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We do not believe the display of an American flag on our property would aesthetically impact either the local community in the immediate vicinity of the site or the City of Santa Ana. We do not understand how the American flag is considered to be unsightly. The sole purpose of this variance request is to display an American flag that can be properly seen by the local community. The flagpole needs to be 100 feet in height to overcome the physical constraints of the site. We feel the Planning Commission did not take into account the physical constraints associated with our site, which requires us to provide a lOa-foot flagpole for the American flag to be appropriately displayed. Our property has physical constraints that occurred after our project was constructed and prevents clear views of the site from the surrounding areas. A 35-foot flagpole, which is the maximum height limit for the site would not allow the American flag to be visible due to these existing physical constraints. The constraints are due largely to the noise walls along the east side of the Santa Ana Freeway. These noise walls are adjacent to and south and west of our property. The noise walls block direct views of our site of motorists traveling northbound on the Santa Ana freeway. Northbound motorists cannot see our site until after they've passed the 17th Street freeway off-ramp. A 35-foot flagpole would not allow northbound motorists to see the site until after passing the off- ramp exit. A lOa-foot flagpole would be visible to northbound freeway motorists before they approach the off-ramp, allowing them time to safely exit the freeway at 17th Street. We do not feel the approval of this variance request would set a precedent for additional laO-foot flagpoles throughout Santa Ana. Our site has physical constraints and in conjunction with the 35-foot height restriction severely limits site visibility that can only be solved with a lOa-foot flagpole. 758-22 ~?PL dCúL - cq 'Af>~