HomeMy WebLinkAboutPS 91-32; Opus Southwest; Sign Permits/Programs (PS) (4)April 12, 1991
Nat Robb
Motivational Systems, Inc.
823 W. 23rd Street
National City, CA 91950
SUBJECT: PS 91-32 OPUS SOUTHWEST
The Planning Department staff has completed its review of the proposed signage for the
OPUS Southwest building through sign permit application number PS 91-32. Given the
fact that this building is highly visible from Palomar Airport Road, a major arterial that is
addressed in the Scenic Highways Element of the General Plan, and considering the
existing signage restrictions along Palomar Airport Road, staff has determined the
following:
1) As noted in the Specific Plan for the Airport Business Center on page 22 under
Sign and Graphic Requirements for Wall Signs:
In multi-tenant industrial or office buildings, each individual business
may have a wall sign over the entrance to identify the tenant. Said
sign will give only the name of the company and will be limited to
letters six inches high. Said signs will be oriented toward the
parking or pedestrian area for that building and shall not exceed a
maximum area of five square feet.
2) As discussed in the Scenic Highways Element of the General Plan, and as
exemplified in the sign program for Palomar Oaks Industrial project to the south
of your site, wall signage along scenic corridors must be strictly controlled.
Because the OPUS Plaza building is so visible, staff feels that sufficient identity
exist in the project without a company-specific wall sign. The Planned Industrial
zone is intended to allow corporate offices and not commercial ventures that
necessitate external signage for advertising.
Nat Robb
April 12, 1991
Paae 2
In summary, the project identifying monument signage that exist, Opus Plaza monument
and Airport Business Center monument, is for identification of the buildings on the site.
Business should be directed to the Opus Plaza. Once on site, the above signage should
be adequate to identify the individual tenant. The wall signs proposed have been denied
because they do not conform to the Specific Plan and General Plan. If you have any
questions, please feel free to call me at (61 9) 438-1 161, extension 4325.
Sincerely,
VAN LYNC
Planning Technician
c: Gary Wayne
Don Neu
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