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Analysis Background This Site Approval was filed on September 25, 1998. On November 18, 1998, the Community Development Department approved Site Approval No. SA-98-65,filed by Stott Outdoor Advertising. The approved project is a 14-foot by 48-foot,double-faced,off-premises,outdoor advertising sign located at the northwest corner of the State Route 99 and Hammer Lane interchange. On October 13, 1998, Obie Media filed a Site Approval application for a similar outdoor advertising sign on the southeast corner of the Highway 99 and Hammer Lane interchange. In accordance with the San Joaquin Development Title (Section 9-1710.6[a][4]), Obie Media's application was denied. This ordinance reads: "The space between off-premises signs shall be at least one thousand(1,000)feet on either side of the same street." Obie Media's site was situated within one thousand feet of Stott's site. Therefore, Obie Media's requestfora sign was denied. The Community Development Department processes applications as they are filed on a first come,first serve basis. Stott filed their application prior to Obie, hence, Stott's was processed first. On November 30, 1998, Michael Hakeem, representing Obie Media,appealed the Community Development Department's approval of SA-98-65. Obie Media's Appeal Appeal Statement No. 1. 1 The comment letter from the City of Stockton,dated October 16, 1998, confirms that the subject site is located within the area of a Project Study Report(PSR)sponsored by the San Joaquin Council of Governments to improve the traffic capacity of the State Route 99/Hammer Lane interchange. The City of Stockton's comment letter confirms that it is very likely there will be additional right-of-way requirementswithin the area of the proposed sign location to accommodatethe improvements. Response to Appeal Statement No. 1 Caltrans has three alternative designs for the State Route 99/Hammer Lane interchange. No preferred alternative has been identified, and there is no time frame for when the chosen plan will be implemented. Although it is likely that there will be additional right-of-way requirements needed within the vicinity of the proposed sign location, it is not likely that any of the three alternatives will require any movement or dismantling of the proposed sign. Appeal Statement No.2 2. The proposed location will require a significant cutting of trees, which has not been properly disclosed and/or evaluated. Response to Appeal Statement No. 2 The proposed location may require the cutting or trimming of trees on the northeast side of the Sunshine Inn. These trees are not native oak trees, heritage oak trees, or historical trees, which have strict removal requirements specified in Section 9-1505 of the Development Title. According to the Department of Fish and San Joaquin County SA-98-65\Suthar Community Development Page 3