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RESOLUTION NO. 92-21
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR APPROVING PLANNED
SIGN PROGRAM NO. 92-1 AND CATEGORICAL
EXEMPTION (SECTION 15301 B.(g), Class 1) AN
APPLICATION FOR A PLANNED SIGN PROGRAM AND
THREE WALL SIGNS FOR A COMMERCIAL SHOPPING
CENTER LOCATED AT 1241 GRAND AVENUE. BETWEEN
DIAMOND BAR BLVD. AND ROLLING KNOLL DRIVE.
A. Recitals
1. Brilliant Signs Inc.and A & J Properties have filed an
application for Planned Sign Program No. 92-1 for Sunset
Village Shopping Center located at 1241 Grand Ave., Dia-
mond Bar, Los Angeles County, California, as described
in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this
Resolution, the subject Development Review application
is referred to as "Application".
2. On April 18, 1989, the City of Diamond Bar was
established as a duly organized municipal organization
of the State of California. On said date, pursuant to
the requirements of the California Government Code
Section 57376, Title 21 and 22, the City Council of the
City of Diamond Bar adopted its Ordinance No. 1, thereby
adopting the Los Angeles County Code as the ordinances
of the City of Diamond Bar. Title 21 and 22 of the Los
Angeles County Code contains the Development Code of the
County of Los Angeles now currently applicable to
development applications, including the subject
Application, within the City of Diamond Bar.
3. The City of Diamond Bar lacks an operative General Plan.
Accordingly, action was taken on the subject
application, as to consistency with the General Plan,
pursuant to the terms and provisions of Ordinance No.4
(1992) of the City of Diamond Bar.
4. The Planning Commission of the City of Diamond Bar, on
October 12, 1992 conducted a public meeting on said
Application.
5. All legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolu-
tion have occurred.
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B. Resolution
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NOW, THEREFORE, it is found, determined and resolved by the;!k..
Planning Commission of the City of Diamond Bar as follows:
1. The Planning Commission hereby specifically finds that
all of the facts set forth in the Recitals, Part A, of
this Resolution are true and correct.
2. The Planning Commission hereby finds and determines that
the project identified above in this Resolution is
categorically exempt from the requirements of the
California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as
amended, and guidelines promulgated thereunder, pursuant
to Section 15301. Class 1, B. (g) of Division 6 of Title
14 of the California Code of Regulations.
3. The Planning Commission hereby specifically finds and
determines that, having considered the record as a
whole,including the findings set forth below, and
changes and alterations which have been incorporated
into and conditioned upon the proposed project set forth
in the application, there is no evidence before this
Commission that the project as proposed by the
Application, and conditioned for approval herein, will
have the potential of an adverse effect on wildlife
resources or the habitat upon which the wildlife
depends. Based upon substantial evidence presented in
the record before the Commission, the Commission hereby
rebuts the presumption of adverse effect contained in
Section 753.5 (d) of Title 14 of the California Code of
Regulations. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
paragraph, the Applicant shall pay all fees required for
the filing of a Notice of Determination and any other
fees imposed by the California Department of Fish and
Game prior to the issuance of any building permits.
4. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth
herein, this Commission, in conformance with Ordinance
No. 4 (1992) of the City of Diamond Bar hereby finds as
follows:
(a) The project relates to a site of approximately
2.65 acres called Sunset Village Shopping Center
which is comprised of retail shops, a restaurant,
and learning center and is within the C -3 -BE zone
with General Plan designation of General
Commercial (C), on the west side of Grand Ave.
between Diamond Bar Blvd., and Rolling Knoll Dr.,
City of Diamond Bar, California,
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(b) Generally, property to the north is C -3 -BE zone;
property to the south is R -3-8,000-30U zone;
property to the east is R-1-8,000 zone; and
property to the west is C -3 -BE zone.
(c) The subject site for the project is adequately
served by Grand Ave. and Diamond Bar Blvd.
(d) The nature, condition, and size of the site has
been considered. The site is adequate in size to
accommodate the use.
(e) This project is in consistent with the General
Plan.
(f) Substantial evidence exists, considering the
record as A whole, to determine that the project,
as proposed and conditioned herein, will not be
detrimental to or interfere with the adopted
General Plan.
(g) This project is in compliance with the Sign
Ordinance.
(h) Approval of this project will not have an adverse
r impact on adjacent or adjoining residential or
commercial uses. It will not be materially
( detrimental to the use, enjoyment, or valuation of
property of other persons located in the vicinity
and will not adversely affect the health or
welfare of persons residing in the surrounding
area.
5. Based upon the substantial evidence and conclusion set
forth herein above in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, and
conditions set forth below in this Resolution, presented
to the Planning Commission on October 12, 1992, public
hearing as set forth above, the Commission, hereby finds
and concludes as follows:
(a) The project shall substantially conform to all
plans dated October 12, 1992 as submitted to and
approved by the Planning Commission labeled
Exhibit "A" and "A-111.
(b) The applicant shall submit to the City, within 30
days of approval of this grant, a revised Planned
Sign Program which incorporate the amendments of
Exhibit "A-1" into Exhibit "A" dated October 12,
1992.
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(c) This grant shall not be effective for any purpose
until the permittee and owner of the property lM1N,p,(
involved (if other than the permittee) have filed,
at the City of Diamond Bar Community Development
Department, their affidavit stating that they are
aware of and agree to accept all the conditions of
this grant. Further, this grant shall not be
effective until the permittee pays remaining
Planning Division processing fees.
(d) It is hereby declared that and made a condition of
this permit that if any condition hereof is
violated, or if any law, statue, or ordinance is
violated, the permit may be revoked; provided that
the applicant has been given written notice to
cease such violation and has failed to do so for a
period of thirty (30) days.
(e) This Commission hereby provides notice to
Brilliant Signs and A & J Properties that the time
within which judicial review of the decision
represented by this Resolution must be sought is
governed by the provisions of the California Code
of Civil Procedures Section 1994.6
The Planning Commission shall: 0
(a) Certify to the adoption of this Resolution; and
(b) Forthwith transmit a certified copy of this Resolution,
by certified mail, to Brilliant Signs located at 1648 N.
.O'Donnell Way, Orange, CA 92667 and A & J Properties
located at 1300 Quail St. #106, Newport Beach, CA 92660.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1992,
BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR.
BY: G�
Bruce Flamenbaum, Chairman
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I, James Destefano, Secretary of the Planning Commission of the
City of Diamond Bar, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly introduced, passed, and adopted, at a regular
meeting of the Planning Commission held on the 12th day of
October, 1992, by the following vote:
AYES: [COMMISSIONERS:] Flamenbaum, MacBride, Grothe, Li,
Meyer
NOES: [COMMISSIONERS:]
ABSENT: [COMMISSIONERS:]
ABSTAIN: [COMMISSIONERS:]
ATTEST: 04
es DeStefano, secretary
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PLANNED SIGN PROGRAM N0. 92 -1 -
EXHIBIT "A-1"
DEFINITIONS:
For definitions refer to the Sign Ordinance of the City of Diamond
Bar. (ordinance No.5, 1991)
TENANT SIGNAGE:
1. Wall Signs for individual uses shall have a maximum area of
1.25 square feet per use. Signs shall not exceed 80% of unit
frontage. Individually internally illuminated channel letters
shall be utilized. Lettering style shall be Helvetica Regular
in white with returns and trimcaps painted dark bronze and a
maximum size of 24 inches. Corporate logos, a maximum height
of 24 inches, in corporate colors, may be permitted on case by
case basis and shall count toward maximum sign area otherwise
permitted. The sign band area of the individual letters shall
be located on the facia, centered vertically and horizontally.
Special Condition: Wall signs for units E and G shall share
the angled facia, centered vertically and horizontally, and
not exceed 80% of the angled facia length. Units A and M may
have a wall sign on the side facia of their unit. This
signage area shall be shared with the allowable sign area
calculated on the basis of 1.25 square feet per lineal foot of
frontage not to exceed 125 square feet of sign face area.
2. CANOPY AND AWNING SIGNS shall be 5 feet by 1.5 feet equaling
to 7.5 square feet in area. A maximum of one per use. Copy
is limited to letters and numbers no greater than 6 inches in
height designating name of the business. Lettering shall be
white background shall be painted teal with trim in light rust
brown matching the existing monument sign. Corners shall be
painted ember glow (refer to ',attach exhibit, page 9).
3. MONUMENT SIGN shall not exceed 6 feet in height and 72 square
feet in area and a maximum of one monument sign per frontage
along public streets as per the City's sign ordinance. The
existing monument sign is 6 feet in height with a sign face
area of 48 square feet. Colors are as follows: background -
ember glow with a heavy texture finish with overlays in light
rust brown and teal vinyl; "Sunset" in white acrylic plastic
to show through the overlays;) and "Village" to be light rust
brown vinyl overlay. The sign face area has 12 compartments
s for identification of each tenant. These compartments shall
be white acrylic plexiglass with copy in red vinyl over lay
(refer to attached exhibit, page 10) and lettering style shall
be Helvetica Regular. Address number shall be added to the
monument sign. 11`11'',
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4. TEMPORARY SIGN requirements shall comply with the City's sign
ordinance.
5. FACIA EXTENSION: The angled facia area shall be extended in
height to accommodate three (3) wall signs for units E, F, and
G. The extension shall be approximately 30 inches in height.
It shall be compatible with the existing mansard roof line
location at each end of the shopping center and designed to
the satisfaction of the Community Development Director.
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