Section 5440 does not apply to any advertising structure or sign if the advertising display is used exclusively to identify development projects, business centers, or associations located within the jurisdiction of, or sponsored by, the City of Costa Mesa to support economic development activities, if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) No other display is used by the city pursuant to this section.
(b) The governing body of the city has authorized placement of the display by an ordinance or resolution adopted following a duly noticed public hearing regarding the display.
(c) Placement of the display will not necessitate the immediate trimming, pruning, topping, or removal of existing trees in order to make the display visible or to improve its visibility, unless done as part of the normal landscape maintenance activities that would have been undertaken without regard to the placement of the display.
(d) The display does not cause a reduction in federal aid highway funds, as provided in Section 131 of Title 23 of the United States Code.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 117, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018