HomeMy WebLinkAboutLCPA 95-14; Temporary Community Directional Signs; Local Coastal Program Amendment (LCPA) (2)PUBLIC NOTICE
TO INTERESTED PARTIES:
Please be advised that the City of Carlsbad is considering the addition of the Temporary
Community Directional Sign Ordinance to its Local Coastal Program (LCP) as summarized
below. This amendment is being proposed by the City of Carlsbad and is currently under review.
This notice hereby opens a six week review period after which the Planning Commission and
City Council will consider all comments and act on the proposed amendment. The Planning
Commission hearing is expected to take place November 6, 1996, and will be duly noticed. The
City Council hearing is expected to take place in December and will be duly noticed.
Copies of the LCP amendment are available for review at the following locations: (1) Carlsbad
Planning Department, 2075 Las Palmas Drive; (2) City Clerk’s Office, 1200 Carlsbad Village
Drive; (3) Carlsbad Main Library, 1250 Carlsbad Village Drive; (4) La Costa Branch Library,
6949 El Camino Real, Suite 200; and (5) the California Coastal Commission District Office,
3 1 11 Camino Del Rio North, Suite 200, San Diego.
PROPOSED LCP AMENDMENT SUMMARY
LCPA 95 -14
The City’s Zoning Ordinance is the implementing ordinance for the City’s Local Coastal
Program. Accordingly, this Local Coastal Program Amendment is necessary to ensure
consistency between it’s proposed amended Zoning Ordinance and it’s Local Coastal Program.
This specific Local Coastal Program Amendment is as follows:
21.41.076 Temporary Community Directional Signs
The intent of this temporary section is to provide directional information so that
residents of and visitors to the city can easily find public places, residential neighborhoods or
remote areas in an attractive and safe manner consistent with the city’s prohibition against off-
site advertising signs or displays. A community directional sign is a sign installed and
maintained according to the provisions of this section. Other signs owned and maintained by the
city of Carlsbad or the Carlsbad housing and redevelopment agency shall not be subject to the
provisions of this section.
Temporary community directional signs are permitted in all zones subject to the
provisions of this section.
All temporary community directional signs shall be located on an approved
community directional kiosk. One kiosk design established by City Council resolution shall be
utilized throughout the City. The construction of kiosks and leasing of space on the kiosk shall
be administered by the City Council or its designated administrator. The City Council, at its
option, may designate another public or quasi-public organization, or private sign company to
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administer the construction andor leasing of sign space on the kiosks. The lease cost for
directional signs mounted on kiosk structure shall be established by the City Council. The City
Council may establish a fee for City review of kiosk locations and each individual community
directional sign that will be mounted on the kiosks.
The content and design of the kiosk structure and directional sign panels
shall be consistent with the design and development standards set forth herein.
(A) Each directional sign panel shall contain directional information
only. Directional information shall be limited to the name of a public facility, approved special
event, master plan community, residential or industrial subdivision exceeding four lots or units
with remaining lots or units for sale within the City of Carlsbad, and a directional arrow.
Kiosk structures and directional sign panels shall be constructed of
non-corrosive materials not subject to rapid deterioration due to outdoor exposure and/or ground
moisture.
Kiosk structures shall not exceed five feet in width and ten feet in
height with a one foot high minimum clearance between ground level and the lowest sign panel.
Kiosk structures shall be uniform in width at all locations, however, kiosk height need not be the
same at every location.
Kiosk top panels shall not be less than the height of two directional
sign panels and shall prominently display the “City of Carlsbad” and its logo. Additional
graphics are subject to City Council approval. Colors and top panels shall be consistent with the
City’s coastal environment in which lagoons and floriculture are prominent characteristics.
Directional sign panels shall be uniform in size throughout the
City. In no event may a sign panel exceed ten inches in height and sixty inches in width.
The maximum number of sign panels permitted on any approved
kiosk structure shall be eight.
Directional sign panels shall be light in color and lettering shall be
a darker contrasting color. Sign panel lettering shall be all upper case letters not to exceed seven
inches in height and uniform in size, width, and lettering style on all kiosk structures located
throughout the City.
Prior to the installation of any kiosk structure or directional sign panel
which are consistent with the design and developxnent standards set forth in Subsection
21.46.076(~)(1) above, the Planning Director shall approve the location of kiosk structures and
the placement of directional signs on kiosk structures in accordance with the following
provisions:
Kiosk structures shall be located at various points along the City’s
circulation arterial roadways as designated by the General Plan Circulation Element. Kiosks may
be located on private property or in the public right-of-way. The Planning Director shall approve
the location of kiosk structures and shall maintain a kiosk location map of the approved kiosk
structures. Prior to Planning Director approval, the City’s approved temporary directional sign
program administrator shall submit a plat map of the proposed kiosk sign location for review and
approval by staff. The Traffic Engineer shall review the proposed location to ensure good sign
visibility and the avoidance of sight distance obstruction or interference with traffic safety.
Planning Director approval of a kiosk structure within the public
right of way shall constitute administrative approval of an above-ground encroachment permit.
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(C) Planning Director approval of kiosk structures and/or individual
directional sign panels shall constitute the issuance of a sign permit pursuant to Chapter 18.04 of
the Carlsbad Municipal Code.
All kiosks that are placed on private property shall be with written
consent of the property owner. Written consent shall also include a provision permitting the City
or its designee, in the event of noncompliance, to enter said property and remove the kiosk
structure, sign panels, or its attachments. A copy of said consent shall be filed with the Planning
Director prior to approval of the kiosk location.
(E) In no case shall a directional sign be approved on a kiosk for a
residential tract subdivision before building permits have been issued for the model homes or
before final map approval for custom residential lots and industrial subdivisions. Criteria for
determining the number of directional signs shall include the size and location of the subdivision.
(F) Public facility directional signs shall be provided on kiosk
structures at locations designated by the Planning Director.
(G) Upon approval by the Planning Director, directional signs shall be
permitted until the homes or lots within the subdivision are sold.
(H) Participants shall not be allowed any directional kiosk signs if
there are any other prohibited off-site signs such as posters, trailer signs, or temporary
subdivision directional signs advertising the subdivision anywhere in the City. If any advertising
signs are erected and not promptly removed upon demand by the City, the City or its designated
administrator shall remove all kiosk signs for that subdivision pursuant to the provisions of
Section 18.20.080 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, and cancel the lease.
There shall be no additions, tag signs, streamers, devices, display
boards, or appurtenances added to the approved kiosk structure and/or directional sign panels.
This section shall expire on January 1,2002 unless before that date the ordinance
codified in this section is reviewed and extended by the City Council.
This section is intended to permit off-site directional signs necessary to serve the
people of Carlsbad. By enacting this section the City Council does not intend to alter its total
ban on all off-site advertising signs or displays except as provided by Section 21.41.070(4)(E). If
this section or any part of it is deemed unconstitutional all kiosks shall be immediately removed
along with all directional signs permitted under this section. Any lease payment made for the
time after the removal of a kiosk shall be returned to the lessee, less a charge of twenty-five
percent of the lease payment which shall be retained by the City to cover its administrative costs.
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If you have any questions, please call Anne Hysong in the Planning Department at (619) 438-
1 16 1, extension 4477. Written comments should be sent to the Planning Department at 2075 Las
Palmas Drive, Carlsbad, California 92009.
PUBLISH DATE: OCTOBER 10,1996
PUBLISH DATE FOR NORTH COUNTY TIMES: OCTOBER 10,1996
PUBLISH DATE FOR CARLSBAD SUN: OCTOBER 10,1996
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