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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 82-110n. n CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 82-110 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, DENYING AN APPEAL TO A DECISION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF A VARIANCE FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE FOR A BUILDING LOCATED AT 72-205 HIGHWAY 111. CASE NO. VAR 02-82 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, did hold a duly noticed public hearing on the 12th day of Au ust, 1982, to consider an appeal by PALM DESERT MEDICAL CENTER to a decision by the Palm Desert Planning Commission denying a variance from maximum signage allotments for two signs located on a building at 72-205 Highway 111, more particularly described as: APN 629-740-003 WHEREAS, said applicant has complied with the requirements of the "City of Palm Desert Procedure for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act, Resolution No. 80-89", in that the director of environmental services has determined that the project will not have a significant impact on the environment and is a Class 1 categorical exemption. WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments, the City Council did find the following facts and reasons to exist to justify the denial of said appeal. 1. There are no practical difficulties or unnecessary physical hardships inconsistent with the objectives of this ordinance that would result if the variance is not granted, in that variances are restricted to physical hardships befalling landowners due to size, shape or topography of the property and not to self-imposed hardships imposed by landlords. 2. There are no exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions that apply to the building that do not apply generally to other buildings in the same aone in that the building is not set back a considerable distance from the highway and there are no obstructions to impair visibility. 3. The strict or literal interpretation and enforcement of the specified regulation will not deprive the applicant of privileges enjoyed by the owners of other properties in the same vicinity and zone, in that other signs erected under city regulations comply with maximum signage allotments. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true and correct and constitute the findings of the council in this case; l. That the City Council does hereby deny said appeal. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert City Council, held on this 12th day of Au�ust, 1982, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Puluqi, Snyder and Wilson NOES: Newbrander ABSENT: McPherson ABSTAIN: None ATTEST: SHEILA R. GIL�fGAN, City City of Palm Desert, Califo � �- - r-�" . R WILSON, Mayor �� /pa