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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Site is located within the Cooley Ranch Planned Community and has a land use classification of PC (Cooley Ranch Planned Community), with an Industrial land use designation, similar to M-1 (Light Industrial) zones located in other parts of the City. The construction of a retail sales/storage building and restaurant is consistent with this designation. SECTION 2. Design Review & Conditional Use Permit. The City Council of the City of Colton hereby approves the Conditional Use Permit and Design Review elements of the Application. The City of Colton finds that the proposed uses are in accord with the Colton General Plan and the Cooley Ranch Planned Community Plan as well as the purposes of the land use designation in which the Subject Site is located. In addition the proposed uses, together with the conditions applicable thereto, including a condition limiting the height of the retail building to a maximum of seventy feet (70') will not be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare, or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity. Finally, with the approval of a major variance, the proposed uses will comply with each of the applicable provisions of this Cooley Ranch Planned Community Plan and Colton Zoning Ordinance SECTION 3. Manor Variance. The size and the topography of the Subject Site provides special circumstances that allow the applicant's request for a Major Variance. The project site is 3.7 acres that will accommodate an approximately 63,796 square foot retail furniture facility. The Subject Site is also approximately 10 feet lower in grade than the Interstate 215 Freeway. Due to the size of the building, larger lettering is required in order to provide sufficient exposure for the proposed business to the general public traveling along the 1-215 Freeway. An increase in the height of the freeway oriented electronic message pylon sign from 45 feet to 55 feet is also warranted for the reasons set forth above. In addition larger lettering is required on the building wall signs. Finally, an increase in the height of the portion of the building (building tower) from 50 feet to 70 feet is justified for visibility purposes and to create an architectural design element that is in scale with the rest of the development. SECTION 4. The City Council hereby approves the Appeal and upholds the Planning Commission's approval in part of the Application, with an increase in the height of the retail building to 70 ft. subject to the conditions attached hereto. SECTION 5. The City Council, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) hereby finds that the proposed project is within the scope of the prior Negative Declaration prepared for the Ashley Furniture site, which was adopted by the Planning ORANGE\MXM\19380.1 - 2 -