Planning Commission Minutes 2005 01 13

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APPROVED – FEBRUARY 10, 2005  Applicant and Representative: Matam Inc. (dba Lamar’s Donuts) Matthew or Tamela Cox  Owner: NWC McCaslin Century LLC (Scott Pedersen) Public Notice Certification: Published in the Daily Camera on December 26, 2004. Mailed to property owners and posted in City Hall on December 23, 2004. Notice area exceeded the required 500 foot requirement. Conflict of Interest and Disclosure: None. Motion to enter into record two emails and one letter. Loo moved and McDermott seconded. Motion passed by unanimous voice vote. Staff Report of Facts and Issues: Wood provided the following summary points: The request is for an amended final PUD development plan for Centennial Pavilion to  authorize an existing non-conforming sign for Unit #E at 133 McCaslin Blvd. Original PUD approved by City Council December 2001.  Signage was allocated to each of the building groups based upon the eligible building  frontage. The northeast building group, where Lamar Donuts is located has a total of 400 SF of  signage which is further allocated to individual tenants by requirements specified by the PUD. The PUD allocates 50 SF of sign area and a maximum of two signs per tenant.  The PUD further designated eligible sign placement and required that no individual  sign may exceed 25 SF. Tenant finish permit was issued in the Spring of 2003 with a Certificate of Occupancy  for Unit E being issued on January 22, 2003. A separate sign permit was applied for in December 2003.  Staff requested a reduction in the sign area as well as modifications to the design of the  sign. In January 2004 the Planning Division signed off in error on the Building Permit No.  B03-0339 on January 12, 2004. The installed sign violates the following provisions of the approved PUD:  The constructed sign is approximately 42 SF where 25 SF is approved. The sign includes a back plate between the letters and building, which serves as a raceway. The letters are also mounted to the plate. The PUD requires that the sign be flush mounted to the building and the letters will be individually mounted ‘pan’ channel letters. The sign letters have a white backlit element which is not consistent with the requirement of the letter to be an individual pan style letter. The PUD is more restrictive then the Commercial Development Design Standards and  Guidelines (CDDSG). A letter of noncompliance was sent by certified mail on June 2, 2004 requesting that  the non-conforming sign be removed, or as an alternative that the applicant could proceed to make application for a PUD amendment to request authorization of the sign. 3