HomeMy WebLinkAbout87-014 Howard Johnson Hotel Sig CUP/Var
CITY OF DUBLIN
PLANNING COMMISSION
AGENDA STATEMENT/STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: March 2, 1987
TO:
SUBJECT:
Planning Commission
~~{\ Planning Staff ~
PA 87-014 Howard Johnson Hotel Sign - Conditional
Use Permit/Variance.
FROM:
GENERAL INFORMATION:
PROJECT:
An application for 1) a Conditional Use Permit to
allow a second Freestanding Single-faced Sign on
the parcel; 2) a Variance to allow the Free-
standing Sign which is not located within the
middle one third of the lot; 3) a Variance to
allow the sign to exceed the maximum permitted
sign area based on setback; and 4) a Variance to
allow the sign to exceed maximum permitted height
based upon setback.
APPLICANT/PROPERTY OWNER:
Motor Lodge Associates
Johnson Clark
6 Blackthorn Road
Lafayette, CA 94549
PROPERTY AND
ZONING:
6680 Regional Street
Zone: C-l Retail Business District
APN: 941-1500-022-1
GENERAL PLAN
DESIGNATION:
Office/Retail
SURROUNDING LAND USE
AND ZONING:
North:
South:
East:
West:
C-l Bowling Alley
Flood Control & Highway 1-580
C-l Restaurant
Flood Control & Highway 1-580
ZONING HISTORY:
S-421 and C-24l8 - The Alameda County Planning Director approved a Site
Development Plan and Conditional Use Permit for a 93-unit motel and restaurant
(Howard Johnson Motor Lodge) and five signs - March 15, 1972.
S-595X and C-3206 - In April, 1977, approval was granted to add 48 units to the
Motor Lodge.
S-777X and C-3787 - In May, 1980, an additional 22 units were approved for the
Motor Lodge.
S-600 - A Site Development Plan for the Willow Tree Restaurant was approved by
the Alameda County Planning Director on June 23, 1977.
PA 83-002 - On March 28, 1983, the Dublin City Council approved a request to
rezone the subject property from Light Industrial (M-l) and Highway Frontage
(H-l) to Retail Business (C-l).
PA 83-011 - A Site Development Review approval was granted on May 16, 1983, to
allow a 550 square foot addition and remodeling to take place at the main lobby
area of the motel.
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COPIES TO: Owner
File PA 87-014
Zoning Investigator
ITEM NO.
PA 84-026 - On June 18, 1984, the Planning Commission approved a Conditional
Use Permit and Site Development Review for a 77-unit addition to the existing
motel.
PA 86-081 - On September 15, 1986, the Planning Commission approved a
Conditional Use Permit for a 28 foot tall Freestanding Sign on the rear portion
of the site. On October 14, 1986, the Zoning Administrator denied without
prejudice a Variance request to consider the existing Freestanding Sign as a
Directional Sign. On November 3, 1986, the Planning Commission upheld the
Zoning Administrator's decision denying the Variance request. On November 24,
1986, the City Council continued the Applicant's appeal. On January 22, 1987,
the Applicant withdrew his appeal.
APPLICABLE REGULATIONS:
Section 8.87.66 g) Signs requ~r~ng Conditional Use Permits states two
Freestanding Signs on parcels of four acres or greater in size located adjacent
to 1-580 or 1-680 shall be located on separate frontages. For the purpose of
said Freestanding Signs, the propertyline 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 8-94.0 states that conditional uses must be analyzed to deter-
mine: 1) whether or not the use is required by the public need; 2) whether or
not the use will be properly related to other land uses, transportation and
service facilities in the vicinity; 3) whether or not the use will materially
affect the health or safety of persons residing or working in the vicinity; and
4) whether or not the use will be contrary to the specific intent clauses or
performance standards established for the district in which it is to be
located.
Section 8-94.4 states the approval of a Conditional Use Permit may be
valid only for a specified term, and may be made contingent upon the acceptance
and observance of specified conditions.
Section 8-87.65 a) Variance Procedure states that when practical
difficulty, unnecessary hardship, or a result which is inconsistent with the
purpose and intent of this Chapter occurs from the strict application of this
Chapter, the Planning Director may grant a Variance from the strict application
of the standards pertaining to size, height, and/or location of signs regulated
by this Chapter in the manner prescribed by this section. No Variance may be
granted from the number of Freestanding Signs allowed,
In order to grant a sign Variance, all of the following four findings
must be made:
1) the Variance authorized does not constitute a grant of special privilege
inconsistent with the limitations on other properties in the vicinity;
2) special conditions and extraordinary circumstances apply to the property
and do not apply to other properties in the vicinity, so that the strict
application of this Chapter deprives the property of rights enjoyed by
other properties;
3) the Variance authorized meets the intent and purpose sought to be
achieved by the regulations in this Chapter; and
4) the Variance authorized does not adversely affect the orderly
development of property and the preservation of property values in the
vicinity.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Categorically Exempt, Class 5
NOTIFICATION:
The Herald,
buildings.
Public Notice of the March 2, 1987, hearing was published in
mailed to adjacent property owners, and posted in public
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ANALYSIS:
On January 26, 1987, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 6-87 (effec-
tive date February 25, 1987) amending the City's Sign Ordinance to allow two
Freestanding Signs on parcels of four acres or greater in size located
adjacent to 1-580 or 1-680 subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
The Applicant is requesting approval of a Conditional Use Permit to
permit a second Freestanding Sign on the site. The existing sign is situated
on a parcel approximately 4.87 acres in size and is located aprpoximately 3
feet from the front propertyline. It is 12 feet tall and contains 40 square
feet of sign area (single-faced). The Applicant is also requesting approval
of a Variance from the Zoning Ordinance regulating the location, height and
sign area, in that the sign: 1) is not within the middle third of the lot,
2) exceeds the height limit for its setback (3 foot front setback = 11.5 foot
sign height), 3) exceeds the maximum sign area allowed (the Sign Ordinance
requires the sign area of a double-faced sign to be split equally between the
two sides - or a single-faced sign is half that permitted for a double-faced
sign).
Staff recommends approval of the Conditional Use Permit subject to the
conditions identified in the Resolution of Approval.
Prior to granting the Applicant's three Variance requests the Planning
Commission must make all of the required findings identified in the Sign
Regulations of the City's Zoning Ordinance.
Staff recommends approval of the Variance requests based upon the
following findings:
1) The granting of the Variance will not constitute a grant of a special
privilege inconsistent with the limitations on other properties in the
vicinity in that special circumstances and conditions apply to this property
related to its location and street frontage.
2) Special conditions and circumstances apply to this property in that it
is located at the end of a cul-de-sac with a driveway entrance and on-site
circulation pattern in existence. Relocation of the sign to the middle one
third of the street frontage will place the sign within the driveway entrance,
resulting in an obstruction. Additionally, the property's location at the end
of the cul-de-sac limits the effectiveness of a double-faced sign placed
perpendicular to the street (a typical situation for doubled-faced signs),
thereby necessitating the use of a single-faced sign situated parallel to the
street. The Applicant's use of a 40 square foot sign does not exceed the
total permitted sign area for a sign with a similar setback (3 foot setback
45 square foot maximum sign area permitted); however, the sign area is not
equally split as the Ordinance requires.
3) The Variances meet the intent and purpose of the Sign Ordinance in that
granting of the Variances will not be detrimental to the public health, safety
or welfare of the community.
4) The Variances will not adversely affect the orderly development of the
property and preservation of property values in the vicinity in that the
properties in the immediate vicinity are presently developed, and the special
circumstances applied to this property are applicable to one other property in
the vicinity (the adjacent Willow Tree Restaurant property),
In implementing the Sign Ordinance (adopted May 12, 1986) the City
Zoning Investigator is systematically conducting sign surveys throughout the
City, identifying illegal and non-conforming signs.
The majority of the existing Howard Johnson signs are consistent with
signs approved in the original Site Develoment Review S-42l and with the
maximums permitted through the Site Development Review process established in
the City's current Sign Ordinance. However, one is non-conforming and one
sign is illegal.
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The non-conforming sign (located on the west elevation) was not approved
under S-42l and is not consistent with the minimum requirements established in
the Sign Ordinance (maximum sign width permitted on a secondary frontage is 10
feet, maximum sign area permitted is 17.7 square feet). The illegal sign
(located on the north elevation) is neither located on a primary frontage or a
secondary frontage, and no building permit was obtained for it.
The maximum sign regulations may be increased through Site Development
Review, Staff recommends the Planning Commission waive the Site Development
Review requirement for the west elevation subject to the conditions of
approval including removal of the illegal sign (north elevation) within 30
days of the effective date of this Variance and Conditional Use Permit.
RECOMMENDATION:
FORMAT:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Open public hearing.
Hear Staff presentation.
Hear Applicant and public presentations,
Close public hearing.
Adopt Resolution approving a Conditional Use Permit and
Variance request.
ACTION:
Staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt the attached
Resolution approving PA 87-014 Howard Johnson Hotel Sign
Conditional Use Permit and Variance.
ATTACHMENTS:
Exhibit A: Site Plan, Sign Elevation, Photographs and Key Map
Exhibit B: Resolution approving Conditional Use Permit
Exhibit C: Resolution approving Variance
Background Attachments:
1. Applicant's Statement
2. Applicant's Letter Dated Received February 24, 1987 by Dublin
Planning Department
3. Location Map
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RESOLUTION NO. 87-
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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APPROVING PA 87-014 HOWARD JOHNSON HOTEL SIGN CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
REQUEST FOR A SECOND FREESTANDING SIGN AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE SITE
AT 6680 REGIONAL STREET
WHEREAS, Johnson Clark, representing Motor Lodge Associates, filed
an application for a Conditional Use Permit and Variance to locate a second
Freestanding Sign on the Howard Johnson Hotel site, 6680 Regional Street; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on said
application on March 2, 1987; and
WHEREAS, proper notice of said public hearing was given in all
respects as required by law; and
WHEREAS, the request is categorically exempt in accordance with the
provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act; and
WHEREAS, a Staff Report was submitted recommending the application
be conditionally approved; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission heard and considered all said
reports, recommendations, and testimony hereinabove set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Dublin Planning Commission
does hereby find:
a. The use is required by the public need in that it provides business
identification to the general public for a hotel facility and restaurant
facility in the City of Dublin (Howard Johnson Hotel, Lord Dublin
Restaurant) .
b. The use would be properly related to other land uses and transportation
and service facilities in the vicinity.
c. The use, if permitted under all circumstances and conditions of this
particular case, will not materially affect adversely the health or
safety of persons residing or working in the vicinity or be materially
detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to property or improve-
ments in the area, as all applicable regulations will be met.
d. The use will not be contrary to the specific intent clause or performance
standards established for the district in which it is to be located.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Dublin Planning Commission does
waive the requirement for Site Development Review of the existing non-conforming
sign subject to conditions of approval and does hereby aprove Conditional Use
Permit PA 87-014 one single-faced Freestanding Sign as shown on Exhibit "A"
PA 87-014 on file with the Dublin Planning Department and subject to the
following conditions and Conditions of Approval for the associated Variance
application:
1. The single-faced Freestanding Sign shall be limited to the following
dimensions:
A) Maximum sign area:
B) Maximum height:
C) Front setback:
40 square feet (4 feet x 10 feet)
12 feet
Approximately 3 feet
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2. Other signs approved for this site are limited to the following (as shown
on photographs and map Exhibit "A"):
A) Primary Building Frontage (South Elevation):
1) Sign 1: wall-mounted (individual illuminated letters)
a)
b)
c)
Maximum
Maximum
Maximum
length:
height:
sign area:
17 feet
10 feet 6 inches
180 square feet
2) Sign 2: wall-mounted (individual illuminated letters/can sign)
a) Maximum length: 14 feet (sign can)
4 feet (individual letters)
b) Maximum height: 1 foot
c) Maximum sign area: 18 square feet
B) Secondary Building Frontage:
1) Sign 3: wall-mounted
East Elevation (individual illuminated letters/can sign) -
a) Maximum length:
b) Maximum height:
c) Maximum sign area:
2) Sign 4: wall-mounted
a) Maximum length:
b) Maximum height:
c) Maximum sign area:
10 feet (sign can)
15 feet (individual letters)
1 foot (sign can)
1.5 foot (individual letters)
32.5 square feet
10 feet (sign can)
6 feet (individual letters)
1 foot
16 square feet
1) Sign 5: wall-mounted
West Elevation (individual illuminated letters) -
a)
b)
c)
Maximum
Maximum
Maximum
length:
height:
sign area:
North Elevation -
12 feet
2.5 feet
30 square
feet
C) Freestanding signs
1) No signage shall be permitted on this building elevation.
1) Sign 6 Front - single-faced (see Condition No.1)
2) Sign 7 Rear - double-faced
a) Maximum sign area:
b) Maximum height:
c) Rear setback:
144 square feet (72 single-faced)
28 feet
9 feet
3. Within 30 days of the effective date of this permit, the Applicant shall
remove the existing unauthorized Howard Johnson sign located on the north
building elevation.
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4. Within 30 days of the effective date of this permit, the Applicant shall
remove the signage on the back side of the existing freestanding sign
adjacent to the Regional Street entrance. Use of this portion of the sign
as lighting shall be subject to review and approval of the Planning
Director.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of March, 1987.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Planning Commission Chairperson
ATTEST:
Planning Director
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RESOLUTION NO. 87 -
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING CO"MM.ISSION
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
PA 87-014 HOWARD JOHNSON HOTEL SIGN VARIANCE REQUEST (1) TO ALLOW THE
FREESTANDING SIGN WHICH IS NOT LOCATED WITHIN THE MIDDLE ONE.THIRD OF THE LOT;
(2) TO ALLOW THE SIGN TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED SIGN AREA BASED ON
SETBACK; AND (3) TO ALLOW THE SIGN TO EXCEED MAXIMUM PERMITTED HEIGHT BASED UPON
SETBACK AT 6680 REGIONAL STREET
WHEREAS, Johnson Clark, representing Motor Lodge Associates, filed
an application for a Conditional Use Permit and Variance to locate a second
Freestanding Sign on the Howard Johnson Hotel site at 6680 Regional Street; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on said
application on March 2, 1987; and
WHEREAS, proper notice of said public hearing was given in all
respects as required by law; and
WHEREAS, the request is categorically exempt in accordance with the
provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act; and
WHEREAS, a Staff Report was submitted recommending the application
be conditionally approved; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission heard and considered all said
reports, recommendations, and testimony hereinabove set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Dublin Planning Commission
does does hereby find that:
a. The granting of the Variance will not constitute a grant of a special
privilege inconsistent with the limitations on other properties in the
vicinity in that special circumstances and conditions apply to this property
related to its location and street frontage.
b. Special conditions and extraordinary circumstances apply to the property and
do not apply to other properties in the vicinity so that the strict applica-
tion of this Chapter deprives the property of rights enjoyed by other
properties in that the property is located at the end of a cul-de-sac with a
driveway entrance and on-site circulation pattern in existence. Relocation
of the sign to the middle one third of the street frontage will place the
sign within the driveway entrance, resulting in an obstruction. Addition-
ally, the property's location at the end of the cul-de-sac limits the
effectiveness of a double-faced sign placed perpendicular to the street
(typical situation for double-faced signs) thereby necessitating the use of
a single-faced sign situated parallel to the street. The Applicant's use of
a 40-square-foot sign does not exceed the total permitted sign area for a
sign with a similar setback; however, the sign area is not equally split as
the Ordinance requires.
c. The Variances meet the intent and purpose sought to be achieved by the Sign
Ordinance in that granting of the Variances will not be detrimental to the
public health, safety, or welfare of the community.
d. The Variances will not adversely affect the orderly development of the
property and preservation of property values in the vicinity in that the
properties in the immediate vicinity are presently developed, and the
special circumstances applied to this property are applicable to one other
property in the vicinity (the adjacent Willow Tree Restaurant property).
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Commission does hereby
approve the Variance application PA 87-014 Freestanding Sign as identified in
the title of this Resolution and subject to the following Conditions of
Approval:
1. The Applicant shall comply with all conditions of approval for Conditional
Use Permit PA 87-014.
2. The Applicant shall remove signage on the back side of the Freestanding Sign
located at the driveway entrance on Regional Street within 30 days of the
effective date of this permit. The use of this portion of the sign for
lighting shall be subject to review and approval of the Planning Director.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of March, 1987.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Planning Commission Chairperson
ATTEST:
Planning Director
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PA 87-014 Howard Johnson Hotel application for a second
Freestanding Sign.
This application is for a conditional use permit to allow an existing
freestanding sign at the entrance to the Howard Johnson Hotel. The sign
is absolutely necessary to identify the entrance to the Hotel. Without it,
a prospective guest might not continue down Regional Street to the
entrance. It is also necessary to identify the Lord Dublin Restaurant.
Without it, a guest could easily assume the adjacent sign identifying the
Willow Tree Restaurant was the restaurant for the Hotel.
A variance is necessary to allow our existing sign to remain where it is.
It is not located within the middle one-third of .the lot, but it is located
where it can be seen coming down Regional Street. Our entrance driveway
takes up most of the eastern third. Our sign would be useless if it had to
be located to the west of the driveway.
Our sign is located in the middle of a planting area. Moving it back would
encroach on a parking space which is convenient to the entrance to the
Hotel. Moving it back a few feet would not improve its appearance.
It is our intention to remove the existing letters from the back of the sign,
leaving a clear face which will help to illuminate the parking area.
Our sign is ten feet wide and four feet tall on an eight foot pedistal,
making it twelve feet high overall. It is well proportioned and not
ostentatious. The base is covered with stucco which matches the stucco
on the Hotel. It is not detrimental to persons or property in the
neighborhood nor to the public welfare. We have never had a complaint in
the fourteen years it has been lighting the way for the weary traveler. We
urge the Planning Commissioner to approve our existing sign in its present
form so that we can get on with the job of constructing our previously
approved highway sign. We would like to get some of the business back
that is presently going to Pleasanton. .
Johnson and Louise Clark, Partners
Motor Lodge Associates
R E C E IV E D
FEB 9 \987
DUBlIN PlANNING
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DUBLIN
, ~ HOWARD
~ ~HNSON
6680 Regional Street, Dublin, California 94568
415-828-HOJO CA 800-422-HOJO USA 800-223-HOJO
RECEIVED
FEB 241987
DU8UN PLANNING
February 21, 1987
Dear Commissioner,
Our sign problem at the Lord Dublin Howard Johnson Hotel is coming before
you again on Monday. As you know, the sign ordinance has been revised to
allow two free standing signs on a large parcel that has two frontages. It
has been suggested that if the city installs the two LODGING directional
signs, it will take care of the problem and our entry sign on Regional
Street could then be removed without detrimental results.
In our opinion, such is not the case. We have two businesses. The first is
the hotel, the second is the Lord Dublin Restaurant and Lounge. If the entry
sign is removed there will be no identification for the restaurant
whatsoever. Someone driving south on Regional St. would see only the sign
for the Willow Tree Restaurant and could assume that that is the
restaurant affiliated with Lord Dublin Howard Johnson.
W~ ask the Planning Commission to approve our entrance sign as it is,
subject to removal of the lettering on the back side. We simply cannot
afford to change this sign, as we have the large expense of constructing
our highway sign plus many other items to keep competitive with the new
hotels across the freeway.
We would appreciate your support.
YO~~~
J2~t\
Louise and Johnson Clark
./ Copy to Laurence Tong
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