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RESOLUTION 95-054 <br /> <br />Appeal Nc. 95-21 <br />August 21, 1995 <br />Page 1 cf 1 <br /> <br />i77 <br /> <br />Findinq~ <br /> <br />Will the proposed use provide a service or facility which will contribute to <br />the general well being of the neighborhood or the community? <br /> <br />The 1-5 (Santa Ana) Freeway is an overcrossing at Seventeenth Street, <br />which places the traffic above the surface streets and this service <br />station. To adjust for this s~tuation, Caltrans is in the process of <br />investigating the potential to place a freeway sign for both northbound <br />and southbound traffic alerting motorists that Chevron is located at <br />this exit. This would accomplish the same intent as a pole sign, <br />thereby not depraving the property of exposure and advertising. <br /> <br />Will the proposed use, under the <br />detrimental to the health, safety, <br />working in the vicinity? <br /> <br />circumstances of the particular case, be <br />or general welfare of persons residing or <br /> <br />Seventeenth Street is a ma]or arterial in the City with a high traffic <br />volume. Prior to the widening of the I-5 Freeway, this station did not <br />have frontage directly along the freeway right-of-way; it was west of <br />the interchange (the old Penn Way), west of a business located on Penn <br />Way and west of 5he railroad tracks. This property only became <br />adjacent to the free~ay due to the w~en~n9. Therefore, no previous <br />property rights have been affected. <br /> <br />Will the proposed use adversely affect the present economic stability or <br />future economic development ~f property in the surrounding area? <br /> <br />Approving this request would be a precedent setting action which could <br />encourage other frse~ay fronting uses to request higher signs for their <br />businesses~ This would be contrary to the code requirements <br />established bi~ the Planning Commission and City Council, and be <br />de%rlmental tc the public welfare or surrounding property. <br /> <br />Will the proposed use comply with the regulations and conditions specified in <br />this chapter for such a use? <br /> <br />The General Plan designates the 1-5 (Santa Ana) Freeway as a "high- <br />speed scenic corridor" which is a major influence on the City's image, <br />The scenic corridors designation discourages the intrusion of unsightly <br />signage or other structures which impact the visual and aesthetic <br />qualities of this corridor. <br /> <br />EXHIBIT A <br /> <br /> <br />