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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMC-834 1 ORDINANCE NO. MC-834 2 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING SECTIONS 19.22.030,19.22.040(2),19.22.050(1),19.22.070(1), AND 19.22.150, 3 TABLE 22.01, OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE (DEVELOPMENT CODE) TO ADD DEFINITIONS TO THE SIGN CODE, ESTABLISH NEW SIGN PROGRAM STANDARDS, GIVE TEMPORARY WINDOW SIGNS AN EXEMPT STATUS, 4 AND ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR MONUMENT SIGNS FOR MULTI-TENANT CENTERS 5 25 ACRES OR MORE IN SIZE. 6 THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: 7 8 amended to add section 1. Page 111-18, section 19.22.030, Definitions, is the following definition for "Anchor Tenant" 9 inserted after the definition for "A-Frame Sign" [See Exhibit 1, 10 11 (Page III-18 of the Development Code) attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference]: 12 "Anchor Tenant. A shopping center key tenant, usually the largest 13 or one of the largest tenants located within the shopping center, 14 which serves to attract customers to the center through its size, 15 product-line, name and reputation. The term anchor tenant is 16 interchangeable with the term major tenant." 17 section 2. Page 111-20, section 19.22.030, Definitions, is 18 amended to add the following definition of "Logo" inserted after 19 the definition for "Kiosk" [See Exhibit 2, (Page 111-20 of the 20 Development Code) attached hereto and incorporated herein by 21 reference]: 22 "Loqo. An established identifying symbol or mark associated with a 23 business or business entity." 24 section 3. Page 111-21, section 19.22.030, Definitions, is 25 amended to add the following definition of "Trademark" inserted 26 IIII 27 IIII 28 1 MC-834 1 after the definition for "Temporary Sign" [See Exhibit 3, (Page 2 111-21 of the Development Code) attached hereto and incorporated 3 herein by reference]: 4 "Trademark. A word or name which, with a distinctive type or 5 letter style, is associated with a business or business entity in 6 the conduct of business." 7 section 4. Page 111-22, section 19.22.040(2), Sign Permit 8 Required, Sign Program, is amended to read as follows: 9 "2. Sian Proaram A Sign Permit for a sign program shall be 10 required for all new commercial, office, and industrial centers 11 consisting of 3 or more tenant spaces. The program shall be filed 12 with the project application to construct the center, and shall be 13 processed concurrently with the project application. The purpose 14 of the program shall be to integrate signs with the building and 15 landscaping design to form a unified architectural statement. This 16 shall be achieved by: Using the same background color, and allowing the signs to be up to 3 different colors per multi-tenant center smaller than 25 acres in area, and up to 5 different colors per multi- 17 A. 18 19 20 21 B. 22 23 24 25 c. 26 D. 27 28 IIII tenant center 25 acres in area or greater. Using the same type of sign cabinet supports, or method of mounting for signs, and the same type of construction material for components, such as sign copy, cabinets, returns and supports. using the same form of illumination of the signs. Specifying uniform sign placement, letter height, and logo height for both anchor tenants and minor tenants. 2 MC-834 1 E. Logos may be permitted and are not subject to the color 2 restrictions specified in the program. However, no logo may 3 exceed 25% of the allowable sign area as determined by Table 4 22.01, sign Regulations by Land Use Category." 5 [See Exhibit 4, (Page 111-22 of the Development Code) attached 6 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.] 7 Section 5. Page 111-24, section 19.22.050(1), Exempt Signs, is 8 amended by adding a subsection "Q" following subsection "P" to read 9 as follows: 10 "Q. Temporary window signs may be permitted on the inside of 11 windows facing out which do not cover more than 25% of the 12 individual window surface for a period not to exceed 30 days use 13 during any 60 day period. Temporary painted signs may be on the 14 outside of the window. " [See Exhibit 5, (Page 1II-24 of the 15 Development Code) attached hereto and incorporated herein by 16 reference.] 17 section 6. Page 111-25, section 19.22.070(1), Temporary signs, 18 is amended by deleting subsection "1."; [See Exhibit 6, (Page 111- 19 25 of the Development Code) attached hereto and incorporated herein 20 by reference.] 21 a) Renumber item number "2." by removing the item number 22 entirely. 23 section 7. Page 111-34, section 19.22.150, Table 22.01, Sign 24 Regulations by Land Use Category, item "c.1.d. Business 25 Identification" is amended to read as follows: 26 [See Exhibit 7, (Page 111-34 of the Development Code) attached 27 hereto and incorporated herein by reference]. 28 IIII 3 Me 834 1 Section 8. Page 111-36, section 19.22.150, Table 22.01 Sign 2 Regulations by Land Use Category, items "C.3.d. Business 3 Identification" and "C. 3. e. Center Identification" are amended to 4 read as follows: 5 [See Exhibit 8, (Pages 111-36 and III-36A of the Development Code) 6 attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference]. 7 IIII 8 IIII 9 IIII 10 IIII 11 IIII 12 IIII 13 IIII 14 IIII 15 IIII 16 IIII 17 IIII 18 IIII 19 IIII 20 IIII 21 IIII 22 IIII 23 IIII 24 IIII 25 IIII 26 IIII 27 IIII 28 IIII 4 MC-834 1 ORDINANCE.. . AMENDING SECTIONS 19.22.030, 19.22.040(2), 19.22.050(1), 19.22.070(1), AND 19.22.150, TABLE 22.01, OF THE SAN 2 BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE (DEVELOPMENT CODE) TO ADD DEFINITIONS TO THE SIGN CODE, REVISE SIGN PROGRAM STANDARDS, GIVE TEMPORARY WINDOW 3 SIGNS AN EXEMPT STATUS, AND ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR MONUMENT SIGNS FOR MULTI-TENANT CENTERS 25 ACRES OR MORE IN SIZE. 4 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly adopted 5 by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a 6 7 regular meeting, therefore, held on the 18th day of May , 1992, by the following vote to wit: 8 Council Members: 9 ESTRADA 10 REILLY 11 HERNANDEZ 12 MAUDSLEY 13 MINOR 14 POPE-LUDLAM 15 MILLER 16 17 AYES NAYS x x x x x x x ABSTAIN ABSENT Ci~~ ~ ,.L? /?/k.. day 18 19 of The foregoing ordinance is hereby May , 1992. ,<, 20 21 Approved as to 22 form and legal content: 23 JAMES F. PENMAN, 24 ~ity Attorne ~:~~ ) 25 - 26 27 28 5 MC-834 SIGN REGt,;'LATIONS -19.22 A-Frame Sign. A free stading sign usually hinged at the top, or attached in a similar manner, and widening at the bottom to form a shape similar to the letter" A". Such signs are ususally designed to be portable, hence they are not considered permanent signs. Anchor Tenant. * Add Text - See Below Animated or Moving Sign. Any sign which uses movement, lighting, or special materials to depict action or create a special effect or scene. Awning. Canopy. or MarqJlee Sign. A nonelectric sign that is printed on, painted on, or attached to an awning, canopy, or marquee and is only permitted on the vertical surface or flap. Banner. Flag. Pennant or Balloon. Any cloth, bunting, plastic, paper, or similar material used for advertising purposes attached to or pinned on or from any structure, staff, pole, line, framing, or vehicle, including captive balloons and inflatable signs but not in- cluding official flags of the United States, the State of California, and other states of the nion, counties, municipalities, official flags of foreign nations and nationally or inter- nationally recognized organizations. Bench Sign. Copy painted on any portion of a bus step bench. Billboard or Off-Site Sign. A sign structure advertising an establishment, merchandise, service, or entertainment, which is not sold, produced, manufactu:l'ec' , or furnished at the property on which the sign is located. (', Building Face and/ or Frontage. The length of the single front building elevation in which the primary entrance to the business is located. If more than 1 business is located in a single building, then such length shall be limited to that portion which is occupied by each individual business. Changeable Copy Si gn. A sign designed to allow the changing of copy thrOUGh manual, mechanical, or electrical means including time and temperature. Civic Event Sign. A temporary sign, other than a commercial sign, posted to advertise a civic event sponsored by a public agency, school, chUI'l"h, civic-fraternal organization, O! similar noncommercial organization. Commercial Seasonal Sign. An "open" or "closed" window sign, posted on a seasonal basis. Con~tmction Sign. A temporary sign erected on the parcel on which construction is taking place, limited to the duration of the construction, indicating the names of the ar- chitects, engineers, landscape architects, contractors, or similar artisans, and the owner, financial supporters, sponsors, and similar individuals or firms having a major role or interest with respect to the structure or project. * A shopping center key tenant, usually the largest or one of the largest tenants \ located within the shopping center, which serves to attract customers to the center through its size, product-line, name and reputation. The term anchor tenant is interchangeable with the term major tenant. m-1S Exhibit 1 5/92 MC-834 SIGN REGULATIONS -19.22 TIlp.gal Sign. Any of the following: a sign erected without first complying with all or- dinances and regulations in effect at the time of its construction and erection or use; a (-..- sign that was legally erected, but whose use has ceased. or the structure upon which the display is placed has been abandoned by its owner, not maintained, or not used to iden- tify or advertise an ongoing business for a period of not less than 90 days; a sign that was legally erected which later became nonconforming as a result of the adoption of an ordinance, the amortization period for the display provided by the ordinance rendering the display nonconforming has expired, and conformance has not been accomplished.; a sign which is a danger to the public or is unsafe; a sign which is a traffic hazard not created by relocation of streets or highways or by acts of the City or County. illuminated Sign. A sign with an artificial light source for the purpose oflighting the sign. Institutional Sign. A sign identifying the premises of a church, school, hospital, rest home, or similar institutional facility. Kiosk. An off-premise sign used for directing people to the sales office or models of a residential subdivision project. Design details of such signs are shown as Figure 16.01 under Section 19.22.080 (2)(C) of this Chapter. Logo. * Add Text - See Below Logo Sign. An established trademark or symbol identifying the use of a building. Monument Sign. An independent structure supported from grade to the bottom of the (- sign with the appearance of having a solid base. Nonconforming Si~. A legally established sign which fails to conform to the regula- tions of this Chapter. Off-Site Sign. Any sign which advertises or informs in any manner businesses, services, goods, persons, or events at some location other than that upon which the sign is lo- cated. Off-pre.nise sign, billboard, and outdoor advertising structure are equivalent terms. Open House Sign. A temporary sign posted to indicate a salesperson is available to rep- resent the property subject to sale, lease, or rent Political Sign. A temporary sign directly associated with national, state, or local elec- _ tions. Portable Sign. A sign that is not permanently affixed to a structure or the ground. Promotional Sign. A sign erected on a temporary basis to promote the sale of new products, new management, new hours of operation, a new service, or to promote a spe- cial sale. ( Real Estate Sign. An on-site sign pertaining to the sale or lease of the premises. * An established identifying symbol or mark associated with a business or business entity. m-w Exhibit 2 5/92 MC-834 SIGN REGULA nONS -19.22 Roof Si g1l. A sign erected., constructed, or placed upon or over a roof of a building, in- cluding a mansard roof and which is wholly or partly supported by such buildings. Sign. Any structure, housing, device, figure, statuary, painting, display, message placard, or other contrivance, or any part thereof, which is designed, constructed, created, engineered, intended, or used to advertise, or to provide data or information in the nature of advertising, for any of the following purpose: to designate, identify, or in- dicate the name of the business of the owner or occupant of the premises upon which the advertising display is located; or, to advertise the business conducted, services avail- able or rendered, or the goods produced, sold, or available for sale, upon the property where the advertising display is erected. I \ Sig1\ Area. The entire face of a sign, including the surface and any framing, projections, or molding, but not including the support structure. Individual channel-type letters mounted on a building shall be measured by the area enclosed. by four straight lines out- lining each word. Sign Program. A coordinated program of 1 or more signs for an individual building or building corr.plexes with multiple tenants. Temporary- Sign. A sign intended to be displayed for a limited period of time. Trademark. * Add Text - See Below Vehicle Sign. A sign which is attached to or painted on a vehicle which is parked on or adjacent :0 any property, the principal purpose of which is to attract attention to a product sold or an activity or business located on such property. Wall Sign. A sign painted on or fastened to a wall and which does not project more than 12 inches from the building or structure. 'Window Sign. Any sign that is applied or attached to a window or located in such a manner that it can be seen from the exterior of the structure. * A word or name which, with a distinctive type or letter style, is associated with a business or business entity in the conduct of business. , \ m-ll Exhibit 3 5/92 MC-834 -GN REGULATIONS -19.22 19.22.040 SIGN PERMIT REQUIRED 1. GENERAL No sign, including a copy change, or temporary sign, unless exempted by this Chapter, shall be constructed, displayed or altered without a sign permit or sign program approved by the City. The Director shall review all signs unless other- wise stated. 2. SIGN PROGRAM A Sign Permit for a sign program shall be required for all new commercial, office, and industrial centers consisting of 3 or more tenant spaces. The program shall be filed with the project application to construct the center, and shall be processed concurrently with the project application. The purpose of the program shall be to integrate signs with building and landscaping design to form a unified architectural statement. This shall be achieved by: A. Using the same background color, and allowing the signs to be up to 3 different colors per multi-tenant center smaller than 25 acres in area, and up to 5 different colors per multi-tenant center 25 acres in area or greater. B. Using the same type of sign cabinet supports, or method of mounting for signs, and the same type of construction material for components, such as sign copy, cabinets, returns and supports. C. Using the same form of illumination of the signs. D. Specifying uniform sign placement, letter height, and logo height for both anchor tenants and minor tenants. E. Logos may be permitted and are not subject to the color restrictions specified in the program. However, no logo may exceed 25% of the allowable sign area as determined by Table 22.01, Sign Regulations by Land Use Category. 19.22.050 EXEMPT SIGNS 1. The following signs shall be exempt from the provisions of this Chapter: A. Window signs not exceeding 3 square feet and limited to business identification, hours of operation, address, and emergency information. (Neon signs of any size require a permit, if allowed.) B. Signs within a structure and not visible from the outside. m-ll E:<hibit 4 5/92 MC-834 SIGN REGtiLA nONS -19.22 Future tenant identification signs: One wall or freestanding sign may be placed on vacant or developing property to advertise the future use of an approved project on the property and where information may be ob- tained. Such sign shall be limited to 1 sign per street frontage, a maxi- mum of 32 square feet in area and 8 feet in overall height. Any such signs shall be single faced and shall be removed upon the granting of occupan- cy by the Oty. K. Incidental signs for automobile repair stores, gasoline service stations, automobile dealers with service repairs, motels and hotels, showing notices of services provided or required by law, trade affiliations, credit cards accepted, and the like, attached to the structure or building; provided that all of the following conditions exist: J. 1. The signs number no more than 4. 2. No such sign projects beyond any property line. 3. No such sign shall exceed an area per face of 3 square feet. 4. Signs may be double-faced. L. Copy applied to fuel pumps or dispensers such as fuel identification, station logo, and other sigr's required by law. M. N. O. p. Q. 19.22.060 Agricultural signs, either wall or freestanding types, non-illuminated, and not exceeding 4 square feet for lots 2 acres or less and 16 square feet for lots greater than 2 acres, identifying only the agricultural products grown on the premises. The number of such signs shall be 1 per street frontage or a maximum of 2, with wall signs to be located below the roofline and freestanding signs to be no higher than 6 feet. Sign programs which have been approved prior to the adoption of this Development Code. Sign programs for theme areas as approved by the Council. Directional signs to aid vehicle or pedestrian traffic provided that such signs are located on-site, have a maximum area which does not exceed 3 square feet, have a maximum overall height of 4 feet above grade, and are mounted on a monument or decorative pole. Such signs may be located in a required setback provided that a minimum distance of 5 feet from any property line is maintained. * Add Text - See Below PROHIBITED SIGNS The following signs are inconsistent with the sign standards set forth in this Chapter, and are therefore prohibited: A B. ( ( Abandoned signs Animated, moving, flashing, blinking, reflecting, revolving, " or any other similar sign, except electronic message boards i Temporary window signs may be permitted on the inside of windows facing out which do not cover more than 25% of the individual window surface for a period not to exceed 30 days use during any 60 day period. Temporary painted signs may be on III-24 Exhibit 5 the outside of the window. * 5/92 ( \ ( ( .........,. MC-834 SIGN REGULA nONS -19.22 C. Banners, flags, and pennants D. Bench signs E. Chalkboards or blackboards F. Changeable copy signs and electronic message boards, except as allowed by a CUP for movie theaters, arenas, stadiums, or auto malls in the CR-4 land use district. G. Off site or billboard signs, except as permitted by Section 19.22..080 H. Permanent sale or come-on signs 1. Portable signs or A-frame signs J. Roof signs K Signs on public property, except for traffic regulatory, informational signs, signs required by a governmental agency, ~nd model home tour signs L. Signs plinted on fences or rmfs . M. Balloons and other inflated devices or signs designed to attract attention. N. Signs that are affIxed to vehicles, excluding permanent signs on commercial vehicles O. Signs which simulate in color or design a traffic sign or signal, or which make use of words, symbols or characters in such a manner to interfere with, mislead, or confuse pedestrian or vehicular traffic 19.22.070 TEMPORARY SIGNS Special event signs and civic event signs may be approved by the Director for a limited period of time as <l means of publicizing special events such as grand openings, carnivals, parades, charitable events and holiday sales. Such special event signs shall be limited to the following provisions: A. No special event sign shall be erected without a sign permit. B. Special event signs shall be limited to"3D days per event from the date of erection or date of permit, whichever occurs first. C. Special event signs shall not include promotional sales signs. D. Special event signs may include balloons, inflated devices, search lights, beacons, pennants, and streamers. 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