1990-07-16
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Encinit~, Minutes
PLACE OF MEETING: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
535 Encinitas Boulevard, Suite 100
Encinitas, CA 92024
PLANNING DEPT. (619) 944-5060
Monday, July 16, 1990 - 7:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
community Advisory Board Members Present:
Anne Patton, Cindy Beck, Greg Grajek, Ruthanne White, William
Quinn
Community Advisory Members Absent:
None
. Staff Members Present:
Linda Niles, Associate Planner
Diane Langager, Junior Planner
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. BUSINESS
General discussion and review of sign criteria for the New
Encinitas Community Advisory Board Area.
The Board discussed, in general, issues regarding sign
criteria for the New Encinitas area. The following
issues/concerns were raised:
- needs of retailers (economically) vs. needs of City
(aesthetically)
- lighting; intensity; backlit vs. front lit
- too much variety i.e. colors, letter styles
- whether to allow corporate logos and letter styles
- whether to differentiate between local retailers and
national retailers
- Board prefers wood signs
- signage should relate to building
. - more colors can be used with wood signs
- being able to locate business through the use of signs
- address on monument signs
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. As part of the discussion the Board made the following motion:
Motion: Board Member Grajek - To require that all monument
signs shall be of natural materials, wood, wood-
like, tile and/or stucco and shall not be internally
lit.
Second: Board Member White
Vote: Ayes - Patton, Beck, Grajek, White
Nays - Quinn
Absent - None
Abstain - None
After the motion Associate Planner Linda Niles informed the
Board that such a regulation would require an amendment to the
sign ordinance by the City Council through a public hearing
process.
Property owner Michael Siegal participated in the discussion
and requested that the Board consider allowing the business
community time to put together a presentation for the City's
and community's review that would show the types of signs that
could be used that serve the business owner's purpose and can
meet the City's desire for more aesthetically pleasing
signing.
. In concluding the discussion the Board made the following
motion:
Motion: Board Member White - To have staff look into
researching signing in regards to the business
communi ty 's needs and the City's needs and once said
study is completed to schedule a special meeting for
review and discussion of the study.
Second: Board Member Quinn
Vote: Ayes - Patton, Beck, Grajek, White, Quinn
Nays - None
Absent - None
Abstain - None
4. PUBLIC HEARINGS CONTINUED
A. CASE NUMBER: 90-072 ADP
APPLICANT: Federal Sign Co.
LOCATION: 141-215 El Camino Real
DESCRIPTION: Design Review of the Proposed Sign Program
. for the Multi-tenant De La Plaza Shopping
Center. Continued from the meetings of
May 7, 1990, June 4 and 18, 1990, and
July 2, 1990.
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. ENVIRONMENTAL
STATUS: Exempt per Section 15311, Class 11a of
CEQA
Motion: Board Member White - To require that, in 15 years
or when a new tenant requests to add signage, the
existing monument sign, located at the main entrance
to the De La Plaza Shopping Center, shall be
reviewed through the Design Review process for
conformance with the sign ordinance in effect at the
time. Additionally, the sign shall be constructed
of a natural material such as tile, stucco or wood
and shall not be lighted internally rather it shall
be lighted externally. Twelve inch address letters
are required with the height of the monument sign
being 8', or a maximum of 12' in height.
Second: Board Member Grajek
Vote: Ayes - Patton, Beck, Grajek, White, Quinn
Nays - None
Absent - None
Abstain - None
Motion: Board Member Grajek - To allow a 90-day extension
. on existing grand opening banner permits in the
center and to allow new tenants a 90-day period for
grand opening banners, said extension is to allow
signage for tenants until the sign program is
established.
Second: Board Member Quinn
Vote: Ayes - Patton, Beck, Grajek, White, Quinn
Nays - None
Absent - None
Abstain - None
The Board discussed the following issues/concerns in regards
to the project:
- treatment of signs already existing
- consideration of limiting the number of colors proposed
- preference of wood or wood-like signing
- Consideration of allowing the same kinds of signs for
national and local retailers
- use of national logos
- allowing only the ivory color and bronze returns for the
fascia signs with a variety of letter styles
- allowing logos/symbols on the dormers in wood and in the
standard logo color of the business
. - allowing the use of logo colors for logos that are
essentially the business name as long as the sign is
constructed in wood or wood-like material
- window signs would be allowed as per the City of
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- do not want internally lighted channel letters
- would like to see options for the exterior illumination
of wood or wood-like signs
- research the potential to allow increase in size for
those signs constructed of wood.
Motion: Board Member Quinn - To continue 90-072 ADP to the
meeting of September 17, 1990 to allow for further
review by the Board and to allow staff to bring back
a write-up of the issues discussed tonight and
possibly a resolution.
Second: Board Member White
Vote: Ayes - Patton, Beck, Grajek, White, Quinn
Nays - None
Absent - None
Abstain - None
B. CASE NUMBER: 90-067 DR
APPLICANT: Byron F. White
LOCATION: 501-521-541 El Camino Real
. DESCRIPTION: Design Review and Sign Program for the
first phase of Gardenview Plaza being a
37,500 sq. ft. office professional center
made up of 3 one-story buildings.
Continued from the meeting of June 4, 1990
and July 2, 1990.
ENVIRONMENTAL
STATUS: Negative Declaration issued 4/23/81 by the
County of San Diego.
Motion: Board Member Beck - To conceptually approve the
project with the following modifications:
- Wall options 1, 3 and 5 shall be allowed, with
a restriction that no more than 50% of the
tenant spaces can utilize the all glass option,
No. 5.
- The doors shall be constructed with one light
with a clear fir frame all the way around the
door.
- The clock and the sign program shall be subject
to Design Review.
- The applicant shall return with an appropriate
lighting design (not internally lit) with the
. sl.gn program.
- The programmed music shall be deleted from the
project.
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- A covenant for reciprocal access to the
. property adjacent and to the north of the site
shall be recorded.
- The louvered screening of roof top appliances
will be used in the initial phase of the
project; however the landscape screening
(trees) shall be planted when the second phase
of the project is constructed to avoid any
destruction or uprooting of trees.
- The applicant shall discuss with the Department
of Public Works the possibility of an elbow or
center planted median strip at the transition
from the office professional zone to the
residential zone to the east of the project.
Additionally to continue 90-067 DR to the meeting
of August 6, 1990 to allow staff to return with a
resolution of approval.
Second: Board Member Quinn
Vote: Ayes - Patton, Beck, Grajek, White, Quinn
Nays - None
Absent - None
Abstain - None
. 5 . ADJOURNMENT
Motion: Board Member Beck - To adjourn at 11:15 p.m. to the
next regularly scheduled meeting of this community
Advisory Board to be held August 6, 1990.
Second: Board Member Grajek
Vote: Ayes - Patton, Beck, Grajek, White Quinn
Nays - None
Absent - None
A proponent or protestant of record may appeal a final decision of
the hearing body by filing the appeal within fifteen (15) calendar
days after the hearing through the Office of the City Clerk, City
of Encinitas, 527 Encinitas Boulevard, Encinitas, CA 92024.
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