Resolution No. 4780457
RESOLUTION NO. 4780
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS GRANTING A
VARIANCE FROM THE TERMS OF SECTION V.2.A. OF THE MCDONNELL CENTER
AMENDED SPECIFIC PLAN, AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 929 OF THE CITY OF
CYPRESS, TO ALLOW A WALL MOUNTED SIGN EXCEEDING 150 SQUARE FEET IN
AREA.
VARIANCE NO. 97 -1
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS HEREBY FINDS, RESOLVES,
DETERMINES, AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
1. That an application was filed for a variance from the terms of Section V.2.a. of
the McDonnell Center Amended Specific Plan, as adopted (on November 14, 1994) by
Ordinance No. 929 of the City of Cypress, to allow a 248 square -foot wall- mounted sign on the
east building elevation, located at 5865 Katella Avenue within the PC -3 Planned Community
Business Park Zone.
2. That the City Council, after proper notice thereof, duly held a public hearing on
said application as provided by law.
3. That in accordance with Section 17.3 -7. of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Cypress, the City Council hereby finds that:
(a) The strict or literal interpretation and enforcement of the specified
regulation would result in practical difficulty or unnecessary physical hardship
inconsistent with the objectives of the applicable Ordinance No. 929, because replacement
of the existing sign with more text within the same area would result in the loss of
identification and readability.
(b) That the granting of the variance as conditioned will not constitute the
granting of a special privilege inconsistent with the limitations on other properties in the
vicinity classified in the same zone, because other similar sign variances have been
granted by the City Council in the past, where the size and scale of the development is
large and the lengthy sign text inhibits readability if not large enough.
(c) The granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the public health,
safety, or welfare, or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity,
because the proposed signage shall be installed with building permits, subject to plan -
check approval and final inspection.
(d) The proposed increase in sign area will not detract from the attractiveness
or orderliness of the City's appearance or the surrounding neighborhood, because the
proposed signage increase is consistent with the character and in scale with the mass of
the building and site.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of Cypress does hereby approve Variance No. 97 -1, subject to the conditions attached hereto as
Exhibit "A".
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a regular
meeting held on the 14th day of April , 1997.
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
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ATTEST:
CITY LERK OF
THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )SS
I, LILLIAN M. HAINA, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said City Council held
on the 14th day of April , 1997, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bowman, Jones, Keenan, Piercy and
Carroll
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
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EXHIBIT "A"
VARIANCE NO. 97 -1
5865 KATELLA AVENUE
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
* Denotes condition which is specific to this project.
GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. The applicant /contractor shall comply with all applicable conditions of
Committee Permit No. 97 -6.
*2. The square footage of the subject wall sign shall not exceed 248 square
building elevation.
Effective 4 -14 -97
Design Review
feet on the east
• Community Development Department • Planning Division •