Planning Commission
MEETING DATE: 9/20/2017
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CASE NO. Sign Program No. 17-053
APPLICANT: Borrego Health, Lenny Pepper
LOCATION: Gentry Plaza, 68525/68555 Ramon Road (APN: 680-260-035)
REQUEST: This Item (Amendment to the Gentry Plaza Sign Program) is presented for information only
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STAFF PLANNER:
Melody Segura, Assistant Planner
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
This item is presented for information only.
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BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
Gentry Plaza was built in 1988 and is located at the southeast corner of Cathedral Canyon Drive and Ramon Road. The commercial center consists of four buildings (Buildings A, B, C and D). As part of the center's original approval, a sign program was required (Design Review No. 2-091). The purpose of a sign program is to ensure a consistent and attractive appearance for all signage in the center. When the sign program for Gentry Plaza was approved, the owner chose to allow only orange letters/characters for the center's signs. The only exception to the color was the allowance of a small logo not exceeding 10% of the allotted sign area.
For many years, the center was under one ownership. However, in recent years the property has been sold and Building D has been legally separated (on a separate parcel) from the remainder of the center, and is now under separate ownership. The owner of Building D has granted permission to the applicant to request the amendment.
The Applicant (Lenny Pepper representing Borrego Health) has requested to amend the current sign program to allow for maroon/burgundy letters for signs on Building D (see Attachment 2). The amendment will only affect Building D and allow for both maroon/burgundy and orange letters/characters. Building A, B and C will not be affected and will be limited to the color orange. On August 3, 2017, a letter was sent to the property owner of Buildings A, B and C to inform them of the request. No response was received.
On August 9, 2017, the proposed amendmen...
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