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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02 CUP 03-023Report to the ITEM#2 Planning Commission DATE: SUBJECT: APPLICANT: PROPERTY OWNER(S): LOCATION: ZONING: ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS: REQUEST: DECEMBER 22, 2003 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 03-023 TUSTIN AUTO CENTER MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION CIO EMILY BENEDICK PREMIER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 26012 MARGUERITE PARKWAY, SUITE 323 MISSION VIE JO, CA 92692 PAUL KENNETH JAMES DCH INVESTMENTS INC. ROBERT H. TUTTLE JOE MACPHERSON PAT LONG TUSTIN LEXUS JAMES H. PARKINSON TMB CO. TUSTIN AUTO CENTER MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION (OWNERS' ADDRESSES ON FILE) 1 THRU 50 AUTO CENTER DRIVE PLANNED COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL THIS PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT (CLASS 1 AND 11) PURSUANT TO SECTION 15301 AND 15311 OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT A REQUEST TO AMEND THE MASTER SIGN PROGRAM FOR THE TUSTIN AUTO CENTER BY INCREASING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE SIGN AREA, ALLOWING MANUFACTURING BRANDS OR LOGOS SIGNAGE, INCREASING THE HEIGHT AND ADDING A NEW ELECTRONIC CHANGEABLE COPY SIGN ON AN EXISTING FREEWAY SIGN, AND INCREASING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE SIGN AREA FOR PROJECT ENTRY MONUMENT SIGNS. Planning Commission Report CUP 03-023 December 22, 2003 Page 2 RECOMMENDATION That the Planning Commission adopt Resolution No. 3904 approving Conditional Use Permit 03-023 amending the master sign program for the Tustin Auto Center. BACKGROUND The Tustin Auto Center is bounded by the Interstate 5 freeway to the south, El Modena - Irvine Channel to the east, El Camino Real to the north, and Tustin Ranch Road to the west (Attachment 1 - Location Map). The original master sign program was approved in 1985 and was amended by Planning Commission Resolution No. 2654 on August 14, 1989. A master sign program is authorized by Section 9403g of the Tustin City Code and is required for multi-tenant developments to encourage coordinated and quality sign design. In addition, Section 940466 of the Tustin City Code allows for deviations from standards contained in the City's Sign Code provided that the project is located within a center with at least thirty thousand (30,000) square feet of building area. The Tustin Auto Center meets these criteria in that it is a center with 680,450 square foot of building area. DISCUSSION The Tustin Auto Center is a complete walled-in auto center constructed in the late 1980s. The Tustin Auto Center is well designed and has been a successful complex often copied by other cities. The uniqueness of the auto center being walled-in lends itself to the master sign program which allows larger and taller signs than the City's standard sign code. While the existing master sign program allows for larger signs than the standard sign code, the sign program limits the number of signs for each dealership frontage. Due to the merger and growth of automobile dealerships, more and more dealerships carry two to three auto makers (i.e. Tuttle Click's carries Dodge, Jeep, and Chrysler). In addition, since the site is located near the freeway, the applicant wishes to extend its advertisements and promotions of the Auto Center to freeway traffic by installing a reader board (changeable copy sign). Planning Commission Report CUP 03-023 December 22, 2003 Page 3 The proposed amendment (Attachment 2) allows for more flexibility and generally can be summarized as follows: Sign Type Dealer's Sign Color Building Mounted Signs Current Criteria Match overall building color scheme May include dealership name and logo. · Max. 100 sqft. of total sign area · Max. 24 inches letter height. One sign is permitted for each building frontage on interior roads. Building mounted sign may be installed on screen walls, service buildings, or showroom buildings which face onto the interior loop road. · Letters shall be channel tube and be limited to a single color. Proposed Criteria Match overall building color scheme and allow for franchise signage color requirements. · May include dealership name, logo, and/or franchise brand. Max. 175 sqft. of total sign area not to exceed 75 percent of building length. Max. 24 inches letter height if building is setback less than 60 feet from property line; max. 36 inches letter height if building is setback more than 60 feet from property line. Max. three (3) dealer identification/franchise signs for each street frontage. Building mounted sign may be installed on screen walls, service buildings, or showroom buildings which face onto the interior loop road and along the exterior facing perimeter buildings of the Auto Center. Signs along the exterior perimeter buildings of the Auto Center shall be a maximum of 24 inches letter height. Letters shall be channel tube and be limited to a single color. Manufacturer brand identity color(s) may be allowed with the approval of the Association. Planning Commission Report CUP 03-023 December 22, 2003 Page 4 Project Entry Signs Freeway identification · Max. 84 sqft. of sign area. · Max. height 16 feet · Two (2) double sided at each project entry (Tustin Ranch Road and El Camino Real). · May display vehicle makes only. · Tustin Auto Center wall mounted sign shall be removed in replacement of the project entry sign. · Max. height 55 feet. · Auto Center identification only. Max. 128 sqft of sign area Max. height 12 feet Two (2) double sided at each project entry (Tustin Ranch Road, El Camino Real, and at intersection of Tustin Ranch Road and El Camino Real). May display franchise identification. Tustin Auto Center wall mounted sign shall remain. · Max. height 65 feet. · Allows reader board with restricted messages and/or content. Dealer's Sign Color and Building Mounted Signs The master sign program currently requires signs to have colors to match the building color scheme. However, the auto industries typically utilize graphics Iogos with their corporate colors to distinguish one auto maker from another (i.e. Ford's logo typically will have a blue background with white lettering). The proposed amendments would allow franchise signage requirements while still requiring sign colors to coordinate with overall building colors through the approval of a sign plans by the Association and the Community Development Department. The current master sign program also limits the sign area for building mounted signs to 100 square feet. Although this is already larger than what is allowed under the standard sign code (maximum 75 square feet), the auto industries are merging their dealerships to lower costs and expand buyer options. Therefore, they wish to increase the total sign area for building mounted signs to 175 square feet. Project Entry Signs Currently there exist two (2) "Tustin Auto Center" metal signs mounted on the project entry walls (one on each side of the entry wall). Although not yet constructed, the existing Planning Commission Report CUP 03-023 December 22, 2003 Page 5 master sign plan allows for a sixteen (16) foot high freestanding project entry sign (Attachment 2 - Exhibit C) at each corner entrance on El Camino Real and Tustin Ranch Road in replacement of the metal wall signs (required by Resolution No. 2654). The proposed sign program would maintain the metal signs, lower the two freestanding signs at each project entry to twelve (12) feet, and add two (2) new twelve (12) foot high freestanding signs at the corner of El Camino Real and Tustin Ranch Road (each freestanding sign will face each respective street). Since project entry signs have the potential to intrude into the visual sight distance area, Condition No. 3.4 is included to require the signs to comply with visual clearance requirements at plan check. Freestanding Freeway Sign The current Master Sign Program limits the height of the existing freeway identification sign to fifty-five (55) feet. Currently the existing sign only identifies the Tustin Auto Center at the top one third of the sign. The freestanding freeway sign would be modified to incorporate a new reader board and will be ten (10) feet higher than the existing sign or at sixty-five (65) feet. Section 940463 limits the height for a freestanding freeway sign to twenty-four (24) feet and fifty (50) square feet in size. However, Section 940466 of the Tustin City Code allows for deviations from standards contains in the Sign Code provided that the project is a center with at least thirty thousand (30,000) square feet of building area. The Tustin Auto Center meets these criteria in that it contains over 30,000 square feet building area and is located within a center. Section 9404b of the Tustin City Code also authorizes a changeable copy sign (reader board) with the approval of a Conditional Use Permit by the Planning Commission. The proposed reader board will be installed on top of the existing concrete base of the freeway sign and the "Tustin Auto Center" portion of the sign will be rebuilt to the top of the reader board. The current overall height of the existing freeway sign is fifty-five (55) feet and the new height will be sixty-five (65) feet. The reader board will be limited to high definition digital display media source intended to advertise: dealers or centerwide special events, digital images of latest vehicle models, general dealership advertisements, and hours of operation. The use of the reader board is limited to members of the Auto Center Association and the messages and content displayed will be limited to businesses, products, and subjects related to the Auto Center. All political, religious, charitable, obscene messages, and/or audible messages will be prohibited. The applicant has indicated that other auto dealerships within Orange and Los Angeles counties have had similar reader boards, and the applicant wishes to provide similar advertisement opportunities to its dealerships as in the Irvine Auto Center, Garden Grove Auto Center, Buena Park Auto Center, and Anaheim Auto Center. Since the reader board will generate illumination and may impact traffic on the Interstate 5 freeway, Condition No. 3.3 requires the applicant to obtain any necessary approval from the Planning Commission Report CUP 03-023 December 22, 2003 Page 6 California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) prior to issuance of the sign and/or building permit. FINDINGS In determining whether to approve the Conditional Use Permit, the Planning Commission must determine whether or not the proposed amendment to the master sign program will be detrimental to the health, safety, morals, comfort, and general welfare of the persons residing in or working in the neighborhood, or whether it will be injurious or detrimental to property or improvements in the vicinity, or to the welfare of the City. A decision to approve this request is supported by the following findings: 1) Section 9403g and Section 940466 of the Tustin City Code provides for the adoption of master sign programs and allows for deviations from standards contained in the City's Sign Code provided that the project is located within a center with at least thirty thousand (30,000) square feet of building area. The Tustin Auto Center meets these criteria in that it contains approximately 680,450 square feet of building area and is located within a center. The original master sign program for the Tustin Auto Center was adopted in 1985. The proposed amendments to the type, number, size, and location of proposed signs are appropriate since Tustin Auto Center is a large scale development with large building masses and functions as a regional attraction. 2) Section 9404b of the Tustin City Code authorizes changeable copy signs (reader board) with the approval of a Conditional Use Permit by the Planning Commission. The proposed changeable copy sign would be oriented towards the freeway and is appropriate for the Auto Center since the center is intended to attract and serve a regional clientele, yet is completely walled-in and requires freeway visibility to adequately serve the public. The reader board would be limited to content that promotes dealerships and centerwide special events and would be similar to other freeway-oriented auto center signs throughout the county. In addition, the existing master sign program allows for a fifty-five (55) foot tall freeway identification sign. The proposed reader board will be incorporated within the existing freeway freestanding sign and increase the overall height by ten (10) feet. The increased height on the existing freeway sign is minimal and would be appropriate in relation to the scale of the center and massing of the buildings within the Tustin Auto Center. 3) All signs proposed in the amendment to the master sign program would not be detrimental or injurious to the community in that all new signs would be required to comply with visual clearance requirements and the applicant would be required to obtain approval from the California State Department of Transportation (Caltrans), if necessary, for the reader board. Planning Commission Report CUP 03-023 December 22, 2003 Page 7 Associate Planner Attachments: 1. Location Map 2. Master Sign Program 3. Superimposed Photos and Exhibits 4. Resolution No. 3904 Karen Peterson Senior Planner S:\Cdd\PCREPORT~CUP 03-023.doc ATTACHMENT 1 Location Map LOCATION MAP PROJECT NO. ADDRESS CUP 03-023 1 thru 50 Auto Center Drive Tustin, CA ATTACHMENT 2 Master Sign Program TUSTIN AUTO CENTER MASTER SIGN PROGRAM Revision 11-2003 II. III. Introduction The purpose of this program is to guide automobile dealers in selection and placement of their signage. It is the intent to provide a reasonable number and size of signs. It is the further intent to limit the number and size of signs to that required for proper conduct of business and to control the design and placement of all signage to ensure compliance with the City of Tustin's Comprehensive Sign Ordinance. It is desired that artistic flexibility be allowed while maintaining the continuity and appropriate scale to the center as a whole. The information contained in this program as adopted by the City of Tustin establishes mandatory criteria to which each sign must conform. Each business will be responsible for construction, installation and maintenance of its signage, and must submit for approval to the City of Tustin three copies of shop drawings which indicate location, materials, dimensions, fin ishes and method of installation for all proposed signage. Identification Si.qns for the Auto Center Identification of the Auto Center will be provided by the project's developer to .attract customers into the center. Such identification signage shall include signs at each side of the entrances to the Auto Center, major freeway signage and directional signage at the adjacent freeway off-ramps. Automobile Dealer's Si.qns A. General Criteria There shall be no pennants, display flags, spinners, exposed lamps or other attention-getting devices except as allowed under Section V- Promotional Signage. It is for the mutual benefit of all dealers and the City that the subject of this paragraph be carefully controlled. Nothing can detract more quickly from the quality of the center than rampant competition for attraction through the proliferation of balloons, sale signs, painted windows, etc., except as allowed in Section V - Promotional Signage. Paper signs or painted signs on windows or similar advertising will be permitted on a temporary basis. See Section V - Promotional Signage. 3. No exposed raceways, ballast boxes or transformers will be permitted. Illuminated signs shall be internally lit by fluorescent or neon tubes. No luminous or reflective background or script may be attached or applied. 5. Sign company names or stamps shall be concealed. Locations and size of all signs shall be indicated on preliminary submittal drawings for approval by the Auto Center Merchant's Association (Association). Page 1 of 8 Working drawings must include sign locations, design, size, colors and specifications. The Association's written approval of a dealership's prepared sign drawings and specifications is mandatory. The maximum height of all signs shall be measured from the nearest curb grade or grade of the nearest ground level (non-elevated) paving area. 9. No roof-mounted signs will be permitted. 10. The color of signs should coordinate with the overall building color scheme. Signs should reflect high quality design and not be "gimmicky" in use of materials, color or form. The intent of this section is to allow the Franchise signage requirements to work in tandem with the sign program standards. Street Identification Signs (See Exhibit "A") 1. Two street-front signs shall be permitted per dealership. 2. Street signs may contain the following information: Brand(s) of vehicles sold Manufacturer's logo Dealer's name Identification of used cars or trucks Secondary manufacturer's lines or similar identification Each sign must fit within a rectangle 6 ft high by 15' wide for a horizontal sign or 16 ft high by 8ft wide for a vertical sign. For the 16' x 8' vertical format sign, 25% of the height dimension may measure up to 12 ft wide if the total sign face does not exceed 128 sq. ft. (See Exhibit "A" Alternate) 4. Each sign may be double sided. Signs may be located no closer than 75 ft from a common lot line between dealerships. Location and spacing of signs is subject to the review and approval of the Association. Signs shall be monument signs only and shall be constructed of solid masonry or metal panels. Signs shall be trimmed out with a material which is used in the main showroom building in order to promote an architecturally coordinated look for each site. It is recognized that certain standard signs are more easily incorporated by the dealer than necessarily custom-made signs. Pole signs are permitted if the support column is a minimum width of 3 ft. (Refer to Exhibit "A"- Alternate) Letters and Iogos only may be lit and they shall be lit internally. No external lighting may be allowed. Page 2 of 8 IV. 8. Signs shall be set back from the front property line a minimum of 5 ft. and shall be contained within a planting area which may consist of turf or selective ground covers. 9. Signs shall be no closer than 125 ft from Dealers property line at Tustin Ranch Road, Myford Road and El Camino Road. 10. Except for the sign regulations contained within this sign program, all remaining regulations contained within the Tustin Sign Ordinance are valid and applicable. 11. Each business is required to obtain a sign permit for any sign proposed for the dealership. C. Street Directional Signs 1. Signage information may include directions to Entrance, Service, Parts, Customer Parking, etc. 2. The signs may measure 6 sq ft for a single message, up to 12 sq ft for multiple messages in a space no larger that 3 ft high and 5 ft wide. 3. All signs may be double sided. 4. Signs shall be located at driveway areas. Spacing and location of signs is subject to approval by the Association and the City of Tustin. Approval of Sign Program A. Pror)osed Si¢~na¢~e 1. The dealers should, at an early date in their planning process, present to the Association the proposed Signage Program, so that mutual study and consideration might be given to evolving a compatible sign, for the dealer, that relates to other dealers in the center. B. Sign Materials 1. Design and materials shall be presented as part of the design package for approval. It is desirable that the sign materials be of high quality and reflect design, color and materials of the project. 2. Materials used shall be compatible with the dealership's building design and overall sign program. 3. Signs shall be internally lit only. C. Building Mounted Signs (See Exhibit "B") 1. The sign may include dealership name, logo and/or franchise brand. 2. The sign may measure up to 175 sq ft. in a horizontal format and should be proportional to the building surface of which it is a part. The maximum percentage of the sign to the length of the building shall not exceed 75%. Page 3 of 8 Maximum letter height or adjacent logo height shall not exceed 36 inches when building frontage setback exceeds 60 ft from property line. Maximum letter or adjacent logo height shall note exceed 24 inches when building frontage setback is equal to or less than 60 ft from property line. Multiple dealer identification/franchise signage may exist on each street frontage - not to exceed 3 total. o Building mounted signs may be attached to screen walls or service buildings or showroom buildings which face onto the interior loop road of the Auto Center and along the exterior facing perimeter of the Auto Mall. Signs along the exterior facing perimeter shall be a maximum height of 24 inches. o Letters shall be channel tube and shall be internally illuminated or back- lit. Letter shall be limited to a single color. Manufacturer brand identity color(s) may be allowed with the review and approval of the Association. Perimeter Si.qna.qe at "Jewel Box" Display (See Exhibit "E") Information Si,qns Signs shall be single sided, mounted fiat on a building or wall, and shall not protrude out from the building. Signing for Parts, Service and Used Cars may measure up to 15 sq ft with a maximum height of 18 inches. In the event the letter height does not exceed 14 inches, total sign area may be increased to 20 sq ft. All other information signing may measure up to 8 sq ft with a maximum letter height of 12 inches. 4. Materials shall be compatible with the building's design. 5. Reference Exhibit "D" attached. Project Entry Directories and Freeway Identification Si.clns Dealer Association may provide a directory sign 96 sq ft - Double sided at each project entry, (Tustin Ranch Road, and El Camino Road and at the intersection of Tustin Ranch Road and El Camino Road.) (See Exhibit C). A° The design shall be an aluminum texture coated cabinet with six inch painted letter (for franchise identification), to replicate the design of the Market Place directories. Such signs may be externally lit with ground mounted lights. Maximum height for this type of sign is 12 ft. All sign colors shall match those of the freeway signs to encourage a unifying theme throughout the center. Page 4 of 8 The existing metal Tustin Auto Center wall mounted sign shall remain. Each directory shall contain the center name in 12 inch high letters on each face. Dealer and franchise identification may be permitted if within size constraints. The final design is subject to the approval of the Director of Community Development. One (1) Auto Center identification/information sign (reader board) shall be provided along the I-5 freeway. Design as identified in Exhibit "G-I","G-2" and "G-3" as well as the description as noted below: The Reader board identification/information sign shall be monitored by the Association for content and clarity of all messages. The Association will monitor the operations of the reader board messages to comply with the Cai Trans guidelines for signal duration and visual impact. The Reader board will be limited to high definition digital display media sources. Messages will be limited to a duration of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days. Use of the Reader board advertising medium will be limited to members of the Auto Center Association. The following advertisements or messages are prohibited: Political messages indicating the name/or picture of an individual seeking election to a public office, or relating to public election or referendum or advocating, criticizing, or otherwise related to the political views, opinions, contentions on labor disputes or similar controversies. Messages relating to religious, charitable, or sociological opinions, views, policies, or beliefs. Advertisements of businesses, products, persons, or subjects not related to Tustin Auto Center. Messages or advertisements that are obscene, or of an obscene nature or "adult content". Messages that stimulate or imitate in size, color, lettering, or design of any traffic sign or signal, or which make use of the words "Stop", "Look", "Danger", or any other words, phrases, symbols, or characters in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead, or confuse traffic. Messages and/or advertisements that are audible or emitting sound. Page 5 of 8 Messages will be limited to the display of dealer or center-wide special events, digital images of current vehicles (without indication of "sale or value pricing"), the advertisement of dealerships in general and hours of operation. Each dealer may be identified on one of the I-5 Freeway oriented dealer signs. Seven (7) dealer signs shall be provided along the I-5 freeway, which are spaced approximately 90 feet apart. All signs shall be designed in accordance with Exhibit "H-I", "H-2", & "H-3". Promotional Signage (Temporary/Special Event) A. Tustin Auto Center (Dealers Association and Center-wide Promotion) The center may be granted a permit to display a special event display for four (4) periods per year, but in no event shall the combined time period exceed one hundred twenty (120) days per year. A permit is required before any special event display may be exhibited, permit application shall be filed by the Dealer's Association a minimum of thirty (30) days in advance. A special event display is intended to inform the public of a unique happening, action, purpose, or occasion. A permit for special event display may allow banners (Exhibit "F", Item 1) Pennants and or/super graphics (Exhibit "F", Item 2) may be granted for a period no longer than thirty (30) days subject to review and approval of the Director of Community Development. (No flags or balloons of any type are permitted.) The banners and/pennants shall be limited to a reasonable size, location and number as determined by the Directory of Community Development. The plan should show location and colors. The banners and or/pennants shall be appropriate for the event and should not negatively affect adjacent land uses. Actual examples should accompany plan. 5. Up to one sign per street or freeway frontage may be installed. All signs and temporary advertising devices shall be proportional in size to the area to which they are affixed as determined by the Director of Community Development. All temporary signs shall be securely affixed to a building, wall, or window (not draped or hung over walls.) Center-wide promotions shall not conflict (overlap) with any individual dealer promotions. Special events held outdoors and/or in tents, shall comply with this section for signs, and all city code regulations for permits and inspections. Application shall be requested on the appropriate form and will be approved or denied by the Director of Community Development following a review by the Manager of Inspection Services regarding appropriate placement and safety if placed within the public right-of-way. Each special event display shall be a city-issued certificate of approval including the expiration date. Page 6 of 8 Bo 10. The Tustin Auto Center Merchant's Association shall represent and coordinate all permits with the City for center promotions. Individual Business Or.qanizations An individual business may be granted a permit to display a special event display for up to thirty (30) consecutive days per calendar quarter. A permit is required before any special event display may be exhibited. A special event display is intended to inform the public of a unique happening, action, purpose, or occasion. A permit for special event display may allow banners and/or pennants subject to review and approval of the Director of Community Development. In no event shall a dealer post more than one banner per street front. All displays shall be posted on premise and oriented towards Loop Road. (No flags or balloons of any type are permitted.) The banners and/or pennants shall be limited to a reasonable size, location and number as determined by the Director of Community Development. A special event banner is intended to inform the public of a unique happening, action, purpose, or occasion, and is limited to thirty- two (32) sq ft. The use of temporary signs is limited to banner type signs of a durable cloth material and shall be professionally made. 4. Up to one sign per street or freeway frontage may be installed. The plan should show location and colors. The banners and/or pennants shall be appropriate for the event and should not negatively affect adjacent land uses. Actual examples should accompany plan. All signs and temporary advertising devices shall be proportional in size to the area to which they area affixed as determined by the Director of Community Development. All temporary signs shall be securely affixed to building walls or a walled surface (not draped or hung over walls.) Any individual dealer promotion shall be coordinated so as to not overlap with the timing of any center-wide promotion. No banners or pennants shall be posted on the perimeter walls of the center of on building walls which face El Camino Real, Tustin Ranch Road, the El Modena Flood Control Channel or the I-5 freeway. Special events held outdoors and/or in tents, shall comply with this section for signs, and all city code regulations for permits and inspections. 10. All temporary signs shall be securely affixed to a building, wall or window. All signs shall be posted upon the premises for which they serve, no off-site advertising is permitted. 10. Application shall be requested on the appropriate form at least one week in advance and will be approved or denied by the Director of Community Development following a review by the Manager of Inspection Services regarding appropriate placement and safety if placed within the public Page 7 of 8 VI right-of-way. Each special event display shall be a city-issued certificate of approval including the expiration date. 11. Should for any reason, a dealer violate the conditions contained herein or any requirement of the Tustin Sign Code, they shall waive their right to apply for any temporary signs for a period of one (1) year after such violations and permanently if further violations occur. Landscapin.ql Hardscape, and Architectural Features A. Si.qn Landscape Submit at plan check, a landscaping and irrigation plan for the landscaped areas affected by the new entry and freeway signs. This plan shall be consistent with adopted City of Tustin Landscaping and Irrigation Submittal Requirements. B. Requirements The submitted landscaping plans at plan check must reflect the following requirements: All existing and new landscaping along the freeway shall be designed in accordance with the Auto Center Landscape Guidelines and all trees, shrubs, and other plants shall be relocated in this area to provide maximum visibility to all signs, including promotion sign locations yet promote a lushly landscaped perimeter area. All revised landscaping is subject to review and approval by the Director of Community Development prior to issuance of any sign permits along the freeway or at the project entries. C. Architectural Features Architectural features such as towers, cupolas, flag poles, monuments, and similar structures may exceed height limits subject to the approval of the Community Development Director. 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"?'J '""'~'~ I~''~''~''''''' ""~r':- -(9 oo EXHIBIT H-1 ATTACHMENT 3 Superimposed photos and exhibits QVOU-.~ Z nt OJ~V Z -(]¥01:1 HON¥1:I NIJ.$n.L ! ! EI% II ELECTRA-M, EDIA, INC,, LAVVNDALE - CALIFORNIA Phone number: (310) 725-0816 I TUSTIN AUTO CENTER NEW FULL CoLoR LED DISPLAY DESIC~#: EMI-C-1 9903 DATE: 11/10/03 I SCALE 3/16" = 1'-0" From: F~ily Bmedick To: Collee~ River Date: 7/2/03 Time: IO:35:38A.M Page 2 of 3 Mfr./S (1) Or 0=a -' ~/8" =1 '0" -~ West lC. ,a, California 92337 ~09) 8k'3-2013 Auto C,e~ef Drive, Tustin, CA 9278? j o es TI ATTACHMENT ONE ATTACHMENT TWO ATTAOHM£N~ THRE£ ATTACHMENT 4 Resolution No. 3904 RESOLUTION NO. 3904 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 03-023, AUTHORIZING AMENDMENTS TO THE TUSTIN AUTO CENTER MASTER SIGN RPOGRAM FOR THE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 1 THROUGH 50 AUTO CENTER DRIVE. The Planning Commission does hereby resolve as follows: I. The Planning Commission finds and determines as follows: That a proper application, Conditional Use Permit 03-023, has been filed by Tustin Auto Center Merchants Association on behalf of property owners within the Tustin Auto Center located at 1 thru 50 Auto Center Drive (Lots 1 thru 12 of Parcel Map 84-1032 and Lots 1, 2 and A of Tract No. 13834) requesting authorization to amend the existing Tustin Auto Center Master Sign Program by allowing manufacturing brands or Iogos signage, increasing the maximum allowable sign area for building mounted signs, increasing the height and adding a new electronic changeable copy sign on an existing freeway sign, and increasing the maximum allowable sign area for project entry monument signs. That a public hearing was duly called, noticed, and held for said application on December 22, 2003, by the Planning Commission. Co That the establishment, maintenance, and installation of signs applied for will not, under the circumstances of this case, be detrimental to the health, safety, morals, comfort, or general welfare of the persons residing or working in the neighborhood of such proposed use nor be a detriment to the property and improvements in the neighborhood of the subject property, nor to the general welfare of the City of Tustin as evidenced by the following findings: 1) Section 9403g and Section 940466 of the Tustin City Code provides for the adoption of master sign programs and allows for deviations from standards contained in the City's Sign Code provided that the project is located within a center with at least thirty thousand (30,000) square feet of building area. The Tustin Auto Center meets these criteria in that it contains approximately 680,450 square feet of building area and is located within a center. The original master sign program for the Tustin Auto Center was adopted in 1985. The proposed Resolution No. 3904 CUP 03-023 Page 2 amendments to the type, number, size, and location of proposed signs are appropriate since Tustin Auto Center is a large scale development with large building masses and functions as a regional attraction. 2) Section 9404b of the Tustin City Code authorizes changeable copy signs (reader board) with the approval of a Conditional Use Permit by the Planning Commission. The proposed changeable copy sign would be oriented towards the freeway and is appropriate for the Auto Center since the center is intended to attract and serve a regional clientele, yet is completely walled-in and requires freeway visibility to adequately serve the public. The reader board would be limited to content that promotes dealerships and centerwide special events and would be similar to other freeway-oriented auto center signs throughout the county. In addition, the existing master sign program allows for a fifty-five (55) foot tall freeway identification sign. The proposed reader board will be incorporated within the existing freeway freestanding sign and increase the overall height by ten (10) feet. The increased height on the existing freeway sign is minimal and would be appropriate in relation to the scale of the center and massing of the buildings within the Tustin Auto Center. 3) All signs proposed in the amendment to the master sign program would not be detrimental or injurious to the community in that all new signs would be required to comply with visual clearance requirements and the applicant would be required to obtain approval from the California State Department of Transportation (Caltrans), if necessary, for the reader board. Do That the Auto Center is consistent with the General Plan land use designation Planned Community Commercial/Business which provides for a variety of retail, professional office, and service- oriented business activities. The project has been reviewed for consistency with the Air Quality Sub-element of the City of Tustin General Plan and has been determined to be consistent with the Air Quality Sub-element. Eo This project is Categorically Exempt pursuant to Sections 15301 and 15311, Class 1 and 11 of the California Code of Regulations (Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act). II. The Planning Commission hereby approves Conditional Use Permit 03- 023 authorizing the amendments to the Tustin Auto Center Master Sign Program for properties located at 1 thru 50 Auto Center Drive (Lots 1 thru Resolution No. 3904 CUP 03-023 Page 3 12 of Parcel Map 84-1032 and Lots 1, 2 and A of Tract No. 13834), subject to the conditions contained within Exhibit A attached hereto. PASSED AND ADOPTED by. the Planning Commission of the City of Tustin, at a regular meeting on the 22® day of December, 2003. LINDA C. JENNINGS Chairperson ELIZABETH A. BINSACK Planning Commission Secretary STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF TUSTIN ) I, Elizabeth A. Binsack, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am the Planning Commission Secretary of the City of Tustin, California; that Resolution No. 3904 was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin Planning Commission, held on the 22nd day of December, 2003. ELIZABETH A. BINSACK Planning Commission Secretary (1) (1) (1) GENERAL EXHIBIT A CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 03-023 1.1 1.2 The proposed amendments to the Tustin Auto Center Master Sign Program shall substantially conform with the submitted sign program for the Tustin Auto Center date stamped December 22, 2003, on file with the Community Development Department, except as herein modified, or as modified by the Director of Community Development in accordance with this Exhibit. The Director of Community Development may also approve minor modifications to plans during plan check if such modifications are to be consistent with the provisions of the Tustin City Code and other applicable codes. 1.3 Unless otherwise specified, the conditions contained in this Exhibit shall be complied with as specified or prior to the issuance of any building permits for the project, subject to review and approval by the Community Development Department. (1) 1.4 Approval of Conditional Use Permit 03-023 is contingent upon the applicant and property owner signing and retuming to the Community Development Department a notarized "Agreement to Conditions Imposed" form and the property owner signing and recording with the County Clerk-Recorder a notarized "Notice of Discretionary Permit Approval and Conditions of Approval" form. The forms shall be established by the Director of Community Development, and evidence of recordation shall be provided to the Community Development Department. As a condition of approval of Conditional Use permit 03-023, the applicant shall agree, at its sole cost and expense, to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City, its officers, employees, agents, and consultants, from any claim, action, or proceeding brought by a third-party against the City, its officers, agents, and employees, which seeks to attack, set aside, challenge, void, or annul an approval of the City Council, the Planning Commission, or any other decision-making body, including staff, concerning this project. The City agrees to promptly notify the applicant of any such claim or action filed against the City and to fully cooperate in the defense of any such action. The City may, at its sole cost and expense, elect to participate in defense of any such action under this condition. SOURCE CODES (1) STANDARD CONDITION (2) CEQA MITIGATION (3) UNIFORM BUILDING CODE/S (4) DESIGN REVIEW *** EXCEPTIONS (s) (6) (7) RESPONSIBLE AGENCY REQUIREMENTS LANDSCAPING GUIDELINES PC/CC POLICY Exhibit A of Resolution No. 3904 CUP 03-023 Page 2 (1) 1.s Any violation of any of the conditions imposed is subject to the payment of a civil penalty of $100.00 for each violation, or such other amounts as the City Council may establish by ordinance or resolution, and for each day the violation exists, subject to the applicable notice, hearing, and appeal process as established by the City Council ordinance. (1) 1,6 The applicant shall hold harmless and defend the City of Tustin from all claims and liabilities arising out of a challenge of the City's approval for this project. (1) 1.7 The applicant shall be responsible for costs associated with any necessary code enforcement action, including attorney fees, subject to the applicable notice, hearing, and appeal process as established by the City Council by ordinance. USE RESTRICTIONS Advertisements and messages on the freeway changeable copy sign shall be limited to businesses, products, persons, or subjects related to Tustin Auto Center. *** 2.2 The following advertisements or messages are prohibited: Political messages indicating the name and/or picture of an individual seeking election to a public office, or relating to public election or referendum or advocating, criticizing, or otherwise related to the political views, opinions, contentions on labor disputes, or similar controversies. Messages relating to religious, charitable, or sociological opinions, views, policies, or beliefs. Advertisements of businesses, products, persons, or subjects not related to Tustin Auto Center. Messages or advertisements that are obscene or of an obscene nature or "adult content." Messages that stimulate or imitate in size, color, lettering, or design of any traffic sign or signal, or which make use of the words "Stop," "Look," "Danger," or any other words, phrases, symbols, or characters in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead, or confuse traffic. · Messages and/or advertisements that are audible or emitting sounds. Exhibit A of Resolution No. 3904 CUP 03-023 Page 3 Messages and/or advertisements of pricing unless required by the State Law. PLAN SUBMITTAL (1) 3.1 Prior to issuance of any building and/or sign permit, freestanding signs over four (4) feet in height and modification to existing freestanding signs shall be engineered by a California licensed and registered civil or structural engineer. (1) 3.2 All electrical work shall conform to the 2001 Edition of the California Electrical Code (CEC). (1) 3,3 Prior to issuance of any building and/or sign permit for the freeway changeable copy sign (reader board), the applicant shall obtain necessary approval from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). (1) 3,4 Dealer monument signs and project entry directory signs shall be installed with adequate horizontal and vertical intersection sight lines. In general, a 25 feet by 25 feet limited use triangle shall be provided at typical driveways and shall be shown on the site plan. Additional sight evaluation could be required to satisfy the City's Standard Drawings and Design Standards for Public Works Construction No. 510 for all affected streets. FEES (1)(5) 4.1 Prior to issuance of any building and/or sign permits, payment shall be made of all applicable fees, including but not limited to, the following. Payment shall be required based upon those rates in effect at the time of payment and are subject to change. ^. Building plan check and permit fees to the Community Development Department based on the most current schedule. B. Electrical plan check and permit fees to the Community Development Department based on the most current schedule. C. Sign plan check and permit fees to the Community Development Department based on the most current schedule. (2) 4.2 Within forty-eight (48) hours of approval of the subject project, the applicant shall deliver to the Community Development Department, a cashier's check payable to the COUNTY CLERK in the amount of forty- three dollars ($43.00) to enable the City to file the appropriate environmental documentation for the project. If within such forty-eight (48) Exhibit A of Resolution No. 3904 CUP O3-O23 Page 4 hour period that applicant has not delivered to the Community Development Department the above-noted check, the statute of limitations for any interested party to challenge the environmental determination under the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act could be significantly lengthened.