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RESOLUTION NO. 75-131
A RESOLUTION OF TttE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SA~JTA ANA AFFIRMING TttE ACTION
OF THE PLAI~ING CO~4ISSION ON VARIANCE
APPLICATION NO. 75-23 APPROVING SAID
VARIANCE FILED BY SAFE~AY STORES, INC.
(SKAGGS DRUG)
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana
duly set a public hearing, and a public hearing was duly held
on September 2, 1975, to review the Planning Commission's
approval of Variance application no. 75-23;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, based on the
public hearing held by the City Council of the City of Santa
Ana, on September 2, 1975, and based on the testimony, oral and
documentary, submitted, the City Council of the City of Santa
Ana does hereby affirm the action of the Planning Commission
approving Variance application no. 75-23 and does hereby
grant said Variance application no. 75-23 filed by Safeway
Stores, Inc. (Skaggs Drug);
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council
hereby adopts as its findings of fact for approval of Variance
application no. 75-23 those "Finding of Fact, Variance
75-23" prepared and submitted by the Planning Cor~ission.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by
of Santa Ana at its regular
day of September , 1975.
the City Council of the City
meeting held on the 2nd
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFOrnIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF SANTA ANA )
I, FLORENCE I. MALONE, do hereby certify that I
am the Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that
the foregoing Resolution was introduced to said Council at
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its regular meeting held on the 2nd
day of September , 1975, and was at said meeting
passed and'adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Bricken, Ortiz,
Brandt, Ward
NOES: COUNCILMEN: Evans, Yamamoto
Garthe,
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEN: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
KEITH L. GOW, CITY ATTORNEY
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA
FINDINGS OF FACT
SUPPORTING DENIAL OF
VA 75-23
APPLICANT: SQfeway Stores, Inc.
ADDRESS & ZONING: 1445 S. Main Street AP 14-032-38
VA PURPOSE: To allow a roof sign within 300'
in tffe C 2 and R 2 B districts.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval
SDM 19-5-9
C 2 & R 2 B Districts
of an existing pole sign
COMMISSION ACTION & VOTE: Approved 6/23/75
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Commissioners Gosse, Griset, Ankrum, Acosta,
Winters, O'Dell
Commissioners None
Commissioner Yates
REASON FOR ACTION:
That the granting of this variance with all attached
conditions will not be detrimental to the public
welfare or surrounding property and further it
will not adversely,affect the General Plan of
the City.
DETAILS OF PROPOSAL:
1. Description of Proposal:
The applicant proposes to construct a roof sign made of individual
cabinet letters totalling 232 square feet. The proposed individual
letters are to be blue plexiglass background with white plexiglass
letters. The signing proposal also considers two identification
signs for "pharmacy" and "liquor" both 14.5 square feet placed on
facade of building.
2. Area Description:
A. Property:
An irregular shaped parcel containing approximately 138,330
square feet (3.17 acres) situated on the northeast corner
of Main Street and Edinger Avenue. The property is developed
with an existing commercial center.
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Safeway Stores, Inc.
B. Surrounding Development:
north commercial and single family
south commercial and single family
east - single family and duplex
west - commercial
C. Street System:
Main Street and Edinger Avenue are both planned arterial
streets. Cypress is a local street.
D. Comparable Applications or Circumstances:
VA 67-107 initially approved the commercial center along with
signing for the property. Present application is for a modi-
fication of earlier approved variance.
E. Surrounding Zoning: See attached SDM
F. Present Use:
Commercial center with two main buildings: l) a service
station; 2) a super market and shops totaling 31,000 square
feet of floor area. The existing approved signing on the
property consist of:
l)
one pole sign located on the Main Street frontage
totaling 150 square feet with two smaller signs or
the poles totaling 8 square feet (pharmacy) and 12
square feet (liquor). {located 200' from proposed
sign).
roof
2) two small identification signs totaling 14.5 square
feet {pharmacy; and 14,S square feet liquor),
General Plan Compatibility:
The General Plan designates Main Street as a multi-use corridor·
General Findings:
(a)
There are no special circumstances applicable to the subject
property which would cause the strict application of the
zoning ordinance to deprive the subject property of privileges
not otherwise at variance with the intent and purposes of the
Santa Ana Municipal Code Zoning Chapter 41; and
(b)
The granting of the variance is not necessary for the preser-
vation and enjoyment for one or more substantial property-
rights; and
(c) The granting of the variance will be detrimental to the
public welfare or injurious to surrounding property.
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Specific Findings:
a.
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