SR-401-030 (11)ATTACHMENT2
Proposed Findings for Appealed Signs
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
PROPOSED LIST OF FINDINGS FOR APPEALS OF MERITORIOUS SIGN LIST
March 22, 2000
Sign Address Sign Description
OOAPP005
SHANGRI-LA HOTEL
1301 OCEAN AVE. The hi-rise sign located on the south elevation and the
freestanding signs in the parking lot.
Findings The 1984 hi-rise wall sign was not lawfully installed and therefore is not eligible for meritorious status.
In 1984 the Architectural Review Board approved this sign with the condition that the location of the
sign be lowered to meet code requirements. Even if it were lawful, this 1984 sign is not artistically
significant in that although it was erected or created between 1970 and 1985, the sign is a large cabinet
with an acrylic face that is not of contemporary design, does not use innovative materials with technical
excellence and does not represent an entity or establishment that is an important part of Santa
Monica's history.
Staff believes that the parking lot signs may also be 1984 signs and that they are not artistically
significant in that although they were erected or created between 1970 and 1985, the freestanding pole
signs are not of contemporary design, do not use innovative materials with technical excellence and do
not represent an entity or establishment that is an important part of Santa Monica's history.
OOAPP041
ED'S AIRPORT SERVICE 3127 OCEAN PARK BLVD. The Cadillac located on the roof.
Findings Staff is unable to verify the date this sign was erected or constructed. The City's 1983 photographic
sign survey shows the building without the Cadillac on the roof. If the sign for this Cadillac repair
business was added prior to the 1985 Sign Code, the first finding would have to made that this sign is
artistically significant. This sign is not artistically significant in that although it may have been erected or
created between 1970 and 1985, the sign is not of contemporary design, does not use innovative
materials with technical excellence and does not represent an entity or establishment that is an
important part of Santa Monica's history.