HomeMy WebLinkAbout8/26/2003MINUTES OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
AUGUST 26,_2003
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairman Tye called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. in the South Coast Air OL
Management/Government Center Auditorium, 21865 East Copley Drive, Diamond
California 91765.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Commissioner Nelson led the Pledge of Allegiance.
1. ROLL CALL:
Present: Chairman Steve Tye, Vice Chairman Dan Nolan,
Commissioners Steve Nelson, Joe Ruzicka and.lack Tan
Also present: Ann Lungu, Associate Planner and Stella Marq
Administrative Assistant.
2. MATTERS FROM THE AUDIENCE/PUBLIC COMMENTS: �one Offe
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: As presented.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR:
4.1 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 12, 2003.
4.2 Minutes of Adjourned Regular Meeting of August 13, 2003
C/Ruzicka moved, VC/Nelson seconded, to approve the consent calen
presented. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Ruzicka, Tanaka, Nels n, VC/
Chair/Tye
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: None
5. OLD BUSINESS:
5.1 Development Code Amendment No. 2003-01 — Tem ora Elect
' Signs — (pursuant to Code Section 22.44) is a request to amend
following Article/Section of the Development Code.
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ARTICLE III
Sections 22.36.050 and 22.36.080 — Exemptions from Sign Permits and
Prohibited Signs: Amendment relates to the placement and size of election
signs and signs in the public right-of-way.
AssocP/Lungu presented staff's report. Staff recommends Planning
Commission adoption of the draft resolution.
Chair/Tye reiterated the Commissions desire to remain with the current
standard of 30 days.
AssocPlLungu referred to CA/Jenkins' recommendation that the courts
determined that 30 days was unacceptable and 45 days was unacceptable.
Therefore, 60 days was an acceptable amount of time.
Chair/Tye agreed that CA/Jenkins recommended the aforementioned.
However, the Planning Commission felt the existing code was defeasible and
did not support doubling the amount of time.
VC/Nolan felt that 30 days was sufficient and that signage should not be
allowed in the public right-of-way.
C/Tanaka was not comfortable with a one -for -all regulation. He felt there
were instances in which temporary signs should be permitted.
C/Ruzicka agreed that political signs should not be left up too long. However,
the City Attorney had a good point. Sixty days is not as intrusive as 120 days.
Having run for the City Council he understood why individuals would want to
have their signs in place for a longer period of time.
C/Nelson agreed with C/Tanaka. He did not feel comfortable recommending
no signs in the public right-of-way. He also agreed that signs in the public
right-of-way is blight. As a compromise, if signs were allowed in the public
right-of-way, he would definitely favor a 30 -day limit. In other words, leave
the code as written.
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VC/Nolan opined that the City Attorney stated cities could hot legislate
content. Therefore, when you allow signs in the public right-of-way, you rr ust
allow all signs. He would prefer that no signs be allowed in the public right-of-
way.
Chair/Tye did not propose to do away with signs in the public right-of-wa . In
addition, if all signs were eliminated, he would want by -the -board c de
enforcement. For the good of the businesses in Diamond Bar lie would not
advocate banning signs in the public right-of-way. He felt that political signs
in the public right-of-way were investments by candidates. He propo ed
leaving the code as currently written.
VC/Nolan said that it made sense to him to have spontaneous) monumE nts
and real estate open house signs remain up for an appropri to period of
time. In his opinion, limiting the amount of time for political signs levels the
playing field.
C/Nelson moved, C/Ruzicka seconded, to direct staff to prepare a resolu ion
leaving the Code as currently written. Motion carried by the following Roll all
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT
6. NEW BUSINESS.
COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONERS
None
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
8. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS:
Nelson, Ruzicka, Tan ka,
VC/Nolan
None
None
9. STAFF COMMENTSANFORMATIONAL ITEMS: As Listed
10. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS: As Listed
As listed in the Agenda.
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ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Planning
Commission, Chairman Tye adjourned the meeting at 7:27 p.m.
Respectfully S*mitted,
James DeStef4 o
Deputy City Mcina
Attest:
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Chair' an Steve Tye