HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Resolution 154-645Name: Planning Commission
To Permit: Amendment of Ordinance N.S. 154
March 4, 1968 Date:
RESOLUTION P.C. 154-645
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
HERMOSA BEACH RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL AMENDMENT OF
ZONING ORDINANCE N.S. 154 BY AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS AND
ARTICLES OF SAID ZONING ORDINANCE, BY ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS
AND REGULATIONS OF THE PROJECTION, LOCATION ON PROPERTY, HEIGHT,
AREA ILLUMINATION AND TYPE OF SIGNS ERECTED WITHIN THE CITY
OF HERMOSA BEACH AND PROVIDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF NONCONFORMING
SIGNS AS HEREINAFTER SET FDRTH.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH does resolve
as follows:
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, after many months of study
and review, did determine that the present regulations governing
signs were inadequate; and
WHEREAS, under the provisions of Ordinance N.S. 154, Section
1501, the Planning Commission did, on October 30, 1967, adopt Resolution
of Intention P.C. 154-630 to hold a public hearing on December 11, 1967
to consider amending Zoning Ordinance N.S. 154 to provide for better
regulations for theerection of signs within the City of Hermosa
Beach; and
WHEREAS, in view of the findings during said public hearings
on December 11, 1967, February 13, 1968 and March 4, 1968, it
is the opinion of the Planning Commission that amendment of
certain sections and articles of said Zoning Ordinance is in order,
to-wit:
SECTION 1. Said ordinance No. N.S. 154, hereby amended as follows:
Exc ept ion:
The trim around the door s and windows may be pa i nted or constructe d of mate rial s
of a different color.
SECTION 807. SIGN REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS -C-2 ZONE
A. In a C-2 (General Comme rcial district) only t he following signs shall
be permitted sub ject to the provisions and regula t ions hereinafter set fo r th :
l. Business signs.
2. Bui !din g identificatio ns signs.
3. One real e state s i gn.
4. One construction sign.
5. Temporary sign s, provided th ey a re removed not later than sixty (60)
days aft er erectio n.
B. Only th e following types of sign s will be permi tted :
l . Wa 11 s i gns .
2. One ground sign.
3. Proj e cting sig ns.
4 . One marquee sign.
5. One roof sign .
6. On e combination sign.
Th e se signs may be el ectri cal, illuminated or neon.
C. Projection and Height
1. Projec ting si gns and combination signs may e xtend from the wall of the
building or st ructu re to which they a re att ached a distance not to exceed the limit s
s et fo rth in t he following schedule:
S idewa lk or Grade
Above 8 feet
Above 9 feet
Projection and Height
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Maximum Proj ect ion
12 inches
18 inches
Above 10 feet
Above 11 fe et
Above 12 fe et
14 f eet or more
24 inches
30 inc hes
36 inche s
48 inc hes
2. Wall signs shall not project more than eighteen (18) inches from th e
wall of the building or structure, provided the ends of the sign are not used for
sign purposes.
3. No sign shall projec t over a public alley,
4 . Ground signs may project over public proper ty same as projec tin g signs.
5, No portion of a sign shall b e higher t han 10 feet above th e parap et wall,
roof or ridge line of a bui }ding, whichever is the grea ter .
Exc eption :
Ground s igns may extend to a heigh t of 30 feet above the natural, existing or
f inish e d grad e , whic heve r i s the le sse r height. In case the sign is with i n five
fee t of a public s idewalk , t he measur ement shall b e taken from the elevation of
the sidewalk, provided that in no case shall said si g n be h i gher t han 15 feet
abov e the parapet wall, roof or ridge li ne of th e building whi cheve r is th e lesser.
I f more t han one building is located on th e lot, the hig hest building shall be used
in determining the heigh t .
6. Signs on mar quee s, awning~, ca nopy or hoods shall no t be used for
general advertising purposes. No wood, pap e r, cloth or t emporary signs shall be
hung or att ached to any marqu ees, awning, canppy or hood, except t hat a marquee may
have painted on, or f ixed to the edges, o r face thereof, in one line of le tte rs not
to e xceed t wenty-four (24) inc hes in height, the name and occupati on o f the tenant
or owner of the bui lding and th e s tree t addre ss of the building. If letters are
used in more than on e l i ne, due to th e size or sha pe of the ma rquee, t he combined
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height of the letters in both or all lines, together with the spaces or space
between lines, shall not exceed t@enty-four (24) inches in over-all height. No
part of the sign shall extend below the marquee.
]. All signs shall be a minimum of eight (8) feet high from the
bottom of the sign to the existing or finished grade.
O. Allowable Sign Area
l. Total sign area allowable in one or more signs shall not exceed three
(3) square feet for each lineal foot of street frontage.
2. Where there is one or more separate entities or businesses located on
any one site, the sign area shall be calculated separately for each entity or
business according to the~amount of street frontage their particular business fronts
on.
3. Where such site is abutted by more than one street frontage, the
allowable sign area shall be the sum of the allowable sign area for each street
frontage, and there may be one ground sign, one marquee sign, wall signs and projecting
signs erected and maintained on each street frontage.
E. Color of Signs
Signs shall be limited to three (3) colors (color shall be as defined
in Section 255) and shall not be painted or applied in such manner as to create the
illusion of more than three (3) colors. For the purpose of this section, 11 sig~1
shall include the lighting or illumination, and in the case of a sign placed on
a building surface without any border and with its background the same color as
the building surface, the background color shall not be considered as a color of
the sign.
Exceptions:
On each street frontage one real estate sign not exceeding thirty-five (35)
square feet in sign area and one construction sign not exceeding thirty-five (35)
square feet in sign area may be erected in addition to the allowable sign area
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in any one site or entity.
F. Prohibited Signs
The following signs shall not be permitted in the C-2 Zone:
Moving, wind and billboard signs.
G. Exterior Walls
The exterior walls of the building painted or constructed of materials in
more than one color, or values of one color, shall be construed as a sign and shall
require review and approval by the Planning Commission.
Exception:
I. The trim around the doors and windows may be painted or constructed of
materials of a different color.
2. Revolving signs subject to the following regulations:
A. Does not encroach over public property.
8. Limit of one revolving sign for each entity or business.
C. Maximum sign area not to exceed 75 square feet.
0. Shall not revolve more than eight (8) RPM and shall be so labeled
by the manufacturer of said sign.
E. There shall be no flashing, animation, blinking, changing of colors
or intensity of lighting changes or appearance of change or faced with scotch
light or similar materials.
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Exceptions:
On each street frontage one real estate sign not exceeding thirty -five (35)
square feet in sign area and one construction sign not exceeding thirty -five (35)
square feet in sign area may be erected in addition to the allowable sign area
in any one site or entity.
E. Prohibited Signs
The following signs shal l not be permitted.
l. Moving signs.
2. Exterior walls of the building painted or cons t ructed of mate ri als
in more than one color, o r values of one color, shall be construed as a sign
and shal l require review and approval by the Planning Commission.
Exception:
The trim around the doors and windows may be painted or constructed of
materials of a different color.
Exceptions:
l. Revolving signs subject to following regulations:
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which viol at es or does not conf ornm to th e provisions of this o r dinance, shall be
removed or alt er ed or repla ce d so as to conform with the provi s ions of thi s
ordinance withi n t en {10 ) years fr om such effecti ve d ate of this or dinance.
Every ot her sign or ot her advertising stru ct ure e xisting on the eff ect ive date
of this ordio ance which violates or does no t conform to the provision s of t his
ordinan c e, shall be removed or al te red or replac e d so as to confo r m with th e
provisions o f t his ordinance withi n five (5) ye ars from s uch e ffective dat e of
this ordinance.
Notw iths ta nding t he pr ov ision s of thi s section, t he owners of any non co nform ing
sign re q uired t o be removed, alter ed or rep laced pu rsuan t to the pr ovisions the r eof ,
may make application in wri ting to t he Planning Comm i ssio n for reli ef ther ef rom. S uch writ
!eAh application sh all be fi Jed wi t h the Planning Department not less than
thirty {30) days prec edi ng the dat e prescribed in this se ction for the alteration,
removal or replacemen t of such sign or sign struct ure. At it s next regular meeting,
foll owing rec eip t of suc h application, th e Planning Commi ssion shall se t a da te
of he a ring th ereon, a date not le ss than forty (40) days ther ea fter. Upon s uch
hearing, the Plannin g Commis s ion may ext e nd the time f or alteration, removal o r
replaceme nt of such sign or s ign structure, for a pe ri od of not to exce ed two (2)
years beyond the dat e herein provi ded for. Be fore gran t ing any such ext en sion, th e
Plann ing Comnission mus t f ind and determine tha t such alterat i on, r emoval or
replac ement of such sign, or sign st ructur e , at the time or date her e in provided
will r es ult in a sub stantial econom ic hardship or loss by su ch app li c an t . In
co nnec tio n wi t h such f inding and det ermination, reasonable depr ecia tion a nd
obs ole sce nce, a llowa nce s mu st, an d unique or unu su al circ umst anc es r e lativ e to such
s ig n or sign structure may be considered.
ALTERATION OR RECONSTRUCTION OF NONCONFORMING SIGNS
No nonconforming s i gn, o r adve r ti s ing struct ure, shall be a lt e r ed or reconstructed
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unless the same, when so altered or reconstructed, shall comply with the requirements
of this ordinance, except that nothing herein contained shall be construed as
preventing a change or alteration of the advertising display matter or material
upon any sign, or any repair of any sign which does not impair, weaken or harmfully
affect the structural strength, stability or wind resistability of any such sign.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, the Planning Commission recommend to the
City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach, amendment of Ordinance N.S. 154,
as set forth.
The foregoing resolution was adopted by the Planning Commission at a regular
meeting held March 4, 1968, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Comm. Reeves, Noble, Hamilton, Botce, Chairman Viault
Comm. Armer, Stabler
None
CERTI FICATlON
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution No. P.C. 154-645, was adopted by
the Planning Commission of the City of Hermosa Beach at a regular meeting held
on the 4th day of March, 1968. ~ ~
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