To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Request to Modify a Special Permit Which Authorized Reconstruction of a Destroyed Legal Nonconforming Billboard Subject to a 5-Year Term Limit Requiring That the Billboard Structure be Removed by Sept. 29, 2025. The Applicant is Asking the Board to Modify This Restriction on The Term Limit
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the resolution (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Finds that denial of the project is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15270 of the State CEQA Guidelines; and
b. Finds there is insufficient evidence to approve a modification to the permit to allow the billboard to remain at the site; and
c. Denies the permit modification request filed by Geoff Wills on behalf of OutFront Media.
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to notify the applicant and any interested parties of the decisions made by the Board.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Core Services/Other
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other
DISCUSSION:
Executive Summary:
The Board of Supervisors is being asked to modify the term of a Special Permit which authorized reconstruction of a destroyed billboard along Highway 101 in the Lower Elk River area. The billboard was destroyed during a storm event in November 2019. The Special Permit to allow the sign was denied by the Planning Commission and appealed to the Board of Supervisors. The Board approved the Special Permit allowing the sign to be erected and remain in place for a period of 5 years (until Sept. 29, 2025) at which time the structure was required to have been removed.
Sign background/history - legal nonconforming status
The sign is located south of the City of Eureka on the northbound (east) side of Highway 101, appr...
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