REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 09/20/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT:
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VARIANCE 2022-0001 TO ALLOW FOR AN INCREASE IN SIGN AREA FOR A PROPOSED OFF-SITE DIRECTIONAL SIGN FOR THE LOS ARCOS PLAZA, LOCATED AT 161-191 N. MCKINLEY STREET (APPLICANT: CPI PROPERTIES, LLC) (NOT AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to approve Variance 2022-0001 (V2022-0001), to allow for an increase in the size of an off-site directional sign for the Los Arcos Plaza. Directional signs are limited to a size of six square feet and V2022-0001 will allow a directional sign to have a size of 77 square feet for the Los Arcos Plaza. The site of the Los Arcos Plaza will be visually impaired once construction is completed for the grade separation on McKinely Street The directional sign is intended to provide visible directions to the commercial plaza from McKinely Street.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Take no action, thereby affirming the Planning and Housing Commission's action granting V2022-0001, based on the findings contained in the staff report and conditions of approval.
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b. Set the item for review at a subsequent
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The directional sign will serve as a wayfinding sign to the Los Arcos Plaza commercial center, located at 161-191 N. McKinley Street, on a parcel of land that will be separated from the shopping center. The subject parcel will be created due to the construction of the McKinley Grade Separation project.
The McKinley Grade Separation Project area extends from the 91 Freeway to the north, to Magnolia Avenue to the south. The project will construct a bridge on McKinley Street that will span over the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF) line and Sampson Avenue. The Los Arcos Plaza is located on the east side of McKinley Street and the north side of...
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