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RESOLUTION NO. 95- 054
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA DENYING VARIANCE
APPLICATION NO. 95-4, WHICH SOUGHT TO
INCREASE THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED HEIGHT
AND AREA OF A FREEWAY POLE SIGN FOR A
GAS STATION AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
SEVENTEENTH STREET AND PENN WAY
WHEREAS, this Council held a public hearing on August 21,
1995, on Variance Application No. 95-004, which sought to increase
the maximum permitted height and area of a freeway pole sign for a
gas station located at the southwest corner of Seventeenth Street
and Penn Way;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY coUNcIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS:
1. Based upon the evidence submitted at the abovesaid
hearing, this Council approves and adopts the findings and
determinations set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and
incorporated herein.
2. Variance Application No. 95-004 is hereby denied.
ADOPTED this 5th day of September , 1995.
ATTEST: %~
Mayor
~C]a-erK of the ~ouncl±/
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Pulido Aye
Richardson Absent
Espinoza Aye
Lutz Aye
McGuigan Aye
Mills Aye
Moreno Aye
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY & PUBLICATION
State of California
County of Orange
][, JANICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby certify the attached Resolution
~'~O ~ to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on ~ ~ O'-~ ~5"
Date:
Clerk of the Council ~/
City of Santa Ana
RESOLUTION 95-054
Appeal Nc. 95-21
August 21, 1995
Page 1 cf 1
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Findinq~
Will the proposed use provide a service or facility which will contribute to
the general well being of the neighborhood or the community?
The 1-5 (Santa Ana) Freeway is an overcrossing at Seventeenth Street,
which places the traffic above the surface streets and this service
station. To adjust for this s~tuation, Caltrans is in the process of
investigating the potential to place a freeway sign for both northbound
and southbound traffic alerting motorists that Chevron is located at
this exit. This would accomplish the same intent as a pole sign,
thereby not depraving the property of exposure and advertising.
Will the proposed use, under the
detrimental to the health, safety,
working in the vicinity?
circumstances of the particular case, be
or general welfare of persons residing or
Seventeenth Street is a ma]or arterial in the City with a high traffic
volume. Prior to the widening of the I-5 Freeway, this station did not
have frontage directly along the freeway right-of-way; it was west of
the interchange (the old Penn Way), west of a business located on Penn
Way and west of 5he railroad tracks. This property only became
adjacent to the free~ay due to the w~en~n9. Therefore, no previous
property rights have been affected.
Will the proposed use adversely affect the present economic stability or
future economic development ~f property in the surrounding area?
Approving this request would be a precedent setting action which could
encourage other frse~ay fronting uses to request higher signs for their
businesses~ This would be contrary to the code requirements
established bi~ the Planning Commission and City Council, and be
de%rlmental tc the public welfare or surrounding property.
Will the proposed use comply with the regulations and conditions specified in
this chapter for such a use?
The General Plan designates the 1-5 (Santa Ana) Freeway as a "high-
speed scenic corridor" which is a major influence on the City's image,
The scenic corridors designation discourages the intrusion of unsightly
signage or other structures which impact the visual and aesthetic
qualities of this corridor.
EXHIBIT A