Planning Commission Staff Report
Report Prepared by: Valeria Renteria, Associate Planner, Development Services Department
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SUBJECT: Conditional Use Permit #25-0007 and Site Plan Review Permit #25-0009, initiated by Marco Ospina, applicant for Marketplace at Merced LLC, property owner. The Conditional Use Permit would allow a 48-foot-tall shopping center sign (with a digital screen) for the Market Place at Merced. The Site Plan Review Permit would allow the applicant to set the development standards for the shopping center sign. The subject site is generally located on the north side of West Olive Avenue, approximately 425 feet east of R Street. The subject site has a General Plan designation of Regional/Community Commercial (RC), and a Zoning classification of Planned Development (P-D) #1. **PUBLIC HEARING**
ACTION: Approve/Disapprove/Modify
1) Environmental Review #25-0017 (Categorical Exemption)
2) Conditional Use Permit #25-0007
3) Site Plan Review #25-0009
SUMMARY
Marco Ospina is requesting conditional use permit approval and site plan review permit approval to construct a 48-foot-tall pylon sign with a digital screen. The proposed shopping center sign would be located at the southern portion of a 27.42- acre parcel that also has a 439,012-square-foot building with various commercial tenants. The 27.42-acre site is currently developed, commonly known as Market Place at Merced (previously Merced Mall) is located on the north side of West Olive Avenue, approximately 425 feet east of R Street. Shopping Center Signs are allowed in the Regional/Community Commercial designation with approval of a conditional use permit, pursuant to Merced Municipal Code (MMC) 20.62.140-Additional Shopping Center Signs. Digital screens are allowed pursuant to MMC Section 20.62.250 - Digital Display Signs. The site plan review permit allows the applicant to set the development standards for the shopping center sign, as the site is located within Planned Development (P-D) #1...
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