20010626 r-01-20RESOLUTION NO. 2001 -R-01- 20
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE REQUEST OF VENTURA COUNTY
EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION, BY MARTIN D. WALSH,
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS TO CHAPTER 110 OF THE
CITY CODE ON THE PREMISES KNOWN AS 10300-10398 WlLLARD WAY, AND
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS TAX MAP PARCEL 57-2-((20))-004D.
WHEREAS, Ventura County Employees Retirement Association, by Martin D. Walsh,
Attorney-in-Fact, has submitted Application No. SE-286-01-1 requesting a Special
Exception to the following City Code sections:
Section 110-180(b)(2)(a): to allow more than one ground-mounted shopping center
identification sign, to allow such signage to exceed the maximum permitted square
footage, to allow building-mounted tenant signage to exceed the maximum permitted size,
and to allow building-mounted tenant signage to be installed in a location other than the
building frontage.
Section 110-181 (b): to allow ground-mounted signage to exceed the maximum permitted
height.
WHEREAS, the City Council has carefully considered the application, the
recommendation of the staff, and the testimony received at the public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the proposed Special Exceptions are
appropriate because the proposals meet the requisites established by City Code Sections
110-185 and 110-366 for the following reasons:
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The request meets the criteria established in City Code Section 110-366;
The applicant has clearly demonstrated that the signage requirements
will present a unique burden due to unusual topography, building design, or lot
shape; and
The City Council has determined that the granting of special exceptions will not be
inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan or the purpose of the sign regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Fairfax on
this twenty-sixth day of June, 2001, that Application No. SE-286-01-1 be and hereby is
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS, as follows:
1. Installation of the signage shall be in substantial conformance with the Courthouse
Plaza Signage Program plan prepared by Gallagher & Associates, dated June 13,2001,
with the ground-mounted shopping center identification signage modified to reflect a
serif lettering style consistent with the Design Guidelines for the Old Town Fairfax
Historic and Transition Districts.
2. Installation of the signage shall be done concurrently with the removal of the existing
pylon signs located along Old Lee Highway and University Drive.
Adopted this 26th day of June, 2001.
Attest:
-~erk