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Print Does Costa Mesa need giant electronic billboards on our major streets, spewing ads from dawn till 2 a.m., all day, every day? That’s what the owners of Triangle Square want. They’re asking the city to approve about 2,700 square feet of lighted digital signs with constantly changing copy. Yet, city codes clearly state that “electronic changeable copy signs, except theater marquees and time/temperature signs” are prohibited. Why is this even being considered? From the beginning, the Triangle Square project has gotten special privileges, including increased floor area ratio and hei...

Print I’m responding to the “Clearing up misconceptions” commentary about the Triangle Square LED billboard sign proposal. Reading owner Tyler Mateen’s commentary, I feel he hasn’t heard the concerns of Costa Mesa residents and businesses. He never addressed the current traffic flow issues and safety concerns brought on by the distraction of flashing signs. The sign proposal would allow the mall to bypass a city ordinance prohibiting such displays. Asking for an exception was arrogant and is one-sided in the mall’s favor, along with the proposal to not pay the city for th...

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After a five-hour discussion about installing LED billboards at Costa Mesa’s Triangle Square — a plan that could generate revenue for the city and aid the struggling complex — planning commissioners determined Monday they were not yet ready to approve the plan. Instead of rendering a recommendation on the project, commissioners opted to continue Monday’s public hearing to its March 8 regular meeting. The panel was asked to weigh in on a planned signing program that would allow Triangle owner Tyler Mateen, who bought the center in 2017 and has since grappled with low tenancy, to upgrad...