HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2001 - 189RESOLUTION NO. 2001 -189
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AMENDING APPENDIX A OF THE SIGN ORDINANCE
(MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 18.62.030) REGARDING
ALLOWABLE SIGN HEIGHTS FOR FREEWAY -ORIENTED
SIGNS IN GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONES
Applicant: John Healy, Westfield Corporation
Case File No. A-2001-4
WHEREAS, Chapter 18.62 of the National City Municipal Code regulating
signs and outdoor advertising, refers to a certain Appendix A (Section 18.62.030); and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission finds it to be in the public interest to
amend said Appendix A, in the manner provided by Chapter 18.136 of said Code, to set forth
therein guideline standards for signs located near freeways; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has received and reviewed the planning
Commission recommendation in support of this amendment and concurs with their findings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Appendix A of the sign
ordinance (Municipal Code Section 18.62.030) is hereby amended to read as follows:
HR 2. GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONE (All "C" zones except CL)
FREE STANDING: NEAR FREEWAY - Those outdoor
advertising structures (signs) placed near freeways, as described in
Municipal Code Chapter 9.32, shall be limited to a maximum height of
80 feet measured to the top of the sign. All such signs exceeding the
height limit for "FREE STANDING" signs herein shall be subject to
Planning Commission review. Such review shall include a finding that
the requested sign structure height is, or is not, necessary to afford the
reasonable vision clearances and line of sight viewing of the sign from
vehicles traveling on the adjoining freeway. The Planning Commission
may adopt guideline standards for use in making such findings. A
general standard of 500 ft. minimum sight distance for 15" letters and a
minimum nine -second exposure at 55 MPH highway speeds will be used.
Persons seeking such Planning Commission review will be expected to
furnish engineering design data and drawings sufficient to demonstrate
the need for exceeding normal height limit standards. The Planning
Commission will limit the height of all such signs to no more than that
which is necessary to achieve these standards.
Resolution No. 2001 — 189
December 4, 2001
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PASSED and ADOPTED this 4'11day of December, 2001.
ATTEST:
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Miel Dalla, C. Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney
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George H. aters, Mayor