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DPZA ETAILEDROPOSAL AND ONINGNALYSIS 1 th In early March, the City Planner was approached by members of the Saint Rose of Lima 75 2 Anniversary Committee regarding their desire to install two temporary signs on the school 3 building to promote a September celebration. Each sign would be 8 feet by 16 feet (128 sq. ft.) 4 with one on the front and one on the rear of a school building. A copy of the written narrative 5 detailing the proposal along with a copy of the proposed sign and location photos is included 6 with this report as Attachment C. 7 The City Planner informed committee members that banners were prohibited and that their 8 desired size and duration request exceeded what is allowed in the Roseville Zoning Code 9 §1010.07 and would require a variance. 10 City Code §1010.03C (Prohibited Signs) prohibits such signs as banners, flashing, mobile, and 11 portable signs, §1010.07.A3 (Size) limits the size of a temporary sign to 32 square feet, 12 §1010.07.A4 (Duration) limits a temporary sign to no more than 60 days in a calendar year, 13 and§1010.07.A5 (Number) limits a site to no more than 2 temporary signs. As indicated above, 14 the proposal by Saint Rose of Lima seeks the installation of 2 temporary signs 128 sq. ft. in size 15 and for a duration of approximately 6 months. 16 Planning Division staff believes that the zoning code’s limit on the size of a temporary sign is 17 relative to the area businesses typically use or have available for such signage. The Code also is 18 designed to minimize the clutter of temporary signs by limiting the number to 2 and the duration 19 to 60 days. 20 While the code is designed to support a modest temporary event, sale, or other business sign, the 21 Planning Division believes that the code does not allow for very special and infrequent events 22 th such as the St. Rose 75 anniversary, even though the Institutional District is included under the 23 Temporary Sign requirements. 24 VA ARIANCENALYSIS 25 RV: Section 1009.04C of the City Code establishes 26 EVIEW OF ARIANCE APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS a mandate that the Variance Board make five specific findings about a variance request as a 27 prerequisite for approving the variance. Planning Division staff has reviewed the application and 28 offers the following draft findings. 29 a. The proposal is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Planning Division staff believes 30 that the proposal is generally consistent with the Comprehensive Plan as this document 31 encourages business development and growth throughout the City and advertising a 32 business and/or the events they undertake supports or encourages such growth. 33 b. The proposal is in harmony with the purposes and intent of the zoning ordinances. 34 Planning Division staff believes that the proposal is consistent with the intent of the 35 zoning ordinances because while the temporary sign regulations support specifically 36 sized signs and their duration, the code does not contemplate unique events that occur 37 from time to time. As a way to ensure the proposal adheres to the purpose of the Zoning 38 Code, an approval of the variance can include conditions related to the overall size of the 39 2 promotional signs and their duration. §1010.07.A3 (Size) limits size to 32 sq. ft., 40 which would be impractical for promoting this event, especially if placing in an area that 41 is 24 feet wide and 36 feet tall. Further, §1010.07.A4 (Duration) limits the duration of 42 temporary signs to 60 days, however, such events typically are promoted for several 43 months so including a removal date of September 20, 2015, would be reasonable. 44 PF15-003_RVBA_040115 Page 2 of 4