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_ w REQUEST FOR DEVIATION TO SET BACK AND SIGNAGE 4400 Waterloo Road Stockton, CA Description of Proposed Project Chevron Products Company, Incorporated ("Chevron") proposes to expand and reconstruct an existing Chevron site located at 4400 Waterloo Road in Stockton. The project, situated approximately 1,000 feet east of Highway 99, consists of three parts; 1) a six dispenser fueling area under a new canopy, 2) a 2,800 square foot Food Mart and 3) a 1,150 square foot Car Wash. This new, multi-use development will replace the existing facility, which Chevron intends to demolish. The proposed combination of uses requires a well organized site circulation and graphics plan. In order to accomplish this, Chevron is requesting a deviation to the side yard setback requirements (for the location of the car wash building). If approved, the reduced setback will enhance safe site circulation, while providing the added benefit of increased visibility to passing motorists. Additionally, Chevron is requesting a deviation from the maximum allowable attached signage allotment, in order to more clearly identify the amenities offered at the site. We offer the fallowing findings for your consideration: 1. The granting of a 40% deviation from the sideyard standard (from 20' to 12') would not be materially detrimental to other properties or land uses in the area. The site's nearest neighbor, Subway, is situated approximately 40' from the proposed car wash location. Additionally, the car wash building is set back 95' from the street front property line, making it 35' behind the front of the adjacent Subway building. All of the mechanical equipment used in conjunction with the car wash facility will be contained within the building designed for that purpose, thereby minimizing any need for additional screening. The height, size and number of the proposed "Food Mart" and "Car Wash" signs are the minimum required to adequately identify and direct the public to the activities and services offered at our site. The size and character of these signs are appropriate in scale, in relationship to their distance from Waterloo Road. The characteristics of the proposed signage is not invasive in nature, and therefore, will not be materially detrimental to other properties in the vicinity. 2. Conditions different from other properties are created by combining gasoline sales, a car wash, and a food mart all on one site. In order to maintain cross-property vehicular circulation, promote unrestrained pump access and allow for the maximum parking spaces at the front of the food mart, the most appropriate location for the car wash building is along a vehicle path which follows the outside edges of the site. Situating the car wash further than twelve feet from the sideyard severely effects on site circulation and causes potential safety hazards. Additional signage is requested in order to clearly identify the three distinct activities offered at this facility. For all intents and purposes, the proposed development would result in a multi- occupant use, an extraordinary condition different than other properties in the area. F:1PROJECTnCH1849121SETBACICDOC