HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2106 RESOLUTION NO: 2]-06
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SARA TOGA
REVERSING
A DECISION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
WHEREAS, AMIEE CHAMBRE, on behalf of Crocker Bank, the applicant, has
applied to the City of Saratoga for a use permit for the operation of a banking
facility at 1~17 Big Basin Way, such application being identified as UP-5~3, and
WHEREAS, on September 28, 1983, the Planning Commission of the City of
Saratoga conducted a public hearing on said application, and following the
conclusion thereof, the Planning Commission conditionally approved the
application; and
WHEREAS, the Saratoga Village Association has appealed the decision of the
Planning Commission to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, on November 2, 1983, 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; and
WHEREAS, based upon the evidence presented, the City Council found that:
(1) The subject property was previously occupied by Imperial Savings and
Loan Association as a non-conforming use and such use terminated upon
said financial institution vacating the premises.
(2) It is the intention of the Zoning Ordinance to require a use permit for
the establishment of any additional financial institution uses in the
Village area in order to control the proliferation of such uses to the
detriment of retail space.
(3) The application by Crocker Bank represents the establishment of a new
financial institution office in the Saratoga Village for ~vhich a use permit
is required.
(½) The Saratoga General Plan, as recently adopted, and the Guidelines
contained therein for Area 3 (the Village), encourage commercial uses
that generate sales tax revenue needed by the City. The granting of a
use permit in this case would increase the concentration of financial
institutions in the Villae area, contrary to the objectives set forth in the
General Plan and the Zoning Ordinance.
(5) A use permit was granted to Imperial Savings, allowing it to relocate
within the Village, based upon the representation that the subject
property would thereby become available for retail use.
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(6) The establishment of a financial institution at the subject property would
not serve to promote the Village as a viable retail district oriented to
pedestrian traffic.
NOV/, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Saratoga, at its meeting
on November 2, 1983, by a vote of 3 to 1, with Councilmember Fanelli dissenting,
and Councilmember Clevenger having disqualified herself from participation on the
matter, did resolve that the appeal by the Saratoga Village Association be upheld
and the decision of the Planning Commission granting said use permit be reversed.
By reason of such reversal, the applicant's appeal, pertaining to the condition
on which said use permit was granted by the Planning Commission, was rendered
moot and no action was taken thereon by the City Council.
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 16th day of
November, 1983, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Clevenger, Fanelli, Mallory and Mayor Foyles
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmemb~_r Callon
ABSTAIN: None ~//~ ~
ATTEST: ~ Mayor ~ /
City Clerk
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