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• sign is designed in a way to be non-intrusive and consistent with other industrial business park in the vicinity. The granting of the variance for wall sign is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of one or more substantial property rights since the proposed wall signs will allow the tenant the ability to identify the name of the business to visitors without removing the entry canopies. The variance for the freeway pylon sign is not necessary to preserve property rights, as the tenant will maintain the ability to install wall signs, therefore allowing the ability to identify the business. C. That the granting of a variance will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to surrounding property. The granting of variances for a freestanding sign and wall signs will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to surrounding property as proposed since conditions of approval has been added that will limit the size of wall signs allowed on the site which will assist in minimizing the visual clutter found on structures with multiple wall signs. The granting of a variance for the freeway pylon sign may be detrimental to the • area by allowing excessively large signage on the site that may contribute to adverse aesthetic impacts along the State Route 55. In an effort to improve the overall aesthetics and reduce sign blight along one of the Freeways, it is critical to only permit freeway pylon signs that fully comply with code. D. That the granting of a variance will not adversely affect the General Plan of the City. The granting of Variance No. 01-02 will not adversely affect the General Plan of the City since the proposed industrial park was designed in conformance with City Zoning, Development, and General Plan requirements. Signage is ancillary to the project and a necessary component of an industrial development. 2. Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Program, Environmental Review No. 00-171, is hereby approved and adopted. Pursuant to Title XIV, California Code of Regulations ("CCR") § 735.5(c)(1), the Planning Commission has determined that, after considering the record as a whole, there is no evidence that the proposed project will have the potential for any adverse effect on wildlife resources or the ecological habitat upon which wildlife resources depend. The proposed project exists in an urban environment characterized by paved concrete, roadways, surrounding buildings and human activity. Therefore, pursuant to Fish and Game Code § 711.2 and Title XIV, CCR § 735.5(a)(3), the payment of Fish and Game Department filing fees is not required in conjunction with this project. •