HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 4666-1967RESOLUTION NO. 4666
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE CITY COUNCIL'S
OPPOSITION TO SECTION 131(g) OF PUBLIC
LAW 89-285 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION ACT
OF 1965
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has here-
tofore enacted the Highway Beautification Act of 1965 for
the purpose of providing for scenic development and road
beautification of the federal-state highway systems and
that such Act contemplates and requires action by the se-
veral States; and
WHEREAS, Section 131(g) of the Act requires payment
of compensation upon the removal of certain outdoor adver-
tising signs, displays, and devices, such compensation to
be shared by the federal government and the States; and
WHEREAS, with respect to the State of California, pay-
ment of compensation for such removal is unnecessary and
wasteful because such removal and the consequent securing
of "effective control", as defined in the Act, can better
be accomplished under the police power of this State; and
WHEREAS, over a period of many years the police power
of the States has become and now is the well-established
and judicially recognized means of enforcing zoning and
similar land use controls and, accordingly, the compensation
provision in the Act is likely to confuse and undermine
established practices and procedures.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council
of the City of South San Francisco that this body hereby
declares its opposition to Section 131(g) of Public Law
89-285, the Highway Beautification Act of 1965, and urges
the Congress to delete said provision by appropriate amend-
ment to the Act;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be, and
he is hereby, authorized and directed to prepare a certi-
fied copy of this Resolution and forward it to United
States Senators Thomas H. Kuchel and George Murphy and to
Honorable J. Arthur Younger, Representative in Congress.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was
regularly introduced and adopted by the City Council of
regular
t4ay , 1967, ,
the City of South San Francisco at a
meeting held on the 15th day of
by the following vote:
AYES, COUNCILMEN
NOES, "
ABSENT, "
Patrick E. Ahem, Frank J. Bertucelli, Emilio
Cortesi, Andrew Rocca and Guido J. Rozzi
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City Clerk