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Home My WebLink About#087 Temecula Village 'PEJO 5. Signage Program ,�� 'emy � mUa11`"'&S� A comprehensive sign program is provided for Temecula Village in order to meet the different type of signage needs. Building-mdunted signage will need to be oriented to both to the pedestrian (internal to the project) and motorist (along Rancho Calffomia Road). In addition, it will be necessary to be sensitive to the existing single4amily development to the south and east of the project site. Monument signs will be permitted along the Rancho California Road frontage, at project entries, which identify the commercial center, as well as the major tenants. Lastly, directional signage will be necessary to safely guide throughout all Sub Areas. A. Guidelines 1. Appropriate. • Generally,small,low key signage for tenant spaces. • Building mounted signs for project identity. • A limit of four colors on a sign. Additional colors are acceptable only when incorporating a company logo. • Eye level signs;window and door signs. • Signs consistent with building texture,color and architectural.stAe. • Uniquely shaped signs that are related to the product or service provided (i.e.,barber poll). • Signs that have illumination sources consistent with Mount Palomar r, lighting standards and restrictions. �! • individual plastiG GhmRal letters 2. Inappropriate • Typical"can"or"bo)C signs with entire face areas made of plastic. • Signs mounted above building roofGnes (parapet), or roof-mounted signs. • Signs that incorporate any manner of mechanical movement, audible elements, flashing or intermittent lighting, andfor moving or otherwise animated forms. • Signs that Interfere with or conflict with any traffic control device, create a safety hazard by obstructing the dear view of pedestrian or vehicular traffic or interfere with efficient operations of emergency vehicles. • Signs, which prevent free access to or from any fire escape, door, window or exit, or access to any standpipe. • Landscaping or the use of annual or ornamental flowers that form a sign or message. • Signs not id scale with the pedestrian orientation. • Vehicle signs. • 'Signs extending above the eave or parapet, roof-mounted signs, non- projecting signs which project more than twelve inches (121 from a given building face. • Signs painted onto building surfaces or trash bins and their enclosures. Signs with disproportionate, visually distracting, or reflective surfaced background or graphics. • Signs with non-contrasting background, graphics or font,which render the sign illegible. • Inflatable signs. • Off-site signage. B. General Sion Standards and Specifications • The area of a sign or logo with Individual letters shall be measured by a rectangle around the outside of the lettering and/or the pictorial symbol. • Planning and Building and Safety Departments' review and approval is required prior to the placing, erecting, moving, or reconstructing of any f sign within the Specific Plan area. • AN permanent signs shall require a permit prior to erecting or attaching the sign. • Signage that Is not approved as part of the Development Pian process, shall be approved administratively by the Planning Director. • If a situation arises that Is not covered by these sign regulations or the ' type of permit required, the Planning Director shall provide written Interpretation after consulting the City's Sign Ordinance. • All building-mounted signs shall meet or exceed all applicable city, state and federal codes. • Ag signs containing electrical components shall conform to the Uniform Lighting Code. C. Building-Mounted Sions 1. General. • Signs shall be placed to be compatible with the building and accent the architectural design of the structure. • Sign colors should be compatible with the building's color. ' • Signs and letter sizes shall be used which are complementary to the building scale. • Signs should have individually spaced letters. • Signs shall have concealed illumination source, either internal or external. 2. Wag signs. • Signs attached to front walls and/or side wags of buildings shall have • a surface area not to exceed one (1) square foot per linear foot of the respective face of the building. Sign attached to rear walls of buildings shag have a surface area not exceeding one-half(16) square foot per linear foot of the surface area of the rear face of the building. , No wag-mounted signs shall be permitted on the rear of the buildings in Sub Area A, which face the existing single-family residential development. I • For storefronts thirty feet(30')wide or less,a maximum letter height of 8"is required. • For storefronts 30'-60' wide, a maximum letter height of 12".is required. • For storefronts 60' wide or greater, a maximum letter height of 16" Is required. • The maximum letter height allowed Is W. 3. Permanent Window Signs. • Store Identity, graphics, typography and/or company logo may be silkscreened or etched on the tenant's window. • The maximum square foot graphic area allowed per window shall not exceed four (4) square feet or fifteen percent (15%) of the total window area from the exterior of the building,whichever is greater. • Signs will not be permitted on doors. 4. Awning Signs • Twenty percent(20•/6) maximum coverage allowed of the total exterior surface of each awning. • Internal illumination is prohibited. 5. Projecting Signs • No more than one(1)projecting sign will be allowed per tenant. • The maximum size may not exceed six (6) square feet and shall not extend more than three feet(31 from the wall surface. • Projecting signs shall only be attached to buildings and shall not be illuminated. 6. Hanging Signs and Under Canopy Signs • No more than one(1) hanging sign shall be allowed per tenant. • Signs are permitted under a canopy and parallel to the parking lot; maximum size of six (6) square feet; minimum of seven feet (T.) vertical clearance shall be required from walking grade to the bottom of the sign. D. Monument Skins 1. General Requirements • All portions of signs, Inducing the base, shall be constructed with materials and colors that are compatible with, and serve to complement the building. • All monument signs shall Include the address of the site. Numerals shall be no larger than ten Inches (101 In height and no smaller than six inches(60)in height. • Low growing shrubs, groundoover and/or annual color shall surround the base of the sign. The landscaping shall be a minimum of one (1) foot distance from the sign. f. 2. Specific Requirements • Major Monument Sign • One major monument sign, not to exceed nine feet (91 in height above grade with up to fifty(50) square feet of signage area shall be permitted at the project major entry. • Colors and materials for the sign shall reflect the center. • Up to five(5)tenants may be advertised on the sign. • Each tenant placard shall not exceed one foot(12")high. ' 1 ■ a Minor Monument Slum p • A minor entry monument sign, not to exceed five feet(51 in height above grade with up to thirty-six (36) square feet of signage area shall be permitted at each minor entry monument sign. • Colors and materials for the sign shall reflect the center. • Up to three(3)tenants may be advertised on the sign. • Each tenant placard shall not exceed ten inches(10")high. _ _ a E. Directional Sims • Shag consist of small-scale versions of monument sign design and contain graphics oonfomdng to the design for monument signs and building mounted signs. • Shall have contras"background/graphic colors. • Shall have direct or indirect concealed illumination. • individual directional signs shall not exceed three (3) square feet in area, or have an overall height exceeding three feet(31 above finished grade. • Multiple-tenant directional signs shall not exceed twelve (12) square feet in area, or have an overall height exceeding six feet (ti) above finished grade. • Shall not contain logos.