Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Special Orders of the Day
SUBJECT:
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION TO DENY ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 24-16 MODIFYING SECTION 9146.7.A. (OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGNS) CREATING A SR-91 FREEWAY CORRIDOR FOR OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGNS ("DIGITAL BILLBOARDS") ALONG THE PORTION OF THE SR-91 FREEWAY THAT DIRECTLY ABUTS THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SR-91 FREEWAY, ZONED ML-D, BETWEEN AVALON BOULEVARD AND CENTRAL AVENUE, LOCATED AT APN 7319-033-064 (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On May 9, 2017, the Planning Commission voted 9-0 to recommend denial of an ordinance amendment (Zone Text Amendment No. 24-16) to allow establishing a SR-91 Freeway corridor for outdoor advertising signs. The Planning Commission recommendation was based on concerns that the new corridor invites an overconcentration of billboards resulting in blight on the community and be a distraction to drivers along the SR-91 Freeway. Instead, the Planning Commission encourages having appropriate landscape features along the freeway instead of adding new digital billboards. City Council has the final authority to approve or deny zone text amendments. Therefore, staff has included both a resolution upholding the Planning Commission decision to deny the zone text amendment and an ordinance in the event the City Council would prefer to approve the zone code amendment. Without approval of the zone text amendment, the City Council will not be able to approve Becker Board Small, LLC's Development Agreement which is presented as a separate item.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
1. OPEN the public hearing, TAKE public testimony, and CLOSE the public hearing.
2. WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 17-084, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, DENYING ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 24-16 MODIFYING SECTION 9146.7.A. (OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGNS) CREATING A SR-91 FREEWAY CORRIDOR FOR OUTDOOR ADVERTI...
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