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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNiNG COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
THAT PETITION FOR VARIANCE N0. 2490 BE DENIED
WHEREAS, thc City Planning Commission of the City of Anaheim did receive a verified Petition for Variancc from
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD, 1786 WPst Lincoln Avenue, Anaheim, California 92804, Lessee; P II R
COMPANY, 1620 East Vermont, Anaheim, California 92805, Aget.` of certain real property
situated in the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, described as
The South 200.00 feet of. the West 200.00'feet of the Southwest Quarter of Section 1,
Township 4 South, Range 10 West, in the Rancho San Juan Cajon de Santa Ana, as per map
recorded in Book tl, Page 10 of Miscellaneous ,taps, in the office of the County Recorder
of said County; and •
WFIEREAS, the City Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at ihe City Hall in the City of Anahcim on
April 16, 1973, at 2:00 o'clock p.m., notice of said public hearing having been duly given as required by law and
in accordance with the orovisions of the Anaheim Municipal Code, Chnpter 18.68, to hear and consider evidence for and againat said
proposed variance and to investigate and make findings and re:ommendations in connection therewith; and
WHEREAS, ~aid Commission, after due inspection, investigation, and study made by itsclf and in its bchalf, and after due
considcration of ali evi.~lence and reports offered at said hearing, does find and determine the Collowing facts:
That the petitioncr requests. veriances from •the Anaheiin ~Municipal Code as follows:
a. SECTION 18.62.090B(1) - Maximum number of free-standinq siRns. (One sign
permitted; five signa proposed)
b. SECTION 18.62.090B(1) - Minimum diatance between free-etanding siRns.
(300 feet required; 20 feet proposed)
c. SECTION 18.62.090B(2) - nMinimum heit~ht of free-atanding ai~na. (8 feet
required; $~lls]l~& Proposed)
2. That approving the requested waivers would establish an undesirable precedent
since other service stations would also request price aigns,
3. That at the time "self-serve" eigns were requested, they were approve~ faT id~n4i'
fication of the self-serve pumps, however, it was deterroitted thet the oae piicce.elgn on
the corner pole ~rould be adequate.
4. That the proposed "self-serve" signs with the large price ~igns atte~~ied E~i~4"eCo
constitutes too large and too many signs for the praperty.
S. That the proposed eigning is a poor way to advertise the oil companies' prE~;4s«ta
and it insults the intelligence of the motoring public,
6. That the petitioner had not proven a hardship existed Co warrai~t favorable cv~s'
deration of the requested waivers.
7. That thore are no exceptional or extraordinary circumstances o: Aonditions appi~-
cable L•o tha property involved or to the intended uae of the property ~~aC do no[ anray
generally to the property or class of uce in the eame vicinity and zone,
8, That the requested variance is not necessary for the preservation ~R~ :?n3oY~men~*
of a substantial property right poasessed by other property in the same Vic1~~Cy !y~~d 2on@;
and denied to the property in queation.
9. That the requested variance will be materially detrimental to the public~ walfet~~
or injurious to the property or improvements in auch vicinity and zone in which the prop-
erty is located.
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EIJVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FINPING:
That the Planning Commission, in connection with an Exemption Declaration Status request,
finds and determines that the proposal would have no aignificant environmental impact;and,
therefore, recommends to the City Council that no Enviranmental Impact SCatement ia neceseary.
NOY~, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Maheim City Planning Commission does hereby deny subject Petition [or
Variance on the basis of the aforementioned finds.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUfION is signed and approved by me this 2 day of ril, 1973.
CHAIRMAN ANAHEI CITY P ING COMh11S N
ATTEST:
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SECRETARY ANAHEIM CiTY PIr1NNING COMMISSIQN
SfATE OF CALIPORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY ~F AN/U-IEIM )
7, Ann Krebs, Secretary oC the City Planning Commission of the City of Anaheim, do hereLy certify that lhe
foregoing resolution was passed und adopted at a mceting of the City Planning Cornmission of the City oC Maheim, held on
April 16, 1973, at 2:00 o'clock p.m., by the Collowing vote of the members thercof:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: FARANO, GAUER, HERBST, ROWLAND.
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: KAYWOOD, SE1Ti0UR.
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: ALLRED.
IN WITNF,SS WHEREOF,1 have horeunto set my hand this 26th day of April, 1973.
RESOLLTfION N0. PC73-79'
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SECRETARY AN EIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
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