HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 794ORDINANCE NO 794
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING
A ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT RELATING TO
SIGNS.
CASE NO. ZOA 95-3
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert,
California, did on the 14th day of March, 1996, hold a duly
noticed public hearing to consider amendment of zoning
ordinance amendment to Section 25.68 relating to signs; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has unanimously
recommended approval of the proposed amendments; and
WHEREAS, said amendment has complied with the requirements
of the "City of Palm Desert Procedure for Implementation of the
California Environmental Quality Act, Resolution No. 95-105,"
in that the Director of Community Development/Planning has
determined the amendment to be a Class 5 categorical exemption;
and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and
considering all testimony arguments, if any, of all interested
persons desiring to be heard, said city council did find the
following facts and reasons to exist to approve a zoning
ordinance text amendment:
1. The proposed amendment relating to signs is
consistent with the intent of the Zoning Ordinance
and protects the community health, safety and
general welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the
City of Palm Desert, as follows:
I. That the above recitations are true and correct and
constitute the consideration of the council in this
case.
2. That it does hereby approve ZOA 95-3 as provided in
the attached exhibit labeled Exhibit "A".
3. The City Clerk shall certify as to the passage and
adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same
to be published once in the Palm Desert Post, a
newspaper of general circulation, printed,
published, and circulated within the City of Palm
Desert, and the same shall be in full force and
effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
ORDINANCE NO. 794
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Palm Desert City Council this
28 day of March , 1996, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, CRITES, KELLY, SPIEGEL, SNYDER
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
SHEILA R'J,PILLIG
City of Palm Des
ICity Clerk
, California
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WALTER H. SNYDER", Mayor
ORDINANCE NO. 794
EXHIBIT "A"
Section 1. The following paragraph is'hereby added to the end
of Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 25.68.440:
"The foregoing criteria shall not be construed or applied in such
a manner as to violate any legal rights bestowed by state or
federal law."
Section 2. That Palm Dert Municipal Code Section 25.68.480
is amended to read as follows: ,
"25.68.480 Sign colors.
To the extent not prohibited by law, the number and type of
sign colors shall be as approved by the architectural review
commission. . The City Council finds and determines that the
maximum sign sizes allowed by this chapter are premised
aesthetically on the use of no more than three colors that will
minimize excessive contrast. Accordingly, sign programs for
commercial complexes, shopping centers, other commercial/
industrial development, and individual businesses shall p6evide
that i mess than three-seleF$ -- Used i-R-a-sign em1€-a-4g be
limited to a maximum of three colors. When a registered federally
regulated trademark sign which has more than 3 colors or if said
federally regulated trademark sign is being installed in a center
with an approved sign program extends the number of colors beyond
three (3) colors, then the maximum size allowed for that sign
shall be reduced by 20% fo each such additional color.
.
For purposes of calculating reductions in size where more
than three (3) colors are involved, the maximum sign size
resulting from the first 20% reduction shall form the basis for
the second 20% reduction, and so on for each subsequent 20%
reduction. -For example, if the maximum size allowed for a given
three -color sign were 10 square feet, then the maximum size
allowed for a five -color sign would be 6.4 square feet: 80% x (10
x 80%).
The architectural review commission may waive the above noted
required.size reduction or part thereof if it specifically finds
that the proposed sign is desirable due to its quality,
uniqueness, design or other features as determined by the
architectural review commission."
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ORDINANCE NO. 794
Section 3. That Section 25.68.281 be added to regulate goods,
services and secondary business signage:
"25.68.281 Goods, services and/or secondary business signs.
Pursuant to the limits contained in Section 25.68.090 I
businesses may have up to two (2) goods, services and/or secondary
business signs to identify goods, services and other businesses
available or conducting business on the premises. Said signs
shall be clearly ancillary to the main business sign and in no
event shall the aggregate sign area exceed the maximum permitted
under Municipal Code Section 25.68 et. seq. Design of said
sign(s) shall be architecturally consistent with the main business
identification sign to the satisfaction of the architectural
review commission.
Where a secondary business sign is a registered federally
regulated trademark sign, said sign shall only be permitted if the
maximum of two (2) goods, services and/or secondary business signs
is not exceeded and the maximum aggregate sign area is not
exceeded. Size of said federally regulated trademark signs shall
be subject to size reduction pursuant to Section 25.68.480, as
amended."
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