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RESOLUTION NO. 97-14
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DIAMOND BAR APPROVING PLANNED SIGN PROGRAM NO. 97-2 AND
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION SECTION 15311(21), A REQUEST FOR TWO WALL
MOUNTED IDENTIFICATION SIGNS FOR COUNTRY SIDE SUITES AT 21951
GOLDEN SPRINGS DRIVE, DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA.
A. RECITALS.
1. The property owner/applicant, Ayres Holding Group, and
agent, Promotional Signs, have filed an application for
Planned Sign Program No. 97-2 for the installation of
two wall mounted identification signs located at 21951
Golden Springs Drive, Diamond Bar, Los Angeles County,
California, as described above in the title of this
Resolution . Hereinafter in this Resolution, the
subject Planned Sign Program shall be referred to
as the "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. 14
(1989), 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. Action was taken on the subject application as to its
consistency with the General Plan. It has been
determined that the proposed project is consistent with
the General Plan.
4. The Planning Commission of the City of Diamond Bar
conducted a meeting on October 27, 1997 regarding the
Application.
5. Pursuant to Sign Ordinance No. 5A (1991), a Planned
Sign Program does not require a public hearing or
notification of property owners.
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B. Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is found, determined and resolved by
the Planning Commission of the City of Diamond Bar as
follows:
1. This 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 determines that the
project identified above in this Resolution is
Categorically Exempt from the requirements of the
California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, and
the guidelines promulgated thereunder, pursuant to
Section 15311(4) of Article 19 of Chapter 3, 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 Planning
Commission that the project proposed herein will
have the potential of an adverse effect on h,
wildlife resources or the habitat upon which the
wildlife depends. Based upon substantial
evidence, this Planning Commission hereby rebuts
the presumption of adverse effects contained in
Section 753.5(d) of Title 14 of the California
Code of Regulations.
4. Based on the findings and conclusions set forth
herein, this Planning Commission hereby finds as
follows:
(a) The project relates to a developed parcel
approximately 4.7 acres in size located at
21951 Golden Springs Drive, Diamond Bar,
California. There is a 106 room hotel
currently under construction on the project
site.
(b) The project site has a General Plan land use
designation of General Commercial (C). It is
within the Neighborhood Business (C -2 -BE) Zone.
(c) Generally, the following zones and uses
surround the project site: to the west and
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north are the Orange(57) and Pomona (60)
Freeways; to the east is the Diamond Bar Golf
' Course and Open Space (OS) zone; and to the
south is the Gateway Corporate Center and
Commercial Manufacturing (CM) zone.
(d) The proposed project is a request to install
two wall mounted identification signs on two
sides of the newly constructed Country Side
Suites Hotel. one sign is proposed to be
mounted on the western facade of the hotel and
one sign is proposed for the northern facade of
the hotel. The signs will have a maximum
height of approximately seven feet (71), an
individual sign face area of 98.5 feet and a
cummulative area of 197 square feet.
(e) The proposed wall mounted signs will not be in
substantial conflict with the adopted General
Plan.
The General Plan requires that a sign concept
address the following: scale in relationship
to the building, landscaping and readability.
It also requires that the sign be integrated
into the overall site and architectural design
theme of the site's development.
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The proposed wall mounted signs, 98.5 square
feet in area, will be in scale with the
building in that the building is three stories
in height with a frontage of approximately 300
feet. The placement of the signs at the top of
the corner towers of the hotel will allow for
clear readability as well as the integration
of the sign into -the overall architectural
design of the hotel.
PLANNED SIGN PROGRAM FINDINGS:
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(f) The proposed wall mounted signs will be legible
to the intended audience under normal viewing
conditions, based on its proposed location and
design of its visual elements.
The proposed wall mounted signs will be located
adjacent and perpendicular to the Pomona
Freeway (60) and the orange Freeway (57),
installed approximately 32 feet high on the
side of the hotel. This placement will allow
for clear identification of the Country Side
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suites Hotel when traveling north or south on
the freeways. Additionally, the internally
illuminated lettering, Bookman Bold typeface,.'I
will allow for easy reading. a'w'
(g) The proposed wail mounted signs will not
obscure from view or detract from existing
signs, based on their location, shape, color
and other similar considerations.
The proposed wall -mounted identification signs
will not obscure the view or detract from
existing signs in that there are no other
freeway -oriented signs within 800 feet.
Additionally, the size, 98.5 square feet in
area, complies with the standards within the
Planned Sign Program for single use buildings
with 200, feet or more of frontage.
(h) The proposed wall mounted identification signs
will be in harmony with adjacent properties and
surroundings, based on the size, shape, height,
color, placement and the proximity of such
proposed signs to adjacent properties and
surroundings.
The proposed wall -mounted signs are of a
contemporary design and will be compatible with
adjacent properties and surroundings in that
there are few signs of -this height within the
area. The nearest similar sign is on the
Clarion Hotel, wall mounted and 125 square feet
in area, located approximately 1000 feet south
of the project site. This sign is also visible
from the freeways.
(i) The proposed wall -mounted identification signs
will be designed, constructed and located so. -
that they will not constitute a hazard to the
public.
The proposed wall -mounted signs have been
reviewed by the Building and Safety Division
and are required to conform to State and Local
Building Codes. Additionally, required plan
check review and on-site inspections by the
Building and Safety Division will ensure that
the proposed wall -mounted signs will not
constitute a'hazard to the public.
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5. Based on the findings and conclusions set forth
above, the Planning Commission hereby approves the
Application subject to the following conditions:
(a) The project shall substantially conform to site
plan elevations and written sign criteria
collectively labeled as Exhibit "A" dated
October 27, 1997, as submitted and approved by
the Planning Commission.
(b) The subject site shall be maintained in a
condition which is free of debris both during
and after the construction, addition, or
implementation of the entitlement granted
herein. The removal of all trash, debris, and
refuse, whether during or subsequent to
construction shall be done only by the property
owner, applicant or by duly permitted waste
contractor, who has been authorized by the City
to provide collection, transportation, and
disposal of solid waste from residential,
commercial, construction, and industrial areas
within the City. It shall be the applicant's
obligation to insure that the waste contractor
utilized has obtained permits from the City of
Diamond Bar to provide such services.
(c) Plans shall conform to State and Local Building
Codes (i.e. 1994 editions of the Uniform
Building Code and 1993 edition of the National
Electrical Code) as well as the State Energy
Code.
(d) Proposed signs wall attachment shall be
engineered to meet wind loads of 80 m.p.h. with
an exposure "C".
(e) Sign shall be U.L. approved.
(f) No electrical conduit shall be exposed.
(g) The Planned Sign does not include a monument
sign or any other secondary signs.
-(h) The applicant shall comply with all Planning
Division, Building and Safety Division and
Public Works Division requirements.
(i) This grant is valid for one year and
construction shall commence within this one
year period or the grant shall expire.
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(j) This grant shall not be effective for any
purpose until the permittee and owner of the
property involved (if other than the permittee)
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approval of this grant, at the City of Diamond
Bar Planning Division, their Affidavit of
Acceptance 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 any
remaining City processing fees.
(k) If the Department of Fish and Game determines
that Fish and Game Code Section 711.4 applies
to the approval of this project, then the
applicant shall remit to the City, within
five days of this grant's approval, a cashier's
check, payable to the County of Los Angeles, of
$25.00 for a documentary handling fee in
connection with Fish and Game Code
requirements. Furthermore, if this project is
not exempt from a filing fee imposed because
the project has more than a de minimis impact
on fish and wildlife, the applicant shall also
pay to the Department of Fish and Game any such
fee and any fine which the Department
determines to be owed.
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The Planning Commission shall:
(a) Certify to the adoption of this Resolution;
and
(b) Forthwith transmit a certified copy of this
Resolution, by certified mail to:
The Ayres Holding Group, 355 Bristol Street #A,
Costa Mesa, CA 92626.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 27th DAY OF OCTOBER, 1997 BY
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR.
BY:
Joe Ru Chairman
I, James DeStefano, Planning Commission Secretary, do hereby
certify that the forgoing Resolution was duly introduced, passed
and adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Diamond Bar,
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