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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-11-02; City Council; 8070; CMC 21.41.075 add - Commercial freestanding/community identity signs1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 0 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ORDINANCE NO. 8070 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 21, CHAPTER 21.41, OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE ADDITION OF SECTION 21.41.075 TO REVISE THE REGULATIONS REGARD- ING FREESTANDING SIGNS IN COMMERCIAL ZONES AND TO PERMIT COMMUNITY IDENTITY SIGNS. (ZCA-79) The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does ordain as follows: SECTION 1: That Title 21, Chapter 21.41, of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended by the addition 'of Sectiofi 21~41.079, to read as follows: "21.41.075 Additional community identity and freestanding signs. (a) In addition to all other signs permitted by this Chapter, property within the boundaries of a Planned Community, Specific Plan or Planned Unit Development may have a sign program that provides for entrance, exit, directional and community identity signs provided the sign program is approved as part of either the Master Plan for the Planned Community, Specific Plan, Planned Unit Development or any amendments thereto. The aggregate sign area of all signs in a Community Identity Sign Program for any one development shall not exceed a total of 100 square feet, plus 3 square feet per acre of property within the development. No individual sign in such program shall have an area greater than 150 square feet, or exceed 15 feet in height. Amendments to an approved Community Identity Sign Program may be granted by the Planning Commission if it is determined such amendments are consistent with the overall objectives of the plan. this section, additional freestanding signs are permitted in the C-2 Zone by conditional use permit. If such signs are approved as a part of a Master Plan in a Planned Community, Specific Plan or Planned Unit Development, a conditional use permit is not required. Additional freestanding signs shall not be approved pursuant to this section unless it is found that the signs are appropriate for the use of the property, compatible with the design of the development, compatible with the adjacent properties will not interfere with the safety of the traveling public, will not result in a proliferation of signs in the area, will not adversely affect the appearance of the area and will not unduly restrict any views. The specific number, size, height, location, appearance and other aspects of the additional signs, subject to the limitations of this chapter and this section, shall be regulated by the terms of the conditional use permit or other sign approval. (b 1 Subject to the provisions of Chapter 21.50 and Any additional freestanding sign shall be subject t' e- . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1c 11 0 1E 1: 2c 21 22 2: 24 2: 2E 27 2€ to the following limitations: (1) The signs are monument signs, not greater than 8 feet in height or 8 feet in length or pole signs not to exceed 20 feet in height; (2) In order to qualify for any such sign, any free- standing sign permitted by right for the property must be located at least 50 feet from any interior property line; (3) The signs shall not be erected within 200 feet of another freestanding sign on the same property; (4) The signs must be located at least 50 feet from an interior property line; (5) The signs shall be so oriented that the primary view is from surface streets; Interstate 5 or Highway 78 shall not be considered surface streets; does not exceed the sign area allowed for the development accord- ing to the provisions of Table 1; public right-of-way, or be within 15 feet of any driveway or corner ; exceed 55' square feet, (6) The aggregate sign area for the entire development (7) No portion of such sign shall extend over the (8) The maximum sign area for any such sign shall not EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirti days after its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at least once in the Carlsbad Journal within fifteen days after its adoption. INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a meeting of the Carlsbad 2ity Council held on the 25thday of October , 1976, and thereafter PASSED AND ADOPTED at a meeting of said City Council helc 3n the 2nd day of November , 1976, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilmen Frazee, Packard and Councilwoman Casle NOES: Councilmen Lewis and Skotnicki ITTEST : ( SEAL) 2.