A. The regulatory provisions of this Title are designed to accomplish the purposes set forth in section 20.04.020 with respect to all signs reviewed and permitted pursuant to this Title.

B. However state law substantially limits the City’ s ability to eliminate signs legally established prior to the adoption of this Title, thereby frustrating the accomplishment of the purposes set forth in Section 20.04.020. Therefore it is advantageous to utilize relocation agreements as authorized by Business & Professions Code section 5412 to accomplish the purposes of this Title with respect to such signs.

C. In order to facilitate the use of relocation agreements to accomplish the purposes of this Title, signs expressly permitted by relocation agreements shall be exempt from design limitations under this Title (including design review under Title 23 to ensure such compliance) but shall be subject to staff-level design review to ensure compliance with any provisions in the relocation agreement as well as to ensure the best possible design consistent therewith. Except as set forth in this subdivision, signs authorized by relocation agreements shall not be subject to any other design-related limitations not set forth within the relocation agreement itself.

D. No relocation agreement may be approved unless the Council determines that it will accomplish the purposes of this Title better than the status quo that it replaces.

E. No relocation agreement may provide for the construction or expansion of a sign in a residential zoning district. (Ord. 6977-NS § 1, 2007)