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PUBLIC HEARING - FILED BY NICK McNAUGHT <br />FOR VARIANCE NO. 2015-05 TO ALLOW <br />ADDITIONAL WALL SIGNS ON THE PRIMARY <br />ELEVATION FOR SMART & FINAL LOCATED <br />AT 1308 WEST EDINGER AVENUE {STRATEGIC <br />PLAN NO. 3, 21 <br />Prepared by Ricardo Soto <br />E cuti rector - -- — <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY <br />APPROVED <br />❑ <br />As Recommended <br />❑ <br />As Amended <br />❑ <br />Set Public Hearing For <br />DENIED <br />❑ <br />Applicant's Request <br />❑ <br />Staff Recommendation <br />CONTINUED TO <br />_ A_......-, <br />Acting Planning an er <br />Adopt a resolution approving Variance No. 2015 -05 as conditioned. <br />Request of Applicant <br />Nick McNaught, representing Smart & Final, is requesting approval of a variance from the Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code (SAMC) in order to allow more than one wall sign on the primary elevation of a <br />Smart & Final retail store building at 1308 West Edinger Avenue. Specifically, the applicant is <br />requesting a variance from Section 41- 863(a) of the SAMC to allow two additional secondary wall <br />signs to describe goods sold at an existing retail grocery store. <br />Proiect Location and Site Description <br />The subject property is approximately three acres in size and is part of a larger integrated <br />commercial center that is located on the southwest corner of Edinger Avenue and Bristol Street. The <br />site is anchored by Smart & Final, which completed significant tenant improvements in 2014 and <br />contains numerous retail and eating establishments. The subject property is developed with a <br />31,372 square foot commercial building. The building frontage is set back approximately 350 feet <br />from Edinger Avenue and is set back approximately 30 feet from Bristol Street. Line of sight to the <br />building from Edinger Avenue is obstructed by a free- standing commercial building and a large <br />parking lot. The site is surrounded by commercial and residential uses to the north and west, a <br />school use to the east, and residential and religious institution uses to the south. Tenants of the <br />commercial center share parking stalls that are provided in surface parking lots on site (Exhibits 1, 2, <br />3 and 4). <br />Proiect Description <br />Smart & Final is requesting approval of two additional secondary wall signs to describe goods sold at <br />the existing grocery store. Pursuant to Section 41- 863(x) of the SAMC, no more than one wall sign <br />shall be permitted for each primary elevation of a leasable tenant space. <br />EXHIBIT A <br />31 B -3 <br />