HomeMy WebLinkAbout75-063RESOLUTION NO. 75-63
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA AFFIRMING THE ACTION OF
THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT 75-2, DENYING SAID CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT AND DENYING APPEAL NO. 348 FILED
THEREON BY PACIFIC OUTDOOR ADVERTISING
COMPANY
WHEREAS, a public hearing was duly held on May 5,
1975, on appeal No. 348, filed by Pacific Outdoor Adver-
tising Company in opposition to the Planning Commissions'
denial of Conditional Use Permit 75~;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, based on the
public hearings held by the City Council of the City of
Santa Ana, the oral testimony and real evidence submitted,
the City Council of the City of Santa Ana does hereby
affirm the action of the Planning Commission denying Con-
ditional Use Permit 75-2, and does hereby deny said Condi-
tional Use Permit 75-2, and does hereby deny appeal number
348 filed thereon in opposition to the Planning Commissions'
action.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council hereby
adopts as its Findings of Fact and Conclusions for denial
of Conditional Use Permit 75-2, those "Findings of Fact
and Conclusions of the City Council of the City of Santa
Ana Regarding Conditional Use Permit 75-2" set forth in
Exhibit A which is attached hereto and by this reference
made a part hereof as though fully set forth herein.
PASSED ANDADOP'£~3by the City Council of the City of
Santa Ana at its adjourned regular meeting held on the
day of May , 1975.
ATTEST:
12th
~. CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 75- 63
PAGE TWO
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF SANTA ANA )
I, FLORENCE I. MALONE, do hereby certify that I am the
Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the fore-
going Resolution was introduced to said Council at its
adjourned re§ular meeting held on the 12th day of
May , 1975 and was at said meeting
passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES,
NOES,
ABSENT,
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
COUNCILMEN:
COUNCILMEN:
COUNCILMEN:
Ward, Bricken, Yamamoto,
Garthe
Ortiz, Evans, Brandt
None
0F c0uNc L
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF SANTA ANA REGARD-
ING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 75-2
ll.
The proposed project is the erection of an outdoor
sign for the purpose of off-premise advertising.
The sign is proposed to be in dimensions of 48 feet
by 14 feet, freestanding, with the bottom of the sign
20 feet above grade and a total height of 34 feet above
grade. It would have a total area of 672 square feet.
The sign is proposed to be erected on the southeast cor-
ner of a vacant 1.85 acre parcel which is bounded on
the north by First Street and on the east by Harbor
Boulevard. The parcel is rectangularly shaped with
255 feet of frontage on Harbor Boulevard and 301 feet
of frontage on First Street. The parcel is presently
zoned C-2.
Section 41-619.55 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code pro-
hibits the construction of off-premise advertising signs
in a C2 use district except pursuant to an approved
conditional use permit.
Another off-premise advertising sign presently exists
on the northwest corner of the same parcel.
The proposed sign would be visible to both northbound
and southbound traffic on Harbor Boulevard.
Property to the north of the subject parcel has been
developed for retail auto sales and pump and drilling
supplies. Property to the east of the subject parcel
has been developed for bar and retail stores and auto
sales. Property to the south of the subject parcel is
vacant except for a bank. Property to the west of the
subject parcel has been developed as a plumber's local.
The General Plan designates the area in which the sub-
ject parcel is located as a special study corridor and
community shopping center. Both Harbor Boulevard and
First Streets are designated as planned arterial high-
ways.
There have not been any comparable applications or cir-
cumstances in the immediate area of the subject parcel.
The Scenic Corridor's Element of the City's General Plan
identifies Harbor Boulevard as a "select scenic corri-
dor'' and states that select scenic corridors should
have preferential consideration for scenic amenities
and improvement. The Element also states, "Emphasis
for select scenic corridors shall be to improve the
visual impact through increased buffering, landscaping,
effective architectual controls and reduction in
signing."
There are presently approximately thirty off-premise
advertising signs along Harbor Boulevard between 17th
Street and Edinger Avenue. In addition, there are
numerous on-premise signs of varying nature along the
entire length of Harbor Boulevard in the City of Santa
Ana. The result is a conglomeration of signing creating
an undesirable scenic vista and image for the City.
Exhibit A - Page 1
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
The proposed sign, if erected, would add to the al-
ready undesirable visual image along Harbor Boulevard
and would therefore have an adverse effect on the
General Plan of the City.
The numerous off-premise advertising signs in the area
of the subject parcel, among which is included one such
sign already on the subject parcel, adequately serve
the advertising needs of the area. The proposed sign,
therefore, is neither necessary nor desirable to pro-
vide a service or facility which would contribute to the
general well being of the neighborhood or community.
The proposed sign would be near the intersection of
First Street and Harbor Boulevard. Such intersection
has the highest traffic volume of all intersections
within the City of Santa Ana with over 50,000 vehicles
per day passing through, and has one of the highest
vehicle accident rates among accident location points
within the City of Santa Ana.
The proposed sign would be a large outdoor advertising
sign with a distractive effect upon passing vehicle
traffic which is likely to contribute to an increase
in traffic accidents at the intersection of Harbor
Boulevard and First Street.
For the reasons specified in findings 13 and 14 above,
the proposed sign may be detrimental to the health,
safety, or general welfare of persons residing or
working in the ~icinity thereof.
For all of the above reasons, the proposed sign does
not satisfy the requirements set forth in section
41-638 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code for a grant of
a conditional use permit.
Exhibit A - Page 2