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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5/2/2018 - STAFF REPORTS - 2A A.oF P A`M SA9 iy a u u, ° "°°ro• °°�%V1{ CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT cq�lFolt DATE: May 2, 2018 PUBLIC HEARING SUBJECT: REQUEST BY THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS FOR A ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT TO MAKE MINOR MODIFICATIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO SECTIONS 93.20.00 THROUGH 93.20.13 OF THE PALM SPRINGS ZONING CODE (PSZC) RELATIVE TO THE CITY'S SIGN ORDINANCE (CASE 5.1416-A ZTA). FROM: David H. Ready, City Manager BY: Department of Planning Services SUMMARY This is a request to make minor modifications and corrections to the City's recently adopted sign ordinance. The primary change proposed to the ordinance is to revise the approval process for sign programs; in addition, there are other minor modifications that are proposed to correct errors in the version of the ordinance that was approved by the City Council in December 2017. This item was continued from the City Council meeting of April 18, 2018, to allow for the drafting of additional modifications to the regulations for portable signs. RECOMMENDATION: 1) Waive the reading of the ordinance text in its entirety and read by title only; and 2) Introduce on first reading Ordinance No. , "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING MINOR MODIFICATIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO SECTIONS 93.20.00 THROUGH 93.20.13 OF THE PALM SPRINGS ZONING CODE RELATIVE TO THE CITY'S SIGN ORDINANCE (CASE 5.1416-A ZTA)." BACKGROUND: Related Relevant Cit Actions 12/16/15 An ad hoc subcommittee (Mills, Kors) was created by the City Council to review proposed revisions to the sign ordinance. ITEM NO. ate_ City Council Staff Report May 2, 2018-- Page 2 Case 5.1416-A ZTA Related Releva=Council formally initiated amendments to the City's sign 04/05/17 referred the draft ordinance to the Planning iew and recommendation. The Planning Commission reviewed proposed amendments to the sign 05/10/17 ordinance, and recommended approval with modifications to the City Council. 12/06/17 The City Council adopted Ordinance 1941, approving amendments to the Cit 's sign ordinance. 03/07/18 The City Council directed staff to amend the sign ordinance to revise the process for approval of sin programs. The Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider proposed 04/11/18 amendments to the sign ordinance, and voted 6 to 0 to recommend approval of the modifications to the City Council, subject to conditions. 04/18/18 The City Council continued the public hearing on the proposed amendment to the May 2, 2018 meeting, and took no public testimony. The City initiated changes to the sign ordinance in 2017 in response to a Supreme Court decision which significantly limited "content based" sign regulations. Regulations pertaining to certain sign types, such as election signs, real estate signs, construction signs,-and similar types of signs were revised to eliminate standards based on the content or message of signs. This resulted in significant changes to the types of signs that are now classified as temporary signs; however, changes to other types of signage were minimal. The City Council appointed a subcommittee to oversee the updates to the sign ordinance; the subcommittee worked with stakeholders and the City Attorney on the revisions to the ordinance. At the City Council meeting of April 18, 2018, the City Council directed staff to provide revised language relative to the following: • Allow for a waiver provision in the placement of portable signs so that alternate locations could be approved, provided the 72-inch wide sidewalk clearance and 36-inch curbside clearance requirements are met; • Allow for greater flexibility in the design standards for portable signs; and • Consider an allowance for businesses on two street frontages to have two portable signs (one per street frontage). STAFF ANALYSIS: Staff has prepared a legislative draft of the amendments, showing the proposed corrections (attached). The following is a summary of the changes and corrections: • Sign Program Approval Process (Page 20): The approval process for sign programs will revert back to the Planning Commission for final approval. Sign programs will continue to be reviewed by the Architectural Advisory Committee, Q� 2 City Council Staff Report May 2, 2018-- Page 3 Case 5.1416-A ZTA and then forwarded to the Planning Commission for final approval. As is the current process, the City Council may request to review any item that is final action at the Planning Commission. • Menu Board Definition (Page 3): It is proposed to delete the definition of Menu Board, as that sign type is now covered under the definition of Service Sign (as the term "menu board" is content specific). There is a related change to the size of Service Signs on Page 8 and Page 13, allowing the signs to be up to six square feet in area as was permitted under the previous ordinance. • Individual Letter Signs (Page 11): The regulations for Individual Letter Signs were omitted from the table on Page 11, and have been reinstituted as per the previous ordinance. Design standards for Individual Letter Signs were reincorporated on Page 15. • Other minor corrections have been made to the document to remove text that was not intended for inclusion in the final version of the document, and to correct and update references to other sections of the code. In addition to the changes listed above, it is also proposed to modify some of the regulations for portable signs. The proposed changes are as follows: • Location requirements: To provide greater flexibility in the placement of portable signs, business owners would be able to place the signs in locations other than against the front of the building through the approval of an encroachment agreement; the placement of the sign would still require that a minimum 72-inch wide pedestrian pathway be maintained on the public sidewalk, and the sign would need to be a minimum of 36 inches from the street or parking curb. • Design of portable signs: To allow greater flexibility in the design of portable signs, it is proposed that a black metal frame be allowed in addition to the standard plastic design. All signs would still need to conform to the maximum dimensions (42" high and 32" in width). • Number of portable signs permitted: For businesses with frontage on two streets, a portable sign would be allowed on each street frontage, subject to the standard placement requirements. The proposed revisions described above are included the draft ordinance which is included as an attachment to this staff report. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Commission reviewed the proposed amendments at their meeting of April 11, 2018, and noted their support of the change to the approval process for Sign Program applications. In addition, they received testimony from several downtown merchants, requesting modifications to the regulations for portable signs. The Planning Commission ultimately voted 6 to 0 recommend approval of the ordinance, with a recommendation to the City Council that the portable sign locational requirements be revised to revert to the ft 09 City Council Staff Report May 2, 2018-- Page 4 Case 5.1416-A ZTA codified language that was in place prior to the adoption of the December 2017 ordinance revisions: Portable Signs— Location: A portable open sign may only be placed between a public entry into the retail space and the nearest fronting street or parking drive aisle. The sign may be placed in the sidewalk public right-of-way, no less than three (3) feet from any street or parking curb; however, in no case may any sign impede pedestrian traffic. A 72-inch (Note: revised from 48) clear paved pathway for ADA access must be maintained at all times. This proposed change has not been included in the draft ordinance that is attached; the proposed alternative regulations for portable signs generally address the recommendation of the Planning Commission. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DETERMINATION: The proposed Zone Text Amendment is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.) pursuant to Section 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the State Guidelines, because the Ordinance will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and is not a "project," as that term is defined in Section 15378 of the State Guidelines. Jinn Fagg, AICP Ma cus L. Full , MPA, ., P.L.S. Director of Planning Services Assistant City Manager David H. Ready, Esq., P Edward Z. Kotkin City Manager City Attorney Attachments: 1. Legislative Draft— Proposed Amendments 2. Draft Ordinance 3. Revised Administrative Design Guidelines 4. Public Comment Letter 004 Legislative Draft: May 2, 2018 Chapter 93.20.00: Sign Ordinance 93.20.00 Signs. Sections 93.20.01 through 93.20.11 contain the regulations for signs in the City. 93.20.01 Short Title. Sections 93.20.00 through 93.20.11 may be referred to as the Sign Ordinance of the City of Palm Springs. 93.20.02 Purpose. A. Recognizing that Palm Springs is one of the country's foremost desert resorts, the City Council finds that proper sign control is necessary to maintain the high aesthetic values which both residents and visitors to the city have come to expect. Signs shall complement the architecture of the building on which they are placed and/or the immediate surroundings, including such elements as size, color, location, graphic presentation, landscaping, lighting and construction material. The Sign Ordinance provides equitable standards for all businesses to identify the location of goods and services. Main identification sign(s) shall be allowed in conjunction with accessory/convenience signs as necessary. B. Therefore, the purpose of this Sign Ordinance is to provide standards to safeguard life, health, property and the public welfare and to provide the means for adequate identification of businesses and other sign users by regulating and controlling the design, size, color, illumination, movement, materials, height, condition, location and maintenance of all signs placed on private property thereby ensuring the protection of property values, the character of the City's neighborhoods, the creation of a convenient, attractive, and harmonious community, while encouraging economic development and activities in the City. The Sign Ordinance through the regulation of the use of on- premises and off-premise signs, whether temporary or permanent in nature, also promotes the public health, safety, and general welfare of persons living, working, walking, driving, or otherwise engaged in activities within the City. The Sign Ordinance is intended to provide adequate visual identification of activities through commercial and non-commercial speech display while regulating the design, quality of materials, location, number, size, and maintenance of all signs and sign structures. C. It is the intent of the City Council that the Sign Ordinance will balance the needs of the City's residents, businesses, institutions, and visitors for adequate identification, communication, and advertising with the objectives of protecting public safety and welfare and preserving and enhancing the aesthetic character and environmental values of the community, by (1) Encouraging communications that aid orientation and promote economic vitality while preventing visual clutter that will detract from the aesthetic character of the City; (2) Applying basic principles of good design and Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 1 005 sensitivity to community appearance to signage to avoid the creation of nuisances and privacy violations that will degrade the value of surrounding properties; (3) Enhancing safety by ensuring that signs are designed, constructed, installed, and maintained in compliance with minimum standards necessary to provide adequate visibility and to avoid the creation of hazards or unreasonable distractions for pedestrians or drivers; and (4) Ensuring that the constitutionally-guaranteed right of free speech is protected. D. In adopting the Sign Ordinance, including its concomitant regulation of signs on public property and rights-of-way, the City Council acts in its proprietary capacity consistent with the City's general powers, property rights, Sections 65850(b), 38774, and 38775 of the Government Code, Section 5200 et seq. of the Business and Professions Code, Section 556 et seq. of the Penal Code, and Section 200 of the City Charter. 93.20.03 Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to Sections 93.20.00 through 93.20.11 unless another meaning is clearly apparent from the context. "Abandoned sign" means a sign which no longer directs, advertises, or identifies a legal business establishment, product or activity on the premises where such sign is displayed. "Abatement" means elimination and removal of any sign in violation of the Palm Springs Sign Ordinance. "Affixed" means to be attached in any manner, including, but not limited to, adhesive substances or suction, or to be touching in any way, especially leaning against. "Amortization" means the gradual extinction of nonconforming signs. "Animated sign" means any sign with action or motion, color changes requiring electrical energy, electronic or manufactured sources of supply which the copy changes automatically or on which copy is changed manually (e.g., reader boards with changeable letters). "Arcade/blade sign" means a sign with text or graphics printed on both sides of a solid surface attached perpendicular to the normal flow of traffic. "Awning sign" means a graphic image that is painted on, or attached to, an awning, canopy, or marque. "Banner" means a sign composed of lightweight material either enclosed or not enclosed in a rigid frame. "Banner Sign" means a strip of cloth or other flexible material approved by the City Manager on which a sign or message is painted calling attention to the City, its natural advantages, resources, enterprises, attractions, climate, facilities, businesses, and community. "Building frontage" means the linear length of a building along frontage. "Cabinet sign" or"can sign" means a sign that contains all the text and/or logo symbols on the display face within an enclosed cabinet. Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 2 n or "Canopy" means a permanent roof-like shelter extending from part or all of a building face and constructed of some durable material which may or may not project over a public right-of-way. "City Manager" means the City Manager or his/her designee. "Code Enforcement Official" means the City Manager or the City Manager's designee including without limitation the Building Official, the Police Chief, the Fire Marshall. "Directional sign, Sign District" means one or more signs located within a Sign District primarily providing direction to guide vehicles and pedestrians to such Sign District and businesses therein and can include signs identifying parking areas, circulation patterns, and names of businesses. "Directory Sign" means a sign identifying and locating residential, business or industrial uses within a building, subdivision, planned development, center or complex. "Directory sign, pedestrian" means a pedestrian oriented sign that provides an organized list of names, people, offices, or facilities located within a given building or area, located at a public access point to the building, including a lobby. "Downtown" means that portion of the City within the boundaries of Alejo Road on the north, Ramon Road on the south, Belardo Road/Museum Drive on the west and Indian Canyon Drive on the east. This area includes both sides of Palm Canyon Drive, Amado Road, Andreas Road, Tahquitz Canyon Way, Arenas Road and Baristo Road within such boundaries. "Fascia Panel/Plaque Sign" means a sign mounted to a wall or other vertical surface and does not project from the wall. "Freestanding" or "monument sign" means any sign which is not attached to a building or fence, or a wall attached to a building. "Frontage" means the boundary-facing portion of a parcel of property that abuts a public street, highway, or approved private street. In the case of any parcel that does not have "frontage" in accordance with this definition, the portion of the parcel in question facing a parking lot, plaza or pedestrian mall, shall be deemed "frontage." "Government sign" means any sign posted, erected, or installed by the City, the County of Riverside, the State of California, or any other government agency or public utility in the exercise of its responsibilities or in furtherance of governmental speech. Government signs in the City shall include neighborhood blade signs posted on the top of street sign standards. "Height of sign" means the distance measured from the adjacent finished grade to the highest projection of the sign structure, including architectural design features. "Main sign" means the largest single permitted sign on a property. "Menu board" means a Ghangeable PE)iRt GF P61FGhaSe sign that provides a lost of rlFed JGt6 and rrin�c "Multi-tenanted building" means a building containing more than one (1) individual business within a shopping, professional, or industrial area. "Mural" means a painting or artwork temporarily or permanently affixed to a building wall, freestanding wall, or fence, distinguished from signage in that it does not advertise a business, commercial endeavor, or product sold or offered on the site or off- site. Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 3 O f "Neighborhood entry sign" means a sign located on private property that identifies a defined single-family neighborhood or subdivision. "Nonconforming sign" means a sign lawfully erected but which does not conform to the current provisions of the Sign Ordinance or approved Sign Program. "Off-site," "billboard," and `off-premises signs, billboards and posters" means any sign which advertises goods, products, services, or facilities not necessarily sold on the premises on which the sign is located or displays advertising not related to the use of the property upon which the sign exists. "Portable sign" means any small, portable, free-standing sign placed in front of a business establishment anywhere in the City. "Right-of-way" means the entire area that is less than five (5) feet away from any curb, or from any roadway surface without a curb in a location where there is no sidewalk, or the area between the interior edge of any sidewalk, i.e., the sidewalk edge furthest from the street, and the curb or roadway surface. "Service sign" means any assemblage of verbiage designed to advertise currently available services or products offered by a business. The term "Service Sign" also includes menu boards and variable message signs. "Sign" means any identification, description, illustration or device illuminated or non-illuminated, which is visible from any public place or is located on private property and exposed to the public and which directs attention to a product, place, activity, person, institution, business or solicitation with the exception of window display. Any emblem, painting, banner, pennant, placard, lighting or other item, designed to advertise, identify or convey information shall be considered a sign. National flags or flags of political subdivisions shall not be construed as signs. Unless otherwise stated, an interior unlit sign or graphic, other than sale sign, with letters or numbers less than two (2) inches high per foot of distance from the glass at the frontage line shall be exempt from provisions of the Sign Ordinance. Unless otherwise stated, the ordinance codified in this section does not apply to signs located further than three (3) feet from the street front glass. a. This definition shall not include official notices issued by any court or public body or officer or directional warning or information sign or structures required by or authorized by law or by federal, state, county or city authority. Nor shall it apply to an interior unlit sign or graphic, other than a sale sign, with letters or numbers less than two (2) inches high per foot of distance from the street front glass nor to signs located further than three (3) feet from the street front glass. b. This definition shall not include murals as reviewed and approved by the City Council pursuant to Chapter 5.81 of this Code. "Sign area" means the entire area within any type of perimeter or border, which encloses the outer limits of any writing, representation, emblem, figure or character. The area of a sign having no such perimeter or border shall be computed by enclosing the entire area utilized by any writing, representation, emblem, figure or character within a single continuous rectilinear perimeter of the smallest size and computing the area. "Sign District" means a defined commercial and/or business area of the City consisting of two or more legal lots of record where signs are subject to an approved Sign Program. "Sign Ordinance" means the "Sign Ordinance of the City of Palm Springs." Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 4 "Sign program" means design criteria established to guide the design and location of all signs on a building or within a complex or a Sign District; Sign Programs can, but need not mandate specific elements such as material, color, size, location, lighting, and uniformity. "Special Event" is any single event or series of events that occur on an infrequent or sporadic basis, and takes place at a specific location in which the public is encouraged or invited to watch, listen, participate, or purchase goods and/or services, including, but not limited to, the following: a. Commercial sales, including pre- and post-holiday sales; b. Arts and crafts shows, trade shows, antique shows, and other similar events; C. Carnivals, fairs, circuses, and similar activities; d. Outdoor shows, concerts, and exhibitions; e. Annual events; and f. Short term availability of an interest in real or personal property (e.g., a garage sale, space available for lease, etc. "Temporary sign" is any sign, handbill, or poster which is placed to advertise or announce a special event, or which pertains to a particular event or occurrence, or which is not permanently anchored or secured to a building and not having supports or braces permanently secured in the ground, including but not limited to "political signs," "election signs," and "real estate signs." The term "temporary signs" does not include any government sign. "Uptown" means that portion of the City within the boundaries of Alejo Road on the south, Vista Chino on the north, the west side of Palm Canyon Drive on the west, and Indian Canyon Drive on the east. "Variable message sign" means a sign on which the copy can be changed, either manually or electronically. "Wall sign" means a sign painted on a wall. The term "wall sign" also means a flat sign placed on or attached to a wall of a building, synonymous with the term "fascia panel/plaque sign." "Window sign" means a sign with text or graphics printed or etched into a window of a structure. "Window sign" also means a sign displayed in the interior of a structure that is clearly visible through an exterior window. 93.20.04 Prohibited signs. A. Any sign not specifically authorized by the Sign Ordinance shall be prohibited unless required by law or utilized by a proper governmental agency. B. The following signs are expressly prohibited: 1. Rotating, Moving, Flashing, Reflecting, Prismatic, or Blinking Signs. Animated Signs, including without limitation signs which rotate, move flash, reflect, blink or appear to do any of the foregoing shall be prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to flags, banners, pennants, inflatable objects and balloons, unless otherwise authorized in Section 93.20.08 or approved as a permanent architectural feature pursuant to Section 94.04.00 (Architectural review), or Section 93.20.10 (Signs—General Provisions). Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 5 009 2. Signs on Public Property or Rights-of-Way. Signs on public property or rights-of-way shall be prohibited unless (1) otherwise expressly authorized in this Sign Ordinance, (2) provided through an approved sign program applicable to a Sign District adopted by the City Council, or (3) approved through a portable sign or other content neutral sign permit, encroachment license or agreement. Any portable sign approved or permitted pursuant to this Code shall be located in a manner fully compliant with all standards and regulations regarding access for persons with disabilities. 3. Off-Premises Signs, Billboards, and Posters. Any sign which advertises a use not being made on the premises, the name of the owner or user, or which identifies a product, an interest, service, or entertainment not available on the premises shall be prohibited unless otherwise authorized in conjunction with a public transportation facility; 4. Businesses without Street Frontage. Except as otherwise regulated, signs other than those authorized on the multiple tenant identification sign or an approved Sign Program shall be prohibited for any business without street frontage; 5. Signs Affixed to Windows or Doors. Any sign, merchandise or graphic, otherwise affixed to windows or doors, interior or exterior, other than those permitted by the Sign Ordinance shall be prohibited —the sole exception to this prohibition shall be a temporary sign permitted in a residential zone; 6. Signs Facing' Private Property. Signs which do not face a public or private right-of-way, or plaza, promenade or arcade, or public or private parking area (parking associated with the same premises) shall be prohibited; 7. Imitation of Traffic Signal. No person shall place, maintain, or display in view of any street) or highway, any sign, signal, or device, which resembles an official traffic sign or signal. Visual obstruction of any official traffic sign or signal is prohibited; 8. Signs in residential zones identifying home occupations; 9. Signs displaying fighting words, obscene matter, or create a clear and present danger to the general public; 10. Signs employing exposed raceways, ballast boxes, transformers, crossovers or conduits, unless otherwise approved by the Director or the Planning Commission; 11. Signs attached, affixed to or from the interior of any merchandise or products displayed outside of permanent buildings. 12. Cabinet signs; 13. Bench Signs All forms of bench signs or bus stop advertising are prohibited in all zones except where State law expressly grants to a public transportation agency rights to such signage. Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 6 010 93.20.05 Permitted Signs—Commercial and Industrial Business. A. Permitted signs—Main Sign. Each separate business shall be allowed one (1) Main Sign as follows: Main:S� n Commercial and Jndulstriz&Districts Maximum Number 1 Main Sign per frontage. Permitted Sign Wall Sign, Monument Sign, Freestanding Sign, Awning Sign, -Types Arcade/Blade Sign, Window Sign. Maximum Area • Within 100' of R.O.W.: 1 square foot per lineal foot of frontage not to exceed 50 square feet. • More than 1 00' from R.O.W.: 1-1/2 square feet per lineal foot of frontage. • Over 50 feet of lineal frontage: A single business with over 50 feet of frontage shall be entitled to an additional 1 square feet of sign area for each 4 feet of frontage in excess of 50 lineal feet, and an additional 1 square feet of sign area for each 8 feet of frontage in excess of 100 lineal feet. • Buildings within 1000 feet of Interstate 10 R.O.W.: 1-1/2 square feet per lineal foot of frontage facing Interstate 10, not to exceed 150 square feet. • Monument Signs or Freestanding Signs located at a right angle to the R.O.W.: Each face shall be allowed 75% of the area otherwise permitted for the Main Sign. • Businesses not on the ground floor: Businesses located wholly above the ground floor and facing a R.O.W. shall be entitled to 50% of the sign area permitted for businesses on the ground floor of the building. Sign Separation No Main Sign shall be closer than 10 feet from any other sign permitted hereunder; for signage facing Interstate 10, no sign shall be closer than 25 feet from any other sign permitted hereunder. Maximum Height • Height—Wall Signs, Awning Signs, Arcade/Blade Signs. The top of any sign shall not be higher than the building on which it is located, and in no event shall the sign be higher than 28 feet. • Height— Freestanding Signs, Monument Signs. The maximum height shall be 8 feet, unless otherwise permitted by Subsection 93.20.08E . Additional • Signage shall be located adjacent to or on the building facing Standards the frontage line. • All sign area allowed under this section shall be allowed on each street frontage of a multiple frontage parcel, provided that the same use of the property extends through from street to street. Consolidation of sign areas permitted on each frontage to one sign is prohibited. Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 7 n Main Sign Commercial and Industrial Districts Illumination Internal, external Permitted Permit Required Yes B. Permitted signs—Secondary Signs. Each separate business shall be allowed Accessory and Convenience Signs as detailed below, in addition to a Main Sign: 1. Accessory Commercial and Industrial Districts Sign Maximum Number 1 sign shall be permitted where the Main Sign is not visible to pedestrian traffic. Permitted Sign Arcade/Blade Sign, Awning Sign, Window Sign. Types Maximum Area 6 square feet; 4 square feet per sign face if located at a right angle to the street. Maximum Height The top of the sign shall not be higher than the building on which it is located, and shall be located a minimum of 7 feet above any pedestrian walkway. Additional • The sign may be divided on either side of a fascia or Standards architectural element. • The sign shall be designed and located so as to not distract from the appearance of the building. Illumination No illumination permitted. Permitted Permit Required I Yes 2. Customer Convenience Signs 2(a). Open/Closed Signs Maximum Number 1 sign per frontage. Permitted Sign Type Window Sign. Maximum Area 1-1/2 square feet. Location Sign shall be located on the interior of a window or door on the building frontage. Illumination Permitted Internal Illumination only. Permit Required No 2(b). Service Signs Maximum Number 1 sign per business. Permitted Sign Type Wall Sign, Window Sign Maximum Area 3 6 square feet Location Sign may be located on the interior of a window or on a wall adjacent to the front entrance of the business. Illumination Permitted No illumination permitted. Permit Required No Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 8 0 1 2 2 c . Hours/Days Maximum Number 1 sign per business. Permitted Sign Type Window Sign. Maximum Area Maximum 2" letter/number height per line. Location Sign shall be located on the interior of a window or door on the building frontage. Illumination Permitted No illumination permitted. Permit Required No Ad).. Credit Card Decals Maximum Area All credit card or other service decals shall be displayed in a contiguous 1 square foot area. Permitted Sign Type Window Sign. Location Credit card and other service decals shall be located on the interior of a window or door on the building frontage. Permit Required No 2(e). Listing of Business Associates and/or Sub-lessees Maximum Number 1 sin per entrance. Permitted Sign Type Window Sign. Maximum Area All text shall be displayed in a contiguous 3 square foot area. Location Sign shall be located on the interior of a window or door on the building frontage. Illumination Permitted No illumination permitted. Permit Required No 3. Pedestrian Sign Directory Maximum Number 1 per multi-tenant building Maximum Area 6 square feet per side; the sign for individual tenants shall be limited to no more than 2 square feet per side. Location Sign directory may be attached to a building wall, or may be a monument sign. Illumination Permitted Internal, External Permit Required Yes C. Portable Signs. One (1) sign shall be allowed for each tenant space with frontage along a public street. Multiple businesses within a single tenant space shall be limited to one (1) portable sign overall. The portable sign shall be subject to the following requirements: 1. Portable Sign Commercial and Industrial Districts Maximum Number One (1). Businesses with frontage on two (2) public rights- of-way may have one (1) portable sign for each frontage, subject to the location requirements described as follows. Location A portable sign may only be placed between a public entry into the tenant space and the nearest fronting street or parking drive aisle. The portable sign may be placed in the Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 9 013 13 sidewalk public right-of-way, as close to the building incorporating the tenant space as possible, and in nr, eV less-than three , feet from any street or narking G Urh Further, in no case may any portable sign impede pedestrian traffic. A seventy-two (72) inch wide clear paved pathway for ADA access must be maintained at all times. A portable sign shall not be placed on the parking curb, gutter or street. The placement of a portable sign on a public sidewalk pursuant to this Subsection is not a right, and shall only be allowed in the event that the City issues a permit, granted upon an applicant's compliance with the minimum requirements as provided in this Subsection C. As an alternative to placing the sign as close to the building incorporating the tenant space as possible, portable signs may be placed elsewhere in the public sidewalk area subject to the approval of an encroachment agreement, provided the sign is no less than three (3) feet from any street or parking curb and a seventy-two (72) inch wide clear paved pathway for ADA access is maintained at all times. Dimensions A portable sign shall not exceed forty-two (42) inches in height and thirty-two (32) inches in width. The sign may be two (2) sided. Design Standards • Guidelines: The sign shall comply with administrative design guidelines adopted by the Director of Planning Services. The City shall maintain the guidelines as a public record. .attachments: No lighting, balloons, or other attachments are allowed. Insurance and A permit for a portable sign shall only be issued upon the Indemnity applicant's submission of proof of commercial general liability insurance applicable to the portable sign, located in compliance with this Subsection C, with limitations of liability satisfactory to the City Attorney, and applicant's execution of an indemnification of the City with respect to any and all claims arising from or related to the portable sign. Illumination Permitted No illumination permitted. Permit Required Yes — Encroachment Permit also required for signs located in public rights—of—way 2. The Director of Planning Services shall prepare and implement administrative rules, regulations, and guidelines consistent with, and in furtherance of, the provisions of this Subsection. Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 10 0 11 �+r 93.20.06 Permitted Signs—Downtown/Uptown. A. Permitted signs — Main Sign. Each separate business shall be allowed one (1) Main Sign as follows: Main Sign Downtown/Uptown Maximum Number 1 Main Sign per frontage. Permitted Sign Types Projecting Sign (Arcade/Blade Sign or Awning Sign) or Flush-Mounted Sign (Window Sign, Individual Letters, Exposed Neon, or Fascia Panel/Plaque Sign). Maximum Area • Arcade/Blade Sign: 16 square feet/cubic feet. The sign shall not exceed 4 feet in any one direction. One blade/arcade sign may be located at each customer entrance; each sign must be identical and the combination of such signs shall be deemed as one sign. The brackets or suspension structure shall not be included in the calculation of sign area/volume. • Awning Sign: The sign area shall not exceed 20% of the total awning area with a maximum area equal to 1 square foot per linear foot of awning width. Letters shall be a maximum of 14 inches high and located on the front face or any valance element of the awning. A logo may be incorporated into the sign with additional sign area allowed, provided the total sign does not exceed 30% of the total awning area with a maximum of 1-1/2 square feet per linear foot of awning width. • Exposed Neon: Sign shall not exceed a maximum of one square foot per linear foot of building frontage, with a maximum area of 50 square feet. Exposed neon signs shall only be used in conjunction with food and entertainment uses. • Fascia Panel/Plaque Sign: The length of the fascia panel/plaque sign shall be limited to a maximum of 2/3 the width of the storefront, and the sign area shall be limited to a maximum of one square foot per lineal foot of building frontage, not to exceed a maximum of 50 square feet. The height of individual letters shall not exceed 14 inches, with the first letter capitals allowed at 16 inches. • Individual Letters: Individual letters shall not exceed twelve (12) inches in height; signs shall not exceed a maximum of six (6) square feet. • Window Sign: 40% of the total glazed area or 15 square feet, whichever is smaller. Each glazed area on either side of a customer entrance may contain an identical sign; the combination of such signs shall be deemed as one sign. Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 11 fl C� Main Sin Downtoitin/U town Letters shall not exceed a maximum of 10 inches in height. Signs on glazing shall be limited to the first floor of the building. Maximum Height Except as otherwise regulated, the top of any sign shall not be higher than the building on which it is located, and in no event higher than 28 feet, as measured from finished grade. The lowest point of any blade/arcade sign shall be a minimum of 7 feet above any pedestrian walkway. Illumination Permitted Internal, external Permit Required Yes B. Permitted signs—Accessory Signs. In addition to one Main Sign, each separate business may select one (1) type of accessory signage from the sign types listed in the following table: Accesso y Si` ns�� ". Downtown/Uptown Maximum Number 1 Accessory Sign per business. Permitted Sign Types Projecting Sign (Blade Sign/Arcade Sign or Awning/Umbrella Sign) or Flush-Mounted Sign (Sign on Glazing, Individual Letters, Exposed Neon, or Fascia Panel/Plaque Sign). Maximum Area • Blade Sign/Arcade Sign: 9 square feet/cubic feet. The sign shall not exceed 3 feet in any one direction. One blade/arcade sign may be located at each customer entrance where this type of sign is not also located as a Main Sign; each sign must b identical and the combination of such signs sh�ll be deemed as one sign. The brackets or suspension structure shall not be included in the calculation of sign area/volume. • Awning/Umbrella Sign: The sign area shall not exceed 4 square feet. Letters shall be a maximum of 4 inches high, and shall be located on a vertical face or valance element of the awning or umbrella. A logo may be incorporated into the sign, provided the total sign area does not exceed 6 square feet. Each awning or umbrella that is separated by a distance of at least 8 inches may contain an identical sign; the combination of such signs shall be deemed as one sign for the purposed of this section. Signs on umbrellas may contain only the name and logo of the business to which they relate. • Individual Letters: Signs shall not exceed a maximum area of 6 square feet. Individual letters shall not exceed 12 inches in height. Such signs shall be limited to the first floor of buildings. Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 12 016 Accessory Signs Downtown/Uptown • Fascia Panel Sign: Signs shall not exceed a maximum area of 6 square feet. The height of the fascia panel shall not exceed 16 inches; letters shall not be closer than 1-1/2 inches from the edge of the fascia panel. Individual letters shall not exceed 1 inch in depth from the face of the surface upon which they are mounted. • Window Sign: An Accessory Sign is permitted on glazed areas which do not also contain a Main Sign. The total sign area shall be no greater than 6 square feet. Each glazed area on either side of a customer entrance may contain an identical sign; the combination of such signs shall be deemed as 1 sign. Letters shall not exceed a maximum of 10 inches in height. Signs on glazing shall be limited to the first floor of the building. Maximum Height Except as otherwise regulated, the top of any sign shall not be higher than the building on which it is located, and in no event higher than 28 feet, as measured from finished grade. The lowest point of any blade/arcade sign shall be a minimum of 7 feet above any pedestrian walkway. Illumination Permitted Internal/External Permit Required Yes C. Permitted signs—Convenience Signs. Each individual business shall be permitted the following signs on the entry door, on the building adjacent to the entry door, or inside the glass window nearest to the entry. Customer Downtown/Uptown Convenience Signs 1. Open/Closed Signs Maximum Number 1 sign per street entrance. Maximum Area 1-1/2 square feet Location Sign shall be located on the interior of a window or door on the building frontage. Illumination Permitted Internal Illumination only. Permit Required No 2. Service Signs Maximum Number 1 sign per business. Maximum Area 2 6 square feet Location Sign shall be located on the interior of a window or door on the building frontage. Illumination Permitted No illumination permitted. Permit Required No 3. Hours/Days Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 13 -t � i � Maximum Number 1 sign per business. Maximum Area Maximum 2" letter/number height per line. Location Sign shall be located on the interior of a window or door on the building frontage. Illumination Permitted No illumination permitted. Permit Required No 4. Credit Card Decals Maximum Area All credit card or other service decals shall be displayed in a contiguous 1 square foot area. Location Credit card and other service decals shall be located on the interior of a window or door on the building frontage. Illumination Permitted No illumination permitted. Permit Required No 5. Pedestrian Directory Maximum Number 1 per building where the principal sign for a business on a parcel fronting on Palm Canyon Drive is not visible from Palm Canyon Drive. Maximum Area The directory sign shall not exceed 6 square feet per face; signs for individual businesses shall be no larger than 2 square feet per face. Location The sign must be permanently mounted and may be attached to the building or may be freestanding and shall not impede pedestrian movement. Illumination Permitted I Internal/External Permit Required I Yes D. Portable Signs. One (1) sign shall be allowed for each tenant space with frontage along a public street. Multiple businesses within a single tenant space shall be limited to one (1) portable sign overall. The portable sign shall be subject to the following requirements: 1. Portable Sign Downtown/Uptown Maximum Number One (1). Businesses with frontage on two (2) public rights- of-way may have one (1) portable sign for each frontage, subject to the location requirements described as follows. Location A portable sign may only be placed between a public entry into the tenant space and the nearest fronting street or parking drive aisle. The portable sign may be placed in the sidewalk public right-of-way, as close to the building incorporating the tenant space as possible. Further, in no case may any portable sign impede pedestrian traffic. A seventy-two (72) inch wide clear paved pathway for ADA access must be maintained at all times. A portable sign shall not be placed on the arkin curb utter or street. Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 14 n The placement of a portable sign on a public sidewalk pursuant to this Subsection is not a right, and shall only be allowed in the event that the City issues a permit, granted upon an applicant's compliance with the minimum requirements as provided in this Subsection C. As an alternative to placing the sign as close to the building incorporating the tenant space as possible, portable signs may be placed elsewhere in the public sidewalk area subject to the approval of an encroachment agreement, provided the sign is no less than three (3) feet from any street or parking curb and a seventy-two (72) inch wide clear paved pathway for ADA access is maintained at all times. • /u*deli%Ss The sign shall semnl\ with administrative deS'gR guidelines adGpted by the DireGtor of Planning YYC^^GF^ViiGes The City shall maintain the g„ideline -,L,lia re GE)Fd. • AttaaGhmentS: Nn lighting balleens er ether attaahme tS are albwert c�rc orrvvvcv: Dimensions A portable sign shall not exceed forty-two (42) inches in height and thirty-two (32) inches in width. The sign may be two (2) sided. Design Standards • Guidelines: The sign shall comply with administrative design guidelines adopted by the Director of Planning Services. The City shall maintain the guidelines as a public record. • Attachments: No lighting, balloons, or other attachments are allowed. Insurance and A permit for a portable sign shall only be issued upon the Indemnity applicant's submission of proof of commercial general liability insurance applicable to the portable sign, located in compliance with this Subsection D, with limitations of liability satisfactory to the City Attorney, and applicant's execution of an indemnification of the City with respect to any and all claims arising from or related to the portable sign. Illumination Permitted No illumination permitted. Permit Required Yes — Encroachment Permit also required for signs located in public rights—of—way 2. The Director of Planning Services shall prepare and implement administrative rules, regulations, and guidelines consistent with, and in furtherance of, the provisions of this Subsection. Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 15 n E. Design Standards. Signage in the Downtown/Uptown area shall be subject to the specific design standards listed below, in addition to any other design standards listed in this chapter: 1. Arcade/Blade Signs. Acceptable materials include painted, polished and patina metal; painted and stained wood; glass; and inlaid stone. The bracket design shall be integrally planned and detailed and shall be highly ornamental. 2. Awning Signs. Letters or logos shall be sewn or silkscreened onto the awning in an approved contrasting color. 3. Exposed Neon Signs. Exposed neon signs shall be subject to the design standards listed in Subsection 93.20.10(C)(6). 4. Fascia Panel/Plaque Sign. Acceptable materials include cast stone, metal and wood panels with individual wood letters, neon and custom ceramic tile. Letters shall not be closer than 6 inches from the edge of the fascia panel/plaque. 5. Individual Letters. Individual letters shall not extend more than six (6) inches from the face of the building; all conduit and electrical service shall be concealed from view. Acceptable materials include metal, neon, plastic, and custom ceramic tile. 5 6. Window Signs. Acceptable sign techniques are sand-blasted or etched glass, professionally-painted lettering, professionally- and custom-fabricated and applied vinyl, metal leaf and stained glass. 93.20.07 Permitted Signs—Apartments, hotels, resort hotels and residential mobile home parks. A. Permitted signs — Main Sign. A Main Sign may be permitted for the following uses as listed in the following table: 1. Main Sign — Apartments, Hotels, Condominium Complexes and Residential Mobile Home Parks Maximum Number 1 Main Sign; 1 additional sign may be permitted if the street frontage and sign separation is greater than 170 feet. Only 1 Freestanding Sign may be permitted on a corner parcel. Permitted Sign Wall Sign, Monument Sign, Freestanding Sign Types Maximum Area 20 square feet, plus 1 additional square foot of sign area for each separate rental unit, not to exceed a maximum of 50 square feet. Maximum Height • Height —Wall Signs. The top of any sign shall not be higher than the building on which it is located, and in no event shall the sign be higher than 28 feet_ as meast*ed from finishe grade? • Height — Freestanding Signs, Monument Signs. The maximum height shall be 8 feet. The height shall be measured from finished grade to the top of the sign structure. Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 16 d Illumination Internal, external Permitted Permit Required Yes 2. Main Sign — Resort Hotels Maximum Number 1 Main Sign; 1 additional sign may be permitted if the street frontage and sign separation is greater than 170 feet. Only 1 Freestanding Sign may be permitted on a corner parcel. Permitted Sign Wall Sign, Monument Sign, Freestanding Sign Types Maximum Area 1-1/2 square feet per separate rental unit, not to exceed a maximum of 300 square feet. Any secondary Main Signs as may be permitted by this Section shall be restricted to 50 square feet in area. Maximum Height • Height— Wall Signs. The top of any sign shall not be higher than the building on which it is located, and in no event shall the sign be higher than 28 feet_ Jraa'e? • Height— Freestanding Signs, Monument Signs. The maximum height shall be 12 feet. The height shall be measured from finished grade to the top of the sign structure. Illumination Internal, external Permitted Permit Required Yes 3. Main Sign — Other Uses Permitted in Residential Zones Maximum Number 1 Main Sign for an authorized use (churches, clubs, stables, and the like). Such use shall be separate and not in conjunction with a permitted hotel or apartment use. Permitted Sign Wall Sign, Monument Sign, Freestanding Sign Types Maximum Area 20 square feet Maximum Height • Height —Wall Signs. The top of any sign shall not be higher than the building on which it is located, and in no event shall the sign be higher than 28 feet, as measured from finished grade. • Height — Freestanding Signs, Monument Signs. The maximum height shall be 8 feet. The height shall be measured from finished grade to the top of the sign structure. Illumination Internal, external Permitted Permit Required Yes B. Permitted signs—Accessory Signs. Accessory Signs may be permitted as listed in the following table: Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 17 y� iL.. 1. Additional Signs — Resort Hotels Maximum Number 1 Accessory Sign for a restaurant use within the hotel. Permitted Sign Types Wall Sign Maximum Area 30 square feet. Maximum Height The sign shall not be located above the ground floor of the building. Additional Standards The sign shall be located at the restaurant entry or at the hotel entry, if the restaurant does not have a separate entry. Illumination Permitted Internal, external Permit Required Yes 2. Vacancy Signs Maximum Number 1 Vacancy Sign per hotel, resort hotel, or apartment complex. Permitted Sign Types Wall Sign, Window Sign Maximum Area 5 square feet. Additional Standards The sign shall be located immediately adjacent to the office entrance. Illumination Permitted Internal, external Permit Required Yes 93.20.08 Special Provisions. A. Gasoline Service Stations. a. Gasoline service stations shall be limited to one (1) double-faced sign of an area not to exceed thirty-six (36) square feet on each side face. A freestanding sign, if approved, shall not exceed'ieight (8) feet in height. In addition, a single ten (10) square foot sign, fixed flat on the surface of the building, shall be allowed. The height of this sign shall not exceed twenty (20) feet. b. In addition to the signs for public safety and convenience authorized by Section 93.20.10.6.1, the Director may authorize and approve instructional or directional signs not to exceed two (2) square feet or directional signs not to exceed two (2) square feet per face when deemed necessary for the convenience of patrons of gasoline service stations. B. Gasoline Price Signs. Nothing in Section 93.20.04, or in any other provision of this Sign Ordinance shall be construed as prohibiting compliance with Section 13531 of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California which relates to the posting of gasoline prices. Any sign, statement, or other advertising medium posted or displayed shall conform to all of the requirements of this section. C. Interior Real Estate Office Signs. In addition to the other sign usage authorized herein, real estate offices may use internal display boards subject to all window sign requirements applicable to the zone in which each real estate office is located. Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 18 n D. Signs for drive-through restaurants. Signs for drive-through facilities shall be approved in conjunction with a Conditional Use Permit for the use. The area of signage specific to the drive-through facility use may be in addition to the sign area otherwise permitted for the subject site. The drive-through signage shall be adequately screened from adjacent public rights-of-way and from adjacent properties. E. Signs for Large-Scale Commercial and Industrial Centers. 1. In addition to the sign area allowed for individual businesses, commercial and industrial centers in excess of three and one-half (3 1/2) acres of land shall be allowed one (1) sign on each street frontage. Such signs shall not extend beyond the property or into the right-of-way. The allowable sign area shall be ten (10) square feet of sign per acre to a maximum area of fifty (50) square feet per face. Signs shall not exceed a maximum height of eight (8) feet. One (1) additional sign may be permitted if the street frontage is greater than, and the signs are separated by a distance of no less than, four hundred fifty (450) feet; if multiple signs are allowed, they shall be located at street intersections or access drives. a. Commercial and industrial centers in excess of fifteen (15) acres of land shall be allowed one (1) sign on each street frontage not to exceed one hundred twenty-five (125) square feet per face. Such signs shall not extend beyond the property or into the right-of-way. b. Signs shall not exceed a maximum height of twelve (12) feet. One (1) additional sign may be permitted if the street frontage is greater than, and the signs are separated by a distance of no less than, five hundred (500) feet; if multiple signs are allowed, they shall be located at street intersections or access drives. 2. Shopping centers, of at least seventy-five (75) acres in area and which abut a freeway and where at least thirty-five (35) percent of the square footage in the center is retail commercial, shall be permitted a single sign which is consistent with the following: a. The sign shall not exceed fifty (50) feet in height and thirty (30) feet in width; b. The sign shall be perpendicular to the freeway and shall be set back at least five (5) feet, but no more than fifty (50) feet, from the freeway right-of- way, and at least three hundred fifty (350) feet from any secondary or major thoroughfare; C. The sign area shall not exceed seven hundred fifty (750) square feet per face with a maximum of two (2) faces. F. Freestanding Signs. Except as otherwise provided herein, freestanding signs shall be prohibited on a single parcel of property containing more than one (1) business. Where authorized for a single business, a freestanding sign shall not be located within the public right-of-way and shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height unless otherwise permitted. Freestanding signs shall be subject to all other provisions of this section. G. Major Stores Not Having Street Frontage. Retail establishments which have a floor area in excess of fifty thousand (50,000) square feet and are so located within a Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 19 023 shopping complex that they are not afforded street frontage shall be allowed signs as follows: 1. One (1) single-face sign per major or secondary street frontage, not to exceed fifty (50) square feet in area per store affected. The sign shall be allowed for no more than two (2) street frontages. The top of any sign shall not be higher than the building on which it is located and in no event higher than twenty-eight (28) feet. 2. Such signs shall be located in accordance with the provisions and intent of the Sign Ordinance and in keeping with the architectural design of the shopping center. H. Sign Program for Multi-Tenanted Buildings or Sign Districts. 1. General Requirements. Sign programs shall be required for any multi- tenanted building or development project with more than one (1) tenant. Sign programs shall remain in force until a new program is submitted and approved. 2. Permits Required. Permits shall be required for signs within approved Sign Programs. Such permits shall be subject to all applicable fees and shall be in conformance with the approved Sign Program. Sign programs shall integrate with the architecture of the building complex, including such elements as size, color, location and construction material. 3. Approval Process. A sign program that is fully conforming to the requirements of this Chapter may be approved by the Director of Planning Services, following a review and recommendation by the Architectural Advisory Committee pursuant to Section 94.04.00(E)(2)(a). 4. Approval Process - Deviations. A sign program that varies from the specific requirements of the Sign Ordinance may be approved if the Gity GOURGit Planning Commission finds the following: a. Due to the physical characteristics of the property and the orientation and design of the structures on the property, strict application of the regulations of the Sign Ordinance will not give adequate visibility to the signage; b. That the approved program will be compatible with the design of the property and will represent the least departure from the standards of the Sign Ordinance necessary for the effectiveness of the program; and C. That the approved program is compatible with the surrounding property and not contrary to the purpose of the Sign Ordinance. I. Sign Program for Complex of Businesses. In addition to signs allowed under this Chapter for individual businesses, one additional sign relating to a building or complex of businesses may be allowed as part of an approved Sign Program (see Section 93 20 n5irva)g3.20.08(H)). This sign shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet unless no individual tenant signs are included in the Sign Program, in which case the sign area may be based on the frontage formula. Such a sign may be freestanding. J. Special Sign Districts. The City Council, in its sole discretion, may adopt special Sign Districts, and provide appropriate implementing sign programs as part of a specific Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 20 n plan, planned development district, development agreement, or other process subject to public review when special sign provisions are necessary or appropriate to implement general plan provisions and goals. K. Owner's Consent. No sign may be placed on private property without the consent of the property owner or persons holding the present right of possession and control. L. Automobile Dealerships. The sign area allowed for individual businesses may be applied to each individual structure wherein automobiles are displayed for sale; additional area shall not be granted for multiple street frontages. M. Use of Attraction Boards by Public and Quasi-Public Uses. In addition to the other sign usage authorized herein, uses which offer public service programs to the public shall be allowed one (1) attraction board to advertise such entertainment or program. The text of the sign shall advertise only those services or programs offered on the site or of general public or philanthropic interest; off-site advertising is prohibited. The maximum allowable size for the attraction board shall be fifty (50) square feet if it faces the street, and thirty (30) square feet per face if the sign is at right angles to the street. Showcases may be allowed in addition to the attraction board, if approved by the director of planning or the planning commission as part of the overall design. The copy on the attraction board may be changed at intervals of ten (10) seconds or greater. N. ' Freeway Signs. In addition to other signs permitted, freeway-oriented signs designed to be viewed primarily from Interstate 10 in the vicinity of the Whitewater, Indian Avenue/Indian Canyon Drive and Gene Autry Trail intersections may be permitted by the planning commission on properties designated "highway commercial," by either the zoning ordinance or the general plan, pursuant to Section 94.04.00 (Architectural review). Signs shall be so constructed, erected and maintained to insure propriety and integration with the surrounding environment, topography and land uses. The following standards are intended to restrict such signs to freeway-oriented businesses and set development standards: 1. One (1) freeway-oriented sign may be allowed which occupies the same parcel on which the sign is located except as otherwise provided herein. 2. A freeway-oriented sign shall be within one thousand (1,000) feet of the point of intersection of the freeway with the street served by ramps from the freeway. 3. Freeway-oriented sign structures shall be located in such a manner so as not to adversely obscure the visibility of another existing freeway-oriented sign structure from Interstate 10. 4. Signs which exceed a height of twenty-five (25) feet may be approved only after review of a flag test to prove need that the requested height is necessary for visibility from Interstate 10. The height of freeway-oriented signs and their related structures, for a single business, shall not exceed fifty (50) feet. The height may be increased an additional five (5)feet for each additional business advertised; provided, the total height does not exceed seventy-five (75) feet. 5. The distance between the lowest portion of the sign face and ground level shall not be less than one-half(1/2) the height of the sign structure. Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 21 t 5 6. The area of each sign face shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet per business advertised. 7. The minimum size letter in the text of the sign shall be one (1) foot in vertical or horizontal dimension, and the maximum size letter shall be three (3) feet. 8. Illumination shall be limited to internal lighting. All freestanding signs shall have underground utility service. O. Relocation of Off-Site Advertising Displays. Pursuant to the provisions of Business and Professions Code Section 5412, and notwithstanding any provision of the city's zoning code to the contrary, an existing off-site advertising display may be relocated to any property zoned for industrial or commercial uses, subject to such development standards as the City Council and the owner of the off-site advertising display proposed to be relocated may agree in a relocation agreement. A relocated off- site advertising display shall be subject to the review process provided in the relocation agreement. Each off-site advertising display proposed for relocation shall be constructed in compliance with applicable city building codes and regulations. 93.20.09 Temporary Signs. A. Residential Zones. Up to two (2) free-standing temporary signs of up to eight (8) square feet, or one (1) free-standing temporary sign of up to sixteen (16) square feet, and/or one (1) window sign of no more than four (4) square feet may be maintained on each individual residentially zoned property. A temporary sign associated with a special event shall not be installed more than sixty (60) days before the event and shall be removed no later than five (5) days after the event. B. Commercial and Industrial Zones. Up to two (2) temporary signs of up to ten (10) square feet each or one (1) temporary sign of up to twenty (20) square may be maintained on any commercial or industrial property. A temporary sign associated with a special event shall not be installed more than sixty (60) days before the event and shall be removed no later than five (5) days after the event. C. Vacant Properties, Permit Required. Up to two free-standing temporary signs of up to eight (8) square feet in size, or one (1) free-standing temporary sign of up to sixteen (16) square feet in size is permitted on any vacant property, with the express written consent of the owner of the land, for a period of time of sixty (60) days prior to the event related to the sign, the time during the event, and for five (5) days after the event. Placement of a temporary sign on vacant residential, commercial, or industrial property is prohibited without a permit for same issued by the City. No permit shall be granted for placement of any temporary sign on vacant property except upon an applicant's submission of written proof of express permission from the owner of the vacant property in question for placement of the proposed temporary sign. D. Time Limitation. A temporary sign that is not related to a special event shall not be installed for a period of more than seventy-five (75) days unless it is in a residential Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 22 0 2 6 zone. A temporary sign unrelated to a special event in a residential zone shall have no time limitation. E. Temporary Signs in Right-of-Way. Temporary signs shall not be installed or maintained on any public right-of-way or on any public property, including without limitation trees, public utility poles, and street signs, and shall only be placed on private property except as otherwise expressly provided in this Sign Ordinance. However, nothing herein shall be interpreted as prohibiting any person from carrying or holding a temporary sign within a public right-of-way as allowed in Section 11.28.050 of this Code. F. Exception re: Temporary Signs in Right-of-Way. The owner or resident of a property in a residential zone, or an authorized agent thereof, may place temporary signage consistent with Subdivision 93.20.09(A) in right-of-way provided that there is no sidewalk located in the right-of-way in question, the right of way in question is landscaped or otherwise improved, and the property in question extends up to a hedge, fence, wall or other boundary located five (5) feet or less away from the curb or roadway surface. In the event that an owner or resident of a residential property places any temporary signage pursuant to this Subdivision 93.20.09(F), that signage shall be placed as close to hedge, fence, wall or other boundary of the property as possible, and in no event less than three (3) feet from the curb or roadway surface. 93.20.10 General provisions. The following general sign usage provisions and regulations shall apply. The' additional sign usage authorized hereunder shall be strictly construed in its application. A. Procedures. 1 . Approval and Permits Required. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, it is unlawful for any person to construct, erect, repair, alter the structure of, or otherwise relocate any sign within the City without first obtaining a sign permit, and building/electrical permit(s) if required. Review and approval by the Planning Commission shall be required for the design and location of signs in excess of fifty (50) square feet. All other signs shall be approved by the Director of Planning, except that either the applicant or the Director may request review by the planning commission. Sign permit fees shall be established by resolution of the City Council. A double permit fee shall be assessed if the installation of a sign is commenced before obtaining a permit. Permits shall be required for the installation or maintenance of all signs except for temporary signs on private developed property. Permits are also required for portable signs within or on the public right- of-way and temporary signs on vacant property. 2. Special Permits. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Director from granting a special permit for signs pertaining to upcoming events of general public interest when it is shown that such signs will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to adjacent property owners. 3. Appeal. Any person aggrieved by a decision to issue, issue with conditions, or not issue a sign permit by the Director may request that the decision in question be placed on the planning commission agenda for reconsideration. The decision of Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 23 Q n w the planning commission may be further appealed to the City Council pursuant to Chapter 2.05 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code. 4. Variances. The provisions of Section 94.06.00 shall apply. In addition to the findings required therein, the planning commission may grant a sign variance based on the findings that due to the physical characteristics of the property and the orientation and design of the structures on the property, strict application of the regulations of the Sign Ordinance will not give adequate visibility to the signage; that the approved signage will be compatible with the design of the property and will represent the least departure from the standards of the Sign Ordinance necessary for the effectiveness of the signage; and that the approved signage is compatible with the surrounding property and not contrary to the purpose of the Sign Ordinance. Where specified in this code, certain signs (including but not limited to, off-premise promotional signs, as required by an adopted Sign Program, adoption of a Sign Program, or other signs subject to the requirements of this Chapter) shall require the approval of an appropriate discretionary entitlement prior to the issuance of a sign or construction permit. 5. Sign Permit. Unless otherwise specified in this Chapter, a sign permit is required for the modification, repair, or construction of a sign. Such permit may also include an electrical permit for signs that are illuminated. Application for permits shall be submitted to the Department of Planning Services accompanied by no less than three sets of plans. Such application and plans shall be reviewed by staff for compliance with this code and any applicable Sign Program. Repainting a legally existing sign, or changing the advertising copy thereon shall not require a sign permit unless a structural change is made and/or the sign area is increased. 6. Maintenance. a. Every sign and sign structure allowed by this Chapter shall be continuously maintained. This shall include, but is not limited to, painting, cleaning, replacement of lighting (for illuminated signs) or missing letters, keeping structural elements and bracing in a safe condition, and internal structural elements screened from view. b. Every sign and/or sign structure advertising a use no longer being conducted on the property for a continuous period of 90 days or more shall be removed, replaced with an opaque panel or painted over in a solid color. Freestanding sign structures shall be allowed to remain unused for a period not to exceed one (1) year, after which such sign structure shall be removed 7. Regulations. The City Manager shall have the authority to issue regulations in order to clarify, implement and enforce this Sign Ordinance. B. Safety. 1. Signs for Public Safety and Convenience. When deemed necessary, the Director may authorize and approve signs not to exceed five (5) square feet per face to serve the public safety or convenience, such as "Entrance" signs, "Exit" signs, and "Parking" signs. 2. Proper Maintenance of Signs. The user, owner or lessee of a sign authorized hereunder shall maintain it as approved in a safe, neat, attractive, first-class condition and in good repair. Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 24 }� 3. Obstruction of Passage. Signs shall not be constructed so as to obstruct any door, window, or fire escape of any building. 4. "No Trespassing" Signs. A "No Trespassing" or "No Dumping" sign not exceeding three (3) square feet shall be authorized for each parcel of property in addition to other authorized signs and shall be designed and located thereon in a manner satisfactory to the Director. 5. Glare From Signs. Illuminated signs shall be designed in such a manner as to avoid undue glare or reflection of light onto private property in the surrounding area or right-of-way and shall be erected and located in a manner as approved by the Director. The intensity of lighting of a sign may be reviewed in the field by the Director who may require the reduction of intensity. 6. Location of Right-Angle Signs. Right-angle signs shall be seven (7) feet or higher above the sidewalk or the right-of-way. Right-angle signs supported by posts or standards shall not extend beyond the property line or into the public right-of- way. 7. Street Address Numbers/Letters. A street address is required and shall conform to the requirements of Section 14.04.100 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code. When address or other numbers are used as an identification name, they shall conform to all applicable provisions of this section. Street address numbers in excess of eight (8) inches in height shall be considered a sign. 8. Exceptions. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the erection, construction or maintenance of official traffic, fire and police signs, signals, devices and markings of the California Transportation Department, the City Council or of other competent public authorities, or the posting of the notices required by law. C. Other. 1 . Signs for Public and Quasi-Public Uses. Directional and public convenience signs for public and quasi-public uses may be permitted on public property. The design must conform to standard directional sign specifications approved by the City Council as a part of a Sign District after review and recommendation of the planning commission. The total number of signs allowed shall be based on the minimum number necessary for adequate public identification as determined by the City Council. 2. Color of Signs. All signs regulated by this section shall contain no more than four (4) colors. Black and white shall be considered as colors. Logos, in which text does not comprise an area greater than seventy-five (75) percent, may contain no more than six (6) colors such that the total number of colors of the sign of which the logo is a part shall not exceed six (6). 3. Signs on Awnings, etc. Painted, non-illuminated or indirectly lighted signs may be permitted on the boarders of marquees, canopies, awnings, umbrellas or similar structures or attachments if located and erected in a manner satisfactory to the Director. Such signs shall be included in the total authorized sign area. 4. Signs on Vehicles. No person shall drive, operate, move in or along, or park on any street or on public property, any truck, trailer, carriage, wagon, sled, or other vehicle on which is attached or maintained any sign except as otherwise permitted Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 n Page 25 V pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 21100(p)(2), as may be amended from time to time. 5. Multiple Frontage Lots. All sign areas allowed in this section shall be allowed on each street frontage of a multiple frontage lot; provided that, the same use of the property extends through from street to street. Consolidation of sign areas permitted on each frontage to one (1) sign is prohibited. Total sign areas as established elsewhere in this section shall supersede this item. 6. Exposed-Tube Neon, Fiber Optics and Other High-Intensity Signs. The design and placement of neon, fiber optic and other high-intensity signs shall be subject to the following provisions: a. The use of such signs shall be limited to main signs and secondary signs. Prefabricated signs are prohibited except for customer signs; customer convenience signs shall be limited to a single color. b. Neon, fiber optics and other high-intensity signs which exhibit glare and high contrast with their surroundings are discouraged. Additional lighting may be required to adjust the ambient light background of the proposal. C. The number, locations and overall impact of pre-existing neon, fiber optics and other high-intensity signs shall be considered in judging the appropriateness of proposed signs. d. All tubing, conduit, transformers and other paraphernalia not part of the actual sign face shall be concealed from view. e. All neon, fiber optic and other high-intensity signs shall be installed with solid state transformer dimmers. The intensity level of all such signs shall be reviewed in place and adjusted to appear at a level consistent with other lighted signs in the vicinity. 7. All rules and regulations concerning the non-communicative aspects of signs, such as location, size, height, illumination, spacing, orientation, etc., stand enforceable independently of any permit or approval process. 8. Neighborhood Entry Signs. The-City-may instaii neighborhood entry signs Neighborhood entry signs may be installed in existing or proposed single-family neighborhoods in the G-R-5 or any R-1 zone, subject to the following provisions: a. The sign or signs shall only represent and may only be applied for by neighborhood associations organized under the auspices of the city's office of neighborhood involvement or subsequent department. b. The sign(s) shall only be allowed as part of a Sign Program approved by the planning commission, including the following information: i. Number, location and placement; ii. Dimensions, design, materials and colors; iii. Authorization from owners on whose property sign(s) would be located. C. The signs shall only be allowed within the boundaries of the neighborhood association but may be located in the adjacent public right-of- way. d. The signs shall be subject to review and approval for potential traffic visibility and other safety issues. Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 26 030 e. Prior to installation of any neighborhood entry sign on private property, the property owner(s) shall consent to the placement of the sign and execute a covenant running with the land regarding the long-term maintenance, subject to review and approval of the city attorney. D. Message Substitution. 1. Subject to the consent of the land owner and the sign owner, a constitutionally protected noncommercial message of any type may be substituted, in whole or in part, in place of any commercial message or any other noncommercial message on a sign if the sign structure or mounting device is legal without consideration of message content. Similarly, an onsite commercial message may be substituted for another commercial message on an on-site sign if the substitution does not also involve a change of the physical structure or mounting device for the sign. Such message substitutions may be made without any additional approval or permitting. 2. The purposes of this Subsection are to prevent any inadvertent favoring of commercial speech over noncommercial speech or of any particular noncommercial message over any other noncommercial message and to allow a change of commercial messages on an on-site sign without a new permit. 3. This Subsection does not create a right to increase the total amount of signage on a parcel, nor does it affect the requirement that a sign structure or mounting device be properly permitted. This section does not allow the substitution of an off-site commercial message in place of an on-site commercial message or the conversion of a sign to general advertising for hire. 4. In addition to message substitution, whenever a parcel has a right to display area that is unused, that area may be used for constitutionally protected non- commercial messages on temporary signs, without permits or approvals; it may also be used for display of noncommercial messages on permanent structures, if the structure is properly permitted. 5. This Subsection prevails over any more specific provision to the contrary within the Sign Ordinance. 93.20.11 Abatement. A. Compliance with Sign Ordinance, Nuisance. The City Council determines that the public peace, safety, morals, health and welfare require that all signs heretofore constructed or erected in violation of any ordinance of the City of Palm Springs in effect at the time such sign was constructed or erected, are made subject to the provisions of this section. Such signs shall be made to conform and comply with the Sign Ordinance as soon as reasonably possible after the effective date of the Sign Ordinance. All signs that are not subject to Subsection D of this Section 93.20.11 shall be made to conform and comply with the Sign Ordinance within a reasonable time, and are declared to be public nuisances subject to abatement, penalties and City remedies as such in accord with Chapter 11.72 of this Code and other applicable provisions. Any provision of the Sign Ordinance identifying a penalty or procedure specifically applicable to a violation of Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 27 031 the Sign Ordinance, but contrary to or inconsistent with a provision of Chapter 11.72 of this Code, shall supersede that provision thereof. B. Removal and Amortization Schedule. Any sign that fails to conform to the requirements of the Sign Ordinance, or any amendment to the Sign Ordinance, either by variance previously granted or by conformance to the existing sign regulations at the time the initial permit for such sign was issued, shall either be removed or brought up to code requirement within the period of time prescribed herein dating from the effective date of the Sign Ordinance or the amendment to the Sign Ordinance that made such sign nonconforming, whichever date occurs last. Such nonconforming signs may be abated forthwith upon the payment of the cost of removal and the remaining value of such sign, as determined from the valuation stated on the permit and based upon a depreciation schedule for such sign as follows: Amortization Schedule Permit Value of Sign Amortization Schedule $100.00 or less Immediately $100.01 to $1000.00 1 1/2 Years $1000.01 to $2500.00 2 Years $2500.01 to $5000.00 3 Years $5000.01 to $10,000.00 4 Years Over $10,000.00 5 Years C. Notice of Non-Compliance, Abatement. The Director shall issue written notice to any owner of a sign, apart from a temporary sign or a portable sign, that is illegal, abandoned, not maintained in good condition, or is not in compliance with the requirements of this Sign Ordinance. Such notice shall be transmitted to the owner at the owner's last known address by registered or certified mail, and list the specific areas of noncompliance. Abatement of any nuisance that is the subject of a notice issued pursuant to this Subsection C shall proceed in accordance with Chapter 11.72 of this Code. D. Signs in Right-of-Way, Unpermitted Temporary and Portable Signs, Nuisance. Any sign placed on any public right-of-way, and not otherwise permitted by the Sign Ordinance or the City Council, and any temporary sign placed upon vacant property or portable sign placed on a sidewalk without a valid permit, shall be deemed to be a public nuisance that poses an immediate danger to the health, safety, and welfare of the community by creating an obstruction to circulation, including, but not limited to, vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic, and creating blight. In the event that the City removes and disposes of any sign identified as a nuisance under this Subsection D, the owner of the sign in question shall be responsible and liable for the removal and disposition of the sign. 1. Abatement. Upon discovering the existence of a sign left on the public right-of-way, an unpermitted temporary sign on vacant property, or an unpermitted portable sign, Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 28 032 the Code Enforcement Official shall have the authority to order and/or cause the immediate abatement and removal thereof. To the extent any owner of the sign in question can be identified through the Code Enforcement Official's reasonable efforts, the Code Enforcement Official shall notify the owner thereof, or the owner's representative, in person, or by mail to the owner's last known address, of an informal abatement notice. Such notice shall either indicate that the sign in question has been abated and removed, specify the procedure for retrieving a removed sign, and indicate that the City will destroy or otherwise dispose of the removed sign if that sign is not claimed within thirty (30) days. The notice shall also inform the owner that he/she/it may request a hearing to appeal the abatement and removal of the sign by submitting a written request for such a hearing to the Office of the City Clerk. 2. Process and Hearings. a. Release of Siqn, Fees and Penalty Paid. Any sign removed and stored pursuant to these provisions shall be released to the owner thereof if claimed within thirty (30) days after issuance of the notice of any abatement and removal, upon the owner's payment of administrative fees, including fees for storage of the sign, hearing fees (if any), and payment in full of any penalty related to the violation of the Sign Ordinance that prompted the abatement and removal. This thirty (30) day claim period shall apply regardless of whether the owner request a hearing appealing the abatement and removal. The administrative fees for the storage and removal of the sign shall be established or modified by resolution of the City Council, and shall include the actual cost of removal and storage of any sign, plus the proportional share of administrative costs in connection therewith. b. Refund of Fees. Any administrative fees or penalty shall be refunded, in whole or in part, if, at a hearing on an appeal as to the abatement and removal, a determination is made by the hearing officer that the fees or a portion thereof should be refunded. C. Hearing. A request for a hearing as to the removal and abatement of a sign shall be submitted to the Office of the City Clerk no more than fifteen (15) days after the City's issuance of an informal abatement notice pursuant to Subparagraph D.1 . Each request for a hearing on an appeal of the abatement and removal of a sign shall be accompanied by full payment of all administrative fees, including fees for storage of the sign, hearing fees, and payment in full of any penalty related to the violation of the Sign Ordinance that prompted the abatement and removal. Any hearing upon an appeal as to an abatement and removal order requested shall be conducted within ten (10) working days of the receipt of the request for a hearing by the Office of the City Clerk. Each hearing shall be conducted by a hearing officer designated by the City Manager. The failure of either the owner or his/her/its agent to request a hearing waives the right to a hearing. At any hearing, the hearing officer shall determine whether good cause has been shown for the abatement and removal of the sign. The decision of the hearing officer shall be deemed the final administrative determination. If good cause is shown for the abatement and removal of the sign, the owner or his� s their agent shall have fifteen Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/16 Page 29 zq (15) days from the date of the hearing to retrieve his/,herlit's the sign, if the sign has not already been returned to the owner or agent. No sign shall be returned to an owner or agent after a hearing without payment of additional administrative fees that have accrued since the filing of the request for a hearing. If good cause is not shown at the hearing for the abatement and removal of the sign, all funds paid by the owner or agent in relation to the sign that the City abated and removed, and any additional administrative fees shall be waived, and the owner or his agent shall have fifteen (15) days to retrieve his sign. d. Disposition. Any sign not timey retrieved by its owner or the owner's agent in accordance with Subparagraph D.2.a. above shall be deemed to be permanently abandoned and may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of by the City. 93.20.12 Street Banner Program. A. The City's street banner program is reserved for the City's use to promote its own messages and those events which are sponsored or co-sponsored by the City. B. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Sign Ordinance, the City Manager, or the City Council upon appeal, as provided in this Subsection, may authorize the temporary placement of banner signs on poles or structures within the public right-of- way on City property where those banners display the name and/or date of an event and/or activity sponsored entirely by the City or co-sponsored by the City that calls attention to the City, its natural advantages, resources, enterprises, attractions, climate, facilities, businesses, and community. Any events for which banners are authorized under this Subsection shall be of limited duration. i C. Any banners authorized by this Subsection shall be for a limited duration and should call attention to the City, its natural advantages, resources, enterprises, attractions, climate, facilities, businesses, and community. Nothing herein shall relieve any person from obtaining any other necessary permit or license for an event or activity. D. No person shall place, cause to be placed, or maintain a banner sign on any City pole or structure in the public right-of-way or on City property except as authorized in this Subsection. E. The City Manager shall designate those City poles or other structures at streets, highways, alleys, other public rights-of-way, and those City properties on which banner signs as authorized herein may be placed. The message on the banners shall be considered government speech, and the designation or the placement of the banners is not intended to create, nor shall it create, a public forum. Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 30 034 F. The City Manager may authorize a banner or banners for an event and/or activity sponsored entirely by the City or co-sponsored by the City, subject to the following conditions: 1. Except as set forth herein, the banner(s) may be placed for a period of up to sixty (60) days and the City or applicant shall then cause the banner(s) to be removed at the City or applicant's expense, as applicable, based on who placed the banner, subject to replacing of the banner at the same or different location at a later date; 2. The banner(s) should promote an event and/or activity sponsored entirely by the City or co-sponsored by the City, occurring within the City, calling attention to the City, its natural advantages, resources, enterprises, attractions, climate, facilities, businesses, and community; 3. The banner(s) may contain the name and date of the event, if any; 4. The banner(s) shall be secured tightly to the structures on which they are authorized to be attached; and 5. For non-City applicants that are co-sponsors with the City, the applicant must agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City from any damages arising from the banners in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. G. No banner shall be authorized unless the City Manager, or City Council on appeal, finds that the banners are so designated as not to block views significant for traffic or do not otherwise present a safety hazard. H. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the City Manager is authorized to develop and implement a military banner Sign Program, which may include, without limitation, application forms and administrative guidelines for the placement of banners honoring the City's military personnel. Notwithstanding any other time limitations set forth in this Subsection, any military banner sign placed on City property consistent with the military banner program and any administrative guidelines governing the program, may be in place for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months, after which, the banner shall be removed, subject to replacing of the banner at the same or different location at a later date. 93.20.13 Violations and Enforcement. A. Any person who violates a provision of this Sign Ordinance is subject to criminal sanctions and administrative penalties pursuant to Chapters 1.01 and 1.06 of this Code and the specific penalties as provided in this Chapter. B. Remedies under this Sign Ordinance are cumulative and not exclusive. They are in addition to and do not supersede or limit other administrative, civil, and/or criminal remedies provided under state or federal law, in equity, or pursuant to other provisions of the Palm Springs Municipal Code. The City may seek an order for the award of attorney's fees in any civil enforcement action related to enforcement of this Sign Ordinance. Legislative Draft: Sign Ordinance 05/02/18 Page 31 035 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING MINOR MODIFICATIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO SECTIONS 93.20.00 THROUGH 93.20.13 OF THE PALM SPRINGS ZONING CODE RELATIVE TO THE CITY'S SIGN ORDINANCE (CASE 5.1416-A ZTA). THE CITY COUNCIL FINDS AND DETERMINES AS FOLLOWS: A. On March 7, 2018, the City Council requested that staff initiate amendments to the City's sign ordinance and referred the matter to the Planning Commission for recommendation. B. Notice of a public hearing of the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Springs to consider Case 5.1416-A ZTA was given in accordance with applicable law. C. On April 11, 2018, a public hearing on the proposed Zone Text Amendment was held by the Planning Commission in accordance with applicable law, at which the Planning Commission voted 6 to 0 to recommend approval of the amendments to the City Council. D. On April 18, 2018, the City Council held a noticed public hearing on the propos.9d Zone Text Amendment in accordance with applicable law, and continued the public hearing to the meeting of May 2, 2018. E. On May 2, 2018, the City Council held a notice public hearing on the proposed Zone Text Amendment in accordance with applicable law. F. The proposed Zone Text Amendment is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.) pursuant to Section 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the State Guidelines, because the Ordinance will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and is not a "project," as that term is defined in Section 15378 of the State Guidelines. G. The City Council has carefully reviewed and considered all of the evidence presented in connection with the hearing on the Zone Text Amendment, including, but not limited to, the staff report, and all written and oral testimony presented. H. The City Council finds that approval of the proposed Zone Text Amendment would: 036 Ordinance No. Page 2 1. Simplify the process for the approval of sign programs; 2. Provide consistent regulations for all portable signs; and 3. Correct errors and omissions in the previous ordinance. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the findings and determinations reflected above are true and correct, and are incorporated by this reference herein as the cause and foundation for the action taken by and through this Ordinance. SECTION 2. Amend Section 93.20.03 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code to eliminate the definition of "Menu Board." SECTION 3. Amend Section 93.20.05(B)(2b) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code as follows: 2 b). Service Signs Maximum Area 3 6 square feet SECTION 4. Amend Section 93.20.05(C)(1) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code as follows: 11. Portable Sign Commercial and IndustHal Districts Maximum Number One (1). Businesses with frontage on two (2) public rights-of-way may have one (1) portable sign for each frontage, subject to the location requirements described as follows. Location A portable sign may only be placed between a public entry into the tenant space and the nearest fronting street or parking drive aisle. The portable sign may be placed in the sidewalk public right-of-way, as close to the building incorporating the tenant space as possible, and in Re event lees than throe (3) foot from any street or parkiRg GUFb. Further, in no case may any portable sign impede pedestrian traffic. A seventy- two (72) inch wide clear paved pathway for ADA access must be maintained at all times. A portable sign shall not be placed on the parking curb, gutter or street. The placement of a portable sign on a public sidewalk pursuant to this Subsection is not a right, and shall only be allowed in the event that the City issues a permit, granted upon an applicant's compliance with 03 ' Ordinance No. Page 3 the minimum requirements as provided in this Subsection C. As an alternative to placing the sign as close to the building incorporating the tenant space as possible, portable signs may be placed elsewhere in the public sidewalk area subject to the approval of an encroachment agreement, provided the sign is no less than three (3) feet from any street or parking curb and a seventy-two (72) inch wide clear paved pathway for ADA access is maintained at all times. Permit Required Yes — Encroachment Permit also required for signs located in public rights-of-way er SiV.. {-gram SECTION 5. Amend Section 93.20.06(A) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code as follows: Main Sign Downtown/Uptown Maximum Area • Individual Letters: Individual letters shall not exceed twelve (12) inches in height; signs shall not exceed a maximum of six (6) square feet. SECTION 6. Amend Section 93.20.06(C)(2) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code as follows: 2. Service Signs Maximum Area 2 b square feet SECTION 7. Amend Section 93.20.06(b)(1) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code as follows: 1. Portable Sign Downtown/Uptown Maximum Number One (1). Businesses with frontage on two (2) public rights-of-way may have one (1) portable sign for each frontage, subject to the location requirements described as follows. Location A portable sign may only be placed between a public entry into the tenant space and the nearest fronting street or parking drive aisle. The portable sign may be placed in the sidewalk public right-of-way, as close to the building incorporating the tenant space as possible. Further, in no case may any portable sign impede pedestrian traffic. A seventy-two (72) inch wide clear paved pathway for ADA access must be maintained at all times. A portable sign shall not be placed on the parking curb, putter or street. The placement of a portable sign on a public sidewalk pursuant to this Subsection is not a ri ht and shall 038 Ordinance No. Page 4 only be allowed in the event that the City issues a permit, granted upon an applicant's compliance with the minimum requirements as provided in this Subsection C. As an alternative to placing the sign as close to the building incorporating the tenant space as possible, portable signs may be placed elsewhere in the public sidewalk area subject to the approval of an encroachment agreement, provided the sign is no less than three (3) feet from any street or parking curb and a seventy-two (72) inch wide clear paved pathway for ADA access is maintained at all times. - Guidelines: The sign shall GOMPly with adFAOR'StFat Ve design guidelines adepted by the DiFeGtE)F Of RaRRiRg Seniices The pity shall maintain the guidelines as a public reGGFd. attachments are a4owerl Permit Required Yes — Encroachment Permit also required for signs located in public rights-of-way or Sign Program SECTION 8. Amend Section 93.20.06(E) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code as follows: 5. Individual Letters. Individual letters shall not extend more than six (6) inches from the face of the building; all conduit and electrical service shall be concealed from view. Acceptable materials include metal, neon, plastic, and custom ceramic tile. (Renumber following section accordingly) SECTION 9. Amend Section 93.20.07(A)(1) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code as follows: 1. Main Sign — Apartments, Hotels, Condominium Complexes and Residential Mobile Home Parks Maximum Height • Height — Wall Signs. The top of any sign shall not be higher than the building on which it is located, and in no event shall the sign be higher than 28 feet. as measuFe from finished grade? SECTION 10. Amend Section 93.20.07(A)(2) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code as follows: 2. Main Sign — Resort Hotels Maximum Height • Height—Wall Signs. The top of any sign shall not be higher than the building on which it is located, and in no 039 Ordinance No. Page 5 event shall the sign be higher than 28 feet_ as measured from fini-sherd gr d&2 SECTION 11. Amend Section 93.20.08(H)(4) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code as follows: 4. Approval Process - Deviations. A sign program that varies from the specific requirements of the Sign Ordinance may be approved if the C4ty G06IRG" Planninq Commission finds the following: SECTION 12. Amend Section 93.20.08(1) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code as follows: I. Sign Program for Complex of Businesses. In addition to signs allowed under this Chapter for individual businesses, one additional sign relating to a building or complex of businesses may be allowed as part of an approved Sign Program (see Section 93.20 05(C)(6) 93.20.08(H)). This sign shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet unless no individual tenant signs are included in the Sign Program, in which case the sign area may be based on the frontage formula. Such a sign may be freestanding. SECTION 13. Amend Section 93.20.09(B) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code as follows: B. Commercial and Industrial Zones. Up to two (2) temporary signs of up to ten (10) square feet each or one (1) temporary sign of up to twenty (20) square may be maintained on any commercial or industrial property. A temporary sign associated with a special event shall not be installed more than sixty (60) days before the event and shall be removed no later than five (5) days after the event. SECTION 14. Amend Section 93.20.10(C)(8) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code as follows: 8. Neighborhood Entry Signs. The City may Dns+an neinhberheed en+ni signs Neighborhood entry signs may be installed in existing or proposed single-family neighborhoods in the G-R-5 or any R-1 zone, subject to the following provisions: SECTION 15. Amend Section 93.20.11(D)(2c) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code as follows: C. Hearing. A request for a hearing as to the removal and abatement of a sign shall be submitted to the Office of the City Clerk no more than fifteen (15) days after the City's issuance of an informal abatement notice pursuant to Subparagraph D.I. Each request for a hearing on an appeal of the 040 Ordinance No. Page 6 abatement and removal of a sign shall be accompanied by full payment of all administrative fees, including fees for storage of the sign, hearing fees, and payment in full of any penalty related to the violation of the Sign Ordinance that prompted the abatement and removal. Any hearing upon an appeal as to an abatement and removal order requested shall be conducted within ten (10) working days of the receipt of the request for a hearing by the Office of the City Clerk. Each hearing shall be conducted by a hearing officer designated by the City Manager. The failure of either the owner or his/her/its agent to request a hearing waives the right to a hearing. At any hearing, the hearing officer shall determine whether good cause has been shown for the abatement and removal of the sign. The decision of the hearing officer shall be deemed the final administrative determination. If good cause is shown for the abatement and removal of the sign, the owner or "�,,s/heg4 s their agent shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of the hearing to retrieve his/ er;;t's the sign, if the sign has not already been returned to the owner or agent. No sign shall be returned to an owner or agent after a hearing without payment of additional administrative fees that have accrued since the filing of the request for a hearing. If good cause is not shown at the hearing for the abatement and removal of the sign, all funds paid by the owner or agent in relation to the sign that the City abated and removed, and any additional administrative fees shall be waived, and the owner or his agent shall have fifteen (15) days to retrieve his sign. SECTION 16. If any section or provision of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, or contravened by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining sections and/or provisions of this ordinance shall remain valid. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance, and each section or provision thereof, regardless of the fact that any one or more section(s) or provision(s) may be declared invalid or unconstitutional or contravened via legislation. SECTION 17. The proposed Zone Text Amendment is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.) pursuant to Section 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the State Guidelines, because the Ordinance will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and is not a "project," as that term is defined in Section 15378 of the State Guidelines 04 Ordinance No. Page 7 SECTION 18. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same, or the summary thereof, to be published and posted pursuant to the provisions of law and this Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after passage. ADOPTED this 2nd day of May, 2018. ROBERT MOON MAYOR ATTEST: ANTHONY J. MEJIA, MMC CITY CLERK CERTIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss. CITY OF PALM SPRINGS ) I, ANTHONY J. MEJIA, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, California, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. is a full, true, and correct copy, and was introduced at a regular meeting of the Palm Springs City Council on and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Palm Springs, California, this day of ANTHONY J. MEJIA, MMC CITY CLERK 04C PALM SA�y City of Palm Springs `^ Flinn Fagg, AICP Director of Planning Services C�41FOR�\' 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262 Telephone: 760-323-8269 - Fax: 760-322-8360 E-mail: Flinn.Fagq(@palmspringsca.qov Administrative Design Guidelines: Portable Signs Effective May 2018 The following design guidelines and standards shall be followed when a business owner proposes to place a portable sign adjacent to the tenant space. Basis for Policy Palm Springs Zoning Code (PSZC) Section 93.20.05(C) and Section 93.20.06(D) requires the Director of Planning Services to prepare and implement administrative guidelines for portable signs. Administrative Design Guidelines Portable signs shall be subject to the following guidelines: 1. Location • The portable sign may be placed on private property or on the public sidewalk, subject to clearance requirements. • The portable sign may only be placed between the public entry into the tenant space and the nearest fronting street or parking drive aisle. • The portable sign shall be placed as close to the building incorporating the tenant space as possible. • As an alternative to placing the sign directly against the building and upon the approval of an encroachment agreement, a portable sign may be placed in the zone between the sidewalk and curb, provided the sign meets the clearance requirements described in the following section. 2. Clearance • A 72-inch wide clear paved pedestrian pathway shall be maintained at all times. • Permits cannot be issued for portable signs where a 72-inch wide pathway cannot be maintained. • Where an alternate location has been approved, the sign shall be a minimum of three (3) feet from the street or parking curb. 3. Design Standards • Frame: All peFtabka cigRG Shull be required to use a sta RdaFd ized blank Administrative Design Guidelines—Portable Signs January 2018 Page 2 of 2 nla Stir frame (coo attachment) EXOSt'Rg permit holders may continue to u Se their eviGtinn Sinn frame through Denemher 2048 Portable signs may use a standardized black plastic frame (see attachment), a black metal frame, or custom frame as may be approved by the Director. • Dimensions: The standardized sign frame is twenty-seven (27) inches wide and forty-one (41) inches in height; in no case shall the sign exceed thirty- two (32) inches in width and forty-two (42) inches in height. • Panel: The sign panels may be changeable; panels must be professionally printed. No hand-written text, changeable letters, or electronic panels are permitted. 4. Attachments • No lighting, balloons, or any other attachments are allowed. Application Procedures Application All portable signs require the issuance of a sign permit. Sign permit applications may be obtained at the Department of Planning Services, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, or via the City website at the following address: http://www.paI msprings-ca.gov/govern ment/departments/planning/applications-forms Submittal Requirements In addition to the application form, applicants shall submit the specifications for the sign frame, specifications for the sign panels, and a site plan showing the location of the portable sign. The site plan shall show the clearance dimensions for the pedestrian pathway. Insurance For portable signs located on the public sidewalk, applicants shall submit proof of commercial general liability insurance, showing coverage for the portable sign. Inspection The portable sign shall be subject to inspection by City staff. Annual Renewal Beginning in 2018, all sign permits for portable signs shall be renewed on an annual basis. Fee The adopted fee for a portable sign permit is currently $37. 044 Flinn Fagg From: Felix Tipper <felix@tippersgourmetmarketplace.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 11:06 AM To: Flinn Fagg Subject: Sign Ordinance Input Attachments: PastedGraphic-2.tiff Dear Mr. Fagg&Members of the City Planning Commission- My name is Felix Tipper and I am the owner of Tipper's Gourmet Marketplace, located inside the Henry Frank Arcade on N. Palm Canyon Drive. It has been brought to my attention that you all are having a committee meeting to discuss various subject, including the newly assigned Sign Ordinance. I am writing to you in the hopes of taking into serious consideration, how this ordinance has affected my income directly, as a result of they way the ordinance is written. Myself as well as a handful of other businesses are tucked away, off of the street inside the Frank Arcade. The A Frame sign that I purchased and had made under the previous sign permit rules, gave customers who were walking or driving down Palm Canyon a clearly visible indication as to where our location is. Every since the new ordinance was put into effect, my overall sales have been down by at least 10% last month and our reviews and delivery times by food delivery services such as Ubereats, Postmates and Grub Hub have also taken a hit because drivers can't find our location as easy. I am asking you to please strongly consider some type of exemption or special consideration for businesses such as ours. We alway had our signs on the private property of the Frank Arcade and they are all professionally created and maintained. I look forward to hearing the outcome of this meeting. I hope that you will inform us as to what that outcome is after the meeting. Thank you for your time. Kindest regards, Felix Tipper 045 �\ f \ \ \ m . � \\ \ 4,�. � Myrestaurant is at the end o this arcade o men hlm4visible aa by apotential customer. 2 O # G CITY OF PALM SPRINGS PUBLIC NOTIFICATION P f04M Date: April 18, 2018 Subject: Zoning Text Amendment Regarding the Sign Ordinance AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION I, Cynthia A. Berardi, CMC, Chief Deputy City Clerk, of the City of Palm Springs, California, do hereby certify that a copy of the attached Notice of Public Hearing was published in the Desert Sun on April 7, 2018. 1 declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Cynthia A. Berar i, CMC Chief Deputy City Clerk AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING I, Cynthia A. Berardi, CMC, Interim Chief Deputy City Clerk, of the City of Palm Springs, California, do hereby certify that a copy of the attached Notice of Public Hearing was posted at City Hall, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Drive, on the exterior legal notice posting board, and in the Office of the City Clerk on April 5, 2018. 1 declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. CynthirA. Berardi, CMC Chief Deputy City Clerk AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING I, Cynthia A. Berardi, CMC, Chief Deputy City Clerk, of the City of Palm Springs, California, do hereby certify that a copy of the attached Notice of Public Hearing was mailed to each and every person on the attached list on April 5, 2018, in a sealed envelope, with postage prepaid, and depositing same in the U.S. Mail at Palm Springs, California. (10 notices) I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Cynthia A. Berardi, CMC Chief Deputy City Clerk 0q 1 PO Box 23430 mediagroup Green Bay, -45781 ax 76 Tel:760.776-0578!Fax I60.778-0731 M60FTHE1. 1WAYNEWOAK Email:legals@thedesertsun.com PROOF OF PUBLICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA SS. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ORDINANCE NO.1956 CITY OF PALM SPRINGS/LEGALS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING.MINOR MODIFICATIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO PO BOX 2743 SECTIONS 93.20.00 THROUGH 93.20.13 OF THE PALM.SPRINGS ZONING CODE RELATIVE TO THE CITY'S SIGN ORDINANCE(CASE 5.1416-A ZTA). I CltyAttumeyssummary PALM SPRINGS CA 92283 This Ordinance amends the city$Sign Ordinance,providing for fine/action byy the Planning Commission on sign program applications,enhancing flexi¢ilily In the regulation of portable signage, restoring dimensional requirements for service signs,darifying approvals of signage in public right-af-way, addressing the need'!or portablla signage of businesses on Palm Canyon Drive without visibility from the street and making other minor corrections. I am over the age of 18 years old,a citizen of the CERTIFICATION United States and not a party to,Or have interest In STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss. this matter. I hereby certify that the attached CITY OF PALM SPRINGS ) advertisement appeared]n said newspaper set In i,_ANTHONY J. MEAA, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, ppCalifornia,do hereby certify that Ordinance No.1956 is a full,true,and correct copy, and introduced byy the City Council at a regular meeting held on type not smaller than non panel)in each and entire Z'yLe' aY the adopted e a regular meeting of the City Council held on the issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement 16th day of May,2018 by the following vote: thereof on the following dates,to wit: AYES. r and Mayo Moos Holstege,Kors,Middleton,Mayor Pro Tern Roberts, NOES: None .ABSENT:. .'None .•. -. ABSTAIN: None - 05/31/18 IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set myy hand and affixed the official seal.of the City of Palm Springs,California,this 29th day of May,2018. I acknowledge that I am a principal clerk of the Ty CO NY J.ME11A,MMC Publish.d:5/31118 printer of The Desert Sun,printed and published _ weekly in the City of Palm Springs,County of Riverside, State of California.The Desert Sun was adjudicated a Newspaper of general circulation on March 24, 1988 by the Superior Court of the County of Riverside, State of California Case No. 'T - C� m 191236. M = m I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing —m is true and correct. Executed on this 31st of June 2018 in Palm Springs,California. M a N3 OD DECLARANT Ad#:0002952267 PO: #of Affidavits:1 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL CITY OF PALM SPRINGS A ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE PALM SPRINGS ZONING CODE (PSZC) RELATING TO MODIFICATIONS TO THE CITY'S SIGN ORDINANCE CASE 5.1416-A ZTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, will hold a public hearing at its meeting of April 18, 2018. The City Council meeting begins at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs. The purpose of this hearing is to consider minor modifications to Section 93.20.00 through 93.20.13 of the Palm Springs Zoning Code relating to the City's sign ordinance. The proposed modifications would amend the approval process for Sign Programs, as well as making other minor modifications to the ordinance. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed ordinance is exempt from environmental review requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, as there is no possibility that the adoption of the ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment. REVIEW OF PROJECT INFORMATION: The proposed ordinance and related documents are available for public review at City Hall between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Please contact the Office of the City Clerk at (760) 323-8204 if you would like to schedule an appointment to review these documents. COMMENT ON THIS APPLICATION: Response to this notice may be made verbally at the Public Hearing and/or in writing before the hearing. Written comments can be made to the City Council by email at cityclerk(D_palmspringsca.gov or letter (for mail or hand delivery) to: Anthony J. Mejia, MMC, City Clerk 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, CA 92262 Any challenge of the proposed project in court may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at, or prior to, the public hearing. (Government Code Section 65009[b][2]). An opportunity will be given at said hearing for all interested persons to be heard. Questions regarding this case may be directed to Flinn Fagg, Director of Planning Services, at (760) 323-8245. Si necesita ayuda con esta carta, porfavor Ilame a la Ciudad de Palm Springs y puede hablar con Felipe Primera telefono (760) 323-8253. Antr6ony V�r City Cler 0qq NEIGHBORHOOD SPONSOR REPS 'x Case 5141$-A ZTI ' MODCOM AND s MR PETE MORUZZI Modi bons tq ign Oti ul nce 'HISTOR,IGSITE REP`��� �I PALM SPRINGS MODERN COMMITTEE PHIfor CC�llgting 041$18 P.O. BOX 4738 PALM SPRINGS, CA 92263-4738 CITY OF PALM SPRINGS =t PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT ,4 __VERIFICATION NOTICE�� _ ATTN SECRETARY/5.1416 ZTA PO BOX 2743 PALM SPRINGS, CA 92263-2743 MS MARGARET PARK, DIRECTOR MRS PATRICIA GARCIA-PLOTKIN, DIRECTOR ACUA C ,LIPNTE BAND OF GAHUILt �`! AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA TRIBAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE r n -INDIARS? INDIANS AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS PLANNING&DEVELOPMENT DEPT. 5401 DINAH SHORE DRIVE 5401 DINAH SHORE DRIVE PALM SPRINGS,CA 92264 PALM SPRINGS, CA 92264 MR FRANK TYSEN MR JOSEPH ONTIVEROS CASA CODY INN SOBOBA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS s r, . CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGER ,y. 175 S. CAHUILLA ROAD PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262 P.O. BOX 487 SAN JACINTO, CA 92581 MR RAYMOND HUAUTE MR MICHAEL MIRELEZ MR DOUG TODD WELMAS CULTURAL RESOURCE SPECIALIST CULTURAL RESOURCE COORDINATOR TRIBAL CHAIRMAN MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS TORRES MARTINEZ DESERT CAHUILLA CABAZON BAND OF MISSION INDIANS 12700 PUMARRA ROAD INDIANS 84-245 INDIO SPRINGS PARKWAY BANNING, CA 92220 P.O. BOX 1160 INDIO, CA 92203 THERMAL, CA 92274 MS JACQUELYN BARNUM ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTOR CABAZON BAND OF MISSION INDIANS 84-245 INDIO SPRINGS PARKWAYINDIO, CA 92203 SPONSORS -0 ' D�l°I 4 City of Palm Springs - Office of the City Clerk 3200 E.Tahquitz Canyon Way • Palm Springs, California 92262 Tel: 760.323.8204 • Fax: 760.322.8332 •TDD 760.864.9527 •www.palmspringsca.gov 'Q41FOvl � NOTICE OF CONTINUANCE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Regular Meeting held on April 18, 2018, the City Council continued Public Hearing Item No. 2.E. to May 2, 2018: 2.E. REQUEST BY THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS FOR A ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT TO MAKE MINOR MODIFICATIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO SECTIONS 93.20.00 THROUGH 93.20.13 OF THE PALM SPRINGS ZONING CODE (PSZC) RELATIVE TO THE CITY'S SIGN ORDINANCE, CASE 5.1416-A ZTA: ACTION: 1. Continue the Public Hearing to May 2, 2018, with no public testimony at this time. 2. Direct the City Clerk to post a Notice of Continued Public Hearing pursuant to law. I, Cynthia A. Berardi, Chief Deputy City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, California, certify this Notice of Continuance was posted at or before 7:00 p.m. on April 19, 2018, as required by established policies and procedures. dop- CYNTHMALIgEkARDI, CMC Chief Deputy City Clerk Post Office Box 2743 • Palm Springs, California 92263.2743 050