PC Res 4227RESOLUTION NO. 4227
BEING A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF CAMPBELL APPROVING A MASTER SIGN PLAN
WITH A SIGN EXCEPTION FOR THE REVERE CAMPBELL MIXED
USE DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT 1677 S. BASCOM AVENUE.
FILE NO.: PLN2015-134
After notification and public hearing, as specified by law and after presentation by the
Community Development Director, proponents and opponents, the hearing was closed.
The Planning Commission finds as follows with regard to file number PLN2015-134:
1. The project site is the 4.6 gr. acre Revere Campbell (formerly Bay West) mixed use
development.
2. The project site has two frontages, taking access from both S. Bascom Avenue and
Creekside Way.
3. Preparation of a Master Sign Plan is required for a nonresidential project with four
or more tenants, which seeks approval of two or more signs.
4. The request to allow a new Master Sign Plan with a Sign Exception will allow the
establishment of seven (7) directional and three (3) identification, and serves to
establish criteria for the development of five (5) commercial signs as individual
tenants lease.
5. A Sign Exception is required as the Plan would allow for two monument signs
where only one is allowed.
6. The project site is a mixed use development with a residential and commercial
component.
7. Allowance for a second monument sign is necessary to ensure sufficient visibility
commensurate with the scale of the mixed use development, which fronts on two
separate streets (S. Bascom Avenue &Creekside Way) and has two separate
driveway entrances.
Based upon the foregoing findings of fact, the Planning Commission further finds and
concludes that:
1. The signs otherwise allowed would not be visible to the public due to issues of
distance or obstructions that are beyond the control of the owner of the site on
which the signs are or would be located;
2. The signs otherwise allowed would not be visible to the public due to issues of
distance or obstructions that are beyond the control of the owner of the site on
which the signs are or would be located;
3. The signs could not be made visible and intelligible to a person of normal sight by
allowing an increase in the area or height of the sign;
4. The additional signs comply with all the other requirements, except for the
limitations on the number of signs;
5. The number of signs allowed does not exceed the minimum number of signs
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necessary to make the signs visible to the public due to issues of distance or
obstructions that are beyond the control of the owner of the site on which the signs
are or would be located, which could not be accomplished by the number of signs
otherwise allowed;
6. The design complies with the applicable design elements criteria;
7. The signs with approval of a Sign Exception are consistent with the requirements of
the Sign Ordinance;
8. Both the location of the proposed signs and the design of their visual elements
(lettering, words, figures, colors, decorative motifs, spacing, and proportions) are
legible under normal viewing condition;
9. The location and design of the proposed signs do not obscure existing or adjacent
signs from view; and
10. The project is Categorically Exempt under Sections 15311, Class 11 of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pertaining to the construction or
placement of on premise signs.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission approves a Master Sign
Plan with a Sign Exception for the Revere Campbell Mixed Use Development located 1677
S. Bascom Avenue, subject to the attached Conditions of Approval (attached Exhibit "A").
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of August, 2015, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Commissioners
NOES: Commissioners
ABSENT: Commissioners
ABSTAIN: Commissioners
Reynolds, Kendall, Bonhagen, Dodd, and Rich
None
Finch and Young
None
APPROVED:
Cy
ATTEST:
Dodd, Acting Chair
Paul Kernwoyan, Secretary
EXHIBIT A
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
Master Sign Plan with Sign Exception (PLN2015-134)
Where approval by the Director of Community Development, City Engineer, Public Works
Director, City Attorney or Fire Department is required, that review shall be for compliance
with all applicable conditions of approval, adopted policies and guidelines, ordinances, laws
and regulations and accepted engineering practices for the item under review. Additionally,
the applicant is hereby notified that he/she is required to comply with all applicable Codes or
Ordinances of the City of Campbell and the State of California that pertain to this
development and are not herein specified.
1. Approved Project: Approval is granted for a Master Sign Plan with a Sign Exception
(PLN2015-134) for the Revere Campbell Mixed Use Development located at 1677 S.
Bascom Avenue, stamped as received by the Planning Division on June 8, 2015, and
as supplemented by alternative lighting option exhibits on June 29, 2015, except as
modified by the conditions of approval herein.
2. Approval Expiration: The approval shall be valid for one year from the effective date of
Planning Commission action. Within this one-year period, a Sign Permit for a sign
allowed pursuant to the approved Master Sign Plan must be issued.
3. Sign Permit Required: All signs permitted under the Master Sign Plan shall require a
Sign Permit prior to installation.
4. Future Changes: Any sign inconsistent with the approved Master Sign Plan with a Sign
Exception shall require approval of a Modification to the Master Sign Plan with a Sign
Exception.
5. Sign Maintenance: The signs shall be maintained in good condition at all times and shall
be repaired or replaced as necessary.
6. Building Permits Required: The applicant shall obtain all necessary building and/or
electrical permits from the Building Division prior to the installation of any new signs.
7. Master Sign Plan Revisions: A revised master sign plan shall be submitted to the City for
review and approval indicating that the backdrop for the commercial signs shall be
revised from an acrylic/plastic backdrop to apowder-coated aluminum/steel to match the
balcony railings. Furthermore, the revised master sign plan shall include a requirement
for all affixed letters/logos to be individually cut or fabricated with ahalf-inch, 1-inch, or 1
and one-half inch depth of either solid acrylic or metal or by facing the letters/logos with
an acrylic face with metal returns.
8. Retail Parking Garage Sign Visibility: The applicant shall be required to coordinate with
staff to ensure the retail parking garage entry/exit signs are clearly visible at dawn and
dusk to the satisfaction of the Community Development Director