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Laguna Beach panel approves Farmers & Merchants Bank signs, limits logo lighting and delays installation until metal panels arrive
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a sign permit for Farmers & Merchants Bank at 401 Glen Eyrie Street but required the bank’s logo sign to be non‑illuminated, pin‑mounted, and not installed until the building’s perforated metal panels are in place.
The Laguna Beach Planning Commission on Feb. 5 approved a sign permit for Farmers & Merchants Bank at 401 Glen Eyrie Street, with conditions that the upper logo sign not be illuminated, be pin‑mounted (no lighted backing), and not be installed until the building’s perforated metal panels are fully installed and undamaged.
Sarah Olsen, the city’s planning technician, summarized the application and noted two outstanding facade elements: perforated metal panels at the building’s northeast and southeast corners and sunshades along the west elevation. The bank proposed an illuminated canopy sign and an illuminated logo wall sign; staff recommended careful consideration of the wall sign’s scale and illumination, and said the applicant had specified a 7,100‑Kelvin LED that staff flagged as a cool, bright color.
Commissioners and applicant The applicant’s representative, Cynthia Lima of Science & Services…
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