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Ordinance adding Chapter 10.78 to the South San Francisco Municipal Code regulating signs on motor vehicles parked, left standing, or operated on city streets or public lands.
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WHEREAS, Chapter 20.260 sets forth restrictions on signs attached to vehicles within the City of South San Francisco ("City") when those vehicles are on private property;
WHEREAS, among other restrictions, Section 20.360.004 currently restricts signs mounted, attached or painted on a trailer, boat, or motor vehicle when parked, stored, or displayed conspicuously on private premises in a manner intended to attract attention of the public for the purpose of advertising or identifying the business premises, with certain exceptions;
WHEREAS, the City desires to establish further restrictions for signs on vehicles parked, left standing, or operated on city streets or public lands that balance the constitutionally guaranteed right of free speech while also preventing cluttered or distracting signage that creates aesthetic blight and impacts traffic safety throughout the City;
WHEREAS, signs that are mounted or attached to vehicles that extend beyond the body of a vehicle when the vehicle is parked, left standing, or operated on city streets or public lands threaten the public's health, safety, and welfare;
WHEREAS, signs that are mounted or attached to vehicles that extend beyond the body of a vehicle when the vehicle is parked, left standing, or operated on city streets or public lands create aesthetic blight that adversely affects the quality of life and traffic safety in the City, including but not limited to creating unsafe driving conditions and impacting the line of sight for residents, businesses, pedestrians, bicyclists, and persons in vehicles;
WHEREAS, the City Council now wishes to add Chapter 10.78 to the South San Francisco Municipal Code to establish restrictions for signs mounted or attached to motor vehicles parked, left standing, or operated on city streets or ...
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