PC 77-237RESOLU?IOti 1;0. PC7~--37
A RE50!.UTIOtI UF 7!3E A!aA'r3E1M CITY PLAt11lIfIG C011MISS10I1
THAT PETIT1011 FOR VARIAIIC~ t~0. 2973 E3~ GR6~t7T[U
611iER[AS, tlte AnaiiEim City Planning Comniissdon uid reccivc a veriFied
Petition for Variance frori SAVE-MOST UEVcIONiMC?JT, 6tiC., ~S~ f~ewport Center !Jrive,
liewpor~ Ucacfi, Cal:fo:rnia 92~G~, ~+ner, and HET? CQRFURATIOtI, 250 6riygs Street,
Gosta Hesa, Lalifornia 92E2~. ~y~nt, of certair r~al property situatr~d in thc ~iiy of
Anaheim, County of Orange, Statc o` California, described as;
Parcel A, as sha+n on a ~nap f~led in Baok y~E, Pagc 1~ of Parcel
Maps, in che offic~ of tfie Coun[y Fecorder of said County; and
WII[REAS, [iie City Planning Commission did hold a publi~ hearing a[ the Lity
Ha11 in the City of Anaheim an October 2fi, 1977, at 1:30 P.m•, notice of said ~ubYic
hearin~ having been duly given as requirec~ b~ laa+ and in accordance wi~t.li the
provisions of the Anaheim Municipal Code, Chapter T~•.~3, to hcar and C6n5od~~
evidence for anr! agains[ said proposed variance an~; to inves[i~ate and mad:e finc~ings
and recommendations in connection there+•iith; and
WiiER[/:5, said Commission, after due inspection, i»vesc+gation ancS study ma~de
uy itself and in its behalf, and af[er Jue consideratior~ o` a7E evid.encc and r~nor~s
offere~ at said hearing, does find and detcrmine the folla~a.+ng facts:
~, Tha[ thc peti[ioner proposes a r~aiver of the fella,ying to ~cb~struct a
frec°standing siyn:
SECTIt~N 13.Q5.693•~2l+~ ' 1~aximum slr~n hei~:ht.
At~D ~ECTIOtI 1i.0•5.09iS Z3~eet pern+itcd wi~tm l~cated
3' 0 r.et fro^~ one-fani ly res ide~ces.;
4~ fee[ propoSeJ)
Z, That the above-mentioned waiver is hcreby gran[ed on ihe basis that tfic
~petitioner~ demons[rated that a hardship sxists in tha[ sub.ject property is locat~ed in
close proximi[y to Lhe Santa Anri Free+~ay, and an approx+mately s+x (6} foet higli
blotk wall on top of a landscaped berrr, blocks visil~ility [A [hc closest residences;
Chat CN~e southbound frce+aay on-ra~n~p is elev~te.d and restricts visibili,y to the
subject ,property u^~~ss ttie permitted signiny (s modifieJ; and subjec't [~ the
petitioner's stipul~tion that subjec:C sign display area will be located perpendicular
[o the freeway and any sign lightirig will be directcd away from thc residences
located eo the northeast across th~e frecway.
j, That there are exceptional or extraorJin~ary circumstances or tonditions
applieable to the propcrty involved or ko the in[ended usc nf the property that do
nnt apply r~cneraliy to thc property or clt~ss uf use in the samc vicinity and zone.
4, That the requestcd variance is necessary for the preservacion and
enjoyment of a substantial property riyh: possessed by other propcrty in thc same
vicinity and zone. an+J denicd to tfie property in question.
PC 77-2'3~7
5, ghat t~e requested variance will not be mat~rially detrimen~al fo the
public r~elfare or injurio~s to [he property or irmprovemen'ts in such vicinity and z4ne
in which the prbperty is 1ocatwd.
6., 3hat no ore 6ndacaCed the+r presence at said public hea,ring in
oppo5iti~n; and :hat no corre~spondence was received in oppositi~n to the subject
pet~:ian.
ENVIRONMEqTF~L lMPACT 'FI1~DltIG: That th~e 9irector mf the F'lanning Dep~rtm~nt
has ~ietermined Lhat the ~roposed activi[y ;alis within [h+~ d~~in6tion of Section
3.41s Glass ll, of thc 'City of Anaheim Guid~linws to the Requirenerts for an
~nvironmeniai impact r~eFc~rt and is, tt~ere;ore, ca2e~orically exempt from the
requirtment to file an EIR.
NO~d, THE'~t'[FOR~, U[ 'IT RESOLVEU tha'c the Anah~in rity P7annin, Comnissi~sn
dots faere.by grant s~bjec[ #'etition for Variance, upon thc fcailrnving condition which
is hereny founJ to be a neccssary prerequ~site tn ttie propos~ed use qf the sub,ject
property in orde,r to preserve Che safety and ger~erai welfare Qf [he Citizens o'f tMe
C.ity a,` Analieim:
1. That subjcct prop+~rty shall be develope~ subs[anc+ally in accordance
with plans and specifications on file wiih the City c~f An,:ieirn m~r~ed Exhibit Nos, a
a%i 2 .
TIiIE FOREGOItIf, ft[SOLUT10t1 is signcd and ap~.r vcd by me this 2Gth day oE
Octobcr, 1'977.
NA .1 N ,0 f R~
AtlfUlE i N C I TY ~'LAtltl l NG COHMI SS I Oti
AT?fST:
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SECRETARY, Al1AHElt1 Cl71' PLAt~f~l!:G COHMISSION
STATE OF Gl1LtFOR;ll/1 )
COUItTY OF ORAt~GE ) ss.
CITY OF A;J/111EIM )
I, Edith L. Harr6s, Secretary of thc l,naheim City Planniny Garnm6ssio~, do
hereby certify that the foregoing resolut~on was passed and aclopCed at a meeting of
the Anaheim City Planniny Commis5ion tteiJ on OcLOber 7G, 1`377, st 1:30 p.m., by the
follawing vote o'f the mer,bers [herenf:
AYC5: COHI115510tdER5; DARtlES, DG14~1D, HEP.B57, KI1JG, Lltat~
i:QES: COMMISSIOt1[RS: tlOtiE
AaSEt1T: COI1M1'.SSIOtfERS: JOHt~s^1J, TOLA('.
1977-
;i; ~ITNESS 1lHEREO~', I have hercunto set my hand this 2iith day of QcYOber,
SECRET~RY, A~E N CI~ LA!7NIt~G COh11SI5S10J~
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