HomeMy WebLinkAboutZAV 1983-01 VARIANCE RESOLUTION N0. ZAV-83-1.
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
GRANTI^;G A ZONE VARIANCE
4JHEREAS, The Bedroom, lessee of the property at 639 Broadway in the C-T
zone, filed an application for zone variance with the City Planning Department
for a reduction- in the minimum street frontage requirement in order to retain an
existing 144 square foot rooftop sign on the commercial building at 639 Broadway,
and
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission duly scheduled the application for
public hearing and the same came on regularly for hearing and the hearing eras
closed, and evidence havinn been presented to the Planning Commission concerning
granting or denying of said variance, and
41HEREAS,-the application is exempt from environmental review as a Class 11(a)
exemption.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Planning Commission of the City of Chula Vista does
hereby find as follows:
a. That a hardship peculiar to the property and not created by any act of the
applicant exists.
A hardship exists due to the location of the building between other
businesses which would obstruct the visibility of a storefront sign from
the street; a rooftop sign is important to nullify this hardship.
b: That such variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of
substantial property rights possessed 6y other properties in the same zoning
district and in the same vicinity, and that a variance does not constitute a
special privilege of the recipient not enjoyed by his neighbors.
Granting the variance preserves the right town identification sign as
afforded to other businesses in the area.
c. That the authorizing of such variance will not be of substantial detriment
to adjacent property and will not materially impair the purposes of the zoning
ordinance or the public interest.
The rooftop sign does not obstruct the view of other business identification
signs in the area.
d. That the authorizing of such variance vrill not adversely affect the general
plan of the City of Chula Vista or the adopted plan of any governmental agency.
Granting the request for retention of a business sign does nat affect the
general plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA:
That a variance is granted to The Bedroom to retain an existing rooftop sign on
property at 639 Broadway with 50 feet of street frontage, subject to the following
conditions:
1. When other nonconforming rooftop signs on the east side of Broadway
between "I" Street and Halsey are removed, this rooftop sign will be
removed.
2. In the event of a change in the land use at 639 Broadway the sign will
be removed.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA
this 11th day of August, 1982, by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES: Commissioners Green, Stevenson, O'Neill, G. Johnson, Pressutti and
Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner R. Johnson
Chairman
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