HomeMy WebLinkAboutPH 1 TEMP USE PMT 91-01 04-1-91-)ATE: APRIL 1, 1991
TO: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
FROM: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY USE PERMIT 91-01
RECOMMENDATION
Pleasure of the Council.
BACKGROUND
PUBLIC HEARING N0. 1
4-1-91
Inter - Com
At a regular Planning Commission meeting on February 25, 1991, the
applicant, TheoPacific Corporation, requested an extension of a 30 -
day Temporary Use Permit to allow two temporary banners to be
displayed for six months at the Key Inn Motel located at 1611 El
Camino Real. The Commission allowed one banner reading "Exit
Jamboree & Come Back" to be displayed for six months; a second
-- banner with the copy of 11$29.95 for Two" was allowed for only 60.
days. The applicant is appealing that decision and requests that
the City Council consider allowing the price information to be
displayed for the full six months.
The property is to the east of Red Hill Avenue, on a section of E1
Camino Real which parallels the freeway. The motel occupies two
noncontiguous land parcels separated by a commercial use (carpet
store). See Attachment A (location map).
Section 9270 (c) of the Tustin Zoning Code allows the Director of
Community Development to grant temporary use permits to be in
effect for time periods up to one month; the Planning Commission
has the authority to grant Temporary Use Permits for up to six
months, subject to use permit procedures which include a public
hearing. Display of the banners for longer than six months
requires approval of a Conditional Use Permit. The Commission
authorized a waiver of the use permit processing fees should the
applicant apply for such a permit.
A public hearing notice identifying the time, date and location of
the public hearing for the proposal was published in the Tustin
News. Property owners within 300 feet of the site were notified of
the hearing by mail and notices were posted on the site, at City
Hall and the Police Department. The applicant was forwarded a copy
of the meeting's agenda and staff report for this item.
I__ City Council Report
Extension of Temporary Use Permit 91-01
April 1, 1991
Page 2
DISCUSSION
The purpose of a temporary banner is to announce a special event,
such as a grand opening or clearance sale. Banners are not
intended as an advertising device and generally price information
'is not allowed. However, the Planning Commission and City Council
have the authority to approve price -related sign copy if it is
found necessary or appropriate.
The applicant states the time extension and price information copy
are necessary due to road work on the nearby I-5 Freeway which
includes widening and elevating the road bed and construction of a
high retaining wall. The applicant's letter requesting the
extension is enclosed as Attachment B.
The Commission recognized the hardship incurred during roadway
construction by businesses adjacent to the freeway; however, a
majority of the members expressed concern about setting a precedent
by allowing price -information signage and the aesthetics of
displaying such a banner for six months.
CONCLUSION
After reviewing the information provided by the applicant and
making an inspection of the site, Community Development Department
staff and Planning. Commission have determined that it would be
appropriate to display price -related information. Due to roadway
construction, the closure of freeway off -ramps and on -ramps,
additional temporary signage is warranted.
The Director of Community Development recommends that the City
Council provide direction, via Minute Order, regarding the display
of the price information banner by:
A) Approving the appeal allowing a banner reading 11$29.95
for Two" to be displayed until August 19, 1991, the
expiration day of the previously -approved 6 -month
extension of Temporary Use Permit 90-01, or
D) Denying the appeal.
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A socia e Planner
Community
Christine A. Shingleton
Director of Community Development
Development Department
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January 2a, X991
CITY OF TUSTIN
ATTN: DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
300 Centennial Way
Tustin, CA 92680
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Tl�c Nwi: y In�a motel, located at 1611 El Camino Real, is requesting the extension of our
01esefit cinporary Use Petrnit (TUP) for temporary banners for a minimum of six months,
or uniii the reconstruction of the I-5 Freeway is completed.
Fne reason for ttlis request is that the i-� Freeway construcrion wili be a continued
nhctri��tj(�n tc� the mntP! ror vehicles traveling north and south on the freeway tnrougno�.lt
1091. As yo„ know, the new *et=�ininb wall is currently higher than the existing freewav ie�PI,
!!!trefere creating a barrier fi-.r frPetvg�� vicihilit-51,
^ A,., er.::;rce:r:e: t of the e,.....,Ang sign ordinance creates an undue hardsl::p on t}2P r:Aot
«,ki ng into consiL%n anon the ; },c:fic improvements that Caltrans is doing to the I 5 and :l.e
R c d I Iill or and :jff ramps. T ho lodging industry deFcnds greatly uYcn traf .c. visibility for
its occupancy.
I hr- above-inenitioned-hardship has a direct effect on both the City of Tustin and the owac-rs
of the Kev Inil. The chv benefits directly from the 6% bed tax which ib c urrenGy vii
from third quarter 1990 operations. r
We there.fore rP-,pectfully request your assistance in (ibtaining aurhori7arion from riie i tisrin
E11=!!?!1!P.g��mirmssion t0 extend our TeMpor ry Use Permit. it thPTP are ;env(inesi ins,
please do not hesitate to contact us- We look forward to a favora'�te rernr,nef-
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210 W. Main St., Suite 103
Tustin, California 92680
714/832-4511
714/832-3508 FAX
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