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Resolution making findings and approving a Design Review and Sign Permit to allow for the installation of a 65-foot tall, double-faced, digital billboard on property located adjacent to 140 Beacon Avenue.
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WHEREAS, Outfront Foster Interstate, LLC ("Applicant") has a legal equitable interest in a property owned by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) located adjacent to 140 Beacon Avenue (APN 015-171-999) ("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 Development Agreement, Design Review, and Sign Permit; 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 modifications to sign height, increasing the height up 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 Council, nor would it require additional environmental review; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15164, an addendum to the IS/MND was prepared for the Project ("2023 Addendum") which analyzed the potential environmental impacts of billboards along the east side of U.S. Highway 101 and along wi...
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