Section 5272.  


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  • With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 and 5404, inclusive, nothing contained in this chapter applies to any advertising display that is used exclusively for any of the following purposes:

    (a) To advertise the sale, lease, or exchange of real property upon which the advertising display is placed.

    (b) To advertise directions to, and the sale, lease, or exchange of, real property for which the advertising display is placed; provided, that the exemption of this paragraph does not apply to advertising displays visible from a highway and subject to the Highway Beautification Act of 1965 (23 U.S.C., Sec. 131).

    (c) To designate the name of the owner or occupant of the premises or to identify the premises.

    (d) To advertise the business conducted or services rendered or the goods produced or sold upon the property upon which the advertising display is placed if the display is upon the same side of the highway and within 1,000 feet of the point on the property or within 1,000 feet of the entrance to the site at which the business is conducted or services are rendered or goods are produced or sold.

    (e) (1) To advertise any products, goods, or services sold by persons on the premise of an arena pursuant to all of the following conditions:

    (A) The arena is located on public land.

    (B) The arena provides a venue for professional sports on a permanent basis.

    (C) The arena has a capacity of 5,000 or more seats.

    (D) The arena has an advertising display in existence before January 1, 2009.

    (E) The products, goods, or services advertised are or will be offered for sale by persons on a regular basis during the term of an agreement between the vendor or business whose products, goods, or services are sold and the property owner, facility owner, or facility operator, and the term of the agreement is a minimum of one year.

    (2) An advertising display authorized pursuant to this subdivision shall not advertise products, goods, or services directed at an adult population, including, but not limited to, alcohol, tobacco, gambling, or sexually explicit material.

(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 493, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)