HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC 99-22PLANNING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. 99-22
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DIAMOND BAR APPROVING COMPREHENSIVE
SIGN PROGRAM NO. 99-6 AND CATEGORICAL
EXEMPTION SECTION 15311 (a), A REQUEST TO
INSTALL NINE WALL SIGNS, REPLACE THE SIGN FACE
OF AN EXISTING LEGAL NON -CONFORMING MONUMENT
SIGN AND INSTALL ONE WINDOW SIGN FOR STARBUCKS
AT 1195 DIAMOND BAR BOULEVARD, DIAMOND BAR,
CALIFORNIA.
A. Recitals
1. The property owner, Jacob Khakshouri, and applicant, Ray
Bush, have filed an application for Comprehensive Sign
Program No. 99-6, a request to install nine wall signs,
replace the sign face of an existing legal non -conforming
monument sign, and install one window sign for Starbucks.
The project site is located at 1195 Diamond Bar
r Boulevard, Diamond Bar, Los Angeles County, California,
as described above in the title of this Resolution.
Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Comprehensive
Sign Program and Categorical Exemption shall be referred
to as the "Application".
2. The Planning Commission of the City of Diamond Bar on
October 12, 1999 conducted a meeting on the Application.
3. Pursuant to Chapter 22.36 of the Diamond Bar Development
Code, a Comprehensive Sign Program does not require a
public hearing or notification of property owners
surrounding the project site.
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
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Categorically Exempt from the requirements of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) of 1970, as!,��'����`"
amended, and the guidelines promulgated thereunder,
pursuant to Section 15311 (a) of Article 19 of Chapter 3
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 this
application, there is no evidence before this Planning
Commission that the project proposed herein will have the
potential of an adverse effect on wild life 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 site relates to a parcel utilized by a
multi -tenant commercial building. Currently, the
subject parcel is being developed for a Hollywood
Video, Starbucks, Cathay bank, and food/retail
t tenant (Conditional Use Permit No. 98-9, Development
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Review No. 98-11) approved by the Planning
Commission on September 22, 1998. The project site
is located at 1195 Diamond Bar Boulevard, Diamond
k Bar, California.
(b) The project site has a General Plan Land Use
designation of General Commercial (C). It is within
the Regional Commercial (C-3) Zone.
(c) Generally, the following zones surround the project
site: to the north and west is the Limited Multiple
Residential Zone -Minimum Lot Size 8,000 square feet -
25 units (R -3-8000-25U), and to the south and east
is the Regional Commercial (C-3) Zone.
(d) The proposed project is a request to install nine
wall signs and reface an existing legal non-
conforming monument sign.
(e) The Comprehensive Sign Program satisfies the purpose
i of Chapter 22.36 of the City of Diamond Bar
Development Code and the intent of Section
22.36.060.
The Comprehensive Sign Program is consistent with
the purpose and intent of Chapter 22.36 of the City
of Diamond Bar Development Code because it complies
with the design standards and guidelines, and is
compatible with the style, color, and the
requirements for size and presentation.
The proposed signs were reviewed by the Public Works
Division and comply with clear line -of -site and
directional requirements. Additionally, the
Building and Safety Division reviewed the sign
proposal. That Division's plan check review,
permit, and inspections will ensure that the
proposed signs will not be a public hazard.
(f) The proposed signs enhance the overall development,
are in harmony with, and are visually related to
other signs included in the Comprehensive Sign
Program and to the structure and/or uses they
identify, and to surrounding development.
The proposed wall signs' type face styles,
arrangement, and colors allow for easy reading.
Furthermore, the proposed signs' design is
harmonious with the eclectic collection of sign
styles in commercial centers as a whole, as well as
being compatible with the style, color, and signs of
the commercial sites surrounding the project site.
(g) The Comprehensive Sign Program accommodates future
revisions which may be required due to changes in
uses or tenants.
Future revisions are permitted, but any sign
revisions must stay within the calculated maximum
sign area allowed.
(h) The Comprehensive Sign Program complies with the
standards of Chapter 22.36 of the City of Diamond
Bar Development Code, except that flexibility is
allowed with regard to sign area, number, location,
and/or height to the extent that the Comprehensive
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Sign Program will enhance the overall development
and will more fully accomplish the purposes of this
Chapter.'4;;";J
The application of nine wall signs of varying
heights and locations, and one monument sign is
consistent with the intent of Chapter 22.36 of the
City of Diamond Bar Development Code. The color,
size, presentation, and placement of the signs allow
for flexibility with compatibility utilizing size,
shape, color, presentation, and by utilizing logo
recognition.
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, written sign criteria proposal,
and details collectively labeled as Exhibit "A"
dated October 12, 1999, as submitted and approved by
the Planning Commission.
(b) The 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 a 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 ensure that the waste contractor
utilized has obtained permits from the City of
Diamond Bar to provide such services.
(c) Monument sign shall contain an Arabic number address
plate identifying the project or use by specific
street address. Numbers shall be a minimum of three
inches in height and shall clearly visible from the
adjacent street. Address plates shall not be
calculated against the permitted sign face area.
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(d) Applicant shall install a minimum of 64 square feet
of landscaping at the base of the monument sign.
The Planning Division shall approve the landscaping
prior to refacing the monument sign.
(e) Applicant shall submit a sign plan to be reviewed
and approved by the City if there are any revisions
or changes to the design and arrangement of the
monument sign face area.
(f) Wall signs shall not exceed the maximum sign area
allowed, which is calculated by multiplying 1.25
square feet by the number of lineal feet of building
frontage for the designated business unit. The
maximum sign area also shall not exceed 125 square
feet for any single wall sign.
(g) Prior to the issuance of permits for the Hollywood
Video signs, the applicant shall submit a color
sample for the proposed painted mountain for City's
review and approval.
_ (h) Plans shall conform to State and Local Building
Codes (i.e. 1997 editions of the Uniform Building
Code and 1996 edition of the National Electrical
Code) as well as the State -Energy Code.
(i) Proposed sign wall attachment shall be engineered to
meet wind loads of 80 m.p.h. with an exposure of
Cf1 .
(j) Applicant shall submit plans indicating location of
disconnect switch, method of the electric sign
attachment to sign base, and verification of U.L.
approval.
(k) No electrical conduit shall be exposed.
(1) The applicant shall comply with the Planning
Division's, Building and Safety Division's, and
Public Works Division's requirements.
(m) This grant is valid for one year and sign
installation shall commence within a one year period
�., or this grant shall expire.
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(n) This grant shall not be effective for any purpose
until the permittee and owner of the property
involved (if other than the permittee) have filed
within fifteen (15) days of approval of this grant,
at the City of Diamond Bar Community and Development
Services Department, their affidavit stating that
they are aware of and agree to accept all the
conditions of this grant. Furthermore, this grant
shall not be effective until the permittee pays the
remaining City processing fees.
(o) 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 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 deminimus 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
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: Jacob
Khakshouri, 12424 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite
650, Los Angeles, CA 90025 and Ray Bush, 3940
Pyrite Street, Riverside, CA 92509.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 12TH DAY OF OCTOBER 1999, BY THE
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR.
BY:
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Steve Tye, Chairm�n
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I, James DeStefano, Deputy City Manager, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution was duly introduced, passed and adopted
by the Planning Commission of the City of Diamond Bar, at a
regular meeting of the Planning Commission held on the 12th day
of October 1999, by the following vote:
AYES: Ruzicka, Nelson, Mc Manus, Kuo, Tye
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
BY:
Jam DeStefano, Secretary
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PLANNING C0144ISSION
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DIAMOND BAR APPROVING COMPREHENSIVE SIGN PROGRAM NO.
99-6 AND CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION SECTION 15311 (a), A REQUEST
TO INSTALL NINE WALL SIGNS, REPLACE THE SIGN FACE OF AN
EXISTING LEGAL NON -CONFORMING MONUMENT SIGN AND INSTALL
ONE WINDOW SIGN FOR STARBUCKS AT 1195 DIAMOND BAR
BOULEVARD, DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA.
A. Recitals
1. The property owner, Jacob Khakshouri, and applicant, Ray Bush, have filed an application for
Comprehensive Sign Program No. 99-6, a request to install nine wall signs, replace the sign
face of an existing legal non -conforming monument sign, and install one window sign for
Starbucks. The project site is located at 1195 Diamond Bar Boulevard, Diamond Bar, Los
Angeles County, California, as described above in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in
this Resolution, the subject Comprehensive Sign Program and Categorical Exemption shall
be referred to as the "Application".
2. The Planning Commission of the City of Diamond Bar on
October 12, 1999 conducted a meeting on the Application. 3. Pursuant to Chapter 22.36 of the Diamond Bar Development
Code, a Comprehensive Sign Program does not -require a public hearing or notification of property owners surrounding
the project site.
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 (CEQA)
of 1970, as amended, and the guidelines promulgated thereunder, pursuant to Section 15311
(a) of Article 19 of Chapter 3 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 belowl and
changes and alterations which have been incorporated into and conditioned upon the
pzbvused project set forth in this application, there is no evidence before this
Planning Commission that the project proposed herein will have the potential of an
adverse effect on wild life 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
(a) The project site relates to a parcel utilized by a multi -tenant commercial building.
Currently, the subject parcel is being developed for a Hollywood Video,
Starbucks, Cathay bank, and food/retail tenant (Conditional Use Permit No.
98-9, Development Review No. 98-11) approved by the Planning Commission
on September -22, 1998. The project site is located at 1195 Diamond Bar
Boulevard, Diamond Bar, California.
(b) The project site has a General Plan Land Use designation of General
Commercial (C). It is within the Regional Commercial (C-3) Zone.
(c) Generally, the following zones surround the project site: to the north and west is
the Limited Multiple Residential Zone -Minimum Lot Size 8,000 square feet25
units (R -3-8000-25U), and to the south and east is the Regional Commercial
(C-3) Zone.
(d) The proposed project is a request to install nine wall signs and reface an existing
legal nonconforming monument sign.
(e) The Comprehensive Sign Program satisfies the purpose of Chapter 22.36 of the City of
Diamond Bar Development Code and the intent of Section 22.36.060.
The Comprehensive Sign Program is consistent with the purpose and intent of
Chapter 22.36 of the City of Diamond Bar Development Code because it complies
with the design standards and guidelines, and is compatible with the style, color, and
the requirements for size and presentation.
The proposed s 'igns were reviewed by the Public Works Division and comply with
clear line -of -site and directional requirements. Additionally, the Building and Safety
Division reviewed the sign proposal. That Division's plan check review, permit, and
inspections will ensure that the proposed signs will not be a public hazard.
(f) The proposed signs enhance the overall development, are in harmony with, and are
visually related to other signs included in the Comprehensive Sign Program and to
the structure and/or uses they identify, and to surrounding development.
The proposed wall signs' type face styles, arrangement, and colors allow for easy
reading. Furthermore, the proposed signs' design is harmonious with the eclectic
collection of sign styles in commercial centers as a whole, as well as being
compatible with the style, color, and signs of the commercial sites surrounding the
project site.
(g) The Comprehensive Sign revisions which Program accommodates future required due
may be uses or tenants. to changes in
Future revisions are permitted, but any sign revisions must stay within the calculated
maximum sign area allowed.
(h) The Comprehensive Sign Program complies with the standards of Chapter 22.36 of the
City of Diamond Bar Development Code, except that flexibility is allowed with regard
to sign area, number, location, and/or height to the extent that the Comprehensive
Sign Program and will enhance the overall development fully accomplish
will more Chapter.
The application of nine wall signs of varying heights and locations, and one
monument sign is consistent with the intent of Chapter 22.36 of the City of
Diamond Bar Development Code. The color, size, presentation, and
placement of the signs allow for flexibility with compatibility utilizing size,
shape, color, presentation, and by utilizing logo recognition.
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, written sign criteria
proposal, and details collectively labeled as Exhibit 'R' dated October 12,
1999, as submitted and approved by the Planning Commission.
(b) The 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 a 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 ensure that the waste contractor
utilized has obtained permits from the City of Diamond Bar to provide such
services.
(c) Monument sign shall contain an Arabic number address plate identifying the
project or use by specific street address. Numbers shall be a minimum of
three inches in height and shall clearly visible from the adjacent street.
Address plates shall not be calculated against the permitted sign face area.
(d) Applicant shall install a minimum of 64 square feet of landscaping at the base of
the monument sign. The Planning Division shall approve the landscaping prior
to refacing the monument sign.
(e) Applicant shall submit a sign plan to be reviewed and approved by the City if
there are any revisions or changes to the design and arrangement of the
monument sign face area.
(f) Wall signs shall not exceed the maximum sign area allowed, which is calculated
by multiplying 1.25 s
quare feet by the number of lineal feet of building frontage for the
designated business unit. The maximum sign area also shall not exceed 125
square feet for any single wall sign.
(g) Prior to the issuance of permits for the Hollywood Video signs, the applicant shall
submit a color sample for the proposed painted mountain for City's review and
approval.
(h) Plans shall conform to State and Local Building Codes (i.e. 1997 editions of the
Uniform Building Code and 1996 edition of the National Electrical Code) as
well as the State -Energy Code.
(i) Proposed sign wall attachment shall be engineered to meet wind loads of 80
m.p.h. with an exposure of N% CIF/
Q) Applicant shall submit plans indicating location of disconnect switch, method of
the electric sign attachment to sign base, and verification of U.L. approval.
(k) No electrical conduit shall be exposed.
(1) The applicant shall comply with the Planning Division's, Building and- Safety
Division's, and Public Works Division's requirements.
(m) This grant is valid for one year and sign installation shall commence within a one
year period or this grant shall expire.
(n) This grant shall not be effective for any purpose until the permittee and owner of
the property involved (if other than the permittee) have filed within fifteen (15)
days of approval of this grant, at the City of Diamond Bar Community and
Development Services Department, their affidavit stating that they are aware
of and agree to accept all the conditions of this grant. Furthermore, this grant
shall not be effective until the permittee pays the remaining City processing
fees.
(o) 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 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 deminimus 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
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: Jacob Khakshouri, 12424 Wilshire
Boulevard, Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90025 and Ray Bush, 3940
Pyrite Street, Riverside, CA 92509.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 12 TH DAY OF OCTOBER 1999, BY THE
t --- tt, , BY:
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I, James DeStefano, Deputy City Manager, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was
duly introduced, passed and adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Diamond Bar, at
a regular meeting of the Planning Commission held on the 12 th day of October 1999, by the
following vote:
AYES: Ruzicka, Nelson, McManus, Kuo, Tye None
NOES: ABSENT:
ABSTAIN: BY: None /1", None Secretary
Jam DeStefan
DeStefa
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