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RESOLUTION NO. 10- 47
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE APPROVING
AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 8.84 (SIGN REGULATIONS) OF THE
DUBLIN ZONING ORDINANCE RELATED TO TEMPORARY PROMOTIONAL BANNERS
PLPA-2010-00046
WHEREAS, at the request of the City Council, Staff has been reviewing the Zoning
Ordinance for ways to streamline the entitlement process for development applications and to
promote businesses in Dublin; and
WHEREAS, on July 20, 2010, the City Council adopted Ordinance 15-10 which extended
for one year certain modifications to Chapter 8.84, Sign Regulations intended to allow greater
flexibility for posting banner signs; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 15-10 will expire on August 19, 2011 after which the previous
regulations relating to banner signs will then take effect; and
WHEREAS, at the time it adopted Ordinance 15-10, the City Council directed Staff to
draft an ordinance making the temporary modifications to Chapter 8.84 permanent; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance are set forth in the
proposed Ordinance that is attached as Exhibit A to this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8.120.050.13 of the Dublin Municipal Code, the Planning
Commission finds that the Zoning Ordinance Amendment is consistent with the Dublin General
Plan and all applicable Specific Plans; and
WHEREAS, the project has been found to be exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because the amendments
to Title 8(Zoning Ordinance) of the Dublin Municipal Code do not have the potential for causing a
significant effect on the environment; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hold a public hearing on the proposed
modifications on September 28, 2010, for which proper notice was given in accordance with
California State Law; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission at its September 28, 2010, meeting did hear and
use its independent judgment and considered all said reports, recommendations, and testimony
hereinabove set forth.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE Dublin Planning Commission does
hereby recommend that the City Council adopt the Ordinance attached hereto as Exhibit A.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 28th Day of September 2010 by the
following votes:
AYES: King, Brown, Schaub, Wehrenberg, Swalwell
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN: `
Plan ing ommiss n Ch irperson
ATTEST:
Planni M ger
G:IPA#120101PLPA-2010-00046 ZOA Signs, BannerslPC 09.28.20101PC Att 4- Reso.DOC
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ORDINANCE NO. xx - 10
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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AMENDING CHAPTER 8.84 (SIGN REGULATIONS) OF THE DUBLIN ZONING ORDINANCE
RELATED TO TEMPORARY PROMOTIONAL BANNERS
PLPA-2010-00046
WHEREAS, on July 20, 2010, the City Council adopted Ordinance 15-10 which extended
for one year certain modifications to Dublin Municipal Code Chapter 8.84, Sign Regulations
intended to allow greater flexibility for posting banner signs; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 15-10 will expire on August 19, 2011 and the previous
regulations will then take effect; and
WHEREAS, at the time it adopted Ordinance 15-10, the City Council directed Staff to
draft an ordinance making the temporary modifications to Chapter 8.84 permanent; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hold a properly noticed public hearing on this
project on September 28, 2010 and adopted Resolution 10-xx recommending that the City
Council adopt an Ordinance amending Chapter 8.84 of the Dublin Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, a properly noticed public hearing was held by the City Council on
, 2010; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 8.120.050.13 of the Dublin Municipal Code, the City
Council finds that the Zoning Ordinance Amendments are consistent with the Dublin General
Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council did hear and use its independent judgment and consider all
said reports, recommendations and testimony hereinabove set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1.
Compliance with California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"): The City Council declares
this Ordinance is exempt from CEQA per CEQA Guidelines Section 15601(b) (3). Section
15601(b) (3) states that CEQA applies only to those projects that have the potential to cause a
significant effect on the environment. The adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from CEQA
because the Ordinance does not, in itself, allow the construction of any building or structure, but
it sets forth the regulations that shall be followed if and when a building or structure is proposed
to be constructed or a site is proposed to be developed. This Ordinance of itself, therefore, has
no potential for resulting in significant physical change in the environment, directly or ultimately.
EXHIBIT A TO
ATTACHMENT 6
SECTION 2.
Section 8.84.030 of the Dublin Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows in its
entirety:
Section 8.84.030 Sign Approvals and Decisionmaker Authority by Zoning District.
Matrix A, Sign Approvals and Decisionmaker Authority prescribes the necessary permits and
the decisionmaker authority applicable to the specified signs for each zoning district:
Matrix A
Sian Approvals and Decisionmaker Authoritv by Zoninq District*
Sign Type A R-1, R-2, R-M C-N C-O C-1 C-2 M-P, M-1, M-2
Awning E X ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC
Bulletin Board BP BP BP BP BP BP BP
Coming Soon x X ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC
Community ID X ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC
Electronic Readerboard x X CUP PC CUP PC CUP(PC) CUP PC CUP(Pc)
Freestanding 20' or less in
ht. E X ZC X BP BP BP
Freestanding greater than
20' in height x X X X SDR SDR SDR
Grand-Opening x X ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC
Identification ** ZC/SDR ZC/SDR ZC/SDR ZC/SDR ZC/SDR ZC/SDR ZC/SDR
Master Sign Program SDR(ZA X SDR(ZA) SDR(ZA) SDR(ZA) SDR(ZA) SDR(ZA)
Office Building Master ID X X ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC
Off-Site Residential
Development Directional BP BP BP BP BP BP BP
Off-Site Temporary For Sale
or Lease E X ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC
Open-House X Permitted x X X X X
Permanent Banner Sign x X X X MSP/SDR MSP/SD
R MSP/SDR
Projecting E X BP BP BP BP BP
Service Station Display
Structure x X ZC X ZC ZC ZC
Service Station Price Sin x X ZC X ZC ZC ZC
Special Easement E X ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC
Temporary Promotional (21
days) X ZC' ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC
Tenant Directory x X BP BP BP BP BP
Wall E X BP BP BP BP BP
Window X X BP BP BP BP BP
Notes for Matrix A:
E Business Signs not exceeding an area of ten (10) square feet per side are permitted per Section 8.84.090. and subject to Building
Permit
BP Permitted and subject to Building Permit
CUP Conditional Use Permit Approval Required and subject to Building Permit
SDR Site Development Review Approval by Staff Required and subject to Building Permit
PC Planning Commission is decision maker authority
ZA Zoning Administrator is decision maker authority
ZC Zoning Clearance by Staff Required and subject to Building Permit
X Not Permitted
Matrix A does not reflect Exempt Signs in Section 8.84.140
A sign of up to 24 square feet on a side is allowed with a Zoning Clearance and a sign of up to 36 square feet on a side is allowed
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with a Site Development Review.
Only Temporary Banners, not exceeding 12-square feet, are allowed for apartment communities (see Section 8.84.020.6 for
definition). All other temporary promotional signs are not allowed in this zoning district.
Planned Development signage is permitted by Section 8.84.100.
A Sign Exception to a regulation in this Chapter may be applied for per Section 8.84.200.
SECTION 3.
Section 8.84.040 of the Dublin Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows in its
entirety:
Section 8.84.040 Matrix B, Sign Development Regulations. The following Matrix B, Sign
Development Regulations, prescribes required development regulations for permitted signs.
The information in Matrix B is subordinate to and supplementary to the information in Section
8.84.050, Signs Subject To Permits."
Matrix B
Siqn Development Requlations **
Sign Type Maximum Maximum Maximum Area per Location Copy Restrictions * Additional
Section Number of Height side Requirements* Regulations
No. signs ins . ft.
Awning 1 per business or 2 ft. 6 in. 1 sq. ft. per lineal ft. of 1 per business or N/A May project 36
Sec. tenant frontage as Tenant Frontage to tenant frontage inches. More
8.84.050.A permitted by Sec. maximum of 150 sq. ft. with maximum of than 36 inches
8.84.110 B.4. (with SDR, 1.5/lineal ft. three frontages. with SDR.
to max of 250 sq. ft.); Max. sign length
25% bonus if tenant of 24 ft.
space is 100 ft. from
Street.
Bulletin 1 6 ft. 24 sq. ft. 10 ft. from front Announcements
Board property line; pertaining to an on-site
Sec. Must meet all church, school,
8.84.050.13 other yard community center,
requirements. park, hospital or
institutional building.
Coming 2 8 ft. 32 sq. ft. On construction Opening date, May only be
Soon site. architect, engineer, placed during
Sec. contractor, future time period
8.84.050.C business, or lender. between building
permit and final
occupancy.
Community 1 20 ft. 120 sq. ft. Service club names Illumination shall
ID and emblems and not be
Sec. community slogans intermittent;
8.84.050.D Means of
support shall be
concealed.
Electronic Per Sec. 8.84.110 Per Sec. Per Sec. 8.84.110 if wall Per Sec. 8.84.110 Per Sec. 8.84.110 if Per Sec.
Readerboar if wall sign; 8.84.110 if sign; 8.84.120 if if wall sign; wall sign; 8.84.120 if 8.84.110 if wall
d Sec. 8.84.120 if free- wall sign; freestanding sign. 8.84.120 if freestanding sign. sign; 8.84.120 if
8.84.050.E standing sign. 8.84.120 if freestanding sign. freestanding
freestandin sign.
sign.
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Sign Type Maximum Maximum Maximum Area per Location Copy Restrictions ` Additional
Section Number of Height side Requirements' Regulations "
No. signs ins . ft.
Freestandin 1 per parcel; 2 or 10 ft. at 15 sq. ft. per side at In a planter of Must indicate building Must have
g 20' or more with Master property property line; May appropriate address or address minimum
less in Sign Program. line; May increase 2.5 sq. feet per dimension; Not range. clearance of 14
height; be side for each 1 ft. sign is closer than 50 feet if
Freestandin increased set back from nearest feet from R-O-W overhanging
g greater .5 ft. for street frontage property of Interstate vehicular way;
than 20' in every 1 ft. line. Maximum of 150 sq. Highway; Must not project
height. the sign is ft. Permitted within into a public
Sec. set back required yards; At right-of-way.
8.84.120. from the one or more main
nearest entrances with
street Master Sign
frontage Program.
property
line up to a
maximum
of 20 ft.;
Up to 35 ft.
with SDR.
Grand- 1 No limit. No limit. Must be displayed Only effective
Opening on the site on within 60 days
Sec. which grand- of initial
8.84.050.G opening will occupancy; 30-
occur. day maximum.
Identificatio 1 6 ft. 24 sq. ft. with Zoning None. Name and/or use of Means of
n Clearance; 36 sq. ft. building. support shall be
Sec. with SDR. concealed.
8.84.050.H
Office 1 8 ft. 25 sq. ft. None. Name of office 100 ft. minimum
Building building, institutional parcel frontage
Master ID use and address required; Means
Sec. of support shall
8.84.050.1 be concealed.
Off-Site Determined by Determined Determined by Director of Determined by Determined by Director Determined by
Residential Director of by Director Community Development Director of of Community Director of
Developme Community of Community Development Community
nt Development Community Development Development
Directional Developme
Sec. nt
8.84.050.)
Off-Site 1 per 100 ft. of 8 ft: 16 sq. ft. Off-site sign is For sale or lease; Must be
Temporary street frontage; located in immed. Name and phone constructed of
For sale or Up to 2 per vicinity of number of agent and/or wood, plywood,
lease parcel. advertised agency. metal or other
Sec. premises w/o rigid material.
8.84.050.K direct access to
public road.
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Sign Type Maximum Maximum Maximum Area per Location Copy Restrictions' Additional
Section Number of Height side Requirements" Regulations `
No. signs ins . ft.
Open- Maximum of 4 per 3 ft. 4 sq. ft. On sidewalk and Not attached to
House property; Up to 8 landscaping strip any public sign,
Sec. per inter-section. but cannot disrupt post, traffic
8.84.0501 One per property normal vehicular signal or utility
being advertised flow, block views, pole; No
at a given block ingress or additional tags,
intersection egress to any riders,
residence or streamers,
business, or balloons or
restrict a sidewalk other
to less than 32 attachments;
inches. Permitted on
Prohibited in Holidays,
center divider or Saturdays and
traffic islands of Sundays and
public streets; one agent tour
Cannot be within day each week
5 ft. radius of a from 10:00 a.m.
call box, fire to sunset.
hydrant or mail
box.
Pedestrian/ 1 N/A 5 sq. ft. Suspended from None. 8 ft. vertical
Shingle canopy over a clearance;
Sec. sidewalk directly Perpendicular
8.84.050.M in front of the door to business
of the business. building wall.
Permanent N/A Per Per MSP/SDR Per MSP/SDR Name of shopping Maintain in
Banner MSP/SDR center, business or good condition;
Sec. logo. Subject to
8.84.050.N semi-annual
review;
Replace if in
poor
maintenance.
Projecting 1 per business. 2 ft. 6 in.; 16 sq. ft.; May be In middle 1/3 of N/A Sec. 8.84.110
Sec. May be increased through SDR. front wall of (C)
8.84.050.P increased building.
through
SDR.
Service 1 8 ft. 16 sq. ft. None. Name of service May be
Station station. combined with
Display Service Station
Structure Price Signs;
Sec. Placed in
8.84.050.Q landscape
planter
Service 2 6 ft. 16 sq. ft for 3 fuel 1 per street Gasoline prices. May be
Station products; 24 sq. ft for 4 frontage. combined with
Price Signs fuel products. Service Station
Sec. Display
8.84.050.R Structure.
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Sign Type Maximum Maximum Maximum Area per Location Copy Restrictions * Additional
Section Number of Height side Requirements* Regulations
No. signs ins . ft.
Special 1 4 ft. 24 sq. ft. Within immediate Name of business In-lieu of
Easement vicinity of the and/or center. Freestanding
Sec. business the sign Sign; Business
8.84.050.S advertises. located on
parcel w/o
direct access or
frontage on
improved
ROW; must be
connected by
roadway/acces
s easement.
Temporary Per Zoning Per Zoning Per Zoning Clearance. Only on site on Per Zoning Clearance. Maximum of 21
Promotional Clearance. Clearance. which business is consecutive
Sec. located and shall calendar days
8.84.050.T Banner signs shall not be not be located so per permit; 21
larger than-60 square feet that the sign is consecutive
higher than the calendar day
eave of the waiting period
structure in which between
the business is permits.
located.
Temporary One (1) Temporary Banner for Temporary
Promotional Apartment Communities Banners for
Banner for which shall not exceed 12 Apartment
Apartment square feet Communities
Sec. shall be
8.84.0503 allowed 10
consecutive
days per
permit; 20
consecutive
calendar days
waiting period
between
permits. The
duration in
which banners
may be
displayed is
limited to a
maximum
duration of 90-
days per
calendar year.
Tenant 1 N/A 12 sq. ft. At entrance of Listing of tenant names None
Directory building on an and suite
Sec. exterior wall. numbers/letters.
8.84.050.U
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Sign Type
Section
No. Maximum
Number of
signs Maximum
Height Maximum Area per
side
ins . ft. Location
Requirements* Copy Restrictions * Additional
Regulations
Wall 1 per business or 7 ft. 6 in. 1 sq. ft. per lineal ft. of 1 per business or N/A May project 12
Sec. tenant frontage Tenant Frontage to tenant frontage inches, 30
8.84.110V with maximum of maximum of 150 sq. ft. with maximum of inches w/ SDR.
three frontages (with SDR, 1.5/lineal ft. to three frontages. Max. sign
Rev. Ord. max of 250 sq. ft.); 25% length 24 ft.
20-06 bonus if tenant space is
(November 100 ft. from Street.
2006
Window N/A N/A N/A Inside a building. N/A Not more than
Sec. 25% of
8.84.050.W contiguous
window area.
* Location Requirements, Copy Restrictions and Additional Regulations are in addition to those identified in Sections
8.84.110 and 8.84.120.
** Matrix B does not reflect Exempt Signs in Sec. 8.84.140
SECTION 4.
Section 8.84.050.S of the Dublin Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows in its
entirety:
S. Temporary Promotional Signs. Temporary Promotional Signs permitted pursuant to a
Zoning Clearance may be placed on-site for a maximum of twenty-one (21) consecutive
calendar days per permit when used for special promotional events or needs. A
minimum waiting period of twenty-one (21) consecutive calendar days between permits
is required, with the exception of balloons as defined herein and temporary banners for
apartment communities. A Banner Sign shall not be larger than 60 square feet in size
and the sign shall not be located so that the sign is taller than the eave of the structure in
which the business is located.
One (1) temporary banner for apartment communities is permitted pursuant to a Zoning
Clearance and may be placed on-site for a maximum of ten (10) consecutive calendar
days per permit when used for special promotional events or needs. A minimum waiting
period of twenty (20) consecutive calendar days between permits is required. In addition,
the duration in which banners may be displayed is limited to a maximum duration of 90
days per calendar year. A temporary banner sign for apartment communities shall not
be larger than 12 square feet (see Section 8.84.020.13 for definition of apartment
communities).
Any tethered or un-tethered balloon of greater than 15 inches in diameter shall be
permitted only as a temporary promotional sign and subject to a permit. All balloons
shall be tethered to the ground only with the bottom of the balloon on the ground and
shall not be permitted to be attached to any structure or vehicle. No permit(s) singularly
or cumulative shall be issued that allows any temporary promotional signs that include
balloons for more than 21 days per calendar year. Zoning clearance(s) may be issued
for periods less than 15 days.
Up to 4 searchlights, attached to function as a single unit, are permitted as a Temporary
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Promotional Sign pursuant to a Zoning Clearance. No permit(s) singularly or cumulative
shall be issued that allows any temporary promotional sign(s) that include searchlights
for more than 21 days per calendar year. Zoning clearance(s) may be issued for periods
less than 15 days.
SECTION 5:
Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance are severable and if any provision, clause,
sentence, word or part thereof is held illegal, invalid, unconstitutional, or inapplicable to any
person or circumstances, such illegality, invalidity, unconstitutionality, or inapplicability shall not
affect or impair any of the remaining provisions, clauses, sentences, sections, words or parts
thereof of the ordinance or their applicability to other persons or circumstances.
SECTION 6.
Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be enforced thirty (30) days following its
adoption.
SECTION 7.
Posting. The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in at least
three (3) public places in the City of Dublin in accordance with Section 36933 of the
Government Code of the State of California.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Dublin on this
- day of 2010, by the following votes:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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