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<br />We do not believe the display of an American flag on our property would aesthetically impact <br />either the local community in the immediate vicinity of the site or the City of Santa Ana. We do <br />not understand how the American flag is considered to be unsightly. The sole purpose of this <br />variance request is to display an American flag that can be properly seen by the local <br />community. The flagpole needs to be 50 feet in height to overcome the physical constraints of <br />the site such as the 35' canopy, freeway sound wall and existing mature trees. We feel the <br />Planning Commission did not take into account the physical constraints associated with our site, <br />which requires us to provide a 50-foot flagpole for the American flag to be appropriately <br />displayed. Our property has physical constraints that occurred after our project was constructed <br />and prevents clear views of the site from the surrounding areas. A 35-foot flagpole, which is the <br />maximum height limit for the site would not allow the American flag to be visible due to these <br />existing physical constraints. The constraints are due largely to the noise walls along the east <br />side of the Santa Ana Freeway. These noise walls are adjacent to and south and west of our <br />property. The noise walls block direct views of our site of motorists traveling northbound on the <br />Santa Ana freeway. Northbound motorists cannot see our site until after they've passed the 17fu <br />Street freeway off-ramp. A 35-foot flagpole would not allow northbound motorists to see the <br />site until after passing the off-ramp exit. A 50-foot flagpole would be visible to northbound <br />freeway motorists before they approach the off-ramp, allowing them time to safely exit the <br />freeway at 17fu Street. We do not feel the approval of this variance request would set a precedent <br />for additional 50-foot flagpoles throughout Santa Ana because other sites do not have the <br />physical constraints that impact our property. Our site has physical constraints and in <br />conjunction with the 35-foot height restriction severely limits site visibility that can only be <br />solved with a 50-foot flagpole. <br /> <br />75A-20 <br />