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STAFF REPORT
CITY OF PARKLAND
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Date Prepared: December 21, 2016
Updated: January 24, 2017
I. Petition Description
Petition No: CAB 17-001
Project Name: Sable Pass Monument Sign Renovation
Owner: Sable Pass Community Association
Petitioner: United Community
11784 W. Sample Road
Coral Springs, FL 33065
Agent: Graphlex Signs
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2630 N 28 Terrace
Hollywood, FL 33020
Request: Community Appearance Board approval to renovate one (1)
existing monument sign. The Community Appearance Board
application is Attachment “B”.
Location: The sign is located at the intersection of Holmberg Road and
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NW 57 Way. The location map and monument sign is
Attachment “A.”
Project Area: Broward County Property Appraiser Folio number is 484101014000.
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II. Staff Analysis
The petitioner requests Community Appearance Board approval to renovate an existing
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monuments sign for the Sable Pass development at the intersection of NW 57 Way and
Holmberg Road.
The work includes stone cladding, new columns and wall cap in PVC with a stucco finish,
new carriage lights and new lettering.
The petitioner is proposing to install carriage lights on the ends of the signs, facing traffic.
These lights will have frosted glass and use low wattage bulbs. In addition, the lights will
turn off at 11:00pm.
Community Appearance Board
Sec. 100-1510 – Requirements for signs in all districts.
A. Design and structural requirements.
1. All structural members utilized in the construction or erection of signs shall be
concealed except for vertical supports or other supporting members which are
designed and arranged so as to be an integral part of the aesthetic composition
of a sign.
Response: Work is to be done on an existing sign. All structural members
on the existing sign are concealed.
2. All signs shall be designed so as to be architecturally compatible. No sign or sign
face shall cross or disrupt architectural features of the building to which it is
attached.
Response: The sign in this case is freestanding.
3. Permanent freestanding signs are limited to monument identification signs.
Response: The sign is a monument sign.
4. All of the following requirements apply to monument signs, and paragraphs a.
and e. apply to entrance wall feature signs:
a. Height. Except as provided in subsection E., signs shall not exceed six (6)
feet in height. Height shall be measured above the edge-of-pavement
elevation of the nearest abutting road at its closest point to the sign location.
Response: After renovation, the sign will remain under six (6) feet tall.
b. Design. The sign base shall be, at a minimum, the same width as the sign
structure, unless otherwise designed to take the form of an architectural
enhancement that complements the design of the building(s) and plaza and
coordinates with the uniform sign plan. A masonry or concrete base is not
considered an architectural enhancement.
Response: The base of the sign is the same width as the sign
structure.
c. Supports. All supporting members or materials utilized in the construction or
erection of monument signs shall be concealed.
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Response: All supporting members will be concealed.
d. Artistic signs. Monument signs that qualify as artistic signs pursuant to
subsection E., are permitted to vary from the standards or paragraphs b. and
c., above at the discretion of the city commission.
Response: Not applicable.
e. Landscaping. Permanent freestanding signs shall be integrated into a broad,
lush landscape that is sufficient to achieve a balance of scale such that the
sign does not dominate the landscaping around it. This requirement for signs
to be balanced in scale and extent by landscaping is a performance
standard. The community appearance board shall determine whether the
landscape materials, extent of landscaped area and composition of the
landscaping comply with this performance standard. In no event, however,
shall the landscaped area around the base of the sign be less than four (4)
square feet for each square foot of sign area with landscape materials in
accordance with subsection 95-1525.E.
Response: Existing landscaping will be retained and any landscaping
damaged in the renovation process will be replaced.
5. Wall signs on multiple-tenant and single-tenant buildings (including those on
outparcels) located in the same commercial center shall be stylistically consistent
and compatible with one another. The color and font/style of letters used for such
signs shall be identical unless otherwise specifically approved by the city
commission. The height of letters used for different signs in the same
commercial center must fall within a four-inch range unless otherwise specifically
approved by the city commission.
Response: Not applicable.
6. All wood, whether used for new permanent signs, for replacement of existing
signs, or for any part thereof, shall be rot and termite resistant, through open cell
preservation methods as specified by the American Wood Preservation
Association, or by any other open cell preservation treatment approved by the
city.
Response: No wood is being used on the sign.
7. The use of lettering and sign design shall enhance the architectural character of
the facade on which the sign is located.
Response: The materials, choice of colors and style of lettering and
graphics work well together.
B. Illumination. The following conditions and restrictions shall apply to illuminated signs:
1. Except as hereinafter provided in this section, illuminated signs, or illumination in
show windows, display windows, in or upon any building shall have the source of
light concealed from view from the exterior of the building or structure.
Response: The source of light for the proposed carriage lights is concealed
and the existing ground lights are concealed by landscaping.
2. Permanent signs may be illuminated internally within channel letters, back lit for a
silhouette effect (reverse channel letters), externally illuminated from the ground, or
externally illuminated from an architectural (decorative) overhead full-cutoff fixture
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(i.e. a gooseneck lamp) that is integrated into the design of the sign or facade.
Monument sign cabinets may be internally illuminated only if opaque cabinet panels
with cut-outs for individual letters and characters are utilized, providing the
appearance of channelized letters.
Response: No internal illumination is planned.
3. External light sources shall be shielded, landscaped when ground-mounted and,
except for decorative overhead architectural fixtures as provided in paragraph 2.,
above, not visible from any adjacent rights-of-way or residentially zoned or
developed properties, or from dwelling units on upper stories within the same
building on which the illuminated sign is located. Light fixtures that are architectural
elements of a building need not be hidden from view, provided that the bulbs or
other light source within the fixtures are shielded from view.
Response: The proposed carriage lights are meant to be an architectural
element and not to serve as a light source for the sign. Petitioner has stated
that they will use low wattage bulbs and frosted glass to keep the lights from
being a distraction to drivers.
4. Intensities of illumination in all cases shall be approved by the building official
before the issuance of a sign permit for compliance with the following maximum
illumination intensity levels:
Maximum Illumination Intensity Level
Type of Illumination Located Within 500 Feet Located Beyond 500 Feet of
(and Visible from) a a Residential Zone
Residential Zone
Direct, internal or back 90 footlamberts 150 footlamberts
lighted
Indirect or reflected sign 10 footcandles 25 footcandles
5. Illuminated signs located within five hundred (500) feet of a residential zone, and
which are visible from such residential zone shall be turned off not later than 11:00
p.m. each night.
Response: The signs and associated lighting are located in a residential
district. Having the lighting turned off by 11:00pm will be a condition of
approval.
6. No intermittent or flashing illumination will be permitted.
Response: None are proposed
7. All exterior electrical outlets for signs shall terminate in a galvanized box with a
blank cover, which shall be flush with and not protrude beyond the finished surface
of the exterior wall.
Response: All sign-related outlets are hidden within the sign.
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8. Transformer boxes, outlets, conduits, and other accessory equipment for any sign
shall be placed so that they are not visible from the exterior, and no face jumping
shall be permitted.
Response: These items are not visible on the sign.
9. All lighting for all signs shall be designed to prevent light spillage from sign face,
and shall not be of such intensity or brilliance as to cause glare, visual distraction or
nuisance.
Response: The proposed carriage lights will utilize frosted glass and low
wattage bulbs.
10. The use of neon is limited to an internal light source for signs.
Response: Not applicable to this application.
11. Strip lighting shall not be used to border or outline a window, door, canopy or any
portion thereof.
Response: Not applicable to this application.
C. Maintenance. Every sign, together with its framework, braces, angles, or other supports
shall be maintained in a safe condition, properly secured, supported and braced to
withstand wind pressure as required by the Florida Building Code or any other
applicable regulatory code or ordinance in effect within the city limits.
D. Location.
1. No sign or support shall be placed in such position or manner as to obstruct or
interfere, either physically or visually, with traffic circulation (pedestrian or
vehicular), any fire alarm, police alarm, traffic signal or sign or any devices
maintained by or under public authority.
Response: The proposed sign for this project will not be moved from its
present location.
2. No sign over a walkway shall have a vertical clearance of less than eight (8) feet in
height as measured from the bottom of the sign to the walkway.
Response: Not applicable to this project.
3. No sign shall be located within a sight visibility triangle.
Response: Not applicable to this project.
E. Artistic monument signs.
Response: Not applicable.to this project.
F. Changeable copy signs. Changeable copy is permitted only as specified in this
subsection.
Response: Not applicable.
Sec.100-1530 - Permanent signs; location.
Only such permanent signs as are authorized in this section shall be permitted to be
erected or maintained upon any building, plot or parcel of land. Except for those sign
types identified in subsections A. through D., below, city commission approval is required
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for all permanent signs through community appearance board approval of a uniform sign
program or individual signs for properties exempt from uniform sign program approval.
Response: The applicant is seeking Community Appearance Board approval for
the sign for this project.
Subsections A through F are not applicable.
III. Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends Approval of Application No. CAB17-001, subject to the following
conditions:
1. This approval is based upon the application and supporting plans date stamped
received November 17, 2016 by the Planning & Zoning Department.
2. The proposed carriage lights shall have frosted glass and must use low wattage
bulbs to minimize distraction to drivers.
3. The carriage lights shall be turned off by 11:00pm. The uplights on the sign do
not have to be turned off at 11:00pm.
4. Obtain proper signage permits from the City prior to construction.
5. Petitioner shall pay to the City of Parkland an amount equal to the total
expenses incurred by the City in the processing and finalizing of the subject
applications prior to issuance of any building permit. This includes, but may not
be limited to, expenses for planning, legal, advertising, and landscape review,
and any related expenses that the City has or will incur as a direct cost of the
applications.
IV. Planning and Zoning Board Recommendation
At the meeting on January 12, 2017, Board Member Lynne Fenoglio motioned to
approve the application subject to staff recommendations. Board Member Gina
Stephens seconded the motion. Passed unanimously (7-0).
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Attachment “A”
Location Map & Monument Sign
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Attachment “B”
Community Appearance Board Application
Subject
Property
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