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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_2269_CCv0001.pdf ORDINANCE NO. 2259 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS ADOPTING AMENDMENT NO. I TO SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 45 (REVISED) AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2185 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Redlands has reviewed Amendment No. 1 to Specific Plan No. 45 (Revised) and recommended adoption of such plan in R.P.C. Resolution No. 830, after holding a public hearing upon such amendment in accordance with the Government Code of the State of California; and WHEREAS, on the 17th day of January, 1995, the City Council held a dull-noticed public hearing on the proposed specific plan amendment; and WHEREAS, all of the provisions of the Government Code relating to the amendment of a specific plan have been complied with; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES ORDAIN as follows: SECTION ONE: That Amendment No. 1 to Specific Plan No. 45 (Revised) as recommended for adoption by the Planning Commission in R.P.C. Resolution No. 830 shall be adopted in the form Exhibit "A" attached hereto. SECTION TWO: This ordinance shall be in force and take effect as provided by law. SECTION THREE: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause it, or a summary of it, to be published once in the Redlands Daily Facts, a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in this City. Mayor of the City of Redlands ATTEST: 1�_ City C rk I, Lorrie Poyzer, City Clerk, City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 7th day of February 1995, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Foster, Cunningham, Gilbreath, Gil; Mayor Larson NOES: None ABSENT: None City Clirk Ordinance No. 2269 Page two - EXHIBIT "A" That Specific Plan 45 (Revised) Section 8 - Signage, Pages 75, 76, and 78, be amended as follows (diagrams on page 77 remain unchanged): 8. Signage (Page 75) a. General Design Criteria The provisions of the City of Redlands Sign Code shall be followed in the Specific Plan area. Where a conflict between the Sign Code and these Design Guidelines may occur, the more restrictive provision shall apply unless specific language in the Design Guidelines permits a sign type that is otherwise prohibited by the Sign Code. • All signs should be a minimum size and height to adequately identify a business. • Signage design should be carefully integrated with site and building design to create a unified appearance for the total property. • Signs should be carefully located for safety so as not to block driveway views of oncoming traffic. Illumination projected onto the sign face is encouraged. The light source should be fully shielded from view. Internally illuminated plastic signs are prohibited in the TC- H, Town Center - Historic District. An exception in TC-H, Town. Center - Historic District, is for internally illuminated individual plastic letters and marquee signs in conjunction with a cinema or theater. Typefaces should be chosen for their simplicity and clarity. Signs on older buildings are encouraged to use a typeface from the period the building was built. 0 Sign posts and other structural elements should be made of wood or metal with a white, earth-tone, black, or natural stain finish. Reflective or bright colors should be avoided. • A master signage program shall be designed for new projects containing three or more business establishments. i • In the case of existing signs or pre-existing signs that can be verified by photographic record and are at least 60 years old, the sign may be restored or recreated in its original form. Signs qualifying under this provision are exempt from the provisions of this guideline but remain subject to Planning Commission discretionary review. s Existing sign programs approved prior to June 21, 1994 and any approved future modifications to sign programs shall be exempt from the signage requirements of Specific Plan 45 (Revised). b, Sign Types (Page 76) The following sign types are recommended in the Specific Plan area: • Awning Valance: A sign or graphic attached to or printed on an awning's valance. s Hanging: A sign attached to and located below any eave, canopy or awning. i Projecting: Any sign which projects from and is supported by a wall of a building with the display of the sign perpendicular to the building wall. • Wail: A sign affixed directly to an exterior wall or fence. 0 Window: A sign affixed to or behind a window. a Monument signs may be used in the TC, Town Center, and SC, Service Commercial, Districts, but not in the TC-H, Town Center Historic District, unless specific findings as outlined herein are made by the Planning Commission. Findings for monument signs in the TC-H, Town Center-Historic, District, are: 1. The sign may be used in conjunction with new development only. 2. The sign shall include only the name of the business. 3. The Planning Commission shall find that the monument sign is necessary because: a) Architectural detailing of the building makes a wall sign, or other building attached signage, impractical, and that a wall sign, or other building attached signage, would detract from the building design; or b) The orientation of the building relative to existing streets or surrounding development limits the visibility of wall signs. -2- I 4. The signage criteria outlined in Section 8 of the Specific Plan are complied with. A monument sign is a sign supported by one or more upright or braces on the ground. (See illustrations on next page) C. Sign Area and Number (Page 78) (1) Maximum letter and symbol height: Eight inches on all sign types except wall signs, which have the following criteria based on the store square footage and the store frontage whichever is less: Letter Height Store Square Footage Store Frontage up to Twelve Inches (12') 0-4999.9 Square Feet 50 Fest or less up to Twenty-Four Inches (24") 5000 - 9999.9 Square Feet 100 Feet or less up to Thirty-Six Inches (36") 10,000 + Square Feet 100 + feet (2) The sign size limits listed for the C-3 General Commercial District in the City of Redlands Sign Code shall apply to all Districts of the. Specific Plan area. (3) Sign height limits (all dimensions are above grade): • Awning Valance and Projecting: 12 feet • Monument: 4 feet • Hanging and Wall: 15 feet • Window: 7 feet (4) Projecting signs should be limited to a 2 foot projection from the wall face they are mounted on and should be not greater than 4 square feet in area of a single face. Projecting Signs should clear public sidewalks and private walkways by at least 7 feet. (5) Multi-family residential properties of 12 or more units may have one sign of 10 square feet or less. (6) Address numerals are not counted toward signage area, nor are traffic direction or public information signs. -3- d. PI-Ohihiled Signs The following signs are prohibited in the Specific Plan area, except as permitted in the Redlands Municipal Code. 0 Roof and parapet signs. • Internally illuminated plastic signs in the TC-H Town Center - Historic District, except for individual letters or marquee signs developed in conjunction with a cinema or theater. All plastic signs are strongly discouraged. • Pole signs. • Portable or mobile signs, except as permitted per Redlands Municipal Code, Section 15.36.565. • Signs which cover or interrupt architectural features. • Off-site signs. • Neon signs over 2 square feet in area. I -4-