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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes September 17, 1996 • Page 2 1 VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS. 2 A. Realty Development Advisors, Lot 3. Block 1, Silver Lake Center(Apache Plaza) (96- 3 16 4 1. Conditional Use Permit- Video Sales and Rental. 5 2. Sign Variance Request-Video Sales and Rental; Bagel Shop. 6 Chair Bergstrom opened the public hearing at 7:10 P.M. 7 Ms. Kim Moore-Sykes, Management Assistant reported Lee Stedman of Realty Development 8 Advisors, LLC, has applied for a conditional use permit for a proposed video rental store that is 9 one of two proposed stores to be built as part of the Apache Plaza redevelopment plan for Lot 3. 10 The second store, a bagel shop, is an allowed use in the commercial zoning district. 11 The proposed video rental store is a use that is allowed in a commercial zoning district such as 12 Apache Plaza(Chap. 16, Section 1635.03, (I)). The use will not be detrimental to health, safety, 13 or general welfare of the people living or working in the vicinity. As stated by their conditional 14 use application,the proposed store will not contain X-rated video tapes. The Apache Plaza 15 location is desirable for the proposed use because it is a convenient location for the community. 16 This proposed use will not be detrimental to property values, but instead, it is expected to 17 increase the redevelopment value of the surrounding commercial properties and the area as a whole. 19 Ms. Moore-Sykes reported Lee Stedman has also requested a sign variance for the building that 20 is housing the video and bagel stores. As the site plan shows, the proposed building is situated 21 such that it has business frontage on the east and south sides. Mr. Stedman is requesting a sign 22 variance for the north side of the building, which has no business right-of-way frontage, to take 23 advantage of the southbound vehicular traffic on Silver Lake Road. 24 The proposal is to have two wall signs, one on the east side of the building that will wrap around 25 to the south side and does not require a variance. The other sign is proposed to be on the east 26 side of the building-and will wrap around to the north side. These wrap around wall signs will 27 not exceed 15% of the area of the wall to which the sign will be applied. 28 Staff is recommending the approval of the conditional use permit being requested by Lee 29 Stedman of Realty Development Advisors, LLC based on the fact that the City Ordinance allows 30 the use as a conditional use in a commercial zoning district. 31 Staff is also recommending the approval of the sign variance request for business right-of-way 32 frontage on the north side of the proposed building to accommodate the need for increased 33 visibility for traffic going southbound on Silver Lake Road and traffic in the retail center. The conditions upon which this variance request is based are unique to this area because Apache Plaza is being redeveloped into a retail center that has independent retail businesses being 36 planned along Silver Lake Road and are not part of the main retail center. The applicant desires