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MINUTES
TUSTIN PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
SEPTEMBER 28, 1998
7:00 p.m., City Council Chambers
Commissioner Jones
Commissioner Browne
Chairperson Pontious, Browne, Davert, Jones, Kozak
Chairperson Pontious
Scott Browne
Douglass Davert
Paul Jones
Steve Kozak
Elizabeth Binsack, Director of Community Development
Steve Miles, Deputy City Attorney
Daniel Fox, Senior Planner
Minoo Ashabi, Assistant Planner
PUBLIC CONCERNS: (Limited to 3 minutes per person for items not on the agenda.)
No public concerns were expressed.
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CONSENT CALENDAR:
(ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER CONSENT CALENDAR
ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY
ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE
DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS PRIOR TO THE TIME OF
THE VOTING ON THE MOTION UNLESS MEMBERS OF
THE COMMISSION, STAFF OR PUBLIC REQUEST
SPECIFIC ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED AND/OR REMOVED
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE
ACTION.)
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. Minutes of the September 14, 1998 Planning Commission Meeting.
Commissioner Davert moved, Commissioner Browne seconded, to approve the
Consent Calendar. Motion carried 4-0.
Planning Commission Minutes
September 28, 1998
Page 2
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
2. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 98-021 a request for approval of a master sign plan
for Larwin Square including replacement of three monument signs. The project is located
at 213 through 658 East First Street within the First Street Specific Plan with Commercial
as a primary use.
APPLICANT: lEA
RAY BUSH
PROPERTY
OWNER:
LARWIN SQUARE TUSTIN, LLC
Recommendation That the Planning Commission adopt Resolution No. 3615 approving
Conditional Use Permit 98-021.
Minoo Ashabi, Assistant Planner presented the subject report.
Commissioner Jones asked if the signs would be mounted in the same location as the
existing signs or would the foundation be removed.
Minoo responded the sign would not be in the same location and the foundation would be
removed.
The Public Hearing opened at 7:04 p.m.
Chairperson Pontious stated her concern with the precedence of not all buildings being
considered part of the master sign plan and the possibility of allowing additional signage.
Daniel Fox stated that the sign code allows freestanding buildings within a center to have
individual monument signs if there is 150 feet of street frontage and the sign code would
still prevail over any changes made in the future.
The Director indicated that if the applicant were to propose a change that was
inconsistent with the sign code, they would need to go through this process again.
Commissioner Browne asked if the face of the sign was flat.
Daniel Fox stated that the face of the sign is pitched and flares out at bottom.
Chairperson Pontious stated that she is pleased to see the window signs called out
separately in the master sign plan.
The Public Hearing closed at 7:09 p.m.
Commissioner Davert asked if staff had reconciled the inconsistency of the Spanish red
tile with the contemporary design and would it be problematic if the anchor tenant were to
change their name.
The Director indicated the originally submitted architecture incorporated a lot of steel and
staff felt that was not consistent with what is existing in the center. The sign before the
Commission does incorporate some architectural features currently in the center. A name
change may be problematic for ¥ons but the others are wide enough to accommodate a
change.
Chairperson Pontious made note that this is a self-imposed problem should the applicant
return in the future to ask for exemptions.
The Director indicated that the other monument signs provide more flexibility because of
their rectangular shape.
Planning Commission Minutes
September 28, 1998
Page 3
Commissioner Jones stated his concern about the peculiar appearance of the sign.
Daniel Fox stated that it appeared that the lettering would be flush with the pitch of the
sign.
Dick Kaye, applicant, stated that the sign was designed to avoid an overpowering
monument sign and all major grocery chains have their own Iogos and would not impact
the signage.
Commissioner Davert moved, Commissioner Browne seconded, to adopt
Resolution No. 3615 approving Conditional Use Permit 98-021. Motion carried 4-0.
REGULAR BUSINESS:
3. Status Reports
Daniel Fox, AICP, Senior Planner presented the subject report.
Commissioner Davert moved, Commissioner Browne seconded, to receive and file.
Motion carried 4-0.
STAFF CONCERNS:
4. Report on Actions taken at the September 21, 1998 City Council Meetinq
Elizabeth A. Binsack, Community Development Director presented the subject report.
Commissioner Davert moved, Chairperson Pontious seconded, to receive and file.
Motion carried 4-0.
COMMISSION CONCERNS:
Chairperson Pontious
- Noted that Commissioner Steve Kozak was absent due to the death of his
father and staff would be sending a card on the Commission's behalf.
ADJOURNMENT:
Commissioner Davert moved, Commissioner Jones seconded, to adjourn the
meeting at 7:21 p.m. Motion carried 4-0.
A regular meeting of the Planning Commission will be held on October 12, 1998
beginning at 7:00 p.m., City Council Chambers, 300 Centennial Way, Tustin.
'LESLIE A. PONTIOUS
Chairperson
Planning Commission Secretary