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RESOLUTION NO. 120
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING CO~IISSION OF THE CITY
OF SEAL BEACH DECLARING OPPOSITION TO SECTION l3l(g)
OF PUBLIC LAW 89-285, THE HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION ACT
OF 1965, AND URGING CONGRESS TO DELETE SAID PROVISION
BY APPROPRIATE AMENDMENT, AND FURTHER RECO!otMENDING
TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH TO
TAKE SIMILAR ACTION.
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has heretofore enacted the Highway
Beautif1cation Act of 1965 for the purpose of provid1ng for scen1C development and
road beautification of the federal-state highway systems and that such Act contem-
plates and requ1res action by the several States; and
WHEREAS, Section l3l(g) of the Act requires payment of compensation upon the
removal of certain outdoor advertis1ng s1gns; displays and devices, such compensa-
tion to be shared by the fed~ral government and the States; and
WHEREAS, with respect to the State of Californ1a, payment of compensat1on for
such removal is unnecessary and wasteful because such removal and the consequent
securing of "effect1ve control", as def1ned in the Act, can better be accompl1shed
under the police power of this State; and
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WHEREAS, over a period o~ many years the po11ce power of the States has become
and now is the well established and Judicially recogn1zed means of enforc1ng zoning
and sim1lar land use controls, and, accord1ngly, the compensation prov1sion in the
Act is likely to confuse and underm1ne established pract1ces and procedures,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Plann1ng Commiss1on of the City of Seal
Beach that th1s body hereby declares its opposition to Section l3l(g) of Public
Law 89-285, the Highway Beautif1cation Act of 1965, and urges the Congress to delete
said provis1on by appropriate amendment to the act;
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary be, and he is hereby, directed to
prepare a certified copy of these resolut1ons and forward them to United States
Senators Thomas H. Kuchel and George Murphy and to Honorable R1chard Hanna,
Representative in Congress;
AND IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Commission does reCOMmend to
the City Counc1l of the City of Seal Beach take s1milar act10n regard1nR th1s
mat ter.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 20th
day of APr719~ /~ '~
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Chairm~n of the Plann1ng Comm1ss10n
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I hereby certify that the foregoing reso1ut1on was duly adopted at a regular
meet1ng of the Planning Comm1ssion of the City of Seal Beach wh1ch was held on
Thursday, Apr1l 20, 1967, and carr1ed by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Commissioners:
CommiSS10ners:
Commissioners:
Crowley, L~nniqg, Murphy, Boeger
None
Jone
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