HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 94-C168RESOLUTION NO. 94-C168
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF AZUSA DENYING AN APPEAL BY
IDEAL OUTDOOR ADVERTISING/KEN SPIKER AND ASSOCIATES
OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
DECISION TO DENY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. C-94-7,
VARIANCE NO. V-94-12 AND PRECISE PLAN OF DESIGN P-94-96
WHEREAS, an application was received from Ca1Mat, Ideal
Outdoor Advertising and Ken Spiker and Associates for a conditional
use permit, variance and precise plan of design to permit
construction of a billboard within 660 feet of the 210 Freeway
(Conditional Use Permit No. C-94-7, Variance No. V-94-12 and
Precise Plan of Design No. P-94-96), and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered this request in a
duly noticed public hearing on September 28, 1994, and has
carefully considered all pertinent evidence and testimony, and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission could not make the required
findings of fact, therefore adopting Resolution Nos. 94-60, 94-61
and 94-62 denying the conditional use permit, variance and precise
plan of design request, and
WHEREAS, the applicant has appealed the Planning Commission's
decision to the City Council, who held a duly noticed public
hearing on November 7, 1994, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Azusa carefully
considered all the pertinent evidence and testimony regarding
Conditional Use Permit No. C-94-7, Variance No. V-94-12 and Precise
Plan of Design No. P-94-96,
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Azusa does hereby
resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council for the City of Azusa finds
that the proposed billboard is not supported by clear policy within
the Azusa General Plan. The billboard would block a portion of the
view of the largest commercial business in Azusa from the freeway,
reducing the value of adjacent property and therefore becoming
materially detrimental to the use and valuation of this property.
Without a variance for the required setback from the freeway, the
site is not adequate in size or shape to meet the City's standards
for a billboard. The site has adequate access for the minimal
traffic necessary to provide routine service to the billboard.
SECTION 2. The City Council for the City of Azusa finds
that the intent of Section 19.50.030 of the Azusa Municipal Code is
to restrict off -premise signs which can be viewed from the freeway.
The subject property does not have adequate dimensions to support
such a sign while keeping 660 feet from the roadway. However, any
inconvenience caused by the size of this parcel is also shared by
almost all parcels in Azusa which have freeway frontage. Any
hardship which must be borne by owners of freeway parcels in
meeting these setback requirements has been considered to be
necessary by the City to ensure the visual character of the freeway
as it passes through Azusa. The only hardship imposed by the 660
foot setback requirement is consistent with the general purpose and
intent of Chapter 19.52.
SECTION 3. The City Council for the City of Azusa finds
that the only other parcel in Azusa upon which a freeway -oriented
billboard is located is situated directly across the freeway from
this site. These two parcels are the only vacant industrially
zoned lots adjacent to the freeway in the city, and are both
adjacent to other parcels already developed with billboards facing
the freeway. These characteristics create exceptional
circumstances which do not generally apply to other parcels.
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SECTION 4. The City Council for the City of Azusa finds
that the location of the proposed billboard would effectively limit
the visibility of the Price Club from eastbound freeway traffic.
The installation of a billboard at this location could also impact
the ability of the City to redevelop the pit in which the sign is
to be located as a commercial site by making it difficult to design
a viable development around a prominent billboard. Reducing the
freeway visibility for a major commercial enterprise and hindering
future commercial development of the site would cause significant
harm to the value of this and adjacent parcels.
SECTION 5. The City Council of the City of Azusa finds
that there are no clear objectives established within the Azusa
General Plan to deal with the issue of off -premise signs located
along the 210 Freeway. The ability of this freeway corridor to
become a designated scenic route, as defined by the Scenic Highways
Element, does depend, in part, on the evaluation of certain
standards. These standards include limiting the size, height and
number of off -premise signs. other than this potential issue, the
proposed request would not be contrary to the objectives of the
Azusa General Plan.
SECTION 6. The decision of the Planning Commission denying
Conditional Use Permit No. C-94-7, Variance No. V-94-12 and Precise
Plan of Design P-94-96 is hereby upheld.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this resolution.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 5th day of December , 1994.
STEPHEN J:"ALEXANDER, MAYOR
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Azusa at a regular
meeting thereof, held on the 5th day of December 1994 by
the following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:HARDISON,MADRID, NARANJO,BEEBE,ALEYANDEn
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:NCNE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:NONE
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CITY -ATTORNEY