HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 196 ORDINANCE NO. 196
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL
CITY, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ZONING
ORDINANCE BY AMENDING REGULATIONS
PERTAINING TO SIGN STANDARDS AND ADOPTING
A NEGATIVE DECLARATION TO ESTABLISH
CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL OF
FREEWAY-ORIENTED SIGNS.
The city council of the City of Cathedral City does ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to state and local environmental
guidelines, it has been determined that the regulations
encompassed in this ordinance are not considered to have a
significant impact on the environment and therefore a negative
declaration is approved.
SECTION 2 . Paragraph (14) and (15) of Subsection b of
Section 1 of Division C of Article V, General Provisions, of the
Cathedral City Zoning Ordinance concerning the definition of
freeway-oriented signs and freeway-oriented uses is hereby
deleted.
SECTION 3 . Subsection 1 hereby is added to Section 4 of
Division C of Article V, General Provisions, of the Cathedral
City Zoning Ordinance concerning signs to read as follows:
(L) Freeway-Oriented Signs
In addition to other signs permitted in the zone
district, freeway-oriented signs designed to be
viewed primarily from the Interstate 10 Freeway in
the vicinity of its intersection with Date Palm Drive
may be permitted by the Planning Commission pursuant
to Design Review. The following standards are
intended to restrict such signs to freeway-oriented
businesses and set development standards:
(1) The freeway-oriented sign will identify the name
of the freeway-oriented use which occupies the
same parcel on which the sign would be located
unless provided otherwise herein. Said
freeway-oriented use means any business or group
of businesses which as their primary purpose
cater to the nonresident, traveling public on
Interstate 10 Freeway. Such uses shall be
limited to motels, hotels, restaurants and
service stations or other similar business if
the Planning Commission finds that said business
primarily and customarily would cater to the
interstate traveler.
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(2) The freeway-oriented sign identifying a
freeway-oriented use will be within 1, 000 feet
radius distance from the point of roadway
intersection of the Interstate 10 on- and
off-ramps (nearest the site) with the Date Palm
Drive right-of-way.
(3) A maximum of one freeway-oriented sign structure
may be permitted on a legal parcel which
contains the on-premise freeway business. No
freeway-oriented sign structure shall be located
closer than 300 feet from any other
freeway-oriented sign structure not separated by
a public street. Freeway- oriented sign
structures shall be located in such a manner so
as to not adversely block the visibility of
another existing freeway-oriented sign structure
from the view of the traveling public on the
freeway. For the purpose of this code a
freeway-oriented sign structure is the pole, or
other similar structure to which the
freeway-oriented sign is affixed.
(4) The height of the proposed freeway-oriented sign
and the sign structure shall be determined by
the Planning Commission based on the height
needed by the traveling public to view the sign,
but shall not, for a single business, exceed 50
feet. The applicant shall furnish sight-line
studies to demonstrate the sign height needs.
(5) Sign structure height may be increased an
additional five feet for each additional
business advertised, provided the total sign
height does not exceed 75 feet.
(6) The distance between the lowest portion of the
sign panel and ground level as measured one foot
from the base of the sign structure shall not be
less than half the height of the sign structure.
(7) The freeway-oriented sign area shall be
determined by the Planning Commission based upon
the area needed by the traveling public to view
the sign, but in no instance to exceed 150
square feet per business advertised.
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(8) A freeway sign may list adjacent or nearby
off-premise freeway-oriented businesses.
However, a freeway-oriented business may only be
listed on one freeway sign structure.
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(9) Sign information on freeway-oriented signs shall
be limited to corporate logos or business names
only.
(10) Illumination shall be limited to internal
lighting.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full
force and effect thirty (30) days after passage.
SECTION 5. POSTING. The City Clerk shall within 15 days
after the passage of this ordinance, cause it to be posted in at
least the 3 public places designated by resolution of the City
Council; shall certify to the adoption and posting of this
ordinance; and shall cause this ordinance and its certification,
together with proof of posting, to be entered in the book of
ordinances of this City.
The foregoing ordinance was approved and adopted at a meeting
of the City Council held on December 2 I 1987 by the
following vote.
Ayes: Councilmembers Di Grandi, Hillery, Krings, Murphy and Mayor Paquette
Noes: None
Absent: None
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CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER
IHEREBY CERTIFY, UNDER PEN L'fY OF PERJURY, THAT THE
FOREGOING ORDINANCE NO. WAS DULY ADOPTED
L BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY,
CALIFOR IA_IN A MEETING THEREOF HELD ON THE SlArl
DAY OF ,198 , AND THAT SAME WAS POSTED
IN AT LEAST THE THREE PUBLIC PLACES SPECIFIED FOR SUCH
POSTINGS, BY THE SAID CITY COUNCIL.
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