HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdministrative Approvals AAX1983001 - Staff Report/Executive SummaryTO: Planning Commission,
FROM. Depar trr.ent of De velox
DAT3 : may 3 -1983
SUBJECT: ADMVJS '14ATIVE ACTION NO. is,: "3. { 'ont. from April 19, 1983)
On April 19, 1983 the Planning Corral',. '*_ continued Administrative
Action No.83--1, a req--st to permit extend 3d use of a non-
wonforming pole sign on an oseistinq inaustrwial parcel. The Commission
conti.,ued the application because the applicant had net provided a
letter of authorization from the property owner acknowledging his
agreement with the suggested conditions of approval.
The applicant has indicated to staff that the letter from the property
such authorization from the property owner. If the applicant does not
provide the Commissi on with a :tot,'ter of authoriza tion from the property
owner by the heari ng date, the staff is recommending th at the Commis-
owner i s forthcoming ; however , to date the staff has not received
s.ion deny Administrative Action No. 2 3-1 and r^equire the applicant to
being the •.'- istinq non -conform'' nq sign into co nformance with all
applicable provisions of Artic le 976 of the Pun t ington Beach Ordi nance
Code.
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huntinstors beach development services departmaori
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TO: P1.r ttnin Conm}ission
FROM. Department of Development Service,
DATE- April 19, 1983
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION NO. .T -1
Applicant: Sign Arts, 'Inc.
1431 E. Pomona St.
Santa Ana, CA 9 2705
Request: To permit the extended
use of a nonconform ing,
ireestanding pole i-qn
ion. Suh°;eot prof, eO ty i s l oe-
ztted on the northwest
corner of Gothard Street
and Murdy Circle
FiI5TOR s
Administrative Action N0. 81-1 is a roqu st to perwi : the entandeti
use of u nonconforming pole sign on an :isting i ndustri al parcel.
The sign Might is 20 6",with a tr*al area of 130 square feet. The
applicant has repaired th e wi nJ damage to the sign fascia
and i s request i ng to mairtain i ts ex t ended use.
In reseirchy .ng the past action on the subject property , buiid .ng
permits ind i cat e the sign was ori ginally erected in 1967 to ;identi-
fy the Pennysaver..In early 198, there was a change of occupancy,
with TecStor becoming the new tenant . At that time the sictn fascia
was altered to coinc ide with the change o f occupancy .
Administrative Action NO. 83-1 is a request to extend the use of a
nonconforming sign . Secti on 97 10 :47, Ap fl i.c tiovt to Extende of
Wonconfor min r Sign, states that " nottriths Landing t he 'pro
vis%on . of Section 9760.47, the owner of any nonconforming sign or
sign structure that i s required to be removed , altered , or replaced
purs uant to the provisions hereo f may make application on the form
provided for such purpose to the Planning Comati ssion. to extend the
use of such sign . Said written application shall Fie filed not less
than 15 days preceding the date set out in Section 9760.4E for the
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alteration, removal, or repl icemcnt of said sign or sign structure;
After a hearing, Planning Commission may grant wt.'1"missi.on to extend
the time for alteration, removal, or ropiacomex+t of such sign or
sign structure for ear iod t a,te mined by the Planning Commission.''
Section 9760.43, r' :onconf'rming S1':m ;.^;'tion of the Pl nnina Com-
missi on," states that b j.: re granting any entensi o n under th i s
section the Planning Commis lion Must find and determine the follow-
ing
a. That because of :aiauc circun,stonc _ app1icahla
alteration, re c a1, or replacement within the
in Section 9760.4 will result in a substantial
ship or that the applicant will suffer °_ reat fi
thereby;
b. That the Si gn Will not aWrSe
signs in the same area
That the sign wil I n.^.t be detr. i,ae nt;
to the sign
idle specified
econo mic hard-
ancial loss
the v Fe.iei ..cy of the property on which ai sig n is located;
'i%at the sign will ce' in keepi;tq with the r Sa ra ter of the Sur
rounding neighborhood;
e. That the sign shal l not
estrian traff ic.
obs (.ru%vehi
The staff has reviewed Adm;ir:istr, t:i e .^t on No. 53-l a nd made th
following determination: The appliceet has demonstrated that strict
compliance with the ordinance code will result , in a substan tial
economic hardship. The applicant has also demonstrated that the exist-
ing sign will not adversely affect other signs in the area; is not
detrimental to the surrounding properties; an'^ will Lot obstruct
ped e strian or vehicular traffic vision.
ItECtOMMEiND tT IO :
In view of the above information, the staff recommends that if the
,appl icant concurs the Plann i ng Commission al low the cont inued use of
the nonconforming sign for a period of two (21 yea rs. At the con-
f this two-year period the sign shall be made to conform to
provisi ons of the Huntington Reach ordinance Code,
If the applicant does not concur with the ::iau,e recommendation,
then trams staff recommends t hat the Planning Commiss ion den y Adminis-
trative Action No. 81-3 and require the applicant to bring the
existing nonconforming sign into conformance with all provit s of
Article 97G of the Huntington beach ordinance cod
SUGGESTED CONDITIONS CJf`„^APPROVAL.
1. Prior to i ssuance of building perm!
cash bond in the amount of $1,500.0purpose of ind emnifying the City for any :l
in the rr moval of the sign Structure. if
i he a pl cant shall E 1.1 a
ins with the City for the
zrd al l costs incurred
the sign is not made to
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conform with the applicable provisions of the sign ordinance after
two (2) years from the date of approval, the City of Huntington
Beach or its agents or employees may enter on the property where
said sign is located and remove such sign, and the cost of removal
shall be deducted from the cash bond and summarily forfeited and
paid over to the City of I1urtingtor. Poach and the r may odes , if any,
returned to the person depositing the bond.
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