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Director. The program shall include signs with a uniform size; uniform placement on the building wall; flush mounted to the wall; and framed design. Signs shall only include information essential to provide adequate business identification, so that the sign does not appear cluttered and does not distract from the \ identification of other signs in the area. Extraneous copy such as telephone numbers, website, and other advertising shall not be included. GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY The property is designated General Industrial in the City's General Plan Land Use Map. General Industrial areas are characterized by "a wide range of manufacturing, transportation, warehousing, vehicle storage, and distribution uses" (General Plan page 3 -12), therefore, the provision of a trailer rental and sales use will be consistent with the City of San Leandro General Plan for this land use designation. The following General Plan policies would apply: Policy 7.06 - Encourage private reinvestment in vacant or underutilized industrial real estate to adapt such property to changing economic needs. Policy 7.07 - Encourage business development that improves the City's ability to provide the public with high - quality services and which minimizes increases in the tax burden for existing businesses and residents. Policy 10.01 - Support the reuse of underused, vacant or obsolete industrial buildings with the goals and policies of the General Plan, ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW This item is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15301, as an existing facility with no proposed new structures or additions. PUBLIC OUTREACH This item received normal noticing, including a legal advertisement in the Daily Review Newspaper, posting of the property, and mailing notification of both business and property owners within a 300 -foot radius. To date, no comments have been received. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Board make the required findings and approve PLN2011 -00021 subject to the attached standard recommended conditions. ATTACHMENTS Vicinity Map Applicant's Supporting Statement with Photograph of Motorcycle Trailer Recommended Findings of Fact Recommended Conditions of Approval Exhibit A - Site Plan on an Aerial Photograph Exhibit B - Building Plan Exhibit C - Floor Plan 43- - T1wwungVCURREWPLANNING l7njca1 Adju=a%%2011WLN2011 -00021 C&MTraUl CUP 2461 Alvaradot221 M011 -MI EZA SR944011,dw BZA Staff Report PLN2011 -00021 September 1, 2011 Page 3 of 3