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990 Palm Street/Post Office Box 8100 • San Luis Obispo, CA 93403.8100
December 18, 1987
Mr. James P. Jones
Carpenter's Rexall
717 Marsh Street-- 1
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Subject: Signing for 717 Marsh Street
Carpenter's Rexall
Dear Mr. Jones:
As you know, the City of San Luis Obispo adopted a set of sign regulations intended to
make San Luis Obispo a better place to live. Several signs existing at that time failed
to conform to these new standards. To make sure that the owners of these signs were able
to realize the Full value of their signs, the signs were allowed to remain in use for
periods ranging from one to ten years prior to their removal. These periods were
assigned on the basis of the signs' values.
According to our records, the freestanding (Sign 1) and wall (Sign 2) signs fall in the
category of signs whose amortization period expired in September 1987. This means that
your signs must be removed or otherwise made to conform with the Sign Regulations now.
If your signs do not conform to current standards and you want to leave them the way they
are, you may ask the Architectural Review Commission (ARC) to grant an exception to the
ordinance. The ARC may allow you to maintain your present signing if it can be shown
that special circumstances or features of your site or signs warrant such exception to
_.-- the rules. ARC applications fees are $25.00, and the forms are available at the
Community Development Depaitment.
If you have any questions,come to the Community Development Department or call 549-7170
for information. Planners are prepared to assist you with the information on the kinds
of signing allowed and what you must do to conform.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Barbara Ehrbar
Community Development
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Section 15.40.150 of sign regklations permits one or two signs with not over a
total of one hundred sq.•ft. per single building face. We are asking for a
variance of 14.67 sFj.'ft., so we may retain our original sign as above. It
blends with the building design much better than the legal sq.ft. sign below.
Bottom sign, with letters jambed together in a rectangle of 100 sq. ft. or less
in strick conformance with sign regulations, is certainly nota very esthetic
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Bottom sign, with letters jambed together in a rectangle of 100 sq. ft. or less
in strick conformance with sign regulations, is certainly nota very esthetic
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areas have a higher concentration of signs and lettering; than Rexall .
This emphasizes the Rexall Signs are not out of harmoney with these
recent signs installed in the last two or three years.
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`T 15.40.140-15.40.150
1. One identification sign not exceeding one face are occupied by the business or tenant and
square foot for each dwelling unit; not to exceed fifty square feet.
2. One identification sign not exceeding ten C. The following signs are permitted in the
square feet on each frontage of planned residen- retail commercial(C-R)zone district. Total area
tial development, apartment or condominium of signs.exclusive of shopping center signs. shall
complex, group quarters or institutional use. not exceed two hundred square feet for each
(Prior code § 9704.1) business or tenant. Each business or tenant may
have four signs from the following and may place
15.40.140 Office zone. them on any wall:
The following signs are permitted within the I. Wal window signs: The total area of all
professional office/residential(P-0)zone district: j wall window signs on a single building face may
A. Signs for residential cues as provided in , not exceed fifteen percent ofthe building face nor
Section 15.40.130; exceed one hundred square feet. Wall/window
B. Total area of all signs for professional office signs may not be located above the second ston,:
uses shall not exceed fifty square feet per business 2. Suspended signs, not to exceed ten square
or tenant, including: feet each:
I. One freestanding sign at each premises not 3. Projecting or marquee signs. not to exceed
to exceed twenty-four square feet in area or eight twenty-four square feet each:
feet in height: 4. Directory signs as provided in subsection
2. One wall sign for each business or tenant, B3 of Section 15.40.140.
not to exceed five percent of the building face or D. The following signs are permitted within
twenty-five square feet,whichever is less,foreach the service commercial (C-H), research man-
frontage and not including interior illuminated ufacturing (M-R) and Industrial (M) zone dis-
signs: tricts. Total area of signs shall not exceed two
3. One directory sign at each premises. not hundred square feet for each business or tenant.
interior illuminated and not exceeding one including:
square foot for each room or suite occupied as a 1. One wall sign for each business or tenant.
unit. (Prior code § 9704.2) on each frontage or building Face haying a public
entrance,.not to exceed fifteen percent of build-
15.40.150 Commercial and industrial zones. ing face and not to exceed one hundred square
A. Signs For residential uses as provided in feet nor to be located above the second story:
Section 15.40.130.
2. One freestanding sign at each premises. not
B. The following signs are permitted within to exceed fifteen feet in height or seventy-two
the neighborhood commercial (C-N) zone dis- square feet in area:
trict.Total sign area.exclusive of shopping center 3. One off-premises sign at each premises, not ,
identification signs, not to exceed one hundred to exceed two hundred square feet in area or
square feet for each business or tenant,including: twenty-five feet to height; provided. that a use
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1. One freestanding sign at each premises not permit is trst . tame ursuant to
to exceed twenty-four square Feet in area or 58 an 17.60.
• The following signs are permitted within
twelve feet in height,for uses not located within a
shopping center, the tourist commercial(C-T)zone district. Total
area of signs shall not exceed two hundred square
2. One wall sign per business or tenant on
feet, For each business or tenant. including:
each frontage or building face having a public
entrance not to exceed ten percent of the building 1• Same as subsection D of this section for all
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Article V.Nonconforming Signs
15A0.170 Existing nonconforming signs--
Abatement.
Signs which existed as nonconforming signs
under the provisioni4of Ordinance No. 379,,
adopted August 7, 1967,And which do not com-
ply with the provisions of this chapter, shall be
abated according to the schedule for such signs
established in said ordinance. and the adoption
of this chapter shall in no way extend such origi-
nal abatement period.(Prior code§ 9705.1)
Carpenter's Rexall Drug signs were considered legal and were
not classified as nonconforming in 1967. I was on the committee
that developed the new sign ordance in 1967.
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Article 1.General Provisions 15.40.040 Dellnitions.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
15.40.010 Title. ' and phrases shall have the indicated meanings:
This chapter shall be known and cited as the 1. IGArea of sign" means the number of
"Sign Regulations of the City." (Prior code § square feet of the smallest rectangle within which
9701,1) a sign face can be enclosed. In determining the
areaof an individual sign which has more t an
15.40.020 Purpose. . one ace, the greatest area o sign aces vest e
These regulations arc intended to: from any one point shall e"total area
A. Protect and 6hance the tharatter and nat- of signs on a site"is the greatest area of sig�'a s
ural beauty of the edtatnunity and its various whi"cS are visible from any one point.
.neighborhoods and disttiNS;"" � 2. 1 Btllboa means a sign structure w is
B. Protect'those Uses which are adequately is made available for lease or rent.
and appropriately identified from too many and 3. "Building face" means the whole of a
too large signs in their enhrons- ' ' building visible in an elevation of the building
C. Protect commercial districts from sign excluding sloped roof surfaces.
i clutter: 4. "Bulletin board" means a sign which
D. Protect thepublic's ability to identify uses accommodates changeable copy and which dis-
and premises without confusion: plays information on activities and events on the
E. Eliminate unnecessary distractions which premises.
may jeopardize'pedendan of Vehicular traffic 5. "Calle Joaquin area"means all properties
safety: l': '`' ^' with street frontage on Calle Joaquin in the four-
F. Assure the maintenanctof signs:and teen hundred through seventeen hundred
G. implement the ebmtnunity design objet- blocks. This area Is in the vicinity of the Calle
tives expressed In the'general plan. (Prior code § Joaquin/Los Osos Valley Road Interchange.
9701.2) 6. "Directory sign"means a sign Identifying
r the location of occupants of a building or group
15.40.030 Scope. of buildings which are divided into rooms or
It is unlawful for any person to construct, suites used as separate offices or studios.
maintain, display or'alter'of cause to be con- 7. "Exterior-illuminated sign" means any
strutted, maintained;displayed or altered,a sign sign any part of which is illuminated from an
within the city except to conformance with this exterior artificial light source mounted on the
chapter. (Prior code§ 9101.3) sign. another structure. or the ground.
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