City Council Agenda
Memo to:
Manteca City Council
From:
Brad Wungluck, Development Services Director
Prepared by:
Jesus R. Orozco, Deputy Director of Development Services - Planning
Date:
April 7, 2026
Subject:
Zoning Text Amendment 26-13
Recommendation:
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Conduct a public hearing and find Zoning Text Amendment 26-13 exempt from further environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act, and waive the first reading by substitution of the title, and introduce an Ordinance of the City of Manteca, State of California, amending Sections 17.56.030 (General Prohibition) and 17.56.040 (Signs Allowed on City Property) of Chapter 17.56 of Title 17 of the Manteca Municipal Code.
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Background:
This City-initiated Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) is proposing to amend Sections 17.56.030 (General Prohibition) and 17.56.040 (Signs Allowed on City Property) relating to signs allowed on City property of Chapter 17.56 of Title 17 of the Manteca Municipal Code. The proposed ZTA would allow private parties to install, erect, and maintain signs on city-owned property, subject to a city-approved agreement, franchise, license, or permit. Non-city-owned signs on City property have been generally limited to exempt signs listed under Section 17.54.040 (Exempt Signs). Exempt signs include, but are not limited to: signs from other governmental agencies, legal notices, advertisements prescribed by law, direction, warning, or information signs or structures required or authorized by Federal, State, County, or City authority, such as traffic control signs (e.g., stop, yield), highway route number signs, and construction zone signs.
Presently, Section 17.56.030 expressly prohibits the display of privately-owned signs on City property. Further, the provisions of sub-Section 17.56.040(C) only allow the City and other government agencies to install, erect, and maintain signs on city-owned property. Examples include signs install...
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