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DECISION OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR - ZA 90-35
PETITION: VARIANCE NO. 4047 CEQA STATUS: CATEGORICAL EXEMPTIQN
CLASS 11
DATE OF .PUBLIC HEARING: June 28, 1990
OPPOSITION: No ;one indicated their presence at the public hearing in opposition to
the re-advertised and revised proposal; and no correspondence in
opposition was received.
OWNER: JOHN STEVENS
1570 West Katella Avenue, CA 92802
LOCATION: 1570 West Katella Avenue
REQUEST Petitioner requests waiver of the following under authority of
Code Section 18.12.060.030 to permit 5 wall signs:
SECTIONS 18.05.065.010 - Permitted wall signs.
and 18.44.067, {Maximum one 8 sq.ft. freestanding or
wall sign permitted; five wall. signs
ranking from 3 to 21 sq.ft. proposed)
Having been appointed Zoning..Administrator by the Planning Director, pursuant
to Anaheim Municipal Code Section 18.12.040, to .decide the above-referenced
petition and a public. hearing having been duly noticed for and held on the
date set forth above, I do hereby find:
1. That subject variance was originally approved by the Zoning Administrator
on June 6, 1990, under Decision No. 90-28 to permit the following four
signs: construction of one 39 sq.ft. monument sign and one neon wall
sign facing north and retention-of two signs on canvass window awnings
facing east and west; that the petitioner has requested revision to said
approved signage to allow 5 wall signs instead; and that subject variance
has been duly re-advertised to consider amendment to the original request
and to the appropriate conditions. of approval;
2. That the revised proposal is_ as follows: to retain four existing wall
signs (2 signs on the canvass. window awnings facing .east .and west and
2 neon signs in the windows underneath said awnings) and to construct one
new 21 sq.ft. neon sign on the north-facing building wall; and
3. -.That the proposed revision reduces the total amount of approved sign
display areas by approximately 33~, from 70 sq.ft. to 47 sq.ft.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDING: That the Zoning Administrator
has-reviewed the proposal for waiver of permitted. wall signs to retain 4
existing wall signs and to construct one new wall sign; and that the Planning
Director or his authorized representative has determined that the proposed
revised project falls within the definition of Categorical Exemptions, Class
ll, as defined in_the State. EIR Guidelines and is, therefore, categorically
exempt from the requirement. to prepare an EIR.
Based on the foregoing and on the evidence and testimony presented to me, I do
hereby determine to approve Variance No. 4047, as revised, and to amend the
conditions of approval in their entirety to read as follows:
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1. That the business signage on subject property shall be developed and maintained
substantially in accordance with plans and specifications submitted to the City
of Anaheim by the petitioner and which plans are on file with the Planning
Department marked Exhibit Nos. 1 through 4; and consisting of the following
five {5) specific wall signs:
a. One (1) sign on the canvass window awning facing west, being no larger than
five (5) sq.ft. in size, having maximum six inch (6") high letters, and
reading: "Mrs. Stevens 772-1221";
b. One (1) sign on the canvass window awning facing east, being no larger than
five (5) sq.ft. in size, having maximum six inch (6") high letters, and
reading "Office 772-1221";
c. One (l) neon sign in the window facing west underneath the awning, being no
larger than ten (10) sq.ft. in size, having maximum nine inch (9") high
letters, and reading: "Mrs. Stevens Palm Reader";
d. One (1) neon sign in the windows facing fast underneath the awning, being
no larger than six (6) sq.ft. in size, having maximum five and one-half
inch (5-1/2") and seven and one-half inch (7-1/2") high letters, and
reading "Palm Reader Gard Reader"; and
e. One (1) twenty ,one (21) sq.ft. neon sign on the north-facing building wall
oriented towards Katella Avenue.
2. That the appropriate sign and/or electrical permits shall be obtained from the
Building Division.
3. That. prior to final building and zoning .inspections,. or prior to installation
of the new neon sign, or within a period of one (1) year from the date of this
decision, whichever occurs first, Condition Nos. 1 and 2, above-mentioned,
shall be complied with.
4. That approval of this application constitutes approval of the proposed request
only to the extent that it complies with the Anaheim Municipal Zoning Code and
any other applicable City, State and federal regulations. Approval does not
include any action or findings as to compliance or approval of the request
regarding any other applicable ordinance, regulation or requirement.
This decision is made, signed, and enter into the file this 5 h day of July, 1990.
Annika M. Santalahti
Zoning Administrator
NOTICE: This decision shall become final unless an appeal to the City Council, in
writing, accompanied by an appeal fee, is filed .with the City Clerk within-15 days
of the date of the signing of this decision or :unless members of the City Council
shall request to review this decision within said 15 days.
DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY MAIL: I do hereby declare under penalty of perjury that
on the date .set forth below, I did deposit, in the United States Mail, a copy of
the decision to the applicant and did forward a copy to the City Clerk..
DATED: July 5, 1990
Margari a Perez, Acting Sec tary
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