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TO: WILLIAM HUSTON, CITY HANAGER
FROM: C01~qUNITY DEVELOPlqENT DEPARTI4ENT
SUBJECT: CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF SIGN CODE EXCEPTION
REC01~ENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve a sign code exception
authorizing Ricoh Electronics to display a flag bearing its corporate logo
at 1100 Valencia by adopting Resolutlon No. 87-117.
SUIlqARY
Ricoh Electronics will soon be occupying the 250,000 square foot Freeway
Co~nerce Center located at 1100 Valencia. This building has been vacant
for over a year and a half and Ricoh intends to purchase the entire project
for its use.
O'Donnell, Brigham Partners, the seller, has requested that Ricoh be
granted a sign code exception to display a flag bearing the Ricoh logo.
The display as requested is not listed as a allowable sign in the
industrial district. However, pursuant to Section 9470 of the Sign
Ordinance, the subject request can be authorized by a sign code exception
granted by City Council. The site and the identification flag meet
necessary criteria for approval of Sign code exception.
DISCUSSION
In addition to business identification permitted by Sign Ordinance 684,
O'Donnell, Brigham and Partners, on behalf of Ricoh Electronics, has
requested that an additional sign be permitted on the site. Specifically,
the request is for a 4 X 6 (24 square foot) corporate flag to be displayed
on a 25 foot flag pole. The site in question is the Freeway Commerce
Center located at 1100 Valecnia.
As built, this project consists of two large industrial buildings and the
site is surrounded by industrial uses to the north, east, and south and by
the Costa Mesa Freeway (I-55) to the west.
City Counctl Report
Sfgn Code £xceptlon
October 7, 1987
Page t~o
Pursuant to Sectton 9470, of the Sfgn Code Ordinance, the City Council may
grant authorization for signs whtch are not within the standards and
crtteria of the sign code provfded that the followfng circumstances exist:
1. Subject property developed with structural setback more than t~o ttmes
the mfnfmum front setback requirement of the district.
2. Subject property frontage ts at least 75[ of the minimum frontage
requirements for the signing.
3. Proposed signing does not exceed more than one In number nor more than
15~ ts in the area of the aggregate size of stgns authorized by the
crlterta of the district.
4. The proposed signing would be tn substantial conformance with the
purposes and Intent of this Chapter and would not constitute a health
or safety violation as described in Part 4 of the sign code.
As submitted, Rtcoh's request meets all of these criteria as shown tn
summary below:
1. Requtred setback 0': actual setback 85'.
2. Minimum frontage (freeway) 100': actual frontage go0+ feet.
3. Aggrate sign permitted: 192 square feet: aggrate st-gn area requested
216 square feet (+12~). '
4. Intent of sfgn code ts for business fdentity: the corporate logo will
be displayed.
CO#CLUSION
Since the appltcatfon submitted by the applicant demonstrates that all
criteria requtred for approval of a sign code exception are present, It ts
concluded that appropriate action ts for Council to approve the subject
request. Staff recommends that a sign code exception be granted to Ricoh
be approved by Minute Order subject to conditions contained in Resolution
No. 87-117.
Sht ngleto~/x/
Otrector of Communtty IFevelopment
JSD: ts
Attachment: Resolution No. 87-117
Community Development Department
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~ RESOLUTION NO. 87-117
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
4 TUSTIN, AUTHORIZING A SIGN CODE EXCEPTION FOR RICOH
ELECTRONICS FOR TNE PURPOSES OF DISPLAYING A 24 SQUARE
5 FOOT CORPORATE LOGO FLAG AT 1100 VALENCIA.
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? I. The City Council of the City of Tustln does hereby resolve as
fol lows:
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A'. The City Council does hereby find and determine as follows:
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10 1. That a proper application for a sign code exception has been
filed on behalf of RicOh Electronics for the purposes of
displaying a 24 square foot 'corporate logo flag at 1100
11 Valencia.
12 2. That pursuant to Section 9470, of the Sign Code all criteria
required prior to Council granting a sign code exception is
13 present with the subject request.
14 3. That the display requested is consistent with the intent of
the sign code ordinance in that the purpose of the sign code
15 if for business identity and said display will be for business
i denti fi ca ti on.
17 II. The City Council hereby approves the sign code exception for Ricoh
Electronts to display a 24 square foot corporate logo flag at 1100
]8 Valencia subject to the following conditions:
19 1. That the flag be displayed on a flag pole not to exceed 25' in
height.
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2. That the flag authorized shall only display the corporate
21 name/logo of Ricoh Electronics.
22 3. That the display shall be kept in a good state of repair and
shall replaced should it become torn, frayed or otherwise
23 visably damaged.
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Resolution No. 87-117
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5 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Tustln on this
6 day of , 1987.
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8 Richard B. Edgar
9 Mayor
10 Mary Wynn,
City Clerk
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