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LS 4/22/15 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2015 -15 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF <br />THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING VARIANCE NO. <br />2015 -03 AND VARIANCE NO. 2015 -04, AS CONDITIONED, <br />TO ALLOW THREE ADDITIONAL MAJOR BUILDING <br />IDENTIFICATION SIGNS AT TUSTIN CENTRE ON THE <br />PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1525 AND 1551 NORTH <br />TUSTIN AVENUE <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, <br />determines and declares as follows: <br />A. Applicant is requesting approval of Variance 2015 -03 and Variance 2015- <br />04, to allow three (3) additional major building identification signs at Tustin <br />Centre located at 1551 and 1525 North Tustin Avenue. <br />B. Tustin Centre is a mixed -use office and health club complex with a variety of <br />office spaces, an LA Fitness gymnasium, and a multi -level parking structure. <br />It includes a 10 -story office tower and another 4 -story office building and is <br />located within the Professional zoning district. <br />C. Section 41 -867 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) allows two <br />major building identification signs on buildings over two stories and is <br />intended to brand major commercial buildings and to identify major <br />tenants within such structures. <br />D. Variance Nos. 2015 -03 and 2015 -04 came before the Planning <br />Commission on April 27, 2015, for a duly noticed public hearing. Variance <br />2015 -03 would allow two (2) additional major building identification signs for <br />a total of four major building identification signs on the ten -story office tower <br />at 1551 N. Tustin Avenue. Variance 2015 -04 would allow one (1) additional <br />major building identification sign for a total of three major building <br />identification signs on the four -story office tower at 1525 N. Tustin Avenue, <br />E. The Planning Commission determines that for Variance No. 2015 -03 for <br />the ten story building, the following findings, which must be established <br />pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 41 -638 in order to grant a <br />variance from the provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, have been <br />established: <br />1. That because of special circumstances applicable to the subject <br />property, including size, shape, topography, location, or <br />Resolution No. 2015 -15 <br />31A-17 Page 1 of 5 <br />