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CITY OF PALM DESERT
DEPARTMENT OF ON4JNITY DEVEGOPNENT
TRANSMITTAL LETTER
I. TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
II. REQUEST: Consideration of request to direct staff to initiate
proceedings to amend the sign ordinance to permit wall
signs above 20 feet in height in certain circumstances.
III. APPLICANT: This request originates with the Architectural Review
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IV. DATE: May 24, 199 Z ITX COUNCIL ACTION:
APPROVED DENIED
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A. STAFF RD�T�IDATION• Original on File wi sty Clerk' s Offict
That city council, by minute motion, direct staff to initiate proceedings
to amend the sign ordinance to allow wall signs to a maximum of 24 feet in
height and only where the architectural review cannission determines that
there is direct benefit derived by the city.
B. DISCUSSION:
The ARC reviewed a request by First Bank of Palm Desert for a wall sign
which was above 20 feet in height. Catmission advised the applicant that
due to ordinance limits it could not approve signs above 20 feet in
height. The applicant explained that without the additional sign height
some existing trees would have to be topped and the additional planting
that was planned would have to be shelved.
Camussion felt that the proposal had merit and requested staff to explore
the feasibility of amending the ordinance to allow the ARC under special
circumstances to approve wall signs above 20 feet in height.
Staff have advised the bank and ARC that this matter would be back before
the city council on May 24, 1990.
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