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STAFF REPORT DATE: September 17, 1996 TO: Planning Commission Members FROM: Kim Moore-Sykes, Management Assistant ITEM: Conditional Use.Permit -- Video Sales and Rental Store; Sign Variance Request -- Video Sales and Rental Store and Bagel Shop; Lot 3, Block 4, Apache Plaza (96-14). BACKGROUND: Conditional Use Permit. Lee Stedman of Realty Development Advisors, LLC, has applied for a conditional use permit for a proposed video rental store that"is one of two proposed stores to be built as part of the Apache Plaza redevelopment plan for Lot 3. The second store, a bagel shop, is an allowed use in the commercial zoning district. The proposed video rental store is a use that is allowed in a commercial zoning district such as Apache Plaza (Chap. 16, Section 1635.03; (i)). The use will not be detrimental to health, safety, or general welfare of the people living or working in the vicinity. As stated by their conditional use application, the proposed store will not contain X-rated video tapes. The Apache Plaza location is desirable for the proposed use because it a convenient location for the community. This proposed use will not be detrimental to property values, but instead, it is expected to increase the redevelopment value of the surrounding commercial properties and the area as a whole. Sign Variance Request. Lee Stedman has also requested a sign variance for the building that is housing the video and bagel stores. As the site plan shows, the proposed building is Situated such that it has business frontage on the west and south=sides. Mr. Stedman is requesting a sign variance for the north side of the building, which has no business right-of- way frontage, to take advantage of the south bound vehicular traffic on Silver Lake Road. The proposal is to have two wall signs, one on the west side of the building that will wrap around to the south side and does not require a variance. The other sign is proposed to be on the west side of the building and will wrap around the corner to the north side. These wrap around wall signs will not exceed 15% of the area of the wall to which the sign will be applied. RECOMMENDATION: 1. Staff recommends the approval of the conditional use permit being requested by Lee Stedman of Realty Development Advisors, LLC based on the fact that the City Ordinance allows the use as a conditional use in a commercial zoning district.