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Analysis Background On February 11, 1999, the Community Development Department received an application for a Site Approval for a 12-foot by 25-foot, double-faced, outdoor advertising sign. The applicant, Outdoor Systems Advertising, at that time already had two similar, legal, non-conforming signs in place within the 1,000-foot distance spacing needed to place another sign, which is required by County Development Title Section 9- 1710.6[a][4]. At the time of construction of these signs, only a building permit was required, not a Site Approval. The ordinance reads: "The space between off-premises signs shall be at least one thousand (1,000)feet on either side of the same street." However, Outdoor Systems, upon applying for the new sign, explained that their existing signs to the east, on Mr. Parrish's property, would be taken down because Mr. Parrish had decided to break the lease with Outdoor Systems and conduct business with another sign company. The existing signs were removed prior to approval of SA-99-13 and SA-99-14. Hence, there was no conflict regarding the 1,000-foot spacing for the placement of off-premises advertising signs. The Community Development Department accepted the application and proceeded with the normal processing of the application. The Community Development Department processes applications as they are filed on a first come, first serve basis. Outdoor Systems filed their application prior to Mr. Parrish. In fact, neither Mr. Parrish nor Obie Media, the sign company with whom he was negotiating a new lease, ever filed an application with the Community Development Department. Mr. Parrish's Appeal Appeal Statement No. 1 1 The County accepted an application for a new off-premises advertising sign when two already existed within a distance of 1,000 feet on the same street. Response to Appeal Statement No. 1 Upon applying for the Site Approval, Outdoor Systems, the owner of the signs on Mr. Parrish's property, informed the Community Development Department that their lease with Mr. Parrish had been terminated and would remove the sign on the Parrish property, thus allowing them to place a new sign to the north The sign on the Parrish property was removed during application processing. Appeal Statement No. 2 2. The County declined to accept an application from Obie Media to replace the Parrish signs with new signs. Response to Appeal Statement No. 2 Neither Mr. Parrish nor Obie Media ever applied for a Site Approval application at the Community Development Department. San Joaquin County SA-99-14\CCJS Community Development Page 3