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Home My WebLink AboutCC Meeting 21-0628 - ZTA 21-2 FlagpolesItem H Zoning Text Amendment 21-2 Residential Flags/Flagpoles Standards City Council June 28, 2021 PRESENTATION OVERVIEW • Background • Proposed Standards • CEQA Determination • Recommended Action BACKGROUND • SBMC Section 11.4.25.030(A)(2) sets forth standards for the placement of flags on residential properties • Flags considered signs • Limited to one (1) flag up to 12 sf in area per property frontage • No commercial copy permitted BACKGROUND • Recent code enforcement complaint regarding two (2) flags on one frontage • Community interest in reconsidering City's standards • Staff surveyed other Orange County cities regarding flag/flagpole standards • No real consensus, but many cities allow multiple flags • Most common height for flagpoles is 35 feet PROPOSED STANDARDS • Establish definition of a flagpole • Mounted in/to ground or attached to a structure • Allow up to two (2) flagpoles per residential property • Maximum height of 25 feet (same as building height) • No maximum number of flags on a flagpole, but recommended maximum combined flag area of 40 sf CEQA Staff has determined: • ZTA 21-2 is categorically exempt from review under CEQA (Class 3 — New Construction of Small Structures) PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The Planning Commission considered ZTA 21-2 on June 7, 2021, and voted 5-0 to recommend City Council Approval • Recommended two modifications: 1) Allowing up to 2 flagpoles; and 2) Including temporary flags in area calculations RECOMMENDED ACTION Staff recommends the City Council: Introduce for First Reading, by title only, An Ordinance of the City of Seal Beach amending Title 11 of the Seal Beach Municipal Code regarding Regulations for the Placement of Flags and Flagpoles on Residential Properties and Finding the Ordinance to be Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act Item H Zoning Text Amendment 21-2 Residential Flags/Flagpoles Standards City Council June 28, 2021 ID Section 5. Chapter 11.6.05.010 (Definitions of Specialized Terms and Phrases) of Title 11 of the Seal Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended to add a definition for a flagpole to read as follows, with all other portions of Table 11.6.05.010 remaining the same: Flagpole: a staff or pole, either mounted in/to the ground or affixed to a structure, on which one or more flags are or can be displayed. 11 SF- A j Section 4. Chapter 11.4.25.030 (Signs — Residential Districts) of Title 11 of the Seal Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 11.4.25.030. — Signs -Residential Districts. The regulations of this section shall apply to all residential districts, as well as residential uses located in nonresidential zones. A. Permitted Signs. In addition to the exempt signs listed in Section 11.4.25.010: Exempt Signs, the following signs are permitted in residential zones: 1. Subdivision Identification Signs. A subdivision in a residential district shall be permitted to display a subdivision identification sign or signs not exceeding 25 square feet in aggregate area. Such sign(s) must be attached to a wall, fence, or gateway structure, and integrated with the design of the structure. Larger signs may be approved by minor use permit pursuant to Chapter 11.520: Development Permits. 2. Flags/Flagpoles. Each site may display -a-tetaLofcontain no more than two flagpoles not to exceed 25 feet in height above grade. Ala -Flags may only be displayed on a flagpole. The cumulative area of all flags on a rp opertV shall not exceed 4240 square feet Onn-area or contain commercial copy. Flags on temporary flagpoles shall be included in a site's overall flag area calculation. 3. Commercial Signs. One sign indicating the presence on the property of an approved use subject to Chapter 11.5.20: Development Permits. Such sign shall not exceed 12 square feet in arearinless a greater area is specifically approved by the decision-making authority as part of the use permit approval. B. Illumination. No sign governed by this section shall be internally illuminated. 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