6) This chapter does not limit the City of Artesia from adopting ordinances prohibiting or further restricting the size, number, or type of advertising displays permitted by this section. | |
| 96 | - | ||
| 97 | - | (7) The department shall ensure that an advertising display established pursuant to this section that is lighted or a message center does not constitute a hazard to traffic. | |
| 98 | - | ||
| 99 | - | (6) | |
| 100 | - | ||
| 101 | - | ||
| 102 | - | ||
| 103 | - | (8) If the advertising display is a message center, the owner of the display shall do one of the following: | |
| 86 | + | (6) If the advertising display is a message center, the owner of the display shall do one of the following: | |
| 104 | 87 | ||
| 105 | 88 | (A) Make the message center display available on a space-available basis for use by the department or the Department of the California Highway Patrol for public service messages, including Emergency Alert System (Amber Alert) messages disseminated pursuant to Section 8594 of the Government Code, and messages containing, among other things, reports of commute times, drunk driving awareness messages, reports of accidents of a serious nature, and emergency disaster communications. | |
| 106 | 89 | ||
| 107 | 90 | (B) Make a message center display not subject to this section that is under the control of the owner of the advertising display available on a space-available basis for public service messages in a location acceptable to the department and the Department of the California Highway Patrol. | |
| 108 | 91 | ||
| 109 | 92 | (C) Provide funding to the department for the installation of a message center display to accommodate those public service messages, which may include funding as part of mitigation in connection with the approval of development of the property on which the message center display is located by the City of Artesia. | |
| 110 | 93 | ||
| 111 | 94 | (b) (1) Before the advertising display authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) may be placed, the department shall determine that the display will not cause a reduction in federal aid funds or otherwise be inconsistent with any federal law, regulation, or agreement between the state and a federal agency or department. | |
| 112 | 95 | ||
| 113 | 96 | (2) If the department is unable to make the determination required pursuant to paragraph (1), the department shall request the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the United States Department of Transportation to make the determination. Upon receipt of a determination by the FHWA that makes the finding described in paragraph (1), the advertising display may be placed. | |
| 114 | 97 | ||
| 115 | 98 | (c) The City of Artesia shall have primary responsibility for ensuring that a display authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) remains in conformance with all provisions of the ordinance and of this section. If the City of Artesia fails to ensure that the display remains in conformance with all provisions of the ordinance and of this section after 30 days of receipt of a written notice from the department, the City of Artesia shall hold the department harmless and indemnify the department for all costs incurred by the department to ensure compliance with the ordinance and this section or to defend actions challenging the adoption of the ordinance allowing the displays. | |
| 116 | 99 | ||
| 117 | 100 | SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique circumstances concerning the locations of the advertising displays, or proposed advertising displays, set forth in this act and the need for advertising in those locations, and that an exemption from some of the provisions of the Outdoor Advertising Act is necessary for those displays. | |
| 118 | 101 | ||
| 119 | 102 | SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique circumstances concerning the locations of the advertising displays, or proposed advertising displays, set forth in this act and the need for advertising in those locations, and that an exemption from some of the provisions of the Outdoor Advertising Act is necessary for those displays. | |
| 120 | 103 | ||
| 121 | 104 | SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique circumstances concerning the locations of the advertising displays, or proposed advertising displays, set forth in this act and the need for advertising in those locations, and that an exemption from some of the provisions of the Outdoor Advertising Act is necessary for those displays. | |
| 122 | 105 | ||
| 123 | 106 | ### SEC. 2. | |
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| 112 | + | (a)With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 to 5404, inclusive, this chapter does not apply to any advertising display used exclusively for any of the following purposes: | |
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| 115 | + | ||
| 116 | + | (1)To advertise the sale, lease, or exchange of real property on which the advertising display is placed. | |
| 117 | + | ||
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| 119 | + | ||
| 120 | + | (2)To advertise directions to, and the sale, lease, or exchange of, real property for which the advertising display is placed, except that this exemption does not apply to advertising displays visible from a highway and subject to the Highway Beautification Act of 1965 (23 U.S.C. Sec. 131). | |
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| 123 | + | ||
| 124 | + | (3)To designate the name of the owner or occupant of the premises or to identify the premises. | |
| 125 | + | ||
| 126 | + | ||
| 127 | + | ||
| 128 | + | (4)To advertise the business conducted, services rendered, or goods produced or sold on the property on which the advertising display is placed if the display is on the same side of the highway and within 1,000 feet of the point on the property or within 1,000 feet of the entrance to the site at which the business is conducted, services are rendered, or goods are produced or sold. | |
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| 131 | + | ||
| 132 | + | (b)With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 to 5404, inclusive, this chapter does not apply to any advertising display used exclusively either to advertise products, goods, or services sold by persons on the premises of an arena on a regular basis, or to advertise products, goods, or services marketed or promoted on the premises of an arena pursuant to a sponsorship marketing plan, if all of the following conditions are met: | |
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| 136 | + | (1)The arena is capable of providing a venue for professional sports on a permanent basis. | |
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| 140 | + | (2)The arena has a capacity of 15,000 or more seats. | |
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| 144 | + | (3)The advertising display is either of the following: | |
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| 148 | + | (A)Located on the premises of the arena. | |
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| 152 | + | (B)Has been authorized as of January 1, 2019, by, or in accordance with, a local ordinance, including, but not limited to, a specific plan or sign district adopted in connection with the approval of the arena by the city, county, or city and county, bears the name or logo of the arena, and is visible when approaching offramps from the interstate, primary, or state highways used to access the premises of the arena. No arena shall be permitted more than two advertising displays allowed under this subparagraph. | |
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| 156 | + | (c)(1)Any advertising display erected pursuant to subdivision (b) and located on the premises of the arena shall be lawful only if authorized by, or in accordance with, an ordinance, including, but not limited to, a specific plan or sign district, adopted by the city, county, or city and county, that regulates advertising displays on the premises of the arena by identifying the specific displays or establishing regulations that include, at a minimum, all of the following: | |
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| 160 | + | (A)Number of signs and total signage area allowed. | |
| 161 | + | ||
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| 163 | + | ||
| 164 | + | (B)Maximum individual signage area. | |
| 165 | + | ||
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| 168 | + | (C)Minimum sign separation. | |
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| 172 | + | (D)Illumination restrictions and regulations, including signage refresh rate, scrolling, and brightness. | |
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| 176 | + | (E)Illuminated sign hours of operation. | |
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| 180 | + | (2)Authorization of advertising displays under subdivision (b) is subject to the owner of the advertising display submitting to the department a copy of the ordinance adopted by the city, county, or city and county in which the arena is located authorizing the advertising display and, for signs located on the premises of the arena, identification of the provisions of the ordinance required under paragraph (1). The department shall certify that the proposed ordinance meets the minimum requirements contained in paragraph (1). | |
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| 184 | + | (3)An advertising display authorized pursuant to subdivision (b) shall not advertise products, goods, or services related to tobacco, firearms, or sexually explicit material. | |
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| 188 | + | (4)This chapter does not limit a local government from adopting ordinances prohibiting or further restricting the size, number, or type of advertising displays permitted by this section. | |
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| 191 | + | ||
| 192 | + | (d)As used in this section, the premises of an arena means either of the following: | |
| 193 | + | ||
| 194 | + | ||
| 195 | + | ||
| 196 | + | (1)A venue for indoor or outdoor sports, concerts, or other events. | |
| 197 | + | ||
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| 199 | + | ||
| 200 | + | (2)Any development project or district encompassing the venue, adjacent to it, or separated from it only by public or private rights-of-way, the boundaries of which have been set by the city, county, or city and county in which the arena is located. The development project or district must be contiguous and may not extend more than 1,000 feet beyond the arena structure or any structure physically connected to the arena structure. | |
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| 204 | + | (e)As used in this section, sponsorship marketing plan means an agreement between the property owner, facility owner, facility operator, or occupant of the premises of an arena and a sponsor pursuant to which the sponsor is allowed to include its logo, slogan, or advertising on advertising displays and that meets both of the following conditions: | |
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| 208 | + | (1)The sponsorship marketing plan is for a period of not less than one year. | |
| 209 | + | ||
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| 211 | + | ||
| 212 | + | (2)The sponsorship marketing plan grants the sponsor the opportunity to display its logo, slogan, or advertising in the interior of structures on the premises of an arena, or conduct promotions, public relations, or marketing activities on the premises of an arena. | |
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| 216 | + | (f)Authorization of an advertising display under subdivision (b) that is a message center display is subject to the owner of the display complying with one of the following conditions: | |
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| 220 | + | (1)Making a message center display within the premises of the arena available on a space-available basis for use by the department or the Department of the California Highway Patrol for public service messages, including Emergency Alert System (Amber Alert) messages disseminated pursuant to Section 8594 of the Government Code, and messages containing, among other things, reports of commute times, drunk driving awareness messages, reports of accidents of a serious nature, and emergency disaster communications. | |
| 221 | + | ||
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| 224 | + | (2)Making a message center display not subject to this section that is under the control of the owner of the advertising display available on a space-available basis for public service messages in a location acceptable to the department and the Department of the California Highway Patrol. | |
| 225 | + | ||
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| 227 | + | ||
| 228 | + | (3)Providing funding to the department for the installation of a message center display to accommodate those public service messages, which may include funding as part of mitigation in connection with the approval of the arena by the city, county, or city and county. | |
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| 232 | + | (g)If an advertising display authorized under subdivision (b) is subject to a notice from the United States Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, or any other applicable federal agency to the state that the operation of that display will result in the reduction of federal aid highway funds provided in Section 131 of Title 23 of the United States Code, authorization of the display under subdivision (b) shall cease and the display owner shall remove all advertising copy from the display within 60 days after the state notifies the display owner of the receipt of the federal notice. Failure to remove the advertising copy pursuant to this subdivision shall result in a civil fine, imposed by the California Department of Transportation, of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per day until the advertising copy is removed. The department shall not assume any liability in connection with cessation of operation or removal of an advertising display or advertising copy pursuant to this subdivision. | |
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| 236 | + | (h)The city, county, or city and county adopting the ordinance authorizing the displays erected pursuant to this section shall have primary responsibility for ensuring that the displays remain in conformance with all provisions of the ordinance and of this section. If the city, county, or city and county fails to ensure that the displays remain in conformance with all provisions of the ordinance and of this section after 30 days of receipt of a written notice from the department, the city, county, or city and county shall hold the department harmless and indemnify the department for all costs incurred by the department to ensure compliance with the ordinance and this section or to defend actions challenging the adoption of the ordinance allowing the displays. | |
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| 240 | + | (i)An advertising display lawfully erected on or before December 31, 2013, in conformity with subdivision (e) of this section as it read on that date, shall remain authorized, subject to the terms of that subdivision. |