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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC 2006-43PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2006-43 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR APPROVING COMPREHENSIVE SIGN PROGRAM NO. 2006-05, FOR THE PLAZA DIAMOND BAR COMMERCIAL CENTER LOCATED AT 1900-2040 DIAMOND BAR BOULEVARD, DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA (APN:8765-001-007, 008, 009 AND 010). A. RECITALS The property owner, Metro Properties, LLC, and applicant, TNT Signs, Inc., have filed an application for Comprehensive Sign Program No. 2006-05 for property located at 1900-2040 Brea Canyon Road, Diamond Bar, Los Angeles County, California, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Comprehensive Sign Program shall be referred to as the "Application." 2. In accordance to Development Code Section 22.36, a Comprehensive Sign Program review does not require a public hearing. However, it does require Planning Commission approval. 3. On October 24, 2006, the Planning Commission of the City of Diamond Bar conducted a meeting on the Application. B. RESOLUTION NOW, THEREFORE, it is found, determined and resolved by the Planning Commission of the City of Diamond Bar as follows: 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 finds that the Environmental Categorical Exemption has been prepared by the City of Diamond Bar in compliance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) of 1970 and guidelines promulgated thereunder, pursuant to Article 19 Section 15311 (a) (Accessory Structures; On -premise signs). Furthermore, the Categorical Exemption reflects the independent judgment of the City of Diamond Bar. 3. Based on the findings set forth herein, this Planning Commission hereby finds and concludes as follows: (a) The application applies to property located at 1900-2040 Brea Canyon Road (southeast corner of Brea Canyon Road and Pathfinder Road). The project site is presently improved with a commercial center identified as Plaza Diamond Bar. (b) The project site has a General Plan land use designation of Professional Office (OP). (c) The zoning of the project site is Neighborhood Business (C-2). (d) Generally, the following zones and uses surround the project site: To the north and south is the RPD -10,000-6U zoning district consisting of single-family homes; to the east is the R-1-8,000 zoning district consisting of single-family homes; and to the west is the CPD and RPD -10,000-6U zoning district consisting of commercial uses and single-family homes. (e) The application request is to approve a Comprehensive Sign Program for monument signs and wall signs for the subject commercial center and to upgrade the design and quality of signs. Additionally, the existing pole sign located adjacent to the freeway ramp prior to the fire in October 2004 has been removed permanently. Comprehensive Sign Program (f) The proposed Comprehensive Sign Program consists of a sign criterion for monument and wall signs for Plaza Diamond Bar. All monument signs comply with the development standards for monument signs with regards to quantity, height, sign face area and location. Architectural elements (i.e., cornice, moldings, scored surface, etc.) applied to the face of the monument signs are used on the reconstructed building destroyed by fire and facade remodeling of other buildings. Marble veneer used for the sign base will be applied to the front entry of the reconstructed building. The color palette of pale beach and rock'n' oak for the monument signs along with warm butterscotch will be used for the building colors. All proposed wall signs comply with development standards for wall signs with regards to quantity, sign face area, not covering more than 80 percent of the sign band area of each leasing unit and location. An existing Chuck E Cheese monument sign located on the Brea Canyon Road side of the commercial center will remain. Because the restaurant is a separate building, the sign code allows a separate monument sign. Furthermore, the commercial center had a pole sign adjacent to the freeway ramp prior to the fire. It has been removed permanently. Therefore, proposed Comprehensive Sign Program satisfies the purpose of Chapter 22.36 of the Diamond Bar Development Code and the intent as Section 22.36.060. 2 Planning commission Resolution No. 200643 (g) As referenced in Item (f) above, the proposed Comprehensive Sign Program will enhance the overall development by providing a consistent sign theme that is architecturally compatible with the commercial structures on-site and by providing a sense of order and unity. (h) The proposed Comprehensive Sign Program accommodates future revisions in that minor changes can be approved by the director and major changes may be approved by the Planning Commission. Additionally, the program allows tenants choices of colors and letter styles. However, the program establishes appropriate sign controls in a manner that maintains a high quality of sign development throughout the City. (i) As referenced in Item (f) above, the proposed Comprehensive Sign Program complies with the Development Code standards for signs and will enhance the overall commercial center by repeating the architectural design and theme of the commercial center in the design of the signs. 4. Based on the findings and conclusions set forth above, the Planning Commission hereby approves the Application subject to compliance with the following conditions: a. GENERAL (1) The project shall conform to Comprehensive Sign Program No. 2006-05 labeled as Exhibit "S", as submitted and approve by the Planning Commission and as amended herein. (2) All signs shall comply with signs standards within the Development Code. (3) This approval shall not be effective for any purpose until the applicant and owner of the property involved have filed, within twenty-one (21) days of approval of Comprehensive Sign Program No. 2006-05 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 approval. Further, this approval shall not be effective until the applicants pay remaining City processing fees. (4) 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 approved herein. The removal of all trash, debris, and refuse, whether during or subsequent to construction shall be done only by the property 3 Planning Commission Resolution No. 2006-43 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 insure that the waste contractor used has obtained permits from the City of Diamond Bar to provide such services. (5) The approval of Comprehensive Sign Program No. 2006-05 shall expire within one year from the date of approval if the use has not been exercised as defined per Municipal Code Section 22.66.050 (b)(1). The applicant may request in writing a one year time extension subject to Municipal Code Section 22.60.050(c) for Planning Commission approval. b. SITE DEVELOPMENT (1) All monument signs shall be setback 10 feet from the ultimate right-of-way and shall not block any traffic safety areas. (2) Damage to any buildings due to the removal and installation of signs shall be repaired and painted to match the existing building. (3) Prior to final inspection, applicant shall provide a landscape area equal to twice the area of one face of the sign at the base of all monument signs. (4) If Chuck E Cheese, the tenant for 1900 Brea Canyon Road, is no longer a tenant, the monument sign for the new tenant shall match the approved monument signs within Comprehensive Sign Program 2006-05. If Chuck E Cheese changes or removes the existing monument sign, the new monument sign shall match the approved monument signs within Comprehensive Sign Program 2006-05. C. BUILDING AND SAFETY DIVISION (1) Signs shall conform to State and local building codes (i.e., 2001 edition of the California Building Code and 2001 edition of the National Electric Code,) (2) Wall sign attachment shall be engineered to meet wind loads of 80 mph with an exposure "C". (3) Exposed electrical conduit shall not be allowed. 4 Planning Commission Resolution No. 2006-43 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 Metro Properties, LLC, 3029 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 202, Santa Monica, CA 90403 and TNT Electric Signs, Inc., 3080 E. 29th Street, Long Beach, CA 90806. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 24TH OF OCTOBER 2006, BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR. BY: Steve Nelson, Vice Chairman I, Nancy Fong, Planning Commission Secretary, 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 24th of October 2006, by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner: Hole; Lee; Wei, VC/To=ng; Chair/Nelson NOES: Commissioner: None ABSENT: Commissioner: None ABSTAIN: Commissioner: None ATTEST: )I ai ancy 1g, Sec etary 5 Planning Commission Resolution No. 2006-43 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2006-43 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR APPROVING COMPREHENSIVE SIGN PROGRAM NO. 2006-05, FOR THE PLAZA DIAMOND BAR COMMERCIAL CENTER LOCATED AT 1900-2040 DIAMOND BAR BOULEVARD, DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA (APN:8765-001-007, 008, 009 AND 010). A. RECITALS 1 The property owner, Metro Properties, LLC, and applicant, TNT Signs, Inc., have filed an application for Comprehensive Sign Program No. 2006-05 for property located at 19b0-2040 Brea Canyon Road, Diamond Bar, Los Angeles County, California, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Comprehensive Sign Program shall be referred to as the "Application." 2. In accordance to Development Code Section 22.36, a Comprehensive Sign Program review does not require a public hearing. However, it does require Planning Commission approval. 3. On October 24, 2006, the Planning Commission of the City of Diamond Bar conducted a meeting on the Application. 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 finds that the Environmental Categorical Exemption has been prepared by the City of Diamond Bar in compliance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) of 1970 and guidelines promulgated thereunder, pursuant to Article 19 Section 15311 (a) (Accessory Structures; On -premise signs). Furthermore, the Categorical Exemption reflects the independent judgment of the City of Diamond Bar. 3. Based on the findings set forth herein, this Planning Commission hereby finds and concludes as follows: (a) The application applies to property located at 1900-2040 Brea Canyon Road (southeast corner of Brea Canyon Road and Pathfinder Road). The project site is presently improved with a commercial center identified as Plaza Diamond Bar. (b) The project site has a General Plan land use designation of Professional Office (oP). (c) The zoning of the project site is Neighborhood Business (C-2). (d) Generally, the following zones and uses surround the project site: To the north and south is the RPD -10,000-6U zoning district consisting of single-family homes; to the east is the R-1-8,000 zoning district consisting of single-family homes; and to the west is the CPD and RPD -10,000-6U zoning district consisting of commercial uses and single-family homes. (e) The application request is to approve a Comprehensive Sign Program for monument signs and wall signs for the subject commercial center and to upgrade the design and quality of signs. Additionally, the existing pole sign located adjacent to the freeway ramp prior to the fire in October 2004 has been removed permanently. Comprehensive Sign Program M The proposed Comprehensive Sign Program consists of a sign criterion for monument and wall signs for Plaza Diamond Bar. All monument signs comply with the development standards for monument signs with regards to quantity, height, sign face area and location. Architectural elements (i.e., cornice, moldings, scored surface, etc.) applied to the face of the monument signs are used on the reconstructed building destroyed by fire and facade remodeling of other buildings. Marble veneer used for the sign base will be applied to the front entry of the reconstructed building. The color palette of pale beach and rock W oak for the monument signs along with warm butterscotch will be used for the building colors. All proposed wall signs comply with development standards for wall signs with regards to quantity, sign face area, not covering more than 80 percent of the sign band area of each leasing unit and location. An existing Chuck E Cheese monument sign located on the Brea Canyon Road side of the commercial center will remain. Because the restaurant is a separate building, the sign code allows a separate monument sign. Furthermore, the commercial center had a pole sign adjacent to the freeway ramp prior to the fire. It has been removed permanently. Therefore, proposed Comprehensive Sign Program satisfies the purpose of Chapter 22.36 of the Diamond Bar Development Code and the intent as Section 22.36.060. 2 Planning Commission Resolution No. 2006-43 (g) As referenced in Item (f) above, the proposed Comprehensive Sign Program will enhance the overall development by providing a consistent sign theme that is architecturally compatible with the commercial structures on-site and by providing a sense of order and unity. (h) The proposed Comprehensive Sign Program accommodates future revisions in that minor changes can be approved by the director and major changes may be approved by the Planning Commission. Additionally, the program allows tenants choices of colors and letter styles. However, the program establishes appropriate sign controls in a manner that maintains a high quality of sign development throughout the City. As referenced in Item (f) above, the proposed Comprehensive Sign Program complies with the Development Code standards for signs and will enhance the overall commercial center by repeating the architectural design and theme of the commercial center in the design of the signs. 4. Based on the findings and conclusions set forth above, the Planning Commission hereby approves the Application subject to compliance with the following conditions: a. GENERAL (1) The project shall conform to Comprehensive Sign Program No. 2006-05 labeled as Exhibit "S", as submitted and approve by the Planning Commission and as amended herein. (2) All signs shall comply with signs standards within the Development Code. (3) This approval shall not be effective for any purpose until the applicant and owner of the property involved have filed, within twenty-one (21) days of approval of Comprehensive Sign Program No. 2006-05 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 approval. Further, this approval shall not be effective until the applicants pay remaining City processing fees. (4) 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 approved herein. The removal of all trash, debris, and refuse, whether during or subsequent to construction shall be done only by the property 3 Planning Commission Resolution No. 2006-43 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 insure that the waste contractor used has obtained permits from the City of Diamond Bar to provide such services. (5) The approval of Comprehensive Sign Program No. 2006-05 shall expire within one year from the date of approval if the use has not been exercised as defined per Municipal Code Section 22.66.050 (b)(1). The applicant may request in writing a one year time extension subject to Municipal Code Section 22.60.050(c) for Planning Commission approval. b. SITE DEVELOPMENT (1) All monument signs shall be setback 10 feet from the ultimate right-of-way and shall not block any traffic safety areas. (2) Damage to any buildings due to the removal and installation of signs shall be repaired and painted to match the existing building. (3) Prior to final inspection, applicant shall provide a landscape area equal to twice the area of one face of the sign at the base of all monument signs. (4) If Chuck E Cheese, the tenant for 1900 Brea Canyon Road, is no longer a tenant, the monument sign for the new tenant shall match the approved monument signs within Comprehensive Sign Program 2006-05. If Chuck E Cheese changes or removes the existing monument sign, the new monument sign shall match the approved monument signs within Comprehensive Sign Program 2006-05. c. BUILDING AND SAFETY DIVISION (1) Signs shall conform to State and local building codes (i.e., 2001 edition of the California Building Code and 2001 edition of the National Electric Code,) (2) Wall sign attachment shall be engineered to meet wind loads of 80 mph with an exposure "C". (3) Exposed electrical conduit shall not be allowed. 4 Planning Commission Resolution No. 2006-43 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 Metro Properties, LLC, 3029 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 202, Santa Monica, CA 90403 and TNT Electric Signs, Inc., 3080 E. 29th Street, Long Beach, CA 90806. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 24TH OF OCTOBER 2006, BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR. BY: Steve Nelson, Vice Chairman I, Nancy Fong, Planning Commission Secretary, 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 24th of October 2006, by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner: Nolan; Lee; Wei, VC/Torng; Chair/Nelson NOES: Commissioner: None ABSENT: Commissioner: None ABSTAIN: Commissioner: None ATTEST: etary 5 Planning Commission Resolution No. 2006-43