Findings - CC - 2018 - DR-43-18 - Building Wall, Directional, Menu Board And Monument SignageBEFORE THE EAGLE CITY COUNCIL
IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION
FOR A DESIGN REVIEW FOR BUILDING
WALL, DIRECTIONAL, MENU BOARD, AND
MONUMENT SIGNAGE FOR STARBUCKS
FOR VERDAD REAL ESTATE
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
CASE NUMBER DR -43-18
The above -entitled design review application came before the Eagle City Council for their action on
October 23, 2018. The Eagle City Council having heard and taken oral and written testimony, and having
duly considered the matter, makes the following Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law;
FINDINGS OF FACT:
A. PROJECT SUMMARY:
Verdad Real Estate, represented by Melissa Balcerak with Hunter Development Group, is requesting
design review approval for three building wall signs, three directional signs, two menu board signs,
one clearance bar, and one monument sign for Starbucks. The 0.88 -acre site is located on the north
side of West Chinden Boulevard approximately 460 -feet east of North Linder Road at 1480 West
Chinden Boulevard within Eagle Island Marketplace (Lot 5, Block 1, Lazy P Subdivision).
B. APPLICATION SUBMITTAL:
The City of Eagle received the application for this item on August 14, 2018.
C. HISTORY OF RELEVANT PREVIOUS ACTIONS:
On February 24, 2009, the Eagle City Council approved a Comprehensive Plan Map and Text
amendment and annexation (once contiguous) and a rezone with development agreement for this site
(CPA -5-08 & A-03-08 & RZ-08-08).
On July 14, 2009, the Eagle City Council approved a design review application for the common area
landscaping for Eagle Island Marketplace, including Fred Meyer and eight (8) multi -tenant
retail/restaurant buildings within Lazy P Subdivision (aka Eagle Island Marketplace) (DR -13-09).
On July 14, 2009, the Eagle City Council approved a design review application for the master sign plan
for Eagle Island Marketplace (DR -14-09).
On November 10, 2010, the Ada County Board of County Commissioners approved a comprehensive
plan amendment, rezone with development agreement, master site plan and preliminary plat for Eagle
Island Marketplace (CPA -05-08, A-03-08, and RZ-08-08).
On November 23, 2010, the Eagle City Council approved Ordinance No. 652 for an annexation and
rezone with development agreement of the property associated with Eagle Island Marketplace.
Ordinance No. 652 also recognized the vested development rights associated with the approved Ada
County preliminary plat application number 201000571-S.
On February 8, 2011, the Eagle City Council approved a final plat application for the Lazy P
Subdivision (FP -01-11).
On April 5, 2012, the City approved a design review application for a modification to the master sign
plan for Eagle Island Marketplace (DR -14-09 MOD).
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D. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Commercial
E. ZONING DESIGNATION: C -3 -DA (Highway Business District with a development agreement)
F. COMPANION APPLICATIONS: DR -42-18 (Starbucks building)
G. SIGNAGE:
Sign Data
Wall Sign Dimensions
Area of Signage
Illumination
Monument Sign "A"
Proposed
6' high x 7" wide
14 -square feet
Ground mounted light fixtures
Sign Landscaping 100 -square feet (existing)
Materials
*Note: Illumination, style, and
Required*
6' high (maximum)
30 -square feet (maximum)
Interior -illumination prohibited
42 -square feet (minimum)
'A" thick aluminum letters pegged off tenant Tenant color, font, and logo
panel 1/2" permitted on white background
dimensions approved within the Eagle Island Marketplace master sign plan (DR -14-09 MOD).
Building Wall Sign "B" (South Elevation)
Sign Data Proposed Required
Wall Sign Dimensions 1' 8" high x 16' 2" wide N/A
Area of Signage 27 -square feet 162 -square feet (maximum)
Illumination
Materials
Externally illuminated with five gooseneck
Interior -illumination prohibited
lights
0.63 aluminum individual channel letters and
returns welded to 0.090 aluminum faces,
painted satin white, mounted flush to the
building wall
Two Building Wall Signs "C" (East and West Elevations)
Sign Data
Wall Sign Dimensions
Area of Signage
Illumination
Materials
Proposed
5' 11" high x 5' 11" wide
35 -square feet
Externally illuminated with three gooseneck
lights
0.040 aluminum logo with 3" returns painted
satin black, vinyl holly green and white graphics
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Required
N/A
154 -square feet (maximum)
Interior -illumination prohibited
Sign Data
Wall Sign Dimensions
Area of Signage
Illumination
Materials
Sign Data
Wall Sign Dimensions
Area of Signage
Illumination
Materials
Sign Data
Wall Sign Dimensions
Area of Signage
Illumination
Materials
Directional Monument Signs "D"
Proposed
3' high x 2' 1/4" wide
1 -square feet
Non -illuminated
Cabinet - 0.090 2mm aluminum panel painted
black, copy and chevron backed up with 1/8"
white poly carb, logo is 3/8" clear poly carb with
vinyl film,
Support — 3" 1.60 aluminum channel painted
black
Base - 0.063" aluminum painted black
Directional Monument Sign "E"
Proposed
3' high x 1' 7 1/2" wide
1 -square feet
Non -illuminated
Cabinet - 0.090" aluminum housing painted
black, copy and "X" symbol backed up with
1/8" white polycarb,
Support — 3" 1.60 aluminum channel painted
black
Base - 0.063" aluminum painted black
Pre Menu Board Sign "G"
Proposed
5' 5 1A" high x 2' 11 5/8" wide
7 -square feet
Internally illuminated
Cabinet — Extruded aluminum menu board with
graphics
Support — 2" thick steel posts
Base — Aluminum
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Required
N/A
6 -square feet (maximum)
Interior -illumination prohibited
Required
N/A
6 -square feet (maximum)
Interior -illumination prohibited
Required
7' high (maximum)
35 -square feet (maximum)
Internal illumination permitted
for menu board signs
Menu Board Sign "H"
Jgn Data Proposed Required
Wall Sign Dimensions 5' 5'A" high x 7' 2'A" wide 7' high (maximum)
Area of Signage 11 -square feet 35 -square feet (maximum)
Illumination Internally illuminated Internal illumination permitted
for menu board signs
Materials Cabinet — Extruded aluminum menu boards (3)
with graphics
Support — 2" thick steel posts
Base - Aluminum
Drive Through Order Canopy Sign "I"
Sign Data Proposed Required
Wall Sign Dimensions 9' 9 5/8" high x 4' 5 1/2" wide 7' high (maximum)
Area of Signage 16.5 -square feet total 35 -square feet (maximum)
3 -square feet ("Starbucks Coffee")
13.5 -square feet (automated)
Illumination Non -illuminated Internal illumination permitted
Built in LCD Confirmation Order Display for menu board signs
Materials Steel frame with outdoor LCD display
H. AGENCY RESPONSES: None
I. LETTERS FROM THE PUBLIC: None received to date.
STAFF ANALYSIS PROVIDED WITHIN THE STAFF REPORT:
A. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROVISIONS WHICH ARE OF SPECIAL CONCERN REGARDING
THIS PROPOSAL:
• Protect and enhance the small town character of the City by requiring signage which is creative and
distinctive, compatible with its surroundings, and an integral component of the style and character
of the building to which it relates.
B. MASTER SIGN PLAN PROVISIONS WHICH ARE OF SPECIAL CONCERN REGARDING THIS
PROPOSAL:
1. A single tenant building is permitted one 6 -foot high monument sign.
a. Tenant copy will be fabricated from 1/8" thick flat cutout aluminum and pegged off the face
of the tenant panel 3/4".
b. Background color of the tenant panels will all be the same color.
c. Tenant is permitted to use their color, font, and logo on the tenant panel.
d. The monument signs are to be illuminated by ground mounted light fixtures that will be
screened by plant material year round or boulders.
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C. ZONING CODE PROVISIONS WHiCH ARE OF SPECIAL CONCERN REGARDING THIS
PROPOSAL:
• Eagle City Code Section 8 -2A -2(B)
The general theme of the Design Review Overlay District is to specify desirable building and
landscape architectural styles and materials to create a sustainable and pleasing environment for
residents and visitors alike. The architectural designs, materials, and graphics set forth in this article
are compiled to create a theme unique to the area called "Eagle Architecture".
• Eagle City Code Section 8 -2A -6(A)(4): Signage:
Signing for any project shall provide for business identification and minimize clutter and
confusion on and off the site, and shall be in compliance with section 8-2A-8 of this article and
the current edition of the uniform sign code adopted by the city. The design review board shall
consider:
a. The "overall sign concept" for multi -tenant business centers to assure that it addresses the
continuity between tenant sign design and building design;
b. The reduction of hazards to motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians as may be caused by or
partially attributable to the distraction and obstruction of improperly located and designed signs;
c. The provision for effective and necessary business identification systems adapted to the
building design;
d. The continued maintenance of signs throughout their life; and
e. The size, location, design, color, texture, lighting, landscaping, and hours of operations of all
permanent signs and outdoor advertising structures or features to ensure that any such proposals
do not detract from the function of, or design of, buildings, structures, surrounding properties,
neighborhoods, or streets.
• Eagle City Code Section 8 -2A -8(A)(3)
Architectural Compatibility: The number, area, and height of signs as outlined in this article are
intended to be maximum standards which do not necessarily ensure architectural compatibility.
Therefore. in addition to the enumerated maximum standards. the city shall give consideration to a
sign's relationship to the overall appearance of the subject property as well as the surrounding area.
• Eagle City Code Section 8 -2A -8(B) Definitions:
AUTOMATED SIGN: A sign with a fixed or changing display capable of displaying words,
symbols, figures or images composed of, a series of Tight emitting elements or moving panels or
parts; including, but not limited to: tripaneled, digital, electronic message boards, light emitting
diodes (LED) signs or signs that in any other way move or create the illusion of movement. This
definition docs not include signs with copy that is manually changed.
DIRECTIONAL SIGN (ON PREMISES): An on premises permanent directional sign which
foremost contains words such as "Entrance", "Enter", "Exit", "In", "Out", or other similar words,
or a sign containing arrows or characters indicating traffic directions and used either in conjunction
with such words or separately.
DRIVE-THROUGH/DRIVE-UP SERVICE MENU BOARD SIGN: A sign identifying products
for sale and prices for those products. The menu board sign may include business identification.
POLE SIGN: A freestanding sign that is supported by one or more poles that are not enclosed as in
a monument sign structure.
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• Eagle City Code Section 8 -2A -8(C)(6) Drive-Through/Drive-Up Service Menu Board Signs:
a. Shall not exceed seven feet (7') in height and the sign area shall not exceed thirty five (35)
square feet.
b. Internal illumination may be permitted if the city determines the following:
(1) The lighting shall be harmonious with and in accordance with the general objectives, or
with any specific objective of this article;
(2) The lighting shall be installed, operated, and maintained to be harmonious and appropriate
in appearance with the existing and intended character of the general vicinity and will not
change the essential character of the same area; and
(3) The lighting will not be disturbing to existing or future neighboring uses.
• Eagle City Code Section 8 -2A -8(C)(8) Automated Signs:
a. Automated signs may be permitted as a part of a monument sign and shall be prohibited in all
other types of signs if the city determines the following:
(1) The lighting shall be harmonious with and in accordance with the general objectives, or
with any specific objective of this article;
(2) The lighting shall be installed, operated, and maintained to be harmonious and appropriate
in appearance with the existing and intended character of the general vicinity and will not
change the essential character of the same area; and
(3) The lighting will not be disturbing to existing or future neighboring uses.
c. All automated signs that utilize light to create change may change frame content through
dissolve, fade or scroll features only. No sign shall be operated in a manner which the sign,
sign structure, design or pictorial segment of the sign shows full animation, growing,
flashing, rotating content, or otherwise creating an illusion of movement, except for single
color text only message displays scrolling or traveling across the sign area.
d. The signs shall only change frame content not more than every eight (8) seconds. The change
of content must change immediately within a period of less than one second.
e. Based on brightness measured in nit (an illuminative brightness measurement equivalent to 1
candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays of the source); automated signs
that utilize light to change frames shall contain an autodimmer allowing for no more than five
thousand two hundred (5,200) nit illumination between sunrise and sunset and up to three
hundred (300) nit illumination between sunset and sunrise.
f. The automated sign portion of any sign should be constructed into the sign in a manner in
which it is subordinate to the overall design of the sign. The automated sign portion of any
sign shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the face of any sign.
g. Where more than one sign is allowed only one sign may contain an automated sign.
h. The addition of an automated sign to any nonconforming sign is prohibited.
i. Any conforming existing sign or portion of a conforming existing sign that is refaced with an
automated sign shall require a design review approval.
• Eagle City Code Section 8 -2A -8(C)(13) Sign Illumination:
a. The city must find that any illuminated sign permitted under the specific regulations within this
article is designed such that brightness levels are controlled to assure a soft, subtle effective light
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in accordance with other city regulations intended to create and maintain the Eagle architecture
theme, while encouraging energy efficient lighting.
b. Illumination types, styles, and practices not listed herein shall be prohibited unless otherwise
deemed by the design review board and city council to be consistent with the Eagle architecture
theme.
c. Floodlighting is permitted only through the use of incandescent, LED and high pressure sodium
light sources.
d. Exposed neon is permitted when used to create the sign letter(s) or as an architectural element
as part of the sign design. A clear covering may be permitted for protection of the neon element.
e. Halo illumination is permitted.
f. Metal halide is not permitted as a light source for signage.
g. All types of internal illumination is prohibited, except for automated signs and drive-
through/drive-up service menu board signs as regulated in this article.
• Eagle City Code Section 8-2A-8(C)(16)(b)
Directional Signs (On Premises): Shall not exceed six (6) square feet in area.
D. DISCUSSION:
• The directional signs are designed with a pole support. Pursuant to Eagle City Code Section 8 -2A -
8(C)(9), pole signs are prohibited. The applicant should be required to provide revised sign
elevations showing the three directional signs to have a solid base that match the materials and
colors used in the construction of the building. The revised elevation plans should be reviewed and
approved by staff and one member of the Design Review Board prior to the issuance of a sign
permit.
• Staff defers comment regarding design and color of all proposed signs to the Design Review Board.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION PROVIDED WITHIN THE REPORT:
Based upon the information provided to staff to date, staff recommends approval with the site specific
conditions of approval and the standard conditions of approval provided within the staff report.
PUBLIC MEETING OF THE BOARD:
A. A meeting to consider the application was held before the Design Review Board on September 27,
2018, at which time the Board made their decision.
B. Oral testimony in opposition to the application was presented to the Design Review Board by no one.
C. Oral testimony in favor of the application was presented to the Design Review Board by no one (not
including the applicant/representative).
BOARD DELIBERATION: (Granicus time 1:17:58)
Upon completion of the applicant's and staff's presentations, the Board discussed during deliberation that:
• The Board determined the signage proposed was appropriate with the site specific conditions requiring
the directional signage to have solid bases and requiring detailed cutsheets for the ground mounted light
fixtures proposed to illuminate the monument sign.
• The Board affirmed the previously approved landscaping plan showing landscaping around the at the
base of the monument sign. However, the Board wants to ensure the ground mounted light fixtures are
screened by the landscaping.
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BOARD DECISION:
The Board voted 5 to 0 (Brasher and Sayer absent) to recommend approval of DR -43-18 for a design
review application for building wall, directional, menu board, and monument signage for Starbucks for
Verdad Real Estate, with the site specific conditions of approval and standard conditions of approval
provided within their findings of fact and conclusions of law document, dated October 11, 2018.
PUBLIC MEETING OF THE COUNCIL:
A. A meeting to consider the application was held before the City Council on October 23, 2018, at which
time the Council made their decision.
B. Oral testimony in opposition to the application was presented to the City Council by no one.
C. Oral testimony in favor of the application was presented to the City Council by no one (not including
the applicant/representative).
COUNCIL DECISION:
The Council voted 4 to 0 to approve DR -43-18 for a design review application for building wall,
directional, menu board, and monument signage for Starbucks for Verdad Real Estate, with the following
Design Review Board recommended site specific conditions of approval and standard conditions of
approval.
SITE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL:
1. Provide revised sign elevations showing the three directional signs to have a solid base that match the
materials and colors used in the construction of the building. The revised elevation plans shall be
reviewed and approved by staff and one member of the Design Review Board prior to the issuance of
a sign permit.
2. Provide a detailed cut sheet for the ground mounted light fixtures showing style, color, wattage, cct,
etc. The detail cut sheet shall be reviewed and approved by staff prior to the issuance of a sign permit.
3. Landscaping around the base of the monument sign shall comply with the landscaping approved with
DR -14-09 MOD.
4. A sign permit is required prior to the installation of any signs on this site.
5. Upon completion of the building wall, directional, menu board and monument sign, the applicant
shall be required to request a site inspection to be completed by the Planning and Zoning Department.
Upon verification that the building wall sign, directional, menu board, and monument signs have been
completed in compliance with the approved plans, a certificate of completion will be issued.
NOTE: In the event a Standard Condition of Approval conflicts with a Site Specific Condition of
Approval contained herein the Site Specific Condition of Approval shall control.
STANDARD CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL:
1. A building permit/zoning permit shall be required prior to construction of any sign which is not
attached to a building with an active building permit.
2. Approval shall expire without notice to the applicant on the date of expiration of this Design Review,
as stipulated in Eagle City Code (one year from approval date).
3. The Americans with Disabilities Act, Uniform Building Code, Eagle City Code, and all applicable
County, State and Federal Codes and Regulations shall be complied with. All design and construction
shall be in accordance with all applicable City of Eagle Codes unless specifically approved by the
Commission and/or Council.
4. New plans which incorporate any required changes shall be submitted for staff approval. Staff may
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elect to take those plans to the Design Review Board and/or the City Council for review and approval.
5. Any changes to the plans and specifications upon which this approval is based, other than those required
by the above conditions, will require submittal of an application for modification and approval of that
application prior to commencing any change.
6. Any change by the applicant in the planned use of the property which is the subject of this application,
shall require the applicant to comply with all rules, regulations, ordinances, plans, or other regulatory
and legal restrictions in force at the time the applicant or its successors in interest advises the City of
Eagle of its intent to change the planned use of the subject property unless a waiver/variance of said
requirements or other legal relief is granted pursuant to the law in effect at the time the change in use
is sought.
7. Any modification of the approved design review plans must he approved prior to
construction/installation of such changes. Failure to do so may result in the requirement to modify the
project to comply with the approved design review and/or result in the inability to issue a certificate of
completion for this project.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW:
1. The Council reviewed the particular facts and circumstances of this proposed design review application
(DR -43-I8) with regard to the Eagle City Code Title 8, Chapter 2, Article A, DR Design Review
Overlay District, and teased upon the information provided with the conditions required herein,
concludes that the proposed design review application is in accordance with the Eagle City Code and
the Eagle Comprehensive Plan.
2. The Council reviewed the particular facts and circumstances of the proposed design review in terms of
Eagle City Code 8-2A-13(B)(2)(i), and has concluded that the proposed design review:
1. All signs will be harmonious with the architectural design of the Starbucks building utilizing
materials and colors from the building and the Eagle Island Marketplace development, will comply
with the sign regulations within Eagle City Code Section 8-2A-8, and will not cover nor detract
from desirable architectural features.
DATED this 23rd day of October 2018.
CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF EAGLE
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Reconsideration Notice: Applicant has the right. pursuant to Section 67-6535. Idaho Code, to request a reconsideration within
fourteen (14) days of the final written decision.
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