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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />FEBRUARY 7, 2017 <br />TITLE: <br />VARIANCE NO. 2016 -09 TO ALLOW AN <br />EXISTING FREESTANDING SIGN TO <br />REMAIN AT A MOBIL SERVICE STATION <br />AT 1351 EAST DYER ROAD - ULISES <br />ARAUJO, APPLICANT <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 3,2) <br />CITY MIKAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />1;s _s <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1 81 Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolutlon <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Receive and file the staff report approving Variance No. 2016 -09 as conditioned. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION <br />At its regular meeting on January 9, 2017, by a vote of 7:0, the Planning Commission adopted a <br />resolution approving Variance No. 2016 -09 as conditioned to allow an existing 37 -foot <br />freestanding sign to remain at a Mobil service station and exceed the allowed maximum height at <br />1351 East Dyer Road located in the Specific Development No. 12 (SD -12) zoning district. The <br />Planning Commission made no changes to the recommendation outlined in the attached staff <br />report (Exhibit A). <br />DISCUSSION <br />Ulises Araujo, representing Dyer Grand Development LLC, is requesting approval of a variance to <br />allow an existing 37 -foot freestanding sign to remain at 1351 East Dyer Road. Specifically the <br />applicant is requesting a variance from Section 41- 862(b) through Section 41- 862(d) of the Santa <br />Ana Municipal Code (SAMC). Staff is recommending approval of the variance to legalize the <br />existing sign due to site proximity to the freeway exit and existing visibility of the freestanding sign <br />from the freeway elevated grade. The subject site is approximately 31,461 square feet (0.72 <br />acres) in size and was developed as a service station in 1968. The service station includes two <br />canopy covers that provide shade to 12 pumps stations; an air /water machine is located to the <br />north of the property. In November 2016, the applicant submitted plans to renovate the site and <br />construct a small addition to the convenience store. The fagade and site improvements triggered <br />the requirement of the SAMC Section 41- 681.2(1) that requires all on -site signage to meet <br />current standards. The applicant requested that the existing freestanding sign remain, providing <br />visibility to the site from the freeway. Full -sized plans are available for public viewing in the Clerk <br />of the Council Office. <br />31 C -1 <br />