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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
PLANNING DIVISION
100 Civic Center Drive, P.O. Box 1768, Newport Beach, CA 92658-8915
949-644-3200 Fax: 949-644-3229
www.newportbeachca.gov
NOTICE OF INCOMPLETE FILING
March 3, 2020
Sunset Signs
Mike Heffernan
mike@sunsetsignsoc.com
Application No. Comprehensive Sign Program No. CS2020-001 (PA2020-019)
Address 20301 Acacia Street
Hello Mike,
Please be advised your submittal has been deemed incomplete. The proposal
requires a redesign and/or additional applications to proceed as detailed below:
1. Modification and Variance permits.
a. Pursuant to NBMC Section 20.90.120.F.14.b (Wall Signs), one identification
sign is allowed to be placed on a wall facing a public street. The site’s north
wall elevation faces the public street. The project proposes two signs are on
the east and west elevations and do not face a public street. To deviate from
the sign location requirements, a modification permit is required.
b. The Comprehensive Sign Program application can permit up to a 30%
deviation of maximum sign area, though the proposed sign area seems to
exceed this allowance. Per NBMC Section 20.90.120.F.14.b (Wall Signs),
signs for the site cannot “[comprise more than] ten (10) percent of the area of
the wall, including windows and door area, upon which the sign is located.” In
other words, the Comprehensive Sign application can permit a sign area of
up to 13% of the wall area Sign area beyond the 30% allowance (in this case
13% of the wall area). Sign area beyond 13% of the wall area requires a
modification permit.
«HearingDATE»
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c. Please see the Sign Area Computation standards below and (re)calculate
sign/ wall area figures:
d. NBMC Section 20.90.120.F.14.b (Wall Signs) continues that walls signs “shall
be nonilluminated.” Consequently, the proposed illuminated signs would
require a variance permit by the Planning Commission. Please remove
illumination or speak with a planner about the Variance application’s required
justification, findings, and other considerations.
e. NBMC Section 20.90.120.F.14.b restricts wall signs to “relating only to the
name and use of the building.” Consequently, a variance would be required
to allow a logo. Please remove the logo proposal or speak with a planner
about the Variance application’s required justification, findings, and other
considerations.
2. Plan Compliance. Please reference the attached redlined plan set.
a. Two different sign types (one with a single line of copy and another with two
lines) appear to be proposed, yet only one major tenant sign standard is
included in the plans – please address.
b. Please confirm there are only two signs proposed. If there are more please
illustrate their locations on the elevation exhibit, fully dimensioned, for review.
c. To improve clarity, please list the maximum linear footage of each sign instead
of the 80-percentage standard.
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d.Please provide the complete extent of the elevations containing the sign
proposals. Add cardinal directions to orient the elevations.
e.Please add the area of the wall, including windows and door area, upon which
the sign is located. Sign area beyond 13% of the wall area is the subject of a
modification permit application.
f.On the site plan, please label each sign type and its location.
g.Please review the Comments from item 1 and update the plan set accordingly.
3.Sign Matrix. Please update the sign matrix to reflect the redesign and
ensure consistency with the revised plans.
4.Electronic Copy. Upon resubmittal, please provide all application
materials (application, plans, matrix, etc.) in an electronic format like email or a
shared drive -USB flash drives are no longer accepted.
Upon verification of completion, the application will be processed and scheduled for a
Zoning Administrator Hearing. Should you have any questions regarding submittal
requirements, please contact Patrick Achis, Assistant Planner, at 949-644-3237 or
pachis@newportbeachca.gov.
cc:
Gil Alvandi
gil@alvandigroup.com