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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 91-09 iIXSOLUTZON NO. 91-Oc) RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BARATOGA UPHOLDING A DECISION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION V-90-019; DR-90-033 LEPOSAVIC WHEREAS, Wayne Leposavic, the applicant, has applied to the City of Saratoga for variance approval to exceed the allowable floor area in relation to, and design review approval to construct, a new single family residence upon an existing lot of record located at 15134 Sperry Lane, such applications being identified V-90-019 and DR-90-033; and WHEREAS, on December 12, 1990, the Planning Commission of the City of Saratoga conducted a public hearing on said applications, and following the conclusion thereof, the Planning Commission denied the applications; and WHEREAS, the applicant has appealed the decision of the Planning Commission to the City Council; and WHEREAS, on January 16, 1991, 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 applications, and the written and oral evidence presented to the City Council in support of and in opposition to the appeal; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Saratoga as follows: 1. The appeal from the Planning Commission is hereby denied and the decision by the Planning Commission is affirmed. 2. The applicant has not met the burden of proof required to support the application for variance, and the City Council makes the following findings: (a) A strict or literal interpretation and enforcement of the zoning regulation relating to allowable floor area for a single family residence would not result in a practical difficulty or unnecessary physical hardship inconsistent with the objectives of the ordinance, since the hardship alleged by the applicant consists of a condition created by the applicant. 1 (b) The granting of the variance will constitute a grant of special privilege inconsistent with the limitations on other properties in the same zoning district in that the proposal for the variance exceeds the allowable floor area for the district and, therefore, would constitute a special privilege for this property in relation to other properties in the same zoning district. 3. Without approval of the variance application, the application for design review approval must be denied, without prejudice. The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the Saratoga City Council at a meeting held on the '6th day of [ebnuary, 1991, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Anderson, Clevenger, Kohler, Monia, and Mayor Stutzman NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Mayor 0 ATTEST: Deputy City C~e 273\res\uphlddec.res