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DPZA ETAILEDROPOSAL AND ONINGNALYSIS 1 The applicant proposes to install a cantilevered sign on to the building façade of the existing 2 tenant space. Since such a sign would extend above the height of the parapet it would be 3 deemed prohibited by our Sign Code (see references below). The sign plan and written narrative 4 detailing the proposal is included with this report as Attachment C. 5 City Code §1010.03.C.4 (Prohibited Signs) states: No sign shall extend above the roof 6 line of a building (roof sign). 7 §1010.03.C.8 reads: The following specific signs shall be prohibited: off-site, flashing, 8 mobile/portable, roof, rotating, and painted signs, banners and billboards. 9 Rosedale tenant signage is guided by a Master Sign Plan (MSP). Tenants with exterior public 10 entry/access are allowed signage equal to up to 2.0 sq. ft. of wall signage for each lineal foot of 11 building/tenant front. In the case of the former Romano’s Macaroni Grill, the MSP supports a 12 maximum of 128 square feet of exterior wall signage for this space. 13 In reviewing signage options for Rojo Mexican Grill, Cunninghan Group completed an exterior 14 façade study to determine the most appropriate location for the new signage based on exterior 15 design and sign visibility. This study determined that the northern half of the east facing tenant 16 space is the most appropriate. Although there is space to locate a sign on the former façade 17 where the existing Macaroni Grill sign is currently located, this location is mostly obstructed by 18 the east entrance to the mall. Locating further north on the building façade allows for greater 19 visibility, however, even the northern location, comes with challenges.For example, the 20 building is not designed structurally to support the sign without extensive modifications as the 21 area lies over the freezer and cooler portion of the restaurant. The proposed sign is designed 22 with a cantilever of 29 inches and would extend above the parapet 24 inches. 23 PDCVA LANNINGIVISIONOMMENTS AND ARIANCENALYSIS 24 In review of the Zoning Ordinance, specifically Chapter 1010, Sign Regulations, the City 25 Planner has determinedthat the proposed sign requires a variance, as its proposed installation 26 will cause the sign to extend above the parapet wall and thus be deemed a roof sign under the 27 Zoning Ordinance. 28 RV: Section 1009.04C of the City Code establishes 29 EVIEW OF ARIANCE APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS a mandate that the Variance Board make five specific findings about a variance request as a 30 prerequisite for approving the variance. In the case of the Rojo Mexican Grill sign, the proposal 31 requires a variance from §1010.03.C.8 of the Roseville Zoning Ordinance. Specifically, the 32 Code prohibits a number of signs, including roof signs and signs that extend above the exterior 33 façade or building wall. The applicant also seeks approval to install a sign in a location that 34 causes the installation of a projection sign on the façade and extends 24 inches above a portion 35 of the parapet wall. Planning Division staff has reviewed the application and offers the following 36 draft findings. 37 PF15-020_RVBA_100715 Page 2 of 4