HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-09-07; City Council; 3721-1; Freestanding Signs in C-2 Zone & Identity SignsCITY OF CARLSBAD
AGENDA BILL NO. 3721-Supplement 1 Initial:
Dept.Hd.
DATE: September 7, 1976
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DEPARTMENT; City Attorney C. Mgr.
Su }ect: (ZCA_79) Additional Freestanding Signs in the C-2 Zone
and Community Identity Signs
Statement of the Matter
The City Council at your meeting of July 20, 1976, directed
the City Attorney to prepare the necessary documents approv-
ing zone code amendment (ZCA-79) to revise the regulations
regarding freestanding signs in commercial zones and to
permit community identity signs. The changes in the original
draft, necessary to accommodate the views of the Council
expressed at your July 20, 1976 meeting, were discussed with
the Planning Director. The technical standards applying to
the additional signs are complex and may not lead to the
desired result in all cases. The Planning Director may
add a memorandum outlining the problem and suggesting some
alternatives to this agenda bill.
Exhibit
Ordinance No.
Memo to City Manager from the Planning Director dated 9-15-76.
Recommendation
If the Council desires to approve zone code amendment (ZCA-79),
your action is to introduce Ordinance No. ^0 tytf If the
Council desires to further refine the Ordinance, your action
is to return it to the City Attorney for revision.
Council Action:
9-21-76 At the request of Mr. Loy on behalf of Mr. Knauf, attorney representing
the applicant, this matter was continued to the next regular meeting.
10-5-76 Ordinance #8070 was returned to the City Attorney for revisi
MEMORANDUM
September 15, 1976
TO: CITY MANAGER
FROM: PLANNING DIRECTOR
SUBJECT: ZCA 79, ADDITIONAL SIGNS
As mentioned in the Agenda Bill prepared by the City Attorney, Planning
Staff does wish to express some alternatives to the subject ordinance
amendment that the City Council may wish to consider. They are:
1. Requirement for "monument" sign: The draft ordinance expressly states
the additional signs shall be monument signs. There may be a need for
flexibility in this matter since in some instances a "monument" sign may
be ineffective or a hindrance to proper viewing, whereas a relatively
small "pole" sign may be appropriate. The latest ordinance as drafted
by the City Attorney includes a requirement that the specific size, height,
location, etc. of the approved sign shall be regulated by the terms of the
CUP. Therefore, it may be advantageous to permit some flexibility in the
type of sign being approved. In addition, it was anticipated that the
design of the sign will be appropriate for the site since it must be
approved by CUP, and, therefore, the relative large (8'x8') dimension of
the sign would be kept within reasonable limitation. However, it may be
advantageous to the Planning Commission and applicant that the parameters
themselves be reduced to a more reasonable limit. The 8'x8' height and
width appears reasonable for design area flexibility. However, the 64
square foot sign area that can be achieved appears too large for the monu-
ment sign. Therefore, the City Council may wish to consider a maximum
sign area of 30 square feet monument sign. A modification to the ordinance
to accommodate these two changes could be as follows:
(a) The signs are monument signs that have a length or height not
greater than 8 feet with a maximum sign area of 30 square feet. Except
that pole signs may be approved provided that such pole sign is no higher
than 15 feet in height and sign area greater than 30 square feet, and,
furthermore, applicant must provide justification that a pole sign is more
appropriate than a monument sign at that particular location.
2. Requirement of distance from property line: The draft ordinance requires
that in order to qualify for any additional signs, the permitted free-
standing sign must be at least 100 feet from an interior property line.
Staff agrees that there needs to be some separation at the property line,
otherwise the signs would be erected next to each other resulting in in-
effective and unattractive signing. However, the 100 foot requirement
will be limiting since it is desirable to have freestanding signs near
corners or interior property lines to attract attention prior to driving
by. Furthermore, the actual number of signs will be reduced to a point
where very few lots will be able to take advantage of the additional sign
provisions. The effectiveness of this separation requirement will not be
unduly lowered if the requirement was reduced to 50 feet.
Attached are graphics for further explanation.
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Planning Director
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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 Section 21*. 41.075,
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.
(b) Subject to the provisions of Chapter 21.50 and
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. Any additional freestanding sign shall be subject
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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;
(6) The aggregate sign area for the entire development
does not exceed the sign area allowed for the development accord-
ing to the provisions of Table 1;
(7) No portion of such sign shall extend over the
public right-of-way, or be within 15 feet of any driveway or
corner;
(8) The maximum sign area for any such sign shall not
exceed 55 square feet.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty
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
ity Council held on the 26thday of October , 1976, and
thereafter
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a meeting of said City Council held
on the 2nd day of November t 1975, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Frazee, Packard and Councilwoman Casle
NOES: Councilmen Lewis and Skotnicki
ABSENT: None \/7 ^
^ROBERT C. FRAZEE, Mefyor
ATTEST:
MARGARET E. ADAMS, City Clerk
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