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RESOLUTION NO. 25 05
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO DUBLIN MUNICIPAL CODE
CHAPTER 8.84 (SIGN REGULATIONS)
(PLPA-004290-2025)
WHEREAS, the City occasionally initiates amendments to the Dublin Municipal Code to
clarify, add, or amend certain provisions to ensure that it remains internally consistent, simple to
understand and implement, and relevant to changes occurring in the community; and
WHEREAS, Staff has initiated amendments to Dublin Municipal Code Chapter 8.84 (Sign
Regulations). The proposed amendments (would bring greater clarity and consistency to
existing regulations; and On September 2, 2025, the City Council discussed the regulation and
enforcement of temporary political campaign signs and directed Staff to prepare the following
amendments to the regulation of Temporary Non-Commercial Signs: 1) require such signs to be
removed within 7 days following the conclusion of the event; 2) require a property owner consent
form for placement of signs on private property; and 3) implement a sign retrieval fee. In addition,
Staff initiated amendments to Dublin Municipal Code Chapter 8.84 (Sign Regulations). The proposed
; and
WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA ), together with the State
Guidelines and City of Dublin CEQA Guidelines and Procedures require that certain projects be
reviewed for environmental impacts and that environmental documents be prepared; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommends that the City Council find the Project
exempt from the requirements of CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) as the
Project would not result in any physical changes and it can be seen with certainty that there is no
possibility that the Project would have a significant effect on the environment and is not subject to
CEQA review; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on November 19,
2025, during which all interested persons were heard; and
WHEREAS, proper notice of said hearing was given in all respects as required by law; and
WHEREAS, a Staff Report dated November 19, 2025, was submitted to the Dublin Planning
Commission recommending approval of the proposed amendments to Dublin Municipal Code
Chapter 8.84 (Sign Regulations); and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hear and consider all said reports,
recommendations and testimony herein above set forth and used its independent judgment to
evaluate the recommendations.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the foregoing recitals are true and correct and
made a part of this Resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Dublin Planning Commission does hereby
recommend that the City Council adopt the Ordinance attached hereto as Exhibit A and
incorporated herein by reference.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of November 2025, by the following vote:
AYES: Badami, Han, Prasath, Rashid, Simuro
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
______________________________
Planning Commission Chair
ATTEST:
______________________________________
Assistant Community Development Director
Attachment 2
Exhibit A to Resolution
Ord. No. XX-25, Item X.X, Adopted XX/XX/2025 Page of
The Dublin City Council does ordain as follows:
A. The City occasionally initiates amendments to the Dublin Municipal Code to clarify, add, or amend
certain provisions to ensure that it remains internally consistent, simple to understand and
implement, and relevant to changes occurring in the community.
B. On September 2, 2025, the City Council discussed the regulation and enforcement of temporary
political campaign signs and directed Staff to prepare the following amendments to the regulation of
Temporary Non-Commercial Signs: 1) require such signs to be removed within 7 days following the
conclusion of the event; 2) require a property owner consent form for placement of signs on private
property; and 3) implement a sign retrieval fee. In addition, Staff initiated amendments to Dublin
Municipal Code Chapter 8.84 (Sign Regulations). The proposed amendments (the “Project”) would
bring greater clarity and consistency to existing regulations.
C. The Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on November 19, 2025, during which all
interested persons were heard, and adopted Resolution No. _____ recommending that the City
Council approve the Project.
D. A Staff Report was submitted to the Dublin City Council recommending approval of the Project.
E. The City Council held a public hearing on ______, at which time all interested persons had an
opportunity to be heard.
F. Proper notice of said hearing was given in all respects as required by law.
G. The City Council did hear and consider all said reports, recommendations, and testimony set forth
above and used its independent judgement to evaluate the Project.
A. Pursuant to Dublin Municipal Code Section 8.120.050.B., the City Council hereby finds that the
Project is consistent with the General Plan in that the proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendments are
necessary to provide clarity to existing regulations and internal consistency of the Zoning Ordinance.
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B. The California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), together with the State Guidelines and City of
Dublin CEQA Guidelines and Procedures require that certain projects be reviewed for environmental
impacts and that environmental documents be prepared. The City Council finds that the Project is
exempt from the requirements of CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) as the
Project would not result in any physical changes and it can be seen with certainty that there is no
possibility that the Project would have a significant effect on the environment and is not subject to
CEQA review.
Dublin Municipal Code Section 8.84.050.O.2. is amended to read as follows:
Up to two (2) Banner Signs are permitted pursuant to a Zoning Clearance and may
be placed on site for a maximum of twenty-one (21) consecutive calendar days per permit. A
minimum waiting period of forty-two (42) consecutive calendar days between displays is required. A
Banner Sign shall not be larger than sixty (60) square feet in size and shall not be located so that it is
higher than the eave of the structure in which the business is located. One (1) Banner Sign may be
displayed on a tenant’s building frontage and one (1) Banner Sign may be displayed on the street
frontage. If there is more than one street frontage, one (1) Banner Sign may be displayed on each
street frontage (in lieu of the building frontage), up to two (2) street frontages, if the Banner Signs are
at least two hundred (200) feet apart.
Dublin Municipal Code Section 8.84.120.D. is amended to read as follows:
Freestanding Signs shall be permitted at two (2) or more of the main
entrances pursuant to a Master Sign Program.
Dublin Municipal Code Section 8.84.140 Subsections H (Real Estate Signs) and I (Real Estate Directional
Signs) are reordered to be in alphabetical order.
Dublin Municipal Code Section 8.84.140.K is amended to read as follows:
Temporary Non-Commercial Signs provided they comply
with all the following:
1. Be displayed for no more than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days.
2. Be removed within seven (7) days following the conclusion of the event that is the subject of
the sign.
3. Be placed on private property with the property owner’s written permission.
4. Be no more than sixteen (16) square feet per side in area per individual sign and up to eighty
(80) square feet of maximum aggregate area per lot.
5. Not be placed within the public right-of-way or within six hundred sixty (660) feet of and visible
from the right-of-way of Interstate 580 or Interstate 680.
Dublin Municipal Code Section 8.84.170 is amended to read as follows:
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Application for a permit shall be filed on a form furnished by the Department of Community
Development and shall include other information determined by the Community Development
Director.
Dublin Municipal Code Section 8.84.270 subsection E is amended to read as follows:
Each person who erects a sign, which is subject to removal under this section, is jointly and
severally liable for the cost of removal. Temporary Non-Commercial signs removed from the public
right-of-way shall be stored for a minimum of fifteen (15) days. The person responsible for the
Temporary Non-Commercial sign is responsible for costs associated with the removal and
storage. For the purpose of this section, the person responsible means the person that is the
subject of the event or activity displayed on the Temporary Non-Commercial sign.
The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in at least three public spaces
in the City of Dublin in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of California.
This Ordinance shall take effect 30 days following its adoption.
the City Council of the City of Dublin, on this ___ day of __________ 2025,
by the following votes:
_____________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
___________________________
City Clerk