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Ordinance approving a Development Agreement to allow for the conversion of an existing 114 foot tall, double faced, static billboard to a double faced, digital billboard on property located at 150 Airport.
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WHEREAS, Action Signs ("Applicant") owns or has a legal equitable interest in a property located at 150 Airport Boulevard ("Property"); and,
WHEREAS, Applicant has submitted a development proposal to construct, operate and maintain an off-premise digital message center display ("Digital Billboard") at the Property ("Project"); and,
WHEREAS, in order to construct and operate the Project, Applicant seeks approval of a Relocation Agreement, and Sign Permit; and,
WHEREAS, as part of its application, the Applicant has sought approval of a Development Agreement, which would clarify and obligate several project features and mitigation measures, including payment of existing fees (such as customary permit fees), and certain future fees (including any applicable gross receipts business license tax in the event the City enacts such a tax); and,
WHEREAS, approval of the Applicant's proposal is considered a "project" for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act, Pub. Resources Code ? 21000, et seq. ("CEQA"); and,
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted an Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration ("IS/MND") on August 26, 2015 (State Clearinghouse number 2013062062) in accordance with the provision of CEQA and CEQA Guidelines, which analyzed the potential environmental impacts of billboards along the west side of U.S. Highway 101; and,
WHEREAS, on June 14, 2017, the City Council determined that the modifications to the sign height, increasing the height to a total of 114 feet above grade, were minor in nature, the approval of which would not result in any new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of any previously identified effects beyond those disclosed and analyzed in the IS/MND adopted by the City Counc...
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