HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2534 ~LtH'IONNO.: 2534
RESOLUTION OP THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY Olv SARATOGA UPHOLDING A DECL~ION Ol~
THE PLANNING COMMISSION
WHEREAS, DANIEL and HELENA LECKRONE, the applicants, have
applied to the City of Saratoga for design review approval to construct a second story
addition to an existing residence located at 19521 Douglass Lane, such application
being identified as DR-88-079, and
WHEREAS, on October 26, 1988, the Planning Commission of the City of
Saratoga conducted a public hearing on said application, and following the conclusion
thereof, the Planning Commission approved the application; and
WHEREAS, Mary Ann Welch and 5150 Homeowners Association have
appealed the decision of the Planning Commission to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, on December 7, 1988, the City Council conducted a de novo
public hearing on the appeal, at which time any person interested in the matter was
given an opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed and considered the staff reports,
minutes of proceedings conducted by the Planning Commission relating to said
application, and the written and oral evidence presented to the City Council in support
of and in opposition to the appeal,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Saratoga, at its
meeting on December 7, 1988, by a vote of 4-0 with Councilmember Moyles absent,
did resolve as follows:
1. The appeal from the decision of the Planning Commission was denied
and the decision of the Planning Commission was affirmed.
2. The City Council was able to make all of the findings required for
granting design review approval on this application, for the same
reasons as set forth in Resolution No. DR-88-079 adopted by the
Planning Commission on October 26, 1988, and such Resolution is
incorporated herein by reference. The Council noted in particular
that:
(a) Other two story homes are located within the neighborhood.
(b) The second story addition proposed by the applicants will be
separated from the adjacent Welch residence by a distance of
approximately 2{)0 feet and wilt be screened by landscaping,
thereby avoiding unreasonable impacts on views or privacy.
3. The City Council modified the condition number 3, concerning
installation of additional landscaping, to specifically require that
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such landscaping be non-deciduous in nature, as approved by the
Planning Director.
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Saratoga held on the 21st day of December,
1988, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Clevenger, Moyles, Peterson and Mayor Anderson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Colmci~ Stutzman
ATTEST:
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