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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. No. 1992-937ORDINANCE NO. 937 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 17.94 OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE MUNICIPAL CODE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 17.94 of Title 17, of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety to provide as follows: NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED AS FOLLOWS: 17.94.010 - Purpose. Recognizing the right and need of each individual, business, firm, or corporation to identify his place of residence, business or service, and realizing that the indiscriminate erection, locations, illumination, coloring, and size, and lack of proper maintenance of signs, constitutes a significant contributing factor detrimental to the purpose and intent of this chapter. 17.94.020 - Definitions. A. For the purpose of this chapter, certain terms used herein are defined as follows: 1. "Balloon" means an inflatable bag or other inflatable device of any size; 2. "Off-site Sign" means any sign, including billboards, which directs attention to a business, commodity, service or entertainment conducted, sold or offered elsewhere than on the premises, and only incidentally on the premises if at all; 3. "Building Frontage" means the lineal extent of a building or unit along either a street or a public parking area serving the business, not including loading or service areas; 4. "Business Identification Sign" means any sign erected or maintained for the purpose of identifying a bonafide business being conducted upon the premises on which the sign is located; 5. "Center Identification Sign" means a free-standing sign structure containing the name identifying an integrated business development and may also include identification signs on which the names and nature of business only within the development are uniformly displayed; 6. "Commercial Sign" means any sign excluding non-commercial signs. 7. "DOUbleface Sign" means a single sign with two (2) -- parallel sign faces back-to-back; 8. "Electric Sign" means an advertising structure served or energized with electrical current for purpose of illuminating or for any other purpose; 9. "Free-standing Sign" means any permanent sign not attached to a building; Page 2 Ordinance No. 937 10. "Freeway" means a highway with respect to which the owners of abutting lands have no right of easement or access to or from their abutting lands, or in respect to which such owners have only limited or restricted easement or access and which is declared to be such in compliance with the Streets and Highway Code of the State; 11. "Integrated Development" means a development consisting of five (5) or more interrelated business establishments, in separate units, using common driveways and on-site parking facilities; 12. "Monument Sign" means a low profile sign, not exceeding five feet (5') in height, supported by a solid pedestal extending under the entire length of the sign; 13. "Non-commercial Sign" means any sign, including political signs, not advertising a business or product for sale, whether on or off-site; 14. "Permanent Reader Panel" means a permanently constructed changeable copy bulletin board lighted or unlighted with detachable precut letters and figures; 15. "Political Sign" means a sign relating to a forthcoming public election or referendum indicating the name and/or picture of an individual seeking election to a public office, or a sign pertaining to issues, or a sign pertaining to the advocating by persons, groups, or parties of the political views or policies; 16. "Portable Sign" means any movable external sign that is not permanently secured or attached to an approved permanently established structure, support or anchor; 17. "Projecting Sign" means any sign which is affixed or attached to, and is supported solely by a building wall or structure, or parts thereof, and extends beyond building wall, or structure or parts thereof more than twelve inches (12") and whose angle of incidence to said building wall, structure or parts thereof, is greater than thirty (30) degrees; 18. "Roofline" means the height above the eaves line on sloped roofs, and above the roof covering on flat roofs except parapet walls; 19. "Roof Sign" is any sign erected, constructed and maintained wholly or partially above the roofline; 20. "Sign" means and includes every announcement, declaration, demonstration, display, illumination, insignia, surface or space when erected or maintained in view of the general public for identification, advertisement or promotion of the interests of any business or person; 21. "Sign Area" means the entire area within the outside border of the sign. The area of a sign having no continuous border or lacking a border shall mean the entire area within a single continuous perimeter formed by no more than eight (8) straight lines enclosing the extreme limits of writing, representations, emblem, or any fixture or similar character, integral part of the display or used as a border excluding the necessary supports or uprights on which such sign is placed. Where a sign has two (2) or more faces, the area of all faces Page 3 Ordinance No. 937 shall be included in determining the area of the sign, except that where two (2) such faces are placed back-to- back and are at no point more than three feet (3') from one another, the area of the sign shall be taken as the area of one (1) face if the two (2) faces of equal area, or as the area of the larger face if the two (2) faces are of unequal area; 22. "Street Frontage" means the lineal extent of a parcel of land along a street; 23. "Temporary Sign" means any sign constructed of or painted on, cloth, canvas, light fabric, cardboard, wallboard, plastic, or other light material; 24. "Wall Sign" incudes all flat signs, either of solid face construction or individual letters, which are placed against the exterior wall of any building or structure and extending not more than one foot (1') from the face of the building and having the advertisement on one (1) face only. 17.94.030 - Permit Required. A sign permit shall be obtained from the Community Development Department prior to the placing, erecting, moving, reconstructing, altering, or displaying of any exterior signs including change of face or copy on existing signs unless exempted by Section 17.94.060, and not including merely refurbishing existing signs. A building permit and/or electrical permit may also be required. 17.94.040 - Procedure. A. Application for sign approval shall be made upon forms provided by the City and shall have and be accompanied by the following information and materials: 1. Three (3) copies of plan showing: a. Position of sign or other advertising structure in relation to adjacent building or structures; b. The design and size, structural details and calculations signed by a registered professional engineer, if required by the Building Official; c. A current photograph(s) showing existing signs on the premises and adjacent property, and certifying the date on which the photographs were taken; d. A statement showing the size and dimensions of all signs existing on the premises at the time of making such applications; e. Such other information as the City shall deem reasonable and necessary to insure safety of construction and compliance with the intent of this chapter. B. Fees. Every applicant, before the granting of a permit, shall pay to the Planning Division the permit fees as established by resolution for each sign or other advertising structure regulated by this chapter. C. Issuance of Permits. It shall be the duty of the Planning and Building Divisions, upon the filing of an application for a sign permit, to examine such plans and specifications and other data and the premises upon which it is proposed to erect the sign or advertising structure; and if it shall Page 4 Ordinance No. 937 appear that the proposed structure is in compliance with all the requirements of this chapter and all other adopted laws, guidelines and ordinances of the City, they shall then issue the sign permit except as otherwise provided in this chapter. D. Revocation of Permit. The Community Development Director is authorized and empowered to revoke any permit upon failure of the holder thereof to comply with any provision of this chapter, with written statement for reasons of revocation. 17.94.050 - Stop Orders. The issuance of a sign permit shall not constitute a waiver of this section or any ordinance of the City, and the Building Division is authorized to stop any sign or advertising structure installation which is being carried on in violation of this title, or of any other ordinance of the City. 17.94.060 - Exemptions. A. The following non-illuminated signs shall be permitted in all districts with no permit required, subject to the limitations provided in this chapter, or as otherwise provided by state law: 1. One (1) double-faced or two (2) single-faced real estate signs per street frontage not exceeding six feet (6') in area nor six feet (6') in height pertaining to the sale or rental of the property on which displayed, provided that such signs shall be removed at the time the property is sold or rented; On vacant parcels larger than 20,000 square feet in area, one (1) double-faced real estate sign per street frontage not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet in area may be placed in lieu of the smaller sign, provided that it shall be a minimum of fifteen-feet (15') from any street right-of-way or driveway and shall not exceed ten feet (10') in height; 2. One (1) professional nameplate or occupational sign denoting only the name and occupation of an occupant in a commercial building or public institutional building, provided that said sign does not exceed two (2) square feet in area and is attached to and mounted parallel to the face of the building not exceeding one inch (1") from the wall; 3. One (1) nameplate, denoting only the name of occupants of a dwelling, and not exceeding two (2) square feet in area not located closer than two feet (2') to the property line; 4. Traffic or other municipal signs, legal notices, railroad crossing or danger signs; 5. Nonadvertising warning signs or trespassing signs on private property posted no closer than one hundred feet (100') apart not exceeding three feet (3') in area; 6. Nonadvertising signs of public utility companies as may be required in their operations in providing services for the health and welfare of the general public, or as required by any law or regulations of the state or any agency thereof; 7. One (1) sign per street frontage identifying the development and denoting the architect, engineer or contractor when placed upon work under construction; Page 5 Ordinance No. 937 provided, however, that no such sign shall exceed thirty- two (32) square feet in area nor eight (8) feet in height; 8. Non-commercial window display signs advertising specific event. Each business may display one (1) such sign in its window containing a maximum of four (4) square feet in area, for not more than thirty (30) days before the event takes place. The sign must be removed within twenty-four (24) hours after the event takes place; 9. Nonadvertising displays commemorating legal holidays; providing, however, that said displays are not detrimental to public health, safety and general welfare; 10. Temporary political signs subject to the regulations in Section 17.84.110, Temporary Political Signs. 17.94.070 - Nonconforming Sians. Any permanent sign legally erected and maintained at the time of adoption of this title, although each sign does not conform to the regulations herein specified, may continued to be used. However, at the time of any change to the sign including change of face'of the sign, the sign shall be removed or made to conform to the provisions of this title. All other nonconforming signs and advertising shall be removed within sixty (60) days of adoption of this title. 17.94.075 - Non-Commercial Sians. Non-commercial signs, including political signs, shall be allowed under any circumstance in which a Commercial Sign is allowed, pursuant to the same rules and regulations as are applicable to any Commercial Sign, and as additionally allowed pursuant to this chapter. The City shall not have the right nor the power to review, approve or disapprove the content of any such signs. 17.94.080 - Removal of Obsolete Sians. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to have signs pertaining to enterprises or occupants that are no longer using a property removed or the sign copy obliterated within thirty (30) days after the associated enterprise or occupant has vacated the premises. 17.94.090 - Prohibited Sians. All signs not specifically permitted by other provisions of this chapter shall be prohibited. The following signs shall not be permitted in any district: A. Portable signs, including free-standing and wheeled or other signs and inflatable signs or balloons containing signs; B. Vehicles containing advertising parked whether on public or private property for the primary purpose of advertising or directing attention to a permanent business. C. Signs which incorporate in any manner any flashing, moving, or intermittent lighting; D. Rotating or animated signs, or signs which contain any moving parts; E. No signs, lights or other advertising structure shall be located in such a manner as to constitute a hazard to pedestrian or vehicular traffic, or in such a manner as to obstruct free and clear vision at any location where, by reason of the position, shape, color or movement may interfere with, obstruct the view of, or be confused with any authorized traffic sign, signal or device. Nor shall such sign advertising structure make use of any word, phrase, symbol or Page 6 Ordinance No. 937 character in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead or confuse traffic; F. Spinners or similar advertising devices; G. Signs which exceed the roofline or parapet to which such signs are attached; H. Any off-site advertising, including billboards, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. This prohibition shall specifically not apply to non-commercial signs, including political signs. 17.94.100 - Advertising on Public Property. A. No person, except a public officer or city employee in the performance of his duty shall paste, post, paint or erect any flag, pennant, sign or notice of any kind or cause the same to be done upon public property, street, bridge, or sidewalk within the city and no person shall attach any item to private utility company poles without prior written approval from the utility company to which such poles belong; B. Exceptions. Signs and banners for special events to the benefit of the entire community and authorized by the City Manager. 17.94.110 - Temporary Political Signs. A. General. Political signs are permitted in a district subject to the following limitations: 1. Time Limits. No sign shall be posted more than ninety (90) days prior to the election to which it pertains. All political signs shall be removed within seven (7) days following the election to which they pertain; B. Exceptions. Political signs shall be prohibited in locations listed below: 1. Public Right-of-way. No political sign shall be posted within the street right-of-way (including, but not limited to, median islands, tract entry planters, treewells and parkways), or on any traffic-control sign, private or public utility company poles; 2. Public Facilities. No political sign shall be posted on any building or on any land owned by the city. 17.94.120 - Temporary Aayertlslna ror New xesluei~~iai VCVG1VN1ttC 11 ~.~.. This section provides the standards for the implementation of on- site and off-site subdivision signs. The purpose of these standards is to avoid adverse impacts to existing residential neighborhoods, to assist the potential customers to new residential developments, and to help reduce the aesthetic impacts on the streetscape. A. On-Site Signs and Flags. New residential developments which offer ten (10) or more units for sale or lease may erect temporary on-site advertising signs subject to the following: 1. Size. a. One (1) sign per residential development may be located within the boundaries of the development. Such signs shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet in area and with a total height of twenty feet (20') above grade; Page 7 Ordinance No. 937 b. Additionally, up to ten (10) flags shall be allowed, such flags shall not exceed fifteen (15) square feet in area and with a total height of twenty feet (20') above grade. 2. Approval Required. Signs and flags are subject to approval of a temporary sign permit by the Director. The permit shall be valid for one (1) year. Extensions may be granted by the Director upon request of the applicant until all units are sold; 3. Bond Required. Such signs and flags are subject to a five hundred dollar ($500.00) cash bond in order to guarantee prompt removal upon expiration of the approval period, not to exceed 30 days; B. Off-Site Directional Signs. Residential off-site directional signs, hereafter signs, shall be allowed subject to the following: 1. Scope of Regulations. Signs for the following developments shall be allowed: a. Single-Family, condominium and townhome projects within the City of Lake Elsinore with thirty (30) lots/units or more. b. Apartment complexes within the City of Lake Elsinore with twenty-five (25) units or more. 2. Number of Signs. Each subdivision shall be allowed a maximum of five individual signs to lead the potential customers to a particular development. 3. Sign Standards. a. The size, shape and color of the signs shall be consistent with Exhibit "A". b. Each individual sign shall contain only the name of the development and an arrow indicating direction. 4. Location of Signs. a. These signs shall be permitted along any of the following streets as classified in the General Plan Circulation Element: urban arterial, major, secondary, collector, and split level roadway. - Signs placed on public right-of-way shall require an encroachment permit. - Cal Trans permit shall be obtained for signs along Highway 74. b. Signs shall be located at least five hundred feet (500') away from any other sign, unless it is determined by the Director that a closer spacing will better accomplish the intent of this section. 5. Procedures for Sign Approval. a. Director and City Engineer approval is required for sign locations. Page 8 Ordinance No. 937 b. Director approval is required prior to placing an individual sign on an approved sign location; furthermore, his/her approval is required prior to replacing an individual sign with a new one. c. Permits for individual signs shall not be issued prior to issuance of first building permit for construction of that project. d. Signs shall be allowed until the subdivision is sold out and signs shall be removed in thirty (30) days. 6. Violation and Removal. a. Any sign placed contrary to the provisions of this title may be removed by the City and the cost of removal shall be deducted from said deposit. Additional costs incurred by the city resulting from the removal of illegal signs shall be charged to the developer. b. There shall be no additions, tag signs, flags, streamers, devices, display boards, or appurtenances added to the sign as originally approved. c.. No other directional signing, such as posters or trailer signs, shall be used. d. All non-conforming subdivision directional signs associated with the subdivision in question must be removed prior to the issuance of a new individual sign permit for that subdivision. 17.94.130 - Off-Site Directional Sians. A. Off-Site directional signs for the location of residential open houses, and garage sales are permitted subject to the following: 1. Signs may only be posted on weekends between six (6) p.m. on Friday and six (6) p.m. Sunday, on legal holidays between eight (8) a.m. and six (6) p.m.; 2. Signs shall not be posted within the public right-of-way. Signs may not be posted in median islands, on utility poles, light standards, traffic signals, street trees; 3. There shall be no more than one (1) sign per direction of traffic at any intersection; 4. Signs shall be at least one thousand feet (1,000') apart, except at intersections; 5. Maximum area of directional signs shall not exceed three (3) square feet nor shall any sign be erected in excess of four feet (4') in height; 6. Signs shall be posted on private property; B. Signs in violation of this section may be subject to removal and disposition without notice or warning. Page 9 Ordinance No. 937 17.94.140 - TemAOrarV Advertisina for Developments Other Than New Residential Developments A. Temporary advertising for new developments other than residential projects shall be permitted subject to the following: 1. One (1) free-standing sign per development may be erected. Such signs shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area, nor ten feet (10') in height. Larger signs may be permitted subject to approval of a use permit, pursuant to Chapter 17.74. 2. One (1) wall sign per building may be displayed. Such signs shall not exceed one (1) square foot per lineal foot of building frontage, provided however, that no sign shall exceed fifty (50) square feet; 3. Signs shall not be displayed for more than one (1) year. 17.94.150 - Temporarv Advertisina Devices. Temporary advertising devices, such as pennants, banners and flags shall be permitted subject to the following regulations: A. All temporary advertising devices shall require a permit and shall be subject to the review and approval of the Planning Division; B. Pennants, banners and flags shall be displayed only at the location where the promotion occurs; C. Flags and pennants shall contain no advertising; D. The display of temporary devices shall be subject to the following additional regulations: 1. Sign area of banners shall not exceed fifty (50) square feet and said permit is valid for one calendar month; 2. Only one (1) banner shall be permitted per building or and one tenant space; 3. Banners shall be attached to the building or canopy parallel to the building face. No portion of any banner shall project more than six inches (6") from the face of the building or canopy to which it is attached; 4. A twenty-five dollar ($25.00) cash deposit shall be required to guarantee removal of temporary devices. E. Movable signs defined as sandwich boards, which may contain commercial information may be allowed subject to the following additional regulations: 1. Only one (1) movable sign shall be permitted per tenant space; 2. Sign area shall not exceed thirty inches (30") wide and forty-two inches (42") high and have no more than two (2) faces; 3. Signs must be placed so as not to impede pedestrian traffic; 4. Signs shall be allowed only on private property. 17.94.160 - Signs in Residential Zones. The following regulations shall apply to all signs and outdoor advertising structures in Page 10 Ordinance No. 937 residential zones, except as provided in Section 17.94.060, Exemptions. A. For other than single-family detached residential, developments on lots less than one hundred (100') feet in width may be permitted one (1) wall sign containing a maximum area of ten (10) square feet; B. Large scale developments having more than twelve (12) units and a lot width greater than one hundred feet (100') and nonresidential developments with a lot width greater than one hundred feet (100') may be permitted one (1) sign per street frontage containing no more than one (1) square foot per each ten feet (10') of linear lot frontage and shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet. Such signs may be free-standing or wall signs; C. All signs shall harmonize with the scale and design of the development and if lighted shall be indirectly lighted; D. Free-standing signs shall have an overall maximum height of forty-two inches (42") above grade. Such sign shall not extend out from the furthest projection of the main building more than five feet (5') on any side of front yard; E. A wall sign shall be fastened parallel to the surface of the main building and may be placed at a height not greater than two-thirds (2/3's) of the height of the building surface upon which it is located. 17.94.170 - Signs in Commercial Districts. The following regulations shall apply to all signs and outdoor advertising structures in the C-O, C-1, C-M, and C-P Districts: A. No sign shall be permitted that does not pertain directly to an approved business conducted on the premises, except as provided in Section 17.94.060, Exemptions. B. All signs, except those provided for in Section 17.94.150, Temporary Advertising Devices, shall be pernanent in nature and shall be consistent with and reflect the architectural design of the building with which they are associated, and shall incorporate unifying features such as materials; C. The total sign are permitted per building frontage shall not exceed one (1) square foot per lineal foot of building frontage on which the sign is located subject to the following: 1. Building frontage may not be combined to permit a larger sign on any one building frontage; 2. Signs shall be attached to the building or canopy, parallel to the building face. No portion of any sign or its supporting structure, may project more than six inches (6") from the face of the building or structure to which it is attached; D. Businesses in an integrated development shall comply with a uniform sign program approved by the Planning Commission; E. In addition to the above, businesses in a separate building and occupying at least one hundred feet (100') on one street may be pernitted a free-standing sign subject to the following: 1. Sign area per street frontage shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet per one hundred (100) lineal feet of the Page 11 Ordinance No. 937 street frontage on which the sign is located, provided, however, that no one sign shall exceed sixty (60) square feet; 2. Maximum height of free-standing signs shall not exceed six feet (6') above the public sidewalk; 3. Signs shall reflect the architectural design of the building with which they are associated, and shall incorporate unifying features such as materials; 4. No portion of any sign or supporting structure shall be located closer than five feet (5') to any property line, nor be located in such a manner as to constitute a hazard to pedestrian or vehicular traffic; 5. No sign is permitted for frontages on local residential streets; 6. All free-standing signs shall include the address of the business in numerals and/or letters at least six inches (6") high. Addresses shall not be obscured by landscaping or other obstructions; 7. All free-standing signs shall be located in a planter area not less than fifty (50) square feet in area and with a minimum width of five feet (5'). F. In addition to the above, one (1) center identification sign per street frontage is permitted for integrated developments of five (5) or more separate units subject to the following: 1. The sign shall not exceed thirty (30) square feet per one hundred (100) lineal of street frontage on which the sign is located, provided, however, that the maximum sign area shall not exceed three hundred twenty (320) square feet per sign; 2. No sign shall exceed the height of the building with which it is associated; 3. Signs shall reflect the architectural design of the building with which they are associated, and shall incorporate unifying features such as materials; 4. No portion of any sign or supporting structure shall be located closer than five feet (5') to any property line, nor be located in such a manner as to constitute a hazard to pedestrian or vehicular traffic; 5. No sign is permitted for frontages on local residential streets; 6. All free-standing signs shall include the address of the center in numerals and/or letters at least six inches (6") high. Addresses shall not be obscured by landscaping or other obstructions; 7. All free-standing signs shall be located in a planter area not less than one hundred (100) square feet in area with a minimum width of five feet (5'); 8. All free-standing center identification signs shall be subject to the review and approval of the Planning Commission subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.82, Design Review. Page 12 Ordinance No. 937 G. Business not located in integrated developments of five (5) or more units and located on a parcel with at least one hundred (100) lineal feet of street frontage on one arterial street shall be permitted one (1) free-standing building identification sign per street frontage subject to the same requirements in Subsection E above. H. Small suspended or projecting signs may be permitted in addition to provisions of Subsections C, E, F, and G, subject to the following: 1. A maximum of one (1) such sign per building frontage is permitted provided that it is perpendicular to the main face of the building and suspended from a canopy or projects not more than three feet (3') from the building face, and a maximum of 1 to 2 inches in thickness; 2. Signs shall not exceed two (2) square feet in area and shall have a minimum ground clearance of eight feet (8'); 3: All such signs shall be non-energized and non-electrical. I. Freeway Identification Signs. Signs oriented to freeway traffic shall be permitted subject to the following limitations: 1. Properties containing such signs shall be adjacent to a freeway or a freeway ramp; 2. Businesses are permitted a wall sign facing the freeway subject to the limitations of Section 17.94.170.C; 3. Individual businesses and integrated developments of five - (5) or more units with at least one hundred and fifty feet (150') of freeway frontage may be permitted a free- standing freeway identification sign subject to the following: a. Total sign area shall not exceed thirty (30) square feet per one hundred (100) lineal feet of freeway frontage, provided, however, that the maximum sign area shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet; b. No sign shall exceed forty-five feet (45') in height; c. All free-standing signs shall be subject to review and approval by the Planning Commission subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.82, Design Review; d. Said business must be freeway oriented business, as determined by the Planning Commission; e. Said business must be easily accessible to a freeway ramp, as determined by the Planning Commission; f. Said sign shall not block another freeway oriented free-standing sign. The applicant shall be responsible for providing the Planning Commission with evidence to assure satisfactory compliance with this requirement. g. Said sign shall be located in a planter area not less than one hundred feet (100') with one dimension being at least five feet (5'). Page 13 Ordinance No. 937 J. Temporary window signs, including signs painted on windows shall be permitted subject to the following: 1. They shall be permitted only inside a window of the business to which such sign pertains; 2. Total area occupied by said sign shall not screen the view of the inside of said tenant space; 3. Signs shall be displayed in a neat and orderly manner and shall not contain any words, symbols or pictures that may be offensive to the general public; K. Signs for gasoline dispensing establishments shall comply with the provisions of Section 17.94.200. 17.94.180 - Signs in the Central Business District (CBD1. Regulations for the CBD shall be per the Downtown Design Review Guidelines/Standards: 17.94.190 - Signs in the Industrial Districts. The following regulations shall apply to all signs and outdoor advertising structures in the "M" District: A. No sign shall be permitted that does not pertain directly to an approved business conducted on the premises; B. All signs, except those provided for in Section 17.94.150, Temporary Advertising Devices, shall be permanent in nature and shall be consistent with and reflect the architectural design of the building with which they are associated, and shall incorporate unifying features such as materials; C. The total sign area permitted per building frontage shall not exceed one (1) square foot on which the sign is located subject to the following: 1. Maximum size of any sign shall be 100 square feet; 2. Building frontages may not be combined to permit a larger sign on any one building frontage; 3. Signs shall be attached to the building or canopy, parallel to the building face. No portion of any sign or its supporting structure, may project more than six inches (6") from the face of the building or structure nor exceed 3 inches in thickness, to which it is attached; D. Business in an integrated development shall comply with a uniform sign program approved by the Planning Commission. E. In addition to the above, businesses in a separate building and occupying the entire building area on a parcel with a street frontage of at least one hundred feet (100') on one street may be permitted a free-standing monument sign subject to the following: 1. Sign area per street frontage shall not exceed 20 square feet per 100 lineal feet of the street frontage on which the sign is located, provided, however, that no one sign shall exceed sixty (60) square feet; 2. Maximum height of the sign shall not exceed four feet (4') in height; 3. No portion of any sign or supporting structure shall be located closer than five feet (5') to any property line, Page 14 Ordinance No. 937 not be located in such a manner as to constitute a hazard to pedestrian or vehicular traffic; 4. No sign is permitted for frontages on local residential streets; 5. All free-standing signs shall include the address of the business in numerals and/or letters at least six inches (6") high. Addresses shall not be obstructed by landscaping or other obstructions; 6. All free-standing signs shall be located in a planter area not less than fifty (50) square feet in area and with a minimum width of five feet (5'1. F. In addition to the above, one center identification sign per street frontage is permitted for integrated developments of five or more separate units subject to the same regulations stipulated in Section 17.94.190.E. G. Freeway Identification Signs. Individual businesses and integrated developments may be permitted a wall sign facing the freeway subject to the limitations of 17.94.190.0. H. Signs for gasoline dispensing establishments shall comply with the provisions of Section 17.94.200. 17.94.200 - Signs for Gasoline Dispensing Establishments The following regulations shall apply to all signs and advertising structures for service stations, including mini-markets or similar associated uses: A. One free-standing sign per street frontage may be permitted subject to the following: 1. Sign area shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet per one hundred (100) lineal feet of street frontage, plus twenty-four (24) square feet. Price signing shall be included within this sign area; 2. Maximum height of the sign shall not exceed six feet (6') above the adjacent public sidewalk; 3. Signs shall reflect the architectural design of the building with which they are associated and shall incorporate unifying features such as materials; 4. Street frontages may not be combined to permit a larger sign on any frontage; 5. All free-standing signs shall include the address of the business in numerals and/or letters at least six inches (6") high. Addresses shall not be obstructed by landscaping or other obstructions; 6. All free-standing signs shall be located in a planter area not less than fifty (50) square feet in area and with a minimum of five feet (5'). B. The total sign area of all wall signs per building frontage shall not exceed one (1) square foot per lineal foot of building frontage on which the sign is located; C. Signs above pump and pump islands shall be limited to directions for use of pumps and payments, or other signs required by state regulations, and sign area shall not exceed a total of ten (10) square feet per pump island; Page 15 Ordinance No. 937 D. Window signs, including signs painted on windows shall be permitted subject to the following: 1. They shall be permitted only inside a window of the business to which such signs pertain; 2. Total area occupied by said sign shall not screen the view of the inside of said tenant space; 3. Signs shall be displayed in a neat and orderly manner and shall not contain any words, symbols or pictures that may be offensive to the general public. E. Temporary advertising signs may be permitted subject to the provisions of Section 17.94.150, Temporary Advertising Devices. 17.94.210 - Signs in Open Space and Recreational Districts. Except as provided in Section 17.94.060, Exceptions, all signs in Open Space and Recreational Districts shall be subject to review and approval of the Planning Commission, which shall consider the special circumstances of these zones, including special hazards and overly zones which may be associated with them. Generally, the regulations set forth in Section 17.94.170, Signs in Commercial Districts, shall be used as guidelines for signs in these districts. INTRODUCED AND APPROVED UPON FIRST READING this 25th of August 1992 upon the following roll call vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: CHERVENY, DOMINCUEZ, WINKLER, b1ASHBURN NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ALON,I ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED UPON SECOND READING this 8th day of Septem[~er , 1992, upon the following roll call vote: ~"11~s11'. Vicki L City of (SEAL) AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: 1Y-~~ yn Kasad, City Clerk L e Elsinore CHERVENY, DOMINr,UEZ, b1INKLER, 4dASHBURN ALONrI NONE NON IN ~>~'~ G M. Washburn, Mayor 'ty of Lake Elsinore APPROVED AS O FORM AND LEGALITY: John Harp r City Attorney City of ke Elsinore STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS: CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE ) -- I, Vicki Lynne Kasad, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that. the foregoing Ordinance was read for adoption on August 25, 1992 and was passed on second reading September 8, 1992, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: CHERVENY, DOMINGUEZ, WINKLER, WASHBURN NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ALONGi ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ~_\~ VICKI. LYNNE K D, CITY CLERK CITY OF LAKE SINORE (SEAL) STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS: CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE) I, Vicki .Lynne Kasad, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 937 of said Council, and that the same has not been amended or repealed. DATED: September 9, 1992 VICKI LYNNE K AD, CITY CLERK CITY OF LAKE SINORE (SEAL)