Upland council approves amendment to allow two double‑sided digital billboards at The Colonies

The Upland City Council on Oct. 13 introduced an ordinance and adopted a resolution to amend the Colonies at San Antonio specific plan to replace two permitted secondary freeway pylon signs with two double‑sided digital billboards.

The change would allow two 672‑square‑foot digital billboards (14 feet tall by 48 feet wide per face) up to 65 feet above the elevation of the 210 Freeway, replacing two secondary pylon signs that had been permitted to include smaller LED electronic message centers. The council found the amendment exempt from CEQA under Guidelines section 15162 and approved the first reading of the ordinance and a companion amendment to the Colonies Crossroads master sign program by unanimous vote.

The item was presented by Robert Dahlquist, the city’s development services director, who said the proposed billboards would replace two secondary pylon signs that had been permitted to contain electronic message centers. Dahlquist described the locations: one in the Chick‑fil‑A parking area in a triangular 2,000‑square‑foot island and the other in a planted area near the Starbucks and Shell station. He said the amendment would add a new subsection K to the specific…