PC Res 3641
RESOLUTION NO. 3641
BEING A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF CAMPBELL DENYING A SIGN EXCEPTION TO ALLOW TWO
FREEST ANDING SIGNS WHERE ONE IS ALLOWED AND THE
INSTALLATION OF A 14-FOOT HIGH ELECTRONIC READER BOARD
SIGN ON PROPERTY OWNED BY MR. STEPHEN CLOUD ET AL
LOCATED AT 3000 S. WINCHESTER BOULEVARD IN AN M-1-S (LIGHT
INDUSTRIAL) ZONING DISTRICT. APPLICATION OF MR. STEPHEN
CLOUD, ON BEHALF OF R.V. CLOUD CO. FILE NO.: PLN2004-133.
After notification and public hearing, as specified by law, and after presentation by the
Community Development Director, proponents and opponents, the hearing was closed.
After due consideration of all evidence presented, the Planning Commission did find as follows
with respect to application PLN2004-133:
1. The proposed sign would be 14 feet tall and 50 square feet in sign area.
2. The sign would be the second freestanding sign on the parcel.
3. The uses on the parcel constitute a single center that shares common ingress and egress from
the public street.
4. The proposed freestanding sign would be located 73 feet south of the existing driveway
which is also an uncontrolled railway crossing, which will create a distracting sign display
that will create a hazard to pedestrians and motorists.
5. The subject property is zoned M-1 (Light Industrial) and presents a non-retail environment
through the use of outdoor storage, an industrial canopy building, exposed mechanical
equipment and chain link fences and gates topped with razor wire.
6. The subject property is occupied by a business that has a commercial component but is also
an industrial use.
7. The subject property is developed with six buildings of which three buildings are occupied
by the RV Cloud Company. The remaining three buildings are used by 10 auto repair
businesses and one construction company. RV Cloud also owns and operates an irrigation
supply business, which is located on a separate parcel fronting on Dell Avenue.
8. The existing improvements on the property combine to create the appearance of an industrial
and service commercial use of property. Specifically, the concrete tilt up buildings, the
canopy storage structure, the chain link fencing topped with razor wire, the limited
landscaping and the exposed mechanical equipment all contribute to a non-retail
environment.
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9. The proposed sign is a double-sided electronic reader board sign. The top portion of the sign
would consist of the business name "RV. Cloud Co." with the reader board portion located
immediately underneath. The bottom portion of the sign would be an open arch design
incorporating the business address number. A raised brick planter bed is shown surrounding
the base of the sign.
1 O. The proposed sign is not of consistent design, proportion, materials or colors as the buildings
with which it is associated.
11. The current establishment is identified by three (3) wall mounted signs and two (2) roof
mounted signs, which exceeds current Code requirements.
12. The use has been established on the same site for over 40 years and is easily identified by
passersby.
13. The establishment has a prominent, easy to see, location on Winchester Boulevard, a major
arterial, and Hacienda Avenue, and it also has ready freeway access to Highway 17, by way
of San Tomas Express Way, located just to the north, and to Highway 85 located to the south.
Based on the foregoing findings of fact, the Planning Commission further finds and concludes
that:
1. The proposed sign would exceed the number of freestanding signs allowed by the Municipal
Code.
2. The evidence does not establish that the use or uses for which the signs are to be erected
would not be adequately identified without modification of the sign standards.
3. The evidence does not establish that the site is unusually difficult to locate in comparison to
similar uses without exceeding the sign standards.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission DENIES a Sign
Exception (PLN2004-133) to allow two freestanding signs where one is allowed and the
installation of a 14-foot high electronic reader board sign on property owned by Mr. Stephen
Cloud et allocated at 3000 S. Winchester Boulevard in an M-I-S (Light Industrial) Zoning
District.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this Ith day of April, 2005, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Commissioners:
Commissioners:
Commissioners:
Commissioners:
Doorley, Ebner, Gibbons and Rocha
Francois and Roseberry
Alderete
None
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ATTEST:
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, Sharon Fierro, Secretary
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