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AGENDA BILL NO.
DATE: May 17, 1977
DEPARTMENT:PLANNING
Initial :
Dept. Hd~.
City Atty
City Mgr.
SUBJECT:
ZONE CODE AMENDMENT, COMMUNITY. SIGNS.
STATEMENT OF THE HATTER ;
REQUEST;
Presently the zone code permits off-site community signs on
property within the boundaries of a Planned Community, Specific
Plan, or PUD, if such community sign program is approved as
part of such application. There are, some comprehensively
planned developments that would benefit from a community sign
program, but have not been approved through any of the above
processes. One such development is Palomar Airport Business
Park (Previously, Cabot,. Cabot & Forbes) as explained in the
attached memo to City Manager.
Presently there are two existing illegal community identity signs
at this park. The agent for Palomar Airport Business Park has
requested that the ordinance be amended to permit such signs in
all comprehensively planned development. Staff agrees that such
a sign program can be an effective means of identifying and de-
lineating a comprehensively planned development. We, therefore,
• • agree with the applicant that such an amendment should be con-
sidered.
EXHIBITS: • , -""' -,
Memorandum to City Manager dated, May 3, 1977 - . ._
RECOMMENDATION ;
It is recommended that- staff be instructed to include in the sign
code amendment currently being drafted by staff (regarding free-
- ending signs) an additional section for community identity sign
i:1 a non-specif ically approved development.
Council action
5-17-77 Staff was instructed to include in the sign code amendment
currently being drafted by staff (regarding freestanding signs)
an additional section for community, identity sign in a non-
specifically approved development.
FORM PLANNING 73
MEMORANDUM - MAY 3, 1977
TO: PAUL BUSSEY, CITY MANAGER
FROM: JAMES C. HAGAMAN, PLANNING DIRECTOR
RE: COMMUNITY IDENTITY SIGN, PALOMAR AIRPORT BUSINESS
PARK.
The sign regulations permit community identity signs for develop-
ments approved through a comprehensive plan such as PUD, Specific
Plan and Master Plan. Palomar Airport Business Park is a planned
development but has not been approved through any other processes.
Community signs are not therefore permitted, however, the previous
owner, Cabot, Cabot & Forbes constructed two such signs illegally at
the major entrances at Palomar Airport Road and El Camino Real. The
new owner wishes to change the copy of this sign to reflect the
new ownership and to erect additional community identity signs.
Since this is not permitted by the ordinance, Palomar Business Park
is requesting an amendment to the sign regulation to permit these
signs.
Planning staff believes that provisions should be made to
provide for such signs in planned areas. A suggestion would be to
permit community identity signs by CUP in developments that are
comprehensively planned provided certain findings can be made, such
as the need of the signing and that the development is indeed compre-
hensively planned as a unit.
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