HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 10014 (Shamrock Center Sign Program)RESOLUTION 10014
RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL APPROVING A
SIGN PROGRAM FOR THE SHAMROCK CENTER, A 48,000 SQUARE
FOOT RETAIL BUILDING AND A 11,600 SQUARE FOOT
AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP;
655 Irwin Street;
(APN 13-032-01, 02, 04, 05, 06, and a portion of 13-021-28)
WHEREAS, on October 6, 1997, the City Council approved the Shamrock Center project and added a
condition of approval requiring Council approval of the sign program for the Center; and,
WHEREAS, the sign program was reviewed by the Design Review Board on November 18, 1997 and the
Board recommended approval of all signs in the program with the exception of the freestanding pylon sign
with two members recommending no freestanding pylon sign and two members recommending that the
freestanding pylon sign identify only the Shamrock Center; and,
WHEREAS, on December 9, 1997, the Planning Commission recommended approval of all signs in the
program with the exception of the freestanding pylon sign with three members recommending no
freestanding pylon sign and three members recommending approval of the sign as submitted with tenant
identification and Shamrock Center on the sign; and,
WHEREAS, the San Rafael City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on January 5, 1998 and
continued the hearing at the request of the applicant to February 2, 1998; and,
WHEREAS, the San Rafael City Council considered the proposed sign program for the Shamrock Center
on February 2, 1998 at a regularly scheduled meeting, accepting public testimony and the written report of
the Community Development Department; and,
WHEREAS, the San Rafael City Council determined that similar sign programs containing freestanding
pylon signs with tenant identification had been approved for other retail centers and that identification of
the Shamrock Center and its tenants from the freeway was important for the success of the Center; and,
WHEREAS, the San Rafael City Council modified the sign program to allow four foot high letters on the
front of the building and required the background for both the CompUSA and Staples signs be reduced to
no more thma six inch border around the lettering, including the subtext underneath.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the San Rafael City Council hereby adopts the following
findings and approves the sign program as submitted with the modified freestanding pylon sign and
alternative reduced tenant building mounted signs.
1. The signs within the sign program, as modified by the City Council, have one or more common
elements such as colors, materials, illumination, sign type, sign shape, letter size and letter type in
that the CompUSA/Staples signs incorporate the metal architectural details of the building into the
monument and pylon signs, the signs all have individual letters and utilize the red, white and silver
colors. In addition, the Land Rover signs incorporate the green color of the cement masonry unit wall
design of the Land Rover building.
2. The proposed signs contained in the sign program, as modified by the City Council, are in harmony
with the materials, colors, architecture, and other design features of the buildings they identify in that
the freestanding pylon and monument signs incorporate the same elements of the CompUSA/Staples
building and green cement masonry unit wall design of the Land Rover building, the freestanding
pylon and monument signs are well designed and relate to the forms of the buildings, and the signs
are well integrated into the buildings.
3. The sign program, with the exception of the modified freestanding pylon sign, has been reviewed and
recommended for approval by the Design Review Board. The Board had no recommendation on the
freestanding pylon sign.
I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was
duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a reoular meeting of the City Council of said City held on
Mondav the 2nd day of Februarv. 1998 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: COHEN, HELLER, MILLER AND MAYOR B.ORO
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: PHILLIPS
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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JEANNE M. EONCI , City Clerk