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APPROVED SUBFCT TO CCDTONS " 1F PALMOALE P1 3 EPNf SPcP'J P. :C!eHan/Cruz/Gayord Ar. utecture • Planning • Interiors • • Sign Criteria Project: ET Q INC NTER Aceiue Sil and 7 treet East ( Highway i ) Pamdale California Revision: 24 January 1991 The intent of this Sign Criteria is to provide the guidelines necessary to achieve a visually coordinated, balanced and appealing signage environment at the southwest corner of Avenue S and 47th Street East ( Highway 1 38), Palmdale, California. Performance of this Sign Criteria shall be rigorously eniorced and any nonconforming signs shall be removed by the tenan or his sign contractor at their expense, upon demand by Owner, Exceptions to these standards shall be reviewed by te Owner and Architect, However, based upon our field experience, deviations wil generally result in serious inequities between tenants. Accordingly, the Owner, through the Architect, will retain full rights of approval of any sign used in the center B. LOWNERTENANTREUREMENTS Each tenant shall submit to the Architect or Landlord for written approval, four copies of the detailed shop drawings of his p oposed sign, indicating conformance with the sign criteria herein outlined Send to: MCG Architects 1 99 So, Los Robles Avenue, Suite 400 Pasadena, California 911 01 2457 (213) 681 8461 or (818) 79391 19 2. The tenant shall submit a sign drawing approved by the Owner and/or Architect or the Project Architect to the appropriate City authority for approval prior to the start of any sign construction or fabrication 3. The tenant shall pay for all signs, their installation (including final connection, transformers and all other labor and materials) and ma ntenance, 4, The tenant shall obtain all necessary permits, 8. The location of all signs shall be per the accompanying design criteria Sheet 1 of 6 Ave. S & 47th St. E, Palmdale, CA Job No, 881 91 ---PAGE BREAK--- 9. One "sign space" shall be allowed for each tenant (except as otherwise approved in writing). The tenant shall verify his sign location and size with Owner prior to fabrication. C. GENERAL SIGN SPECIHCATIONS 1. No exposed raceway, crossovers, conduits, conductors, transformers, etc., shall be permitted. 2. All lettering shalt be restricted to the 'net sign area and have a matte finish. See accompanying design criteria for specific information. 3. No projection above or below the "net sign area" will be permitted (except as otherwise approved in writing). 4. All signs and their installation must comply with all local building and electrical codes and bear a U.L. label placed in an inconspicuous location. 5. For purposes of store identification, tenant will be permitted to place upon each entrance to its demised premises not more than 144 square inches of gold leaf or decal application lettering not to exceed 2 inches in height, indicating hours of business, emergency telephone, etc. The number and letter type shall be subject to Architect's approval. (See Door Signage Design Criteria, Page 4 6. Typical Internally Illuminated Sign-Can Specifications: e. No more than two rows of letters are permitted, provided their maximum total height does not exceed the height of the 'net sign area". f. Tenants shall display only their established trade name of their basic product name, e.g. johns jeans', or combination thereot. g. Internal illumination to be 60 milli-amp neon installed and labeled in accordance with the "National Board of Fire Underwriters Specifications". 7. Color of exposed portions of sign-can and frame shall be either black or dark brown color. Sheet 2 of 6 Ave. 'S & 47th St. E, Palmdale, CA Job No, 881 91 ---PAGE BREAK--- 8. All penetrations of the building structure required for sign installation shall be sealed in a watertight condition and shall be patched to match adjacent finish. 9. Maximum allowable sign area: 10. The maximum allowable lettering size for tenant spaces shall be as follows: a. 60 inch high letters maximum for tenant spaces of 7,500 square feet or larger. b. 36 inch high letters maximum for tenant spaces from 3,000 square feet to less than 7,500 square feet in size, c. 24 inch high letters maximum for tenant spaces less than 3,000 square feet in size, 11. One monument sign shall be permitted for each principal street frontage subject to the following conditions: a. Monument signs shall be set back a minimum of 1 0 feet from all property lines. ft Signs shall be located a minimum of 100 feet or one half (1/2) the width of the lot, whichever is least, from all residential property. c. The size of the monument signs shall not exceed the following: 1, 1 0 feet maximum height above the surrounding finished grade. 2. 1 0 feet maximum dimension in any direction. 3. 60 square feet maximum total area of each monument sign face. d. Signage shall be limited to two faces per monument sign, with copy identifying only the name of the shopping center at top, the super market tenant directly below that, and the drug store tenant below the market, D. PROHIBITED SIGNS 1. Signs Constituting a Traffic Hazard: No person shaU nstaii or maihtain cause to be insiatiea or maintained any sign which simulates or imitates in size, color, lettering or design any traffic sign or signal, or which makes use of the words "STOP", "LOOK", "DANGER, or any other words, phrases, symbols, or characters in such a manner to interfere with, mislead or confuse traffic. Sheet 3 of 6 Ave. 'S & 47th St. E, Palmdale, CA Job No. 88191 ---PAGE BREAK--- 2. Immoral or Unlawful Advertising: It shall be unlawful for any person to exhibit, post or display cause to be exhibited, posted or displayed upon any sign, anything of an obscene, indecent, or immoral nature or unlawful activity. 3. Signs or Doors, Windows or Fire Escapes: No window signs will be permitted except as noted herein, No sign shall be installed, relocated, or maintained so as to prevent free ingress to or egress from any door. No sign of any kind shall be attached to a stand pipe except those signs as required by code or ordinance. 4. Animated, Audible or Moving Signs: Signs, consisting of any moving, swinging, rotating, flashing, blinking, scintillating, fluctuating or otherwise animated light are prohibited. 5. Off-Premise Signs: Any signs, other than a directional sign, installed for the purpose of advertising a project, event, person or subject not related to the premises upon which said sign is located, is prohibited. 6. Vehicle Signs: Signs on or affixed to trucks, automobiles, trailers, or other vehicles which advertise, identify, or provide direction to a use or activity not related to its lawful making of deliveries of sales or merchandise or rendering of services from such vehicles, is prohibited. 7. Light Bulb Strings and Exposed Tubing: External displays, other than temporary decorative holiday lighting, which consist of unshielded light bulbs, and open, exposed neon or gaseous light tubing, are prohibited. An exception hereto may be granted by the Architect when the display is an integral part of the design character of the activity to which it relates, & Bann&s-Pnnants, a d-BalloonsJ..Lsed forAde.tiirg Poses - architectural feature wh-ich--is-an integral Dart 'y ppvevah 9. Signs in Proximity to Utility Lines: Signs which have less horizontal or vertical clearance from authorized communication or energized electrical power lines than that prescribed by the laws of the State of California are prohibited. Sheet 4 of 6 Ave. S & 47th St. E, Palmdale, CA job No, 881 91 ---PAGE BREAK--- Tenant Door- Rear = 2 Blow-up Sign. Detail Typical tenant name only. (Two lines permitted, if Colortomatch accent color. Typical Shop Canpy Section NO SCALE Sheet 5 of 6 Ave. tS & 47th St. E, Palmdale, Ca, Job No. 88191 ---PAGE BREAK--- Internal illumination to be individual letters (centered on fascia horizontally & vertically and no limit as to length). Lettering size 60" high maximum for tenant spaces 7500 S.F. and larger. 60 milli-amp neon installed and labelled in accordance with the "National Board of \ Fire Underwriters Specifications" . o OL DRUG STORE TENAr1T LEVA1ON T\..PICALShIOP ELEVATION - - - L - "Net Sign Area of individual letters to be centere& onvertically and hor1zontally.....-.... Sheet 6 of 6 Ave. & 47th St. E, Palmdale, Ca. Job No. 88191 MAJOR MARKET TENANT IEVATION .T.f1CL.,SIOPELEVATION 2