AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 12/04/2019
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Development Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration of Precise Plan Modification PPM2019-0006, an application to amend Precise Plan PD-69-2 to allow for freestanding parcel identification signs within the Village Grove Plaza (located at 1240-1296 Border Avenue in the PCD Zone). (Applicant: Opt. Village Grove, LLC)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
1. Adopt the Resolution No. 2019-099 approving PPM2019-0006, based on the findings contained in the staff and conditions of approval.
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2. Set the item for review at a subsequent meeting.
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ANALYSIS:
The Village Grove Plaza located at 1240-1296 Border Avenue was initially approved in 1970 under Precise Plan PD-69-2 and later amended by Resolution No. 75-51 in May 1975. PPM2019-0006 is a modification to the precise plan to allow freestanding parcel identification signs for the commercial center, which is currently prohibited by Resolution 75-51. Except for freestanding parcel identification signs, all other signage is allowed per Corona Municipal Code Chapter (CMC) 17.74 per the C-2 (Restricted Commercial) zone requirement.
The property owner of the Village Grove Plaza recently repainted the center in a brown and tan color scheme to give it a fresh and updated appearance and is proposing to establish a sign program for the freestanding parcel identification signs that would be architecturally compatible with the center's appearance. The proposed freestanding signs would help the center have a more dated and cohesive look in addition to providing necessary signage for tenants from the center's street frontages. The proposed sign program has been designed to comply with the requirements of the city's C-2 zone as governed by the CMC and are proposed to have ground mounted lighting for illumination instead of internal il...
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