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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 2003ORDINANCE NO. 2003 AN ORDINANCE OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AMENDING LODI MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 17 — DEVELOPMENT CODE — ARTICLE 3, "SITE PLANNING AND GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS," CHAPTER 17.34, "SIGNS," BY ADDING SECTION 17.34.070.H, "ELECTRONIC MESSAGE SIGNS ON CITY PROPERTY," AND BY AMENDING SECTION 17.34.060.C.B.3 TO REVISE THE STANDARDS FOR SIGNS IN THE GC AND INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS ------------------- BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Lodi Municipal Code Title 17 — Development Code — Article 3, "Site Planning and General Development Standards," Chapter 17.34, "Signs," is hereby amended by adding Section 17.34.070.H, "Community Electronic Message Signs," as follows: 17.34.070 — Standards for Specific Sign Types H. Electronic Message Signs on City Property This sign type is intended to provide for the location of electronic message signs incorporating an illuminated LED panel at City -owned facilities throughout Lodi. Electronic Message Signs on City Property are subject to the following: 1. Locations. Electronic Message Signs on City Property shall be placed only on City -owned or City - controlled property, regardless of the zoning of the property. 2. Sign Type. Electronic Message Signs on City Property must be one of the following types. a. Monument (ground -mounted on a base) b. Pole (elevated above the ground on a central support) c. Building -mounted (affixed to a building) 3. Brightness. The following standards apply to the brightness of Electronic Message Signs on City Property: a. Maximum brightness of the LED panel for any sign is 7,500 nits. b. Brightness must be controlled to automatically adjust the sign to respond to ambient lighting conditions and reduce glare and spillover to adjacent properties. c. A lower maximum lighting level may be imposed through the Conditional Use Permit for an individual sign. 4. Enclosures and Supports. Sign enclosures and supports must be designed to be compatible with the architecture of buildings on the site. 5. Number and Spacing of Signs. a. Any number of signs may be placed on a parcel, subject to approval by the Planning Commission. b. No specific spacing is required between signs, except that the Planning Commission may impose a spacing requirement based on site-specific circumstances as part of the review of the Conditional Use Permit for an individual sign. 6. Height, Size, Hours of Operation, and Other Standards. Standards for the various types of Electronic Message Signs on City Property are as follows. a. Monument Sign i. Maximum height is ten (10) feet, including the height of the sign base. ii. Maximum screen size is four (4) feet high by eight (8) feet wide. iii. Sign may be single or double -sided. Size for a double -sided sign is calculated by measuring one sign face. b. Pole Sign i. Maximum height is twenty (20) feet. The maximum height to the bottom of the LED panel shall not exceed twelve (12) feet. ii. The maximum screen size is six (6) feet high by twelve (12) feet wide. iii. The sign support must be at least one-third the width of the sign face. c. Building -Mounted i. The sign must be mounted to a vertical surface, such as a building wall or other architectural feature, provided that the top of the sign may not be more than forty-five (45) feet above the ground at the base of the wall. ii. The sign may not project over the top of the wall on which the sign is placed. iii. Maximum screen size is eight (8) feet high by sixteen (16) feet wide. d. Hours of Operation i. Sign operation shall be limited to the hours 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., unless different hours are established as part of the Conditional Use Permit for the sign. e. Content i The City may require that a reasonable amount of display time is provided to the City free of charge to allow the City to provide information to the public about civic events, City public information messages, emergency information, and the like. ii. Electronic Message Signs on City Property are not subject to any prohibition on off- site signs contained in this Code and may display commercial messages for businesses and activities not located on the site. f. Conditions of Approval may include dimensional and operational standards which are more stringent than those specified in this section if needed to address site-specific conditions. 2 7. Approval Process. a. All Electronic Message Signs on City Property require a Conditional Use Permit, which shall be reviewed and approved per Section 17.40.040 of this Zoning Code. An application for a Conditional Use Permit for an Electronic Message Signs on City Property may be denied if the City, in light of evidence in the record, determines that the proposed sign is not appropriate for the proposed location. b. All Electronic Message Signs on City property require site plan and architectural review approval by the Site Plan and Architectural Review Committee, per Section 17.40.020 of this Zoning Code. SECTION 2. Lodi Municipal Code Title 17 — Development Code Section 17.34.060.C.b.3, "GC and Industrial Districts," shall be amended to read as follows: 3. GC and Industrial Districts. Each sign within the GC and industrial zoning districts shall comply with the following standards: a. Size and Types of Signs Allowed. All signs located on parcels in the GC or any industrial zoning district shall meet the following requirements: The total allowed sign area for all signs on a parcel, including building -mounted and freestanding signs, shall be equal to one square foot of sign area per linear foot of all street frontages on adjacent public or private streets. u' : Sign area is based on the total of all street frontages Street Any parcel adjacent to a public or private street or streets is allowed one square foot of sign area for each linear foot of all street frontages. 3 Example: A corner parcel with two frontages of 200 linear feet each would be allowed a total of 400 square feet of signage: 200 frontage + 200 frontage = 400 square feet of sign area For parcels with a "flag lot" configuration, frontage shall be measured based on the width of the lot used for setback measurement per Section 17.14.060.C.1.b of this Code. The total allowed sign area may be divided among building -mounted and freestanding signs, provided that the size standards in this section are not exceeded. Example: A parcel with a total of 400 square feet of sign area could have one 84 -square -foot monument sign and 316 square feet of building -mounted signs: 400 square feet of total sign area - 84 square -foot monument sign = 316 square feet of building mounted signs (400 - 84 = 316) -OR- 400 square feet of total sign area can be used entirely for 400 square feet of building -mounted signs The sign area for building -mounted signage in a building containing multiple tenant spaces shall be apportioned based on the building frontage of each space, measured at the front entrance to each space, as shown in the example below. 20% 50% 30 Sign area for buildings containing multiple businesses shall be apportioned based on the building frontage of each business. Example: In the example illustrated above, and assuming that 400 square feet of sign area was to be used for building -mounted signs, each space would be assigned sign area as follows: 50% of building frontage = 50% of 400 SF = 200 square feet of building sign 30% of building frontage = 30% of 400 Sf = 120 square feet of building sign 30% of building frontage = 20% of 400 SF = 80 square feet of building sign 4 iv. Building -mounted signs for each tenant may be placed on all exterior walls which enclose the tenant's space. For a single -tenant building, this will be all exterior walls. Tenants in a multi -tenant building are limited to placing signs on their exterior walls. V. No individual building -mounted sign shall exceed 480 square feet in size. vi. Each parcel is permitted to have one freestanding monument sign, subject to the following: (A) The area of the freestanding sign shall be counted toward the maximum sign area for the parcel. (B) The sign may identify all businesses on the parcel. (C) If multiple tenants are shown on the sign, the area per tenant may be assigned as desired by the owner of the sign. It is not required that individual tenants be shown on a freestanding sign. (D) The sign shall not contain an electronic reader board. (E) The sign may be externally illuminated or may have backlit letters mounted on an opaque background. Internally illuminated freestanding signs are prohibited. (F) Maximum area for the freestanding sign shall be calculated as the gross square footage of the parcel divided by 2,178, up to a maximum sign size of 300 square feet. Example: 43,560 square foot parcel: 43,560/2,178 = 20 square feet 871,200 square foot parcel (20 acres): 871,200/2,178 = 400 square feet, but limited to maximum of 300 square feet b. Off -premises Signs. Off -premises signs are prohibited, with the exception of those that legally existed prior to the adoption of this development code. c. Setback Requirements. Each sign shall be set back at least two feet from the property line. d. Height Limit. No sign shall exceed the following height limits, as applicable. i. Building -mounted Signs. A building -mounted sign shall not exceed the height limit of the building or thirty-five feet, whichever is less. ii. Freestanding Signs. A freestanding sign shall not exceed the height of the tallest building on the site. iii. Freeway Information Area. (A) A freeway information (FI) area is established to include an area bounded: on the west by a line drawn fifty feet west of the west right-of-way line or Cherokee Lane or five hundred feet west of the west right-of-way line of the U.S. Highway 50-99 freeway, whichever is greater; and on the east by a line drawn five hundred feet east of the east right-of-way line of the U.S. Highway 50-99 freeway; and on the north and south by the then -current city limits. (B) A sign within the FI area shall not exceed a height of seventy-five feet. SECTION 3. No Conflict. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed insofar as such conflict may exist. 5 SECTION 4. No Mandatory Duty of Care. This ordinance is not intended to, and shall not be construed or given effect in a manner which imposes upon the City, or any officer or employee thereof, a mandatory duty of care toward persons or property within the City or outside of the City so as to provide a basis of civil liability for damages, except as otherwise imposed by law. SECTION 5. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. To this end, the provisions of this ordinance are severable. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance irrespective of the invalidity of any particular portion thereof. SECTION 6. Effective Date and Publication. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its adoption. In lieu of publication of the full text of the Ordinance within fifteen (15) days after its passage, a summary of the Ordinance may be published at least five (5) days prior to and fifteen (15) days after adoption by the City Council, and a certified copy shall be posted in the office of the City Clerk pursuant to Government Code section 36933(c)(1). Approved this 20th day of July, 2022 MARK CHANDLER Attest: Mayor DLA���� OLIVIA NASHED City Clerk State of California County of San Joaquin, ss. I, Olivia Nashed, City Clerk of the City of Lodi, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 2003 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi held June 15, 2022, and was thereafter passed, adopted, and ordered to print at a regular meeting of said Council held July 20, 2022, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Khan, Kuehn, Nakanishi, and Mayor Chandler NOES; COUNCIL MEMBERS — None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hothi ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None I further certify that Ordinance No. 2003 was approved and signed by the Mayor on the date of its passage and the same has been published pursuant to law. OLIVIA NASHED City Clerk Ap roved as to Form J�INt ❑. MAGDICH City Attorney 9