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Regional Planned Sign Program No. 2016-02 September 26, 2016 Page 4 a minimum of eight seconds. Fourth, the proposed digital sign will not be located within 50 feet of a traffic signal or sign, or at a location that would not maintain safe conditions for motorists, pedestrians or cyclists as determined by the Public Works Agency. Finally, a minimum of five percent of the display time (three minutes per hour) will be allocated for public service announcements or warning signs as requested and provided by the City. In analyzing the regional planned sign program request, staff believes that the findings warrant approval of the regional planned sign program. The proposed signage is designed to be consistent and harmonious with the surrounding land uses and will not contribute to visual or physical blight. The location and height of the signs are needed due to the orientation of the site toward an interior street and the SR -55 freeway. Additional signage opportunities will maximize views of the site for pedestrians and cyclists on City streets and motorists on the freeway and will be an economic incentive for tenants considering relocating to this section of the City. Further, signage will be oriented toward traffic on the freeways, streets, and on-site travel lanes, which will minimize impacts on adjacent uses. The digital signs will incorporate the latest technologies that will minimize light intrusion into neighborhoods, including automatic and manual dimmers that will regulate the lighting levels that may spill into adjacent uses. Also, the proposed are designed to be in scale with the surrounding streetscape, which will minimize the potential for creating a hazardous environment for pedestrians, cyclists or motorist travelling in the immediate vicinity. The proposed signage will also be compatible with the scale and site development characteristics on which they are proposed as the signs will be placed in strategic locations intended to maximize visibility. The monument and digital signs will allow the signs to be visible from local streets and a freeway whose views are limited. Further, the proposed signage, including the digital reader board sign, is an appropriate means of identifying the multitude of tenants within Hutton Centre. Finally, the proposed signs will be architecturally compatible with one another and with the buildings found at Hutton Centre. Public Notification The project site is not located within the boundaries of an established neighborhood association. However, staff contacted the presidents of the nearby Sandpointe Neighborhood Association to inform them of the project and answer any questions related to the proposed project. Moreover, the project site was posted with a notice advertising this public hearing, a notice was published in the Orange County Reporter, and mailed notices were sent to all property owners and tenants within 500 feet of the project site. At the time of this printing, no correspondence, by phone, written, or electronic, had been received from any members of the public. CEQA Analysis In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the proposed project is exempt from further review pursuant to Section 15311. Section 15311 applies to structures accessory to a commercial use, with the proposed on -premise signs serving as minor structures that are accessory to the primary regional center use. 31 C-6