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ANAHEIM
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
ACTION AGENDA
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2006 9:30 A.M.
Plan-Check"Conference Room, City Hall East
200 South Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim,: California
STAFF PRESENT: William Sell, Acting Zoning Administrator
David See, Senior Planner
Bryn M. Morley, Deputy City Attorney
John Ramirez, Associate Planner
Dennis Joe, Planning Aide
Pat Chandler, Senior Secretary
AGENDA POSTING: A complete copy of the Zoning Administrator
Agenda was postetl at 4:00 p:m. on December 15, 2006 `inside the
display case located in the foyer of the Council Chambers, and also
in the outside display kiosk.,
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
PUBLIC COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
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ZONING ADMINISTRATOR ACTION AGENDA
ITEMS OF PUBLIC INTEREST: None
REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS:
2a. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT N0.2006-00300
OWNER: Commercial Family Limited Partnership
P.O. Box 1266
Anaheim, CA 92815
AGENT: Coorg Corporation
P.O. Box 1266
Anaheim, CA 92815
LOCATION: 711 East La Palma Avenue: Property is approximately 1.68
acres, having a frontage of 76 feet on the north side of La
Palma Avenue, a maximum depth of 1,042 feet, located 268
feet east of the centerline of Pauline Street (Self & RV
Storage).
Waiver of maximum wall height (8 feet high permitted, 9.5 feet proposed) to
permit and retain an existing 9.5 foot high block wall for an existing self-
storagefacility.
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR RESOLUTION N0. ZA2006-36
Appeal period ended at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Approved
15 day appeal period
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William Sell, Acting Zoning Administrator, opened the public hearing.
David See, Senior Planner, introduced Item No. 2.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED.
Ilona Nanda, Coorg Corporation, P.O. Box 1266, Anaheim, CA stated she was present to answer
questions.
No one else wished to speak and no opposition was received regarding this item.
Mr. Sell asked if the requested sign was attached to an existing wall and if actions were in place to
prohibit graffiti.
Mr. See responded yes, the requested sign was attached to an existing wall on the west property line
adjacent to an industrial use and the opposite side was also an industrial property and not visible from the
public right-of-way.
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Mr. Sell asked the applicant to obtain a special events permit from the Planning and Zoning counter
regarding a banner already in use announcing the business is open.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED.
Mr. Sell concurred with staff's recommendations and approved Administrative Adjustment No. 2006-
00300 for waiver to permit and retain an existing 9.5 foot high masonry wall for an existing self storage
facility under authority of Code Section No. 18.62.040.020.0203 (maximum wall height; 8 feet permitted; 9
feet, 6 inches high proposed) by adopting the attached resolution including the findings and conditions
contained therein. He stated the decision would be written and signed no later than 7 days from the date
of the meeting and would be final after the appeal period expires 15 days following the date of the
decision.
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PUBLIC HEARING:
3a. CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION -CLASS 11 Concurred with staff
3b. VARIANCE NO. 2006-04712 Approved, in part
OWNER: Metro Properties, LLC
3029 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 202
Santa Monica, CA 90403 15 day appeal period
AGENT: Phillip Schwartze
31682 EI Camino Real
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
LOCATION: 3150 West Lincoln Avenue: Property is approximately 5.76
acres, located south and east of the southeast corner of Lincoln
and Western Avenues, having frontages of 430 feet on the
south side of Lincoln Avenue and 310 feet on the east side of
Western Avenue.
Request waivers of: (a) permitted type of sign, and (b) maximum letter height
to construct new wall signs for an existing commercial retail center.
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William Sell, Acting Zoning Administrator, opened the public hearing.
David See, Senior Planner, introduced Item No. 3, stating staff recommended denial of waiver (a)
because it had been deleted and recommended approval of waiver (b) maximum letter height to construct
new wall signs for an existing commercial retail center. He stated it is a large commercial retail center with
a lot of depth and not much visibility from the street compared to other commercial centers in the area for
long deep'commercial retail properties.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED.
Phillip Schwartze, 31682 EI Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano, CA, representing Metro Properties, LLC,
stated they read and concur with the staff report. He stated Metro Properties bought the old center in
west Anaheim and invested a large sum of money into it in order to attract national tenants as opposed to
local mom and pop tenants, and in doing so they observed the signs in the surrounding commercial
centers and developed a sign program that not only upgraded the area but also contrasted with national
logos for easy observation by people visiting the center. He concluded they feel the waiver is appropriate
since comparable shopping centers in the area have great economic advantage with their signs but in
comparison the applicant's property, having several hundred feet in depth, is treated as if it were a strip
center faced against Lincoln Avenue where one would have the opportunity to look at it at a very close
range as opposed to a great distance. He illustrated a sign program that accompanies each building with
various breakdowns so that the sign would be in proportion to the total square footage being requested by
the individual.
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No one else wished to speak and no opposition was received regarding this item.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED.
Mr. See clarified that the major tenants would have 48 inch letter height which is proportional to the size
of business and the smaller tenants would have 24 inch letter height which complies with code.
Mr. Sell asked if that is the way the recommendation should be or if it limited the 48 inch letter height to
the major tenants.
Mr. See responded that it is conditioned based on the exhibits.
Mr. Sell stated that his concern is that a liberal interpretation that stated some would have 2 feet and
others 4 feet would not present a consistent look for the entire project therefore, he asked that a condition
be created that would show the intent is to have 4 feet for the major tenants and 2 feet for the smaller
tenants.
Mr. See responded that staff would draft a new condition which would indicate that major tenants 10,000
square feet or larger would have 48 inch letter height and the remainder would have to comply with code.
Mr. Sell concurred with staff's recommendations based upon the evidence submitted, including the
evidence presented in the staff report dated December 21, 2006, and oral and written evidence presented
at the meeting, and concurred with staff regarding (a) CEOA Categorical Exemption, Class 11 (Accessory
Structures) and approved Variance No. 2006-04712; deleting waiver (a) permitted type of sign, and
approving waiver (b) maximum letter height to construct new wall signs for an existing commercial retail
center. Anew condition was added to the conditions as follows:
6. That forty-eight (48) inch high signs shall be permitted for all tenant spaces with a
minimum floor area of 10,000 square feet. All tenant spaces with a floor area of less than
10,000 square feet shall comply with Zoning Code requirements pertaining to wall
signage.
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