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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCF- OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
AHENDING THE CITY ZONING ORDINANCE RELATING TO SPECIAL EASEMENT SIGNS,
LOCATION AND NUMBER OF PERMITTED FREESTANDING SIGNS, SERVICE STATION DISPLAY '
AND PRICE SIGNS, IDENTIFICATION SIGNS, LOW PROFILE SIGNS,
TIME/T~P~~ SIGNS, AND ELECTRONIC READERBOARD SIGNS, AND SHOPPING
GENTER NASTER IDENTIFICATION SIGNS
The City Council of the City of Dublin does ordain as follows:
Section 1. That Section 8-87.10 Definitions Subsections i), k), v), w),
and y) of the Dublin Zoning Ordinance are hereby amended to read as
follows:
"i)
"v)
"w)
Identification Sign. The term Identification Sign shall mean a
sign, or device, for churches and auditoriums which serve
exclusively to designate the name, or the name and use, of a public
building, or multi-family residential use, or to inform the public
as to the use of a lawful parking area, recreation area, or other
open use permitted in the District. (Identification Signs are
regulated by Section 8-87.67 a).)"
Low Profile Sign. The term Low Profile Sign shall mean a' Business
Sign that serves to identify a business complex, including the range
6f the businesses within the complex, and may also serve as a
Directory Sign identifying tenants located in said complex. (Low
Profile Signs are regulated by Section 8-87.35.)"
Shopping Center Master Identification Sign. The term Shopping
Center Master Identification Sign shall mean a Business Sign for
shopping center identification for use by shopping centers with a
minimum of ten separate tenants."
Special Easement Sign. The term Special Easement Sign ~hall mean a
Business Sign located off-site from the premises the sign has been
designed to advertise where said premises is located on a parcel of
land without direct access or frontage on an improved public right-
of-way, and where the two premises involved are interconnected by a
traversable vehicular roadway which is subject to a non-revocable,
non-exclusive recorded vehicular access easement."
-y)
Time/Temperature Sign. The term Time/Temperature Sign, including an
Electronic Readerboard, Business Bulletin Board, or other Changable
Copy Sign, shall mean a Business Sign on which the copy is manually
or electrically changed and which is intended primarily to promote
items of general interest to the Community such as time, temperature
and/or date. (Time/Temperature Signs are regulated by Section 8-
87.66.)"
Section 2. That Section 8-87.26 C-N District - Signs Permitted with a Site
Development Review, of the Dublin Zoning Ordinance, is hereby amended to
include:
"Shopping Center Master Identification Sign"
Section 3. That Section 8-87.34 Freestanding Signs, of the Dublin Zoning.
Ordinance, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"a) Only one Freestanding Sign shall be permitted per parcel with an
exception for parcels of four acres or greater in size located
adjacent to 1-580 or 1-680 pursuant to Section 8-87.66 g) Signs
Requiring ConditiOnal Use Permits.
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b) Freestanding Signs shall be subject to the following conditions:
1) Location
A) No Freestanding Sign shall be permitted within the
required front, side. or rearyard setback areas;
B) All Freestanding Signs shall be located in a planter of
appropriate dimension;
¢)
All Freestanding Signs shall be located within the middle
one-third (1/3) of the street frontage when said
Freestanding Sign is within twenty (20) feet of said
street frontage;
D)
All Freestanding Signs shall in no case be located closer
than fifty (50) feet from the right-of-way of an
Interstate Freeway;
E) No Freestanding Sign shall project into a public right-
of-way.
2) Height
A)
Maximum sign height shall not exceed ten (10) feet when
said sign is located adjacent to a street frontage
property line;
B)
Maximum sign height may be increased one-half (1/2) foot
for each one foot the sign is set back from the nearest
street frontage up to a maximum twenty (20) foot height.
Except Freestanding Signs located on parcels, or collec-
tions of parcels under common ownership and use, four
acres or greater in size, or single-use parcels one-and
one-half acres or greater in size, may utilize signs up to
a maximum height of thirty-five (35) feet, subject to
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approval of a Conditional Use Permit pursuant to Sections
8-87.66 d) and 8-94.0;
¢)
Ail Freestanding Signs with an overhang extending over a
driveway, alley, or other vehicular access shall have a
minimum clearance of fourteen (14) feet.
3) Sign Area
A)
Maximum sign area shall not exceed thirty (30) square feet
for double-faced signs or fifteen (15) square feet for
single-faced signs when said sign is located on a street
frontage property lihe;
B)
Maximum sign area may be increased five (5) square feet
for each one (1) foot the sign is set back from the
nearest street frontage, not to exceed one hundred and
fifty (150) square feet for a single faced sign or three
hundred (300) square feet for a double faced sign;
¢)
The maximum sign area for double-faced signs shall be
twice the amount permitted for single-faced signs, with
the sign surface area split Equally between the two sides
of the sign pursuant to the maximum permitted area
(Section 8-87.34 b) 3) A);
D)
The area of a Service Station Display Sign, when combined
with a Service Station Price Sign (see Sections 8-$7.35
and 8-87.50 k)), may exceed the height-area-setback
regulations established in Sections 8-87.34 b) 2) and 3)
by a maximum of thirty-two (32) square feet.
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Sign Proportion
A)
Freestanding Signs shall be proportionately dimensioned with
the sign face width not to exceed one-half the sign's total
height and the sign face height not to exceed three-tenths the
sign's total height. The' two dimensions may be interchangable
(sign proportion - 0.3 hr. x 0.5 hr.). Minor adjustments in
sign proportions consistent with the purpose and intent of this
Ordinance may be granted subject to Site Development Review
approval by the Planning Director."
Section ~. That Section 8-87.50 k) Permitted Signs - Service Station Price
Sign, of the Dublin Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"k)
Service Station Price Signs indicating gasoline prices and available
services when accessory to an existing service station. One (1)
Price Sign is permitted along each street frontage to a maximum of
two (2) Price Signs. Each Price Sign may have a maximum single-
faced area of sixteen (16) square feet, or a maximum double-faced
area of thirty-two (32) square feet. A Price Sign may be attached
to and made part of Service Station Sign Display Structure pursuant
to Section 8-87.34 b) 3) D)."
Section 5. That Section 8-87.66 e) and f) Signs Requiring Conditional Use
Permits, of the Dublin Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"e)
Time/Temperature Signs, including Electronic Readerboards, Business
Bulletin Boards, and other Changable Copy Signs on which the copy is
manually or electrically changed, when used to promote items of
general interest to the community such as time, temperature, and/or
date."
,,f)
Special Easement Signs, used as part of the permanent signage to
designate, identify, or indicate the name(s) or business(es) of the
owner or occupant of a premises in the immediate ¥icinity of the
parcel upon which the sign is located. The premises said sign is
designed to advertise must be located on a parcel of land without
direct access'or frontage on an improved public right-of-way. Said
properties must be interconnected by a traversable vehicular roadway
which is subject to a non-revocable, non-exclusive recorded access
easement. Said signs may also be utilized to advertise the
business(es) conducted, service(s) available or rendered, or the
goods procured, sold, or available for sale upon the referenced
nearby premises."
Section 6. That Section 8-87.66 g) S~gns Requiring Conditional Use
Permits, of the Dublin Zoning Ordinance is hereby added to read as
follows: -
"g)
Two Freestanding Signs on parcels of four acres or greater in size
located adjacent to 1-580 or 1-680. Said Freestanding Signs shall
be located on separate frontages. For the purpose of said Free-
standing Signs, the property line adjacent to 1-580 or 1-680 shall
be considered a street frontage. Said signs shall comply with
location, height, sign area and sign proportions established in
Section 8-87.34 b)."
Section 7. That Sections 8-87.67 a) and d) Signs Requiring Administrative
Conditional Use Permits, of the Dublin Zoning Ordinance are hereby
amended to read as follows:
"a)
One Identification Sign in any District, when used to designate the
name, or the name and use, of a multi-family residential use, public
building, to inform the public as to the use of a lawful parking
area, recreation area, or other open use permitted in the District.
Identification Signs shall not exceed a maximum area of twenty-four
24 square feet, unless a greater area is approved through the
Administrative Conditional Use Permit process. The height of
Identification Signs shall be as set forth in Section 8-60.55."
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"d)
Temporary Off-site Sale or Lease Signs which are intended for use
solely as a notice of an offering for sale, lease, or rental of a
parcel, structure or establishment of a premises in the immediate
vicinity of the premises upon which the sign is located, where said
premises is located on a parcel of land without direct access or
frontage on an improved public'right-of-way, and where said
properties are interconnected by a traversable vehicular roadway
which is subject to a non-revocable, non-exclusive recorded access
easement."
Section 8. T~at Sections 8-87.60 Permit Procedures, 8-87.61 Compliance -
Sign Permit Application Required, 8-87.62 Application - Contents, 8-87.63
Application Approval, 8-87.64 Design Criteria, 8-87.65 Variance
Procedure, 8-87.66 Signs Requiring Conditional Use Permits, and 8-87.67
Signs Requiring Administrative Conditional Use Permits are hereby
renumbered as follows:
Section 8-87.66 renumbered Co 8-87.60
Section 8-87.67 renumbered to 8-87.61
Section 8-87.60 renumbered to 8-87.62
Section 8-87.61 renumbered to 8-87.63
Section 8-87.62 renumbered to 8-87.64
Section 8-87.63 renumbered to 8-87.65
Section 8-87.64 renumbered to 8-87.66
Section 8-87.65 renumbered to 8-87.67
Section 9. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence,
clause or phrase of this Ordinance, or any part thereof, is for any
reason held to be unconstitutional, the validity of the remaining
portions of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
Section 10. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30)
days from and after the date of its passage. 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 AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Dublin on this
26th day of January, 1987, by the following votes:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Councilmembers Moffatt, Snyder, Voraheeder and Mayor
Jeffery
Councilmember Hegarty
None
ATTEST:
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