HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 96-C168RESOLUTION NO.96-C168
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF AZUSA APPROVING
VARIANCE NO. V-96-8
WHEREAS, an application was received from Eugene Moses, Ray L.
Corcoran and General Development Incorporated for a variance to
allow reduced setbacks for future patio covers and balconies on
property located at 1755 North San Gabriel Canyon Road (Variance
No. V-96-8), and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered this request in a
duly noticed public hearing on August 28, 1996, and has carefully
considered all pertinent evidence and testimony, and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 96-28
recommending to the City Council that this variance be approved,
and
WHEREAS, the City Council has held a duly noticed public
hearing on October 7, 1996, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Azusa carefully
considered all the pertinent evidence and testimony regarding
Variance No. V-96-8.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Azusa does
hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council for the City of Azusa finds
that the strict application of the zoning of the site would impose
practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships on the site because
most single-family residential homeowners have the opportunity to
construct a patio cover on the rear of their home to add to the
utility and enjoyment of their house. Due to the overall setback
requirements of this project as a detached condominium site, some
of the future property owners within this project would be unable
to utilize this same opportunity, as the patio covers would
encroach into the required setbacks. An unnecessary hardship would
therefore be placed upon these homeowners by keeping them from
having the same use of their property as other homeowners in Azusa.
SECTION 2. The City Council for the City of Azusa finds
that the location of this property between San Gabriel Canyon Road
and the recharge basins creates a shallow site in which to design
a single-family residential project. Combined with the overall
setbacks for this project, which do not pertain to other
traditional single-family housing projects in the city, this
location creates an exceptional circumstance which is not generally
found on other development sites in Azusa.
SECTION 3. The City Council for the City of Azusa finds
that the perimeter of this site adjoins a church, the recharge
basins, San Gabriel Canyon Road and the Mirador project. Future
patio cover construction would have minimal visual impacts on the
first three of these neighboring uses, and the Mirador project has
been approved for a similar patio cover variance. The requested
setback variance would therefore not likely create any negative
impacts on the value of surrounding properties.
SECTION 4. The City Council for the City of Azusa finds
that the proposed project is consistent with the objectives of the
Land Use Element of the Azusa General Plan to "provide an orderly,
functional and compatible land use pattern" in the area. The
addition of patio covers to the rear of these homes would not alter
the medium density residential character of this project.
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SECTION 5. That based on the above findings, the City Council
grants that Variance Case No. V-96-8 be approved for the property
located at: 1755 NORTH SAN GABRIEL CANYON ROAD, subject to the
conditions of approval listed in the attached Exhibit 'A'.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this resolution.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 21st day of October
STEPHEN J. ALEXANDER, MAYOR
. 1996.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Azusa at a regular
meeting thereof, held on the 21st day of October , 1996 by
the following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: HARDISON, BEEBE, ALEXANDER
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: MADRID
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: NARANJO
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CITY ATTORNEY