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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance - 2571 - Amend Title 18 ORDINANCE NO. 2571 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDDING AMENDING TITLE 18 (ZONING), CHAPTER 18.42 (SIGNS) BY AMENDING SECTIONS 18.42.030 (GENERAL STANDARDS) AND 18.42.040 (STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF SIGNS) AND CHAPTER 18.61 (LIST OF TERMS AND DEFINITIONS) BY AMENDING SECTION 18.61.020 (DEFINITIONS),ALL RELATING TO FREEWAY SIGNS WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing pertaining to the attached amendments to portions of Redding Municipal Code Title 18, Zoning Ordinance, on February 14, 2017, and recommended that the City Council adopt said Addendum and amendments; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on this date, prior to the first reading of this Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the Addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration (attached to the staff report) prepared for the amendments to Redding Municipal Code Title 18 is appropriate, since there is no substantial evidence, in light of the whole record before the City of Redding, that the proposed amendments will have a significant effect on the environment. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Title 18 (Zoning), Chapter 18.42 (Signs), Section 18.42.030 (General standards) is hereby amended to read as follows: 18.42.030–General standards. A. [No Change to subsection A] B. Maximum Sign Area and Illumination for Each Type of Sign by Zoning District. The maximum sign area, per sign, for each type of sign shall be based upon Schedule 18.42.030-B. This schedule indicates whether or not a permit is required by letters "P," meaning an Administrative Sign Permit is not required, and "ASP," meaning approval of G an Administrative Sign Permit is required. Refer to the following sections for regulations on each type of sign: J\ 1. Definitions—Chapter 18.61; J 2. Maximum number of pole, monument and shopping center identifier signs per lot —subsection E of this section; 3. Standards for certain types of signs—Section 18.42.040 of this chapter; Page 1 4. General sign construction standards—Section 18.42.060 of this chapter. Note: The maximum area for each sign type in the "PF" district shall be determined by administrative sign permit or, in the case of new development, by the site development permit or use permit required of the proposed development. Schedule 18.42.030-B: Maximum Sign Area and Illumination for Each Type of Sign by Zoning District "GC" "HC" "RL" "RM" "SC" "CBD-SP" "GI" Sign Type "RE" "LO" "GO" "NC" "RC" "UBD-SP" "HI" "RS" "SGD-SP" P/ASP P/ASP P/ASP P/ASP P/ASP P/ASP P/ASP P/ASP Detached Monument —/321 32/— 20/— 32/— 35/90 2 35/150 2 35/90 2 35/90 2 Public and 35/90 3 35/90 3 35/90 3 35/90 35/90 35/90 35/90 — semipublic signs Pole — — — — 60/90 90/150 90/150 90/125 Shopping Center — — — — — —/2004 —/2004 — identifier Accessory sign — — 6/— 6/— 6/20 6/20 6/20 6/— Signs on Buildings or Canopies Mural _ _ _ _ _ 300/301 or 300/301 or _ (nonadvertising) greater greater Supergraphic — — — — — 200/400 200/400 — Canopy,attached or freestanding — _ 20/— 30/— 30/— 35/— 35/— 35/— (including gas station canopies) Wall signs 12/24 1 20/40 20/40 25/50 75/— 200/250 s 150/200 5 150/200 S Projecting — — — — 20/— 30/— 30/— Roof or Mansard 60/— 60/90 60/90 — mounted Marquee — — — — — 60/125 60/125 — Page 2 Public and signs 12/243 12/24 12/24 12/30 60/75 60/90 60/90 60/90— semipublic Off-Site Signs See Sec. 18.42.080(H) Animated Signs Time and — — — 20/— 20/— 30/60 30/60 — temperature Rotating — — — — — —/90 —/90 — Alternating flashers Temporary Promotional Signs Banners(vinyl or — — — 12/— 12/— 24/50 24/50 24/50 canvas) Off-site signs and displays for public 12/32 12/32 12/32 12—/32 12/32 service promotions Off-site real estate —/32 —/32 — signs On-site real estate See See signs and Section Section 32/— 32/— 32/— 32/— 32/— 32/— construction signs 18.42.040 18.42.040 (0) (0) Balloons and _ — _ _ _ See Sec. See Sec. _ dirigibles 18.42.040(B) 18.42.040(B) Beacons and _ _ P P _ searchlights Political Signs 12/— 12/— 12/— 32/— 32/— 32/— 32/— 32/- 100 up to 75 up to 100 up to 100 up to 100 up to Window-painted 10%of 10%of 10%of 10%of 10%of — — — total sign total sign total sign total sign total sign signs area/200 area/200 area/200 area/200 area/200 or 30% or 30% or 30% or 30% or 30% Notes: ' For religious,general and senior residential care,and commercial recreation facilities only. (If illuminated,signs may be externally illuminated only.) 2 A monument sign up to 90 square feet may be erected in lieu of a pole sign subject to meeting the requirements of Section 18.42.040(E). Monument signs exceeding ninety square feet require approval of a site development ?ermit. An Administrative Sign Permit is required if the sign was not approved in conjunction with tentative map or planned development approval. A use permit is required for a shopping center identifier sign. 5 Cumulative wall signage on any one wall shall not exceed twenty percent of the wall area on which the signs are located. C. [No Change to subsection C] D. [No Change to subsection D] E. Maximum Number of Detached Pole, Monument, Shopping Center Identifier and Freeway Signs per Lot (pole, monument, identifier and freeway signs). Page 3 1. [No Change to subsection E.1.] 2. Shopping Center Identifier Signs. Each shopping center consisting of at least fifteen acres in size or one hundred and fifty thousand square feet of enclosed retail floor area shall be limited to one detached pole identifier sign pursuant to the standards of this chapter and the following provisions: a. Shopping centers with an identifier sign shall not be entitled to a pole sign or a freeway sign; b. [No Change to subsection E.2.b.] c. [No Change to subsection E.2.c.] 3. Freeway Signs. Subject to obtaining a use permit pursuant to Chapter 18.14, no more than one freeway sign may be allowed on parcels located not more than five hundred feet from a freeway travel lane and not more than one thousand feet from an Interstate 5 freeway travel lane developed with a single-tenant building of at least one hundred thousand square feet of enclosed retail floor area or which are part of a shopping center site of at least fifteen acres in size or one hundred and fifty thousand square feet of total enclosed retail floor area pursuant to the standards of this chapter and the following provisions: a. For shopping centers comprised of multiple parcels, no more than one freeway sign shall be allowed within the center. b. Where permitted by the decision making body for the use permit, freeway signs may be in addition to other freestanding signs on a parcel or within a shopping center. c. Freeway signs may require final plan review approval by the board if referred by the planning commission. 4. Off-Site Pole/Monument Signs. Two or more contiguous parcels, not located within a shopping center or similar cohesive development, may share a common pole or monument sign provided that an administrative sign permit is obtained. The sign may exceed the allowable size indicated in Schedule 18.42.030-B by up to fifteen percent; however, in such instances, the off-site parcel(s) shall reduce its maximum allowable sign area by the advertising area it occupies on the common sign and shall not be allowed an on-site pole or monument sign. Section 2. Title 18 (Zoning), Chapter 18.42 (Signs), Section 18.42.040 (Standards for certain types of signs) is hereby amended to read as follows: Page 4 18.42.040—Standards for certain types of signs. A. [No Change to subsections A through C] D. Freeway signs. 1. Size. Freeway signs shall not exceed a maximum sign area of four hundred square feet. 2. Height. Freeway signs shall not exceed sixty feet in height above surrounding grade; sign height may be increased to a maximum of seventy feet above surrounding grade if the decision making body finds that either: a. Trees to be preserved on-site or located off-site substantially obscure visibility of the sign from the freeway, and the freeway sign conforms to all other provisions of this title; or b. The elevation of the existing grade immediately adjacent to the freeway sign is below the elevation of a freeway travel lane located no greater than five hundred feet from the sign and the difference in grade cannot be resolved by moving the sign and that difference in grade obscures visibility of the sign from the freeway, and the freeway sign conforms to all other provisions of this title. 3. Location. a. Freeway signs shall be located as close as possible to the nearest freeway travel lane. b. Freeway signs shall comply with location requirements applicable under state or federal law, including but not limited to separation requirements. 4. Design and Landscaping. a. The design of a freeway sign shall be compatible with the shopping center's architectural style and shall be constructed of decorative and durable materials to reduce the likelihood of unsightly signs and blighted conditions. b. The design of a freeway sign's support structures shall be compatible with the overall design of the sign, including but not limited to materials, colors, textures, and scale. c. The sign cabinet or frame (or equivalent) bottom shall be at least ten feet above grade. Page 5 d. Landscaping compatible with the shopping center's landscape design shall be provided around the perimeter of the freeway sign base. 5. Other provisions. a. The illuminated face(s) of any freeway sign shall be oriented towards the freeway and shall be oriented away from nearby "Residential" Districts to the maximum extent feasible. b. Freeway signs located within five hundred feet of a "Residential" District shall not be illuminated between 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. c. At times when none of the businesses advertised on a freeway sign are open for business, the sign shall not be illuminated. 6. Maintenance. All freeway signs shall be maintained in conformance with the following standards: a. All freeway sign components shall be maintained free of physical damage and deterioration, including but not limited to sign surfaces, painted/treated stucco and wood, and decorative materials/features. b. All approved lighting associated with a freeway sign shall be maintained in a fully operational manner. In the event lighting is not fully operational, no portion of the sign shall be illuminated until the lighting has been restored to a fully operational state. E. [Subsections D through S are renumbered to subsections E through T consecutively with no change to text] Section 3. Title 18 (Zoning), Chapter 18.61 (List of Terms and Definitions), Section 18.61.020(Definitions) is hereby amended to read as follows: 18.61.020—Definitions. [The only changes are the following additions to Sign Terms, as noted below.] 30. Freeway. A restricted access highway with no at-grade intersections. Freeways within the City limits are Interstate 5, Highway 299 between Interstate 5 and the eastern City limits, and Highway 44 between Continental Street and the eastern City limits. 31. Freeway Sign. A freestanding sign oriented to and designed to be viewed from a freeway. Page 6 32. Freeway Travel Lane. Any freeway through lane, any lane providing direct connection from one freeway to another, and any freeway on-ramp or off-ramp. 33. ["Illegal Sign" previously numbered 30, shall be number 33. All other numbers shall be amended in consecutive order.] Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance. The City Council of the City of Redding hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases may be held invalid or unconstitutional. Section 5. The City Council hereby adopts the Addendum dated March 7, 2017, to the Mitigated Negative Declaration dated October 1, 2002, based on the information and findings set forth in the staff report and the Addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration. Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption thereof and cause its publication according to law. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced and read by the City Council of the City of Redding at a regular meeting on the 21st day of March, 2017, and was duly read and adopted at a regular meeting on the 4th day of April, 2017,by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: McElvain, Schreder, Sullivan,Winter, & Weaver NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None KRISTEN SCHREDER, Vice Mayor Attest: Form Approved: (41r(-4/ PAMELA MIZE, City Cler BARRY E. DeWALT, City Attorney Page 7