Planning Commission
MEETING DATE: 3/15/2017
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CASE NO. Conditional Use Permit No. 17-006
APPLICANT: Lamar Central Outdoor, LLC, Betsy Hayes
LOCATION: 67300 Ramon Road (APN: 677-447-011)
REQUEST: Consider a Conditional Use Permit Application to replace an existing static billboard with a new single face LED digital billboard in the PCC (Planned Community Commercial) Zoning District located at 67300 Ramon Road.
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STAFF PLANNER:
Robert Rodriguez, Planning Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
APPROVE an exemption to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15302, Class 2 (Replacement or Reconstruction).
APPROVE Conditional Use Permit No. 17-006 subject to the attached Conditions of Approval and based on the findings contained in the staff report.
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FINDINGS:
APPROVAL OF AN EXEMPTION TO CEQA based on the finding that the project qualifies as Categorically Exempt under Section 15302, Class 2 (Replacement or Reconstruction) of the State CEQA Guidelines.
APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 17-006, subject to the attached conditions of approval and based on the following findings:
1. The replacement of an existing billboard (static billboard) with a billboard with a digital display (digital billboard) is authorized as a conditional use per the City of Cathedral City Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 9.62 (Signs);
2. The digital billboard is necessary or desirable for the development of the community as it will allow the advertising of local, regional and national events, services and products to local residents and visitors, and is not detrimental to existing uses or to uses specifically permitted in the Planned Community Commercial (PCC) zoning district.
3. The site where the digital billboard will be located, the north side of Ramon Road, west of San Luis Rey Drive (APN: 677-447-011), is adequate in size and shape to accommodate such use, and an existing recorded easement grants the applicant the right to locate th...
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