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from the Community Development Department.
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CITY OF ATASCADERO
ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT HEARING
AGENDA
Monday, December 8, 2025, 3:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 104
6500 Palma Ave, Atascadero CA 93422
Pages
The City of Atascadero's Administrative Hearing Officer will hold a public hearing
in person at the time, date and location listed above to consider the following
project:
1.7615 EL CAMINO REAL (USE25-0063)2
The application is to allow a sign exceeding Municipal Code size
standards for a commercial business located at 7615 El Camino Real
(APN 030-132-032)(USE25-0063).The project qualifies for a Class 11
categorical exemption from the provisions of the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA), (California Public Resources Code §21000, et seq.
“CEQA”) and CEQA Guidelines (Title 14 California Code of Regulations
§§ 15000 et seq) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15311,which
exempts the installation of accessory signs on existing commercial
facilities. Staff recommendation is to approve the project, subject to
conditions. (Sam Mountain, Assistant Planner)
PLEASE NOTE: Any court challenge to the actions taken at the public
hearing may be limited to considering only those issues raised at the
public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence to the
City of Atascadero at, or prior to, the public hearing.
Any decision of the Hearing Officer is final unless appealed to the
Planning Commission within 14 days of the action. Any person aggrieved
by the decision may file an appeal. Appeal forms are available in the
Community Development Department or on the City’s website
(www.atascadero.org). The fee for filing an appeal is $1,714 (fee as of 7-
28-25) and must accompany the appeal documentation.
CITY OF ATASCADERO
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING
STAFF REPORT Item 1
Department: Community
Development
Date:12/08/2025
TO: Phil Dunsmore, AdministraƟve Hearing Ocer
FROM: Kelly Gleason, Planning Manager
PREPARED BY: Sam Mountain, Assistant Planner
SUBJECT: A-1 Pest Management Sign
RECOMMENDATION:
The AdministraƟve Hearing Ocer approve AdministraƟve Use Permit USE25-0063, allowing the
installaƟon of a sign exceeding Municipal Code size standards at 7615 El Camino Real, based on
ndings and subject to condiƟons of approval.
DISCUSSION:
PROJECT SUMMARY
The applicant, A-1 Pest Management, requests a design excepƟon to allow the installaƟon of a 33
square-foot wall sign for an oce at 7615 El Camino Real, where the Municipal Code would
otherwise only allow a 22.25 square-foot sign.
ANALYSIS
The subject property is a 0.18-acre lot in the Commercial Professional (CP) zone that contains a
legal nonconforming residence and a small oce suite currently occupied by A-1 Pest
Management. The occupants are proposing one wall sign facing the street and no other signage
on the site. The sign is currently installed and a permit will be sought to legalize the sign. During
the permit pre-review process, it was noted that the sign exceeds Municipal Code wall sign size
standards and requires approval of an AUP. The wall sign contains channel-lit three-dimensional
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leƩers and the company logo on an unlit white background and would be the only commercial
sign on the property.
The Atascadero Municipal Code allows a maximum aggregate of 150 square-feet of sign area on
commercial buildings, with wall signage limited to 1 square-foot of wall sign per linear foot of
street or parking lot facing façade. Based on City standards, a wall sign on the street-oriented face
of this building would be limited to 22.25 square-feet. The subject sign measures 33 square-feet,
exceeding Municipal Code standards by 10.75 square-feet. The Municipal Code allows design and
size excepƟons for signs to be made with the approval of an AdministraƟve Use Permit subject to
the ndings below.
FINDINGS:
1.FINDING: The sign is consistent with the purposes set forth in SecƟon 9-15.002 (“Intent”).
FACT: The sign is consistent with the intent of the Sign Ordinance. It is reasonable in size and
is not designed to be unduly distracƟng or obstrucƟve.
2.FINDING: The opportunity to combine signs for more than one use on a single sign structure
has been considered.
FACT: The site contains only one tenant space at this Ɵme.
3.FINDING: The sign conforms with all other applicable codes and ordinances of the City, including, but not limited to, the Zoning Ordinance, the General Plan and its several elements,
and the appearance review guidelines.
FACT: The proposed sign complies with all other applicable codes and ordinances of the City.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:
The proposed project qualies for a Class 11 categorical exempƟon from the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq., “CEQA”)
and CEQA Guidelines (Title 14 California Code of RegulaƟons §§ 15000, et seq.) pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines SecƟon 15311, which exempts the installaƟon of accessory signs on exisƟng
commercial faciliƟes.
CONCLUSION:
•The applicant is requesƟng a design excepƟon to allow for increased sign area facing El
Camino Real.
•The sign meets the intent of the code and all applicable City standards.
CONDITIONS:
1. This approval of AdministraƟve Use Permit USE25-0063 allows the installaƟon of a 33
square-foot wall sign on the southwest, street-facing façade of an exisƟng mixed-use
building at 7615 El Camino Real, APN 030-132-032, as depicted and described on the
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aƩached exhibits. This AdministraƟve Use Permit approval authorizes oversized signage
solely for the A-1 Pest Management tenant and shall remain valid under conƟnued
operaƟon of the same business. It shall automaƟcally expire upon terminaƟon or change
of the business occupying the tenant space and does not run with the land.
2. Any addiƟonal signage shall be subject to review and approval through the construcƟon
permit process and shall comply with all requirements of the Municipal Code, except as
may be otherwise authorized through an approved AdministraƟve Use Permit or other
applicable enƟtlement.
3. The approval of this enƟtlement shall become nal and eecƟve for the purposes of
issuing building permits fourteen (14) days aŌer the AdministraƟve Hearing Ocer’s
acƟon unless an appeal is made in accordance with the Atascadero Municipal Code.
4. Approval of this enƟtlement shall be valid for six (6) months aŌer its eecƟve date. At the
end of the period, the approval shall expire and become null and void unless building
permits have been issued and naled for the sign, or the project has received a Ɵme
extension consistent with the Atascadero Municipal Code.
5. The Community Development Department shall have the authority to approve minor
changes to the project that result in a superior site design or appearance.
6. The Applicant shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City of Atascadero or its
agents, ocers, and employees against any claim or acƟon brought to challenge an
approval by the City, or any of its enƟƟes, concerning this AdministraƟve Use Permit.
ACTION:
SIGNED:
Phil Dunsmore, AdministraƟve Hearing Ocer Date
ATTACHMENT(S):
1. Project Plans
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