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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 3o77 c> 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. DON Planning Director DAA:BP:mbs Attachments: Graphics -2- db. -I.00 Lot sic? (T) too'" Lcr\-. Jo 5 •Zoo' 2bo Ffc 2oo ^>o 2oo 2oo -^ y\~^A /x-$?~ /\ .-t^r ^^_ i ~^( AG 15 r. CtL T5 MAX 10 MAX POUE. I «3-9 £> WAX MA.V: •• o<CO 3 §si a u ffdu- S |o o i g S> 1 02£ £ £ 03 0 J "•' • §5i_ > 2 "! 8 QUJ 2 N <f 0 £ " « It 3> H tC < < v °£ O - ' - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 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 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 CO g * GC <N£ < °>0 <O u. ^ -Q°iiOu. *.ll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 •*"*.. <O ^ ""* CDfl i >- ° O *- N_ UJ 1^1gtS§ 15 •rigagtf 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 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 (SEAL) 2. «£au£Al-JE