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Item 5, 5a
Meeting Date 11/22/83
ITEM TITLE: Public Hearing: PCM-84-5 - Amendment to the Bonita Glen
Specific Plan Sign Regulations
a. Resolution //4I4;1..Approving Amendment to the Bonita Glen
Specific Plan Sign Regulations
SUBMITTED BY: Director of Planning 0- (4/5ths Vote: Yes No x )
REVIEWED BY: City Manager s
This item involves a proposed amendment to the Bonita Glen Specific Plan sign
regulations by including the Planned Signing Program provisions of the
Municipal Code as part of the specific plan. The project is exempt from
environmental review as a Class 11(a) exemption.
RECOMMENDATION: That Council concur with Planning Commission recommendation.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: On October 26, 1983, the Planning
Commission unanimously recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution
amending the Bonita Glen Specific Plan sign regulations in accordance with
Resolution PCM-84-5.
DISCUSSION:
Planned Signing Program
The Planned Signing Program is a voluntary alternative to the general sign
regulations of the underlying zone which is intended to provide latitude in
order to achieve variety and good design. Exceptions (deviations) to the sign
regulations may include the number of signs, height, location, sign area and
types of signs provided they are in substantial compliance with the general
intent of the underlying sign regulations of the zone.
The sign program is subject to approval by the Zoning Administrator and based
on the following findings:
Architectural style: That the signs are designed with an intent and
purpose to relate the signs to the architectural style of the development;
or
Relationship to other signs: That each sign is related to all other signs
by the incorporation of similar or identical elements, such as materials,
letter style, color illumination and shape of sign.
Minimum lot area: The area covered by the sign program must be at least
two acres in size.
The present fee for a Planned Signing Program application is $130.00
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Bonita Glen Specific Plan Sign Regulations
The sign regulations of the specific plan are in recognition of the fact that
the properties are located on a "gateway" into the City and the desire to have
signs in keeping with this concept. However, they are not meant to be
punitive or to take away alternatives provided by conventional zoning. The
Planned Signing Program has been used effectively in other commercial and
industrial areas in the City (such as Bonita Village Shopping Center and
Canyon Plaza Shopping Center) and there is reason to believe that it can be
used similarly within the Bonita Glen Specific Plan area.
Conclusion
Since the Planned Signing Program is a voluntary and optional procedure and
does permit deviations from the basic sign regulations, it offers flexibility
to the design-conscious developer. It is not a "give away" procedure and can
sometimes be more restrictive. But it does allow creativity in design and
innovative use of signs. For these reasons, the staff supports an amendment
incorporating the Planned Signing Program provision into the Specific Plan
text.
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