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The granting of this minor exception will allow the tenants <br />located in the building at 1945 East Seventeenth Street to <br />have wall signage that is functional and visible to motorists on <br />Seventeenth Street. The unique architectural design of the <br />building, specifically, the large sweeping metal awning and <br />two -story glass tower features, prevents tenants in these <br />suites from having signage in its typical location on the <br />building wall. <br />3. That the granting of a minor exception will not be materially <br />detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to surrounding property. <br />The granting of this minor exception will not be detrimental to <br />the public welfare or injurious to surrounding properties. <br />Although six of the proposed 11 signs on the building at 1945 <br />East Seventeenth Street will exceed the maximum allowable <br />height placement, the signs have been designed to <br />complement the unique architecture of the building and <br />oriented in such a way as to have no impact on any of the <br />surrounding properties. <br />0 4. That the granting of a minor exception will not adversely affect the <br />General Plan of the City. <br />• <br />The General Plan for the property is General Commercial <br />(GC) which allows all of the current uses on the property. The <br />granting of this minor exception will support several polices of <br />the General Plan including Policy 2.1 of the Urban Design <br />Element which encourages the use of creative architectural <br />design in order to improve the physical appearance of a <br />development. The design and proposed locations of the <br />signs also supports Policy 5.5 of the Land Use Element of the <br />General Plan which encourages projects that are compatible <br />with, and supportive of the architectural style of surrounding <br />uses. <br />E. This project was reviewed in accordance with the guidelines for the California <br />Environmental Quality Act. The recommendation is exempt from further review <br />pursuant to Section 15301. This Class 1 exemption applies to a project that <br />involves the licensing of an existing structure with little or no expansion <br />involved. Categorical Exemption Environmental Review No. 2008 -122 will be <br />filed for this project. <br />Resolution No. 2008 -13 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />