Bill Text: CA SB694 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended
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Bill Title: Outdoor advertising: transit stations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-10-04 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 545, Statutes of 2013. [SB694 Detail]
Download: California-2013-SB694-Amended.html
Bill Title: Outdoor advertising: transit stations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-10-04 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 545, Statutes of 2013. [SB694 Detail]
Download: California-2013-SB694-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 694 AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 22, 2013 INTRODUCED BY Senator Correa FEBRUARY 22, 2013 An act toamend Section 5203 ofadd Section 5272.1 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to outdoor advertising. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 694, as amended, Correa.Outdoor advertising: definition of advertising structure.Outdoor advertising: transit stations. 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 or services rendered or goods produced or sold on the property upon which the display is placed, as specified. Existing law also exempts certain advertising displays in existence before January 1, 2009, at an arena located on public land with a capacity of 5,000 seats or more that provides a permanent venue for professional sports, subject to certain conditions. This bill would also exempt from certain provisions of the Outdoor Advertising Act advertising displays on public property upon which is located a facility that primarily serves as a multimodal transit station that is to serve as a station for the high-speed train system, as specified. The bill would impose various conditions on an advertising display erected under these circumstances.The Outdoor Advertising Act provides for regulation by the Director of Transportation of advertising displays, as defined, within view of public highways. The act regulates the placement of off-premises advertising displays along highways, which displays generally advertise business conducted or services rendered or goods produced or sold at a location other than the property upon which the display is located.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the act.Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:noyes . State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 5272.1 is added to the Business and Professions Code , to read: 5272.1. (a) With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 and 5404, inclusive, nothing contained in this chapter applies to any advertising display that is exclusively on public property upon which is located a facility that primarily serves as a multimodal transit station for various modes of transportation, including, but not limited to, passenger rail, that supports the goals of the region's sustainable communities strategy, as described in Section 65080 of the Government Code, and that satisfies either of the following: (1) Serves as a current or future station for the high-speed train system at a location in the corridor identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 2704.04 of the Streets and Highways Code. (2) Serves as a station for the high-speed train system at any additional location in the corridors identified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 2704.04 of the Streets and Highways Code, provided it is approved as a station by the High-Speed Rail Authority. (b) To advertise any products, goods, or services on an advertising display pursuant to this section, all of the following shall apply: (1) The facility shall be publicly owned and operated and shall be located on public land. (2) The advertising display shall not advertise products, goods, or services related to distilled spirits, tobacco, firearms, or sexually explicit material. (3) The advertising display shall not cause a reduction in federal aid highway funds as provided in Section 131 of Title 23 of the United States Code. (c) Any advertising display erected pursuant to this section shall be authorized by, or be in accordance with, an ordinance, including, but not limited to, a specific plan or sign district, adopted by the city or county, as applicable, that regulates advertising displays by either identifying the specific displays or by establishing regulations that include, at a minimum, all of the following: (1) The number of signs and total signage area allowed. (2) The maximum individual signage area. (3) Minimum sign separation. (4) Illumination restrictions and regulations, including signage refresh rate, scrolling, and brightness. (5) Illuminated sign hours of operation. (d) Nothing in this chapter limits a city or county from adopting an ordinance further restricting the size, number, or types of advertising displays authorized by this section.SECTION 1.Section 5203 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 5203. "Advertising structure" means a structure of any kind or character that is erected, used, or maintained for outdoor advertising purposes, upon which any poster, bill, printing, painting, or other advertisement of any kind whatsoever may be placed, including statuary, for advertising purposes. "Advertising structure" does not include any of the following: (a) Official notices issued by any court or public body or officer. (b) Notices posted by any public officer in performance of a public duty or by any person in giving legal notice. (c) Directional, warning, or information structures required by or authorized by law or by federal, state or county authority. (d) A structure that is erected near a city or county boundary that contains the name of the city or county and the names of, or any other information regarding, civic, fraternal, or religious organizations located therein.