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CUP No. 2024-15 – MainPlace Mall Digital Billboards (2800 N. Main Street) March 10, 2025 Page 3 4 8 2 4 Table 2 provides a detailed comparison of the project’s compliance with the applicable land use and development standards. Table 2: Development Standards Standard Required for Digital Billboards Provided Maximum Sign Area As allowed by Caltrans Existing, 672 max. square feet Maximum Number of Faces Two Complies; 2 each Maximum 60 feet (May be modified by the Planning Commission) 81 feet and 10-inches max. (Height modification included as part of overall request to the Planning Commission) Spacing Between Billboards 1,000 feet Complies; 1,200 feet Number of Vertical Supports One Complies; One each Design Standards Santa Ana permanently appear on structure Complies; Provided on both structures Project Background The subject structures are located at MainPlace Mall, a prominent 49-acre commercial site comprising eight parcels and approximately 1,130,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. Both signs were originally constructed as part of the establishment of Regional Plan Sign Program Application (RSPG) No. 2014-01, which was conditionally approved by the Planning Commission on May 1, 2015. This was subsequently approved by the City Council on June 2, 2015. On July 19, 2022, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. NS-3023, which updated regulations pertaining to off-premise commercial advertising signage. The ordinance established specific requirements for the location, design, and operation of digital billboards and included provisions allowing for the conversion of existing freeway- oriented, on-premise digital signs into off-premise advertising digital billboards, provided they met the new regulatory standards. The applicant submitted the conversion request on October 12, 2023 but suspended processing the application during a brief period of time. During the review process, the applicant collaborated closely with City staff to ensure full compliance with the applicable development standards and design criteria. Additionally, the applicant worked with staff to negotiate and establish the terms of the Operating Agreement, ensuring alignment with the City’s objectives for digital billboard conversions and regulatory compliance.