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FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SANTA ANA REGARD- ING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 75-2 ll. The proposed project is the erection of an outdoor sign for the purpose of off-premise advertising. The sign is proposed to be in dimensions of 48 feet by 14 feet, freestanding, with the bottom of the sign 20 feet above grade and a total height of 34 feet above grade. It would have a total area of 672 square feet. The sign is proposed to be erected on the southeast cor- ner of a vacant 1.85 acre parcel which is bounded on the north by First Street and on the east by Harbor Boulevard. The parcel is rectangularly shaped with 255 feet of frontage on Harbor Boulevard and 301 feet of frontage on First Street. The parcel is presently zoned C-2. Section 41-619.55 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code pro- hibits the construction of off-premise advertising signs in a C2 use district except pursuant to an approved conditional use permit. Another off-premise advertising sign presently exists on the northwest corner of the same parcel. The proposed sign would be visible to both northbound and southbound traffic on Harbor Boulevard. Property to the north of the subject parcel has been developed for retail auto sales and pump and drilling supplies. Property to the east of the subject parcel has been developed for bar and retail stores and auto sales. Property to the south of the subject parcel is vacant except for a bank. Property to the west of the subject parcel has been developed as a plumber's local. The General Plan designates the area in which the sub- ject parcel is located as a special study corridor and community shopping center. Both Harbor Boulevard and First Streets are designated as planned arterial high- ways. There have not been any comparable applications or cir- cumstances in the immediate area of the subject parcel. The Scenic Corridor's Element of the City's General Plan identifies Harbor Boulevard as a "select scenic corri- dor'' and states that select scenic corridors should have preferential consideration for scenic amenities and improvement. The Element also states, "Emphasis for select scenic corridors shall be to improve the visual impact through increased buffering, landscaping, effective architectual controls and reduction in signing." There are presently approximately thirty off-premise advertising signs along Harbor Boulevard between 17th Street and Edinger Avenue. In addition, there are numerous on-premise signs of varying nature along the entire length of Harbor Boulevard in the City of Santa Ana. The result is a conglomeration of signing creating an undesirable scenic vista and image for the City. Exhibit A - Page 1