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PC Res 4675RESOLUTION NO. 4675 BEING A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CAMPBELL GRANTING APPROVAL OF A SIGN PERMIT (PLN-2022-123) TO ALLOW FOR ONE ADDITIONAL WALL SIGN TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 37 SQUARE FEET FOR A BUILDING LOCATED AT 30 SOUTH FIRST STREET IN THE C-3 (CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT) ZONING DISTRICT. After notification and public hearing, as specified by law and after presentation by the Community Development Director, proponents and opponents, the hearing was closed. The Planning Commission did find as follows with regard to application PLN-2022-123: 1. In February 2017, a Site and Architectural Review Permit was approved by the Planning Commission for the construction of a 10,819 square foot addition to an existing building located at 276 E. Campbell Avenue (notable tenants include: Opa! Campbell, Mo’s Campbell, and Willard Hicks Campbell). 2. In March 2017, an appeal of the Planning Commission decision was filed. Broadly speaking, the appeal asserted that the Planning Commission’s decision was inconsistent with the Downtown Master Plan. In April 2017, the City Council denied the appeal and upheld the Planning Commission decision and approved a parking modification allowing a reduction in the number of required parking spaces. 3. On September 13, 2022, a Conditional Use Permit was granted by the Planning Commission to allow for a professional office and bank and financial service use to locate on the ground floor of a three-story office building. 4. On September 26, 2022, a Sign Permit was submitted to the City to request one additional wall sign approximately 37 square feet located on the façade of the building abutting the city-owned parking lot and facing Orchard City Drive. The wall signs are to serve the professional office and bank and financial service use (DBA Charles Schwab) previously approved by the Planning Commission. 5. The Campbell Municipal Code (CMC) Section 21.10.060(J)(4) allows one wall sign per business, except corner businesses, which may have two. 6. CMC Section 21.10.060(J)(2) allows each business to have one square foot of sign area for each linear foot of business frontage. A minimum of 20 square feet is allowed and a maximum of 40 square feet is allowed per business. 7. A maximum of approximately 32.93 square feet of signage area is permissible for the business on the South First Street side. 8. A maximum of approximately 38.85 square feet of signage area is permissible for the Orchard City Drive side. 9. The additional requested sign is facing the city-owned parking lot and Orchard City Drive. Planning Commission Resolution No. 4675 Page 2 of 4 30 South First Street Sign Permit (PLN-2022-123) – One additional wall sign 10. CMC Section 21.30.030(C)(5), the Planning Commission shall approve additional signs upon making certain findings. 11. The allowable wall sign located on the building façade fronting South First Street is a wall sign, constructed of aluminum and consisting of individual channel letters with internal illumination of approximately 28 square feet in size. 12. The additional wall sign requested is located on the building façade abutting the city-owned parking lot and Orchard City Drive and is constructed of aluminum and consist of individual channel letters with internal illumination of approximately 36.5 square feet in size. 13. The business is functionally a corner business, with frontage on South First Street and the city-owned parking lot located at 36 South First Street. 14. In 2016, the City granted a sign permit for A Bellagio (located at 33 South Central Avenue) to allow one wall sign and one awning sign. Pursuant to Section 21.30.060(J)(5), awning signs may be used in lieu of wall signs. A Bellagio was permitted to have two signs, when one sign per business is normally permissible, unless it is a corner business where two signs may be permissible. 15. Applicable General Plan and Downtown Development Plan policies, goals, and strategies considered by the Planning Commission included, but were not limited to, the following: Policy D-3.1 Signs: Require quality sign design. Goal LUT-18: A vibrant community oriented Downtown that serves as the retail, service, commercial, cultural and historic center of the city. Strategy LUT-19.1a: Mix of uses: Encourage a compatible mix of uses (i.e. professional offices, services and retail uses) with ground floor retail uses. 16. In review the proposed project, the Planning Commission also weighed the public need for, and the benefit to be derived from, the project, against any impacts it may cause. 17. No substantial evidence has been presented which shows that the project, as currently presented and subject to the required conditions of approval, will have a significant adverse impact on the environment. Based upon the foregoing findings of fact, the Planning Commission further finds and concludes that: Sign Permit Findings (CMC Sec. 21.30.030): 1. The signs otherwise allowed by this chapter would not be visible to the public due to issues of distance or obstructions that are beyond the control of the owner of the site on which the signs are or would be located; Planning Commission Resolution No. 4675 Page 3 of 4 30 South First Street Sign Permit (PLN-2022-123) – One additional wall sign 2. The signs could not be made visible and intelligible to a person of normal sight by allowing an increase in the area or height of the sign pursuant to subsection (C)(4), (Increased sign area or increased sign height) of this section; 3. The additional signs comply with all the requirements of this chapter, except for the limitation on the number of signs; and 4. The number of signs allowed pursuant to this provision shall not exceed the minimum number of signs necessary to make the signs visible to the public due to issues of distance or obstructions that are beyond the control of the owner of the site on which the signs are or would be located, which could not be accomplished by the number of signs otherwise allowed by this chapter. Environmental Finding(s) (CMC Sec. 21.38.050): 5. The project is Categorically Exempt under Section 15301 (Class 1) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pertaining to the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of an existing private structure, such as on-premise signs. 6. No substantial evidence has been presented which shows that the project, as currently presented and subject to the required conditions of approval, will have a significant adverse impact on the environment. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission grants approval of a Sign Permit (PLN-2022-123) to allow one additional wall sign totaling approximately 37 square feet for a building located at 30 South First Street, subject to the attached Conditions of Approval (attached Exhibit A). PASSED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of April, 2023, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Commissioners: Ching, Buchbinder, Kamkar, Krey, Ostrowski, Zisser, Fields NOES: Commissioners: ABSENT: Commissioners: ABSTAIN: Commissioners: APPROVED: Adam Buchbinder, Chair ATTEST: Rob Eastwood, Secretary EXHIBIT A CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL Conditional Use Permit (PLN-2022-123) Where approval by the Director of Community Development, City Engineer, Public Works Director, City Attorney or Fire Department is required, that review shall be for compliance with all applicable conditions of approval, adopted policies and guidelines, ordinances, laws and regulations and accepted engineering practices for the item under review. Additionally, the applicant is hereby notified that he/she is required to comply with all applicable Codes or Ordinances of the City of Campbell and the State of California that pertain to this development and are not herein specified. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PLANNING DIVISION 1. Approved Project: Approval is granted for a Sign Permit (PLN-2022-123) to allow one additional wall sign totaling approximately 37 square feet for a building located at 30 South First Street. The project shall substantially conform to the Project Plans included as Attachment 2 in the April 25, 2023 Planning Commission Staff Report, except as may be modified by the Conditions of Approval contained herein. 2. Permit Approval Expiration: Any building permits or sign approvals issued by the City shall be valid for six months from the effective date of Planning Commission approval. Within this six-month period, the sign must be erected in compliance with the approval consistent with CMC 21.30.030 – Permit expiration. 3. Sign Maintenance: The signs shall be maintained in good condition at all times and shall be repaired or replaced as necessary. 4. Building Permits Required: The applicant shall obtain all necessary building and/or electrical permits from the Building Division prior to the installation of any new signs. 5. Applicability of Additional Wall Sign Approval: The approved additional wall sign adjacent to the city-owned parking lot and oriented towards Orchard City Drive shall be valid for subsequent signage for future tenants, provided that the sign consists of individual channel letters, does not exceed the maximum dimensions (16.40-ft x 2.23-ft), and is located below the second floor sill as shown on the Approved Project Plans. 6. Property Maintenance: The owner/operator of the subject property shall maintain all exterior areas of the business free from graffiti, trash, rubbish, posters and stickers placed on the property. Exterior areas of the business shall include not only the parking lot and private landscape areas, but also include the public right-of-way adjacent to the business. Trash receptacles shall be maintained within their approved enclosures at all times.