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RESOLUTION NO. 663
A RESOLUTIQN OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDING CERTAIN REGULATIONS FOR SIGNS
IN ZONES C-C, C-l, C-2, AND C-M.
THE CITY ~LANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DOES
DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to Division 3 of Part 9 of
Chapter 2 of Article IX of the Arcadia Municipal Code, the City
Planning Commission of the City of Arcadia, after a notice duly
published, held a public hearing on May 14, 1968, concerning pro-
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posed changes in the regulations pertaining to signs in Zones C-C,
C-l, C-2, and C-M. At said hearing all interested persons were
given a full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence and
the hearing was then continued from time to time; at each hearing
interested persons were given a full opportunity to be heard and
to present evidence. Evidence was received and on September 25,
1968, the hearing was closed.
StCTION 2. The Planning Commission finds and determines
that public necessity, convenience, general welfare, health, and
good zoning practice justify and require that this Commission
recommend that the following regulations relating to s+gns be
adopted for Zones C-C, C-l, C-2, and C-M:
I. SIGNS GENERALLY
A. Sign Definition,. Any device to inform, or attract
..., the attention of, persons not on the premises on which the sign
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is located, provided that the following shall not be included in
the application of the regulations herein:
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1. Signs not exceeding one square foot in
area and bearing only property numbers,
pos t box numbers, ,names of occupants
of premises, or other identification
not having commercial connotations.
2. Flags and insignias of any government,
except when displayed in connection with
commercial promotion.
3. Legal notices, identification, informa-
tion, or directional signs erected or
required by governmental bodies.
4. Integral decorative or architectural
features of buildings except letters,
trademarks, and moving parts or lights.
5. Safety signs directing and guiding traffic
to parking on private property provided
such a sign shall not exce,ed six square
feet in area.
B. Content Restricted. A sign shall pertain only to
the name of the, business or use conducted on the premises except
time and temperature signs.
C. MaXimum Sign Area. The maximum area of all sign
faces of anyone sign shall not exceed two hundred square feet
and no one face shall exceed one hundred square feet.
D. Building Frontage. The frontage of a building shall
be that part of the building which faces the front lot line.
E. Area Computation. The surface area of a sign shall
be computed by including the entire area within a regular geome-
tric form or combination of regular geometric forms comprising the
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top, front, back, and bottom of the display area of the sign, in-
cluding all the elements of the advertising matter displayed. Frames
and structural members not bearing copy shall not be included in the
computation of the surface area.
F. Moving Signs. No signs shall have moving parts or
flashing, blinking, or animated lighting, except time and tempera-
ture signs.
G. Incandescent Lights. Exposed" exterior incandescent
lights shall not be permitted on any sign.
H. Glare. No sign shall cause any undue glare, reflec-
tion, or light on other property, buildings, or streets.
I. Nonconforming Signs. Every nonconforming sign shall
be completely removed from the premises or made to conform to these
regulations on or before six months after the effective date of the
ordinance adopting these regulations.
J. Vacant Premises. When premises are vacated and remain
vacant for sixty days, the property owner shall be req~ired to re-
move all signs and Sign structures within seventy days, unless such
time limit is extended pursuant to Part 9 of this Chapter.
K. Maintenance. All signs and sign structures shall be
maintained in a state of safe condition and good repair.
II. MARQUEE SIGNS
A. One sign for each entrance into a store may be sus-
pended from a marquee provided that the sign has a minimum clearance
of eight feet from the bottom of the sign to the sidewalk; is not
any longer than one-third of the width of the marquee; and is not
more than two feet in height. The area of this sign shall not be
computed in the aggregate area of all signs.
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B. Awning valances not exceeding two feet in height
may be mounted on the marquee provided the minimum eight foot
clearance from the bottom of the valance to the sidewalk is main-
tained.
C. The area of signs on such valances shall not be
limited, but said area shall be computed in determining the maxi-
mum aggregate area of all signs.
III. PARALLEL MOUNTED SIGNS
A. Area. The total sign must be attached to and mounted
flush on the face of a building. The area of the sign shall not
exceed two square feet of sign area for each one linear foot of
building frontage.
B. Location. The sign may be located on the front, side,
or rear of a commercial building, provided that in no event, other
than required by law, shall any sign be placed within 100 feet of
any property in any R Zone when such sign is located on the side
or rear of the building, except where such side abuts on and is
parallel with a public street.
C. Projection from Building. The sign may not project
more than twelve inches from the face of the building; it may
project eighteen inches if a minimum clearance .of nine feet is
maintained from the ground; it shall not extend above the parapet
wall.
IV. PROJECTING SIGNS
A. Area. The maximum area of a projecting sign shall
not exceed ninety square feet and no one face shall exceed forty-
five square feet.
B. Location. The sign may be located only on the front
of the building, provided that in no event, other than required by
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law, shall any sign be located within 100 feet of any property in
any R Zone. Projecting signs are not permitted on a building that
is located more than twenty feet from the front property line.
C. Projection. The sign may project from the building
over private property and public rights-of-way in accordance with
the following schedule:
Minimum cle.ar.ance from the bottom of the sign
to the sidewalk:
1. Less than eight feet - not permitted
2. Eight feet - two feet
3. Ten feet - three and one-half feet
4. Twelve to twenty-two feet - five feet
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D. Height. No sign shall be higher than twenty-two feet
measured from the top of the sign to the finished grade. Signs
that project over vehicular travel lanes of streets, driveways, or
parking areas shall maintain a fifteen foot clearance from the
bottom of the sign to the pavement.
V. FREE-STANOING SIGN
A. Area. One free-standing sign may be permitted on each
lot, provided that only one such sign shall be permitted on two or
more contiguous lots occupied by a single business or occupied by
three or more businesses which share a common parking area located
on one or more of said lots.
A free-standing sign shall not exceed a maximum area in
excess of the following schedule:
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Lot Frontage
MaXimum Area
Less than 50 feet
50 feet to 150 feet
In excess of 150 feet
100 square feet
150 square feet
200 square feet
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In addition to the one free-standing sign referred to
above, an addxtional free-standing sign may be permitted by the
Modification Committee for a particular business if the Committee
finds (1) that such sign is reasonably necessary for adequate
identification of the business, (2) the business has no projecting
signs., and (3) such sign meets the following criteria:
Maximum Height
15 feet
8 feet
Minimum Clearance
Maximum Area
24 square feet, no one face
to exceed 12 square feet
Location
Illumination
Approximately 20 feet from
any building or other sign
Interior lighting from
underground service
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B. Location. A free-standing sign shall not be located
any closer than twenty feet to any other sign or building.
C. Sign Height. No sign shall be higher than, twenty-five
feet measured from the top of the sign to the elevation of the near-
est sidewalk. If such sign projects over a surface traveled by
vehicles,' the vertical clearance from the bottom of the sign to the
surface shall be not less than fifteen feet.
VI . BANNERS
No attraction boards, pennants, or banners shall be per-
mitted except as authorized-by Section 8721.5.1.
VII . TEMPORARY POLITICAL SIGNS. MAXIMUM AREA
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The maximum total surface area of temporary political
signs shall not exceed thirty-two square feet.
VIII. REAL ESTATE SIGNS
For sale or lease signs shall not exceed a total area of
thirty-two square feet.
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IX. WINDOW SIGNS
A. No directly lighted sign in a window shall exceed
ten percent of the aggregate area of permitted signs.
B. No window sign shall exceed fifteen square feet or
one-fourth the total window area, whichever is the lesser.
X. MAXIMUM AGGREGATE AREA OF ALL SIGNS
The maximum aggregate area of all signs on anyone build-
ing site shall not exceed five hundred square feet.
SECTION 3. The S~cretary shall certify to the adoption
of this resolution and shall cause a copy hereof to be forwarded
to the City Council of the City of Arcadia.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted
. at a regular meeting of the City Planning Commission held on the
22nd day of October, 1968, by the following vote:
NOES:
Commissioners Cahill, GOdfrey, Kuyper,
Livingston, Lauber, and Stewart
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AYES:
ABSENT:
Commissioner Parker
/s/ DR. JOHN F. STEWART
Chairman
ATTEST:
/s/ WILLIAM PHELPS
Secretary
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