SA 2002-627 Dune Palms Plaza, Amendment No. 1Sig n Program:
The purpose of the Sign P rogram is to ensure : design, guidance, produc tion ,
implementation, consis tency, quali ty, co ordinati on, pro portion, enha ncement, image
and compatibility between all signs w ithin the Sig n Program are a. As such , the Sign
Progr am is intended to ad dress placeme nt, color, sty le, sign materi al, int egrity, and thei r
con sis tency on the property. This program also serve s to commu nicate particular
tenant sign pa rameters to complimen t t he project as a whole, while achieving a unifie d,
attractive b alanced appealing signage situ ation. Al though th e Sign Program exhibits
establi sh the letter and si gn di m en sions, the Sign P rogram is not intended to subs titu te:
Chapter: 9.160., of the City of L a Quinta Zoning Ordinance.
Ap plicability:
A sign pro gram i s a coordinated sign plan for an in di vidua l building or a group of
buildings . For those s igns requiring a Sign Program, no pe rmit shall be is sued for an
i ndividual sign unless an d until a Sign Program for the lot on which t he sign will be
erected has bee n sub m itte d and ap proved by t he C ity of La Q uinta in con formance with
the Cit y of L a Quinta Sign Ordin ance.
General Req u ir ements, St and ards and/o r Pro vision s:
Al l sign s shall be con structed , installed and ma intained in accordance with t he fol low ing
standard s:
1. All s ign (s) shal l comply with the: Sign Prog ra m , current l ocal and state z oni ng,
codes, meet the provis ions of the U nif orm Building and elect rical codes, be
mai ntained in good structural condit ion and appearance, and MU ST BE
Unde rwr iters L aborator y (U. L .) and BEAR t he U. L . li sting on si gnage
and signa ge appli ca t ion;
2 . The tenant, tenan t's agent and /or the tenant's sign cont ractor and/or gener al
contract or shal l be res ponsible for obtaining any a nd all permits re quired;
The Dunes
Sign Program
(Revised 02/2012)
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3. Former t en ant(s) shall be resp onsibl e for the removal of the si gnage , including
but not limited to: (1) sealin g, (2) p atchin g, (3) p ain ting, (4) el ectrical
dis con ne ct, an d (5) “capping” of electrical in a safe and compliant manner -
s ig n remo vals to be completed w ithin a 10 (te n) day period of lease
termin ation at the t enant's expense. It is requ ired that you use a sign
con tractor for the si gnage removal process mentioned herei n and a l icensed
pa inting co ntrac tor for the patc hing, pa inting and/or finishing w ork. Al l repair
work must match the b uild ing color and texture. Working a rea must be left in a
neat and clean cond ition upon w ork being performed;
4. N o a udible, flashing, animated, moving, pulsating, electronic an d/or searc h
light ing or sign (s) not specificall y m en tion ed here in sha ll be p ermitted;
5. It is the resp onsibility of the sign contr actor and landlord to verify all si gn
locat ions a nd/or field conditions, conduit, pri m ar y electri cal loca tion s and
services, prior to installation of any sign (s ). The tenant shal l be responsible
f or installation a nd run ning primary electrical and /or electrical hook-ups
and/or i tems req uiring sign-ag e ill uminatio n;
6. No: exposed r aceways, crossover s, conductors , wiri ng, or j unction boxes.
Trans former boxes will b e us ed to cover and /or con cea l trans formers in a
conceal ed and rem ote i nteri or area. All bolts, fastenings, an d clips sh all be:
and pai nted to match the exte rior building color ;
7. S ign Contractor must have t he followi n g and present to landlo rd prior to
sign inst al l: (1) General Liabil ity Insurance, (2) Workers Compensation, (3)
City Business L icense and si gn p ermits, planning a nd building p ermit - at
the time of contracting with tenant and/or at time o f i nstallat ion. Sign
c ontractor must obtain a f ina l inspection upon instal l. Signag e out of
c ompliance and/or absence of final inspe ction m ay b e remov ed at t enant's
e xpense.
8. Ten ant wil l be responsible for its sign cont ractor to indemnify, d efend and hold
harmless the Landlord and its agent's fr om any damage or liab ility resulting from
the contract or's work. Tenant wi ll a lso pr ovide a deq uat e ev id en ce of the sign
contractor's insurance cove ra ge, naming the landlord a s additional i nsu red;
9. Sign label s that pertain to construc tion and installation sha ll be per m itted an d
p laced i n a con spicuous location f or inspecti ons an d/or emergencies;
10. Pene trations o f t he buil di ng s tructure r equired by i nstallation (s) s hall be n eatly
s ealed in a “water tight” condition and painted to match exteri or surface;
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11. Sign (s) shall have a cces s and/or ad equa te “crawl s pa ce” for (1) C ity
Inspections (2) Land lord inspect ions and (3 ) servicin g;
12. No live and/or simul ated an imals or humans may be used on si te or with in
ri ght-o f-way adjacent to the subjec t property as a s ign;
13. No sign (s) sha ll be permitted that p os e a nu isance or hazard;
14. No exposed neon, lamps, tubing , and /or bulbs , shall be permitted ;
15. Roof sign (s) or pro je cted sign (s) shall not be per m itted;
16. Tempora ry identif ication sig ns such as: construction, developer, season al
prom otio ns a nd/o r compliance no n-illuminated advertisi ng display s are
permi tted as p er La Quinta City Code and landlord ap prova l - some time
re stri ctions may app ly;
17 . Sign (s) that project ont o the publ ic right-o f-way shal l not be permitted;
18. Th e tenant will be respons ib le for the mainte nance of thei r sign(s). Repairs
shall be required within 30 (thirt y) calendar d ays of needed r epair/servicin g. If
not miti gated wi thin 30 (thi rty) days, the land lord shal l r eserve t he right to
repair and /or servi ce the s ig n at the ten ant's expe nse;
19. Ow ner shall r eserve the right to have architectural cont rol;
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Spe cifications for Building Si gns , (Front/Main si d e of buil ding):
1. Sign-age shal l be indivi dual ly il luminat ed/fa ce lit c hannel letters;
2. Sign letters to be aluminum with p lastic face a nd tri m -c ap ped.
Tri m cap size as requir ed i n relation ship to height of letters;
3. Color(s ) and typ e s tyl e(s) to be appr oved by landlord and the City of La
Quinta;
4. Sing le or double l ine shall be pe rmit ted;
5. Lo go s sh all be permitted;
6. Sign -age i llumination to be: LED ;
7. Sign square foota ge not to exceed: 72 square fee t for those elevations with the
larger sign “box” s urface area and must stay within “envelope d a rea.” Those
elevations with a smaller surface “rectangular are a” must stay within 4 0
square feet and within the “enve loped area” and fl ush mounted to surface;
8. One sign per business fr ont — except for tenan ts on corner l ocations. Tenant's
may at their expense, locate (1) one at 72 or 40 square feet in the re quired
enveloped area;
9.No signs allowed on the b ack (East) elevatio n of the building;
10.All buil di ng sig ns s hall be turned off no la ter t han 12 :00 a.m.
11. See exhibit s for material an d locatio n requirement s;
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Spe cifications for Monument (Dune Palms ):
1. Monu m ent signage to match specif ications of exis ting mon ume nt on
Hwy 11 1 Entrance — see exhi bi ts;
2. Monument sign-age shal l be internally illum ina ted by fluoresce nt lighting ;
3. Sign-a ge to have 5 (five) ava ilable tenan t spaces;
4. Colors of monu ment sign to mat ch ex istin g mome nt on Hwy 111;
5. Sign -a ge t o be double sided — pai nted w ith stucco fi nish;
6. Tenant p anels to be Plexigla s or equa l with vinyl lettering;
7. Lo go s on sign face t o be permitt ed;
8. Sign age to be 50 sq. ft. n et — sa m e as exiting mo num en t on Hwy 111
entra nce;
9. Lette ring o n tenant panels shall be subject to landlord and City approval;
10 .Prior to in st allation of the monument sign, the applicant shall su bmi t a s ig n
permi t to the P lanning Department for revie w of final sign l ocati on.
11 .The applicant shall make improvements to t he existing monument sign located
o n Highway 111, to include but not limited to, new sign placement, new er and
cle ar signs, and mai ntenance.
12. See exhibits fo r materi al and lo cation require m en ts .
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Spe cifications for windo w s ignage
1. All w indow letter ing is subject to L andl ord and City approval;
2. W indow lett ering no t to exceed 25% of windo w area of the business front —
excluding frame area;
3. W indow lett ering to machine cu t vi ny l let terin g;
4. W indow lett ering may be fa ce or reverse/se con d surface mount or face
applie d. If ti nting prev ails on a w indow, it is recommended that a face
application proces s is used;
5. Lettering colo r an d ty pe style i s subject t o land-lord and C ity approval;
Submi t t al R equirements:
A sign applicati on consistent wit h thi s progra m sh all c onsist of the following:
For e ach proposes s ign application on the building, the followin g shall be specifie d
or drawn to scale and dimensio ne d plans:
A) A dimensioned loc ation o f each sig n in the b uilding and/o r pro pert y;
B) Sign dimensions i ncluding: letter height, c olor, sign length a nd sign projection
fro m the building;
C) Color scheme(s );
D) Typ e st yle or graphic style;
E) Mater ials being used;
F) Met hod of install ation/attach m en t/cross sectio n;
G) Site pla n indicating t he l ocati on of the occupan t space on the s ite;
H ) Fab ricatio n and in stallation details;
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All p ermits f or sign (s) and their in stallation may be obtained by the o wner, agent an d/or
s i g n c o n t r a c t o r. B u t , m u s t b e i n s t a l l e d b y a s t a t e l i c e n s e d c o n t r a c t o r
rep resentative(s).
Bind ing Effect:
No sign shall be erecte d, co nstructed, ins talled, dis played, altered, placed o r
m ain tained except in confo rma nce with this Sign Program. In ca se of any confl ict
between t he pr ovisions of this program and any other provisions o f Chapter 9.160 of the
City Zonin g Ordin ance, the City Zon ing Ord ina nce shall prevail.
Approvals :
Th e des ign a n d construction of the tena n t 's s ignage must re cei ve w ritten app roval
by the Landlord/Owne r or the Management Company and the City of La Quinta
before fabrication an d installation prior to submitting a sign a pplication. The
owner's or manager's writ t en approva l shall b e submitte d to the Ci t y, al ong with a
co m pleted City applica t ion, ap proved p la n s, and f ees.
Owner's appr oval sh all be bas ed on the fo llowing :
1. Conformity of the Si gn Progr am establi shed for the cen ter inc luding fabr ication
and meth od of instal lati on;
2. Complete infor m ation: (1) Co ntrac tor's name, (2) compan y name , (3) a ddress,
(4) Ci ty l icense number (5) an d workers compensati on numbe r. To secu re the
owner's approval, t hree (3) copies of the desi gn drawing of the signage must
be submit ted di rectl y to the owner fo r owner approval;
Final I n spection of Si gn Installation:
1. The ins talling sign c ontractor sha ll call the City fo r a final inspection after having
installed the si gn;
2. The Final Insp ection Car d must be maintained on file wit h the sign contractor
and a copy given to lan dlord upon installatio n. Any a nd all citat ions tha t may
prevai l will be the respons ib ilit y of the sign contra ctor;
3. Si gns that deviate from this Sign Program will be removed at th e tenant's
expense and ma y be subject to City citations a nd/or legal conseq uences
WEST ELEVATION
Page 1 of 3 DUNES PALMS PLAZA SIGN PROGRAM
3'-0"10'-0"
IMPERIAL BRANCH
LOS ANGELES DIVISION
46-120 Calhoun St., Indio CA 92201
Telephone: 760.347.3566 / 800.706.8882
Fax: 760.347.0343
www.yesco.com
CALIFORNIA CONTRACTOR LICENSE NO. 250739
SPECIFICATION:
LED
FONT:
COLORS: TBD BY TENANTS
ILLUMINATED CHANNEL LETTERS
TBD BY TENANTS
12’
6’
DUAL-ILLUMINATED CHANNEL LETTERS
NOT TO EXCEED 40 SQ. FT.
ILLUMINATED CHANNEL LETTERS NOT TO EXCEED
6’ IN HEIGHT & 12’ IN LENGTH OR 72 SQ. FT
DUNE
PALM
PLAZA
STORAGE
HWY 111 DUNES PALM RD.PUMPS G M&Food MartSITE MAP
C
A S S A I
MORT GAGE S H O P & M O R E
B O B ’S S O C C E R
S H O P & M O R E
B O B ’S S O C C E R
NOTE: No building signs allowed on the East Elevation.
SOUTH ELEVATION NORTH ELEVATION
4'-7"15'-3"
IMPERIAL BRANCH
LOS ANGELES DIVISION
46-120 Calhoun St., Indio CA 92201
Telephone: 760.347.3566 / 800.706.8882
Fax: 760.347.0343
www.yesco.com
CALIFORNIA CONTRACTOR LICENSE NO. 250739
DUNE
PALM
PLAZA
STORAGE
HWY 111 DUNES PALM RD.PUMPS G M&Food MartSITE MAP
DUNES PALMS PLAZA SIGN PROGRAMPage 2 of 3
DUAL-ILLUMINATED CHANNEL LETTERS
NOT TO EXCEED 72 SQ. FT.
12’
6’
ILLUMINATED CHANNEL LETTERS NOT TO EXCEED
6’ IN HEIGHT & 12’ IN LENGTH OR 72 SQ. FT
SPECIFICATION:
LED
FONT:
COLORS: TBD BY TENANTS
ILLUMINATED CHANNEL LETTERS
TBD BY TENANTSC
E l e g a n t
F U R N I T U R E
D E S E R T C O N C E P T S
E l e g a n t
F U R N I T U R E
D E S E R T C O N C E P T S
IMPERIAL BRANCH
LOS ANGELES DIVISION
46-120 Calhoun St., Indio CA 92201
Telephone: 760.347.3566 / 800.706.8882
Fax: 760.347.0343
www.yesco.com
CALIFORNIA CONTRACTOR LICENSE NO. 250739
FRONT VIEW
94½”
80 1/4”
12”
30 ½”
SIDE VIEW
DUNES PALMS PLAZA SIGN PROGRAM
DUNE
PALM
PLAZA
STORAGE
HWY 111 NEWMONUMENTEXISTING
MONUMENT DUNES PALM RD.PUMPS G M&Food MartSITE MAP
DOUBLE-SIDED MONUMENT
COLORS: TBD
EXISTING MONUMENT
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Maximum of two (2) monument signs allowed:
One near driveway entrance on Highway 111
One along Dune Palms Road
Each monument:
• Maximum of five (5) tenant panels
• Maximum height of ninety-four (94") inches from the top of curb
• Maximum of fifty-four (54) square feet, inclusive of architectural
features
• Located a minimum of five (5) feet behind property lines
Prior to installation of the new monument sign, the applicant
shall submit a sign permit to the Planning Department for
review of final sign location.
NOTE: The applicant shall make
improvements to the existing sign
located on Highway 111, to include
but not limited to, new sign place-
ment, newer and clear signs, and
maintenance.