(A) The invoice shall include a notice of the right of the person being charged to request a hearing before the City Manager, or his/her designee, to dispute the imposition of the charges.
(B) Any request for a hearing to dispute the imposition of charges must be in writing and received by the Office of the City Manager within ten calendar days of the date of mailing of the invoice, and shall include a statement of the reasons and grounds upon which the dispute is based.
(C) Upon receipt of a request for a hearing, the City Manager, or his/her designee, shall set the hearing date within 30 days after receipt of such request and shall provide the person requesting the hearing date at least five days advance notice of such hearing date. The hearing date may be changed by mutual consent of the City Manager, or his/her designee, and the person or persons requesting the hearing.
(Ord. 482-C.S., passed 2-17-98)
(M) Off-site real estate open house signs. Off-site real estate open house signs subject to the following standards:
(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this code to the contrary, real estate open house signs may be placed upon the public parkway provided that all of the following restrictions are met:
(a) Real estate professionals placing open house signage permitted by this section shall obtain the permission of the adjacent property owner or tenant before placing any such signage, whenever possible.
(b) Signage shall be limited to one sign per corner, four signs per intersection.
(c) In no event shall an open house sign be placed in a center median strip.
(d) Open house signs shall only be posted on the same day of the open house.
(e) Signage display hours shall be limited to 10:00 a.m. to dusk, or 7:00 p.m., whichever is earlier.
(f) Open houses signs shall contain the following information:
1. Directional arrow(s) to, or the address of, the subject property; and
2. The real estate professional's name and phone number, for identification purposes only. A business card taped to the sign will satisfy this requirement.
(g) The message content on the sign shall only relate to an activity actually in progress during the allowable display period.
(h) No sign shall obstruct the safe and convenient use by the public of adjoining sidewalk, curbside parkway, or roadway area. No sign shall be placed closer than 15 feet from a driveway approach.
(i) No sign shall exceed three feet in height as measured from the ground to the top of the sign.
(j) No flag, pennant, streamer, banner, or balloon shall be displayed with or attached to an open house sign permitted by this section.
(k) The real estate professional placing a sign or signs permitted by this section shall assume all liability associated with the placement of such sign and shall hold the City of San Gabriel free and harmless from all liability and defense costs in the event of litigation regarding injuries or property damage caused by the placement of the sign(s).
(l) Each posted sign, as permitted by this section, shall be maintained in a neat, clean, and safe condition.
(m) No posted sign may be chained to or otherwise locked to a fixed object in the public right-of-way.
(n) Signs posted in violation of any of these requirements shall subject the person placing the sign(s) to infraction penalties for violation of the San Gabriel Municipal Code.
(o) No more than five signs total shall be posted for a single open house event.
('65 Code, § 9-3.2408) (Ord. 445-C.S., passed 5-16-95; Am. Ord. 482-C.S., passed 2-17-98)