Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Special Orders of the Day
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER INTRODUCING ORDINANCE NO. 20-2004 APPROVING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 21-19 BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARSON AND CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR, LLC, TO (1) REPLACE AN EXISTING SINGLE-SIDED STATIC BILLBOARD WITH A 65-FOOT HIGH DOUBLE-SIDED OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGN ("REPLACEMENT DIGITAL BILLBOARD") ALONG A PORTION OF THE I-405 FREEWAY CORRIDOR, ZONED CR-ORL-D, LOCATED AT 19500 MAIN STREET (APN 7339-017-003), AND (2) INSTALL A 55-FOOT HIGH DOUBLE-SIDED OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGN ("NEW DIGITAL BILLBOARD") ALONG A PORTION OF THE I-405 FREEWAY CORRIDOR, ZONED CR-ORL-D, LOCATED AT 19500 MAIN STREET (APN 7339-017-003) AND (3) REMOVE TWO CITY-ORIENTED BILLBOARDS FROM WITHIN THE CITY AT APN NOS. 7306-011-034 AND 7406-026-914 (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On March 10, 2020, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and unanimously approved Variance No. 568-19 and 569-19 and recommended approval of Development Agreement No. 21-19 between the City of Carson and Clear Channel Outdoor, LLC., Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Program (MMRP) to install two dual-faced digital billboards at 19500 Main Street, along the northern side of the I-405 Freeway corridor between Del Amo Boulevard and Main Street. Currently, there are a total of seven static billboards (or three dual-faced and one single-faced billboard) in four locations on this property (Exhibit 1). Land uses surrounding the proposed project site are primarily recreational/open space.
The applicant, Clear Channel Outdoor, LLC., requests approval of DA No. 21-19 to enter into a development agreement with the City for the installation of two dual-faced digital billboards. Both proposed digital billboards will measure 14' feet high by 48' feet long, which is the standard size for all digital billboards approved by the City. The installation of the 65' high northern digital billboa...
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