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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZAV 1988-10 i I RESOLUTION ZAV-88-10 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA PLANNING COMMISSION GRANTING A VARIAPICE WHEREAS, a duly verified application for a variance was filed with the Planning Department of the City of Chula Vista on January 29, 1988 by Frederick A. R. Drew, and WHEREAS, said application requested waiver of the requirement to provide a new two-car garage for the existing dwelling at 1275 Banner Avenue as required in conjunction with the establishment of a dwelling group on the property (reference PCC-88-30), and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission set the time and place for a hearing on said conditional use permit application and notice of said hearing, together with its purpose, was given by its publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city and its mailing to property owners within 300 feet of the exterior boundaries of the property at least ten days prior to the hearing, and WHEREAS, the hearing was held at the time and p1 ace as advertised, namely 7:00 p.m., March 9, 1988, in the Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, before the Planning Commission and said hearing was thereafter closed, and WHEREAS, the project is exempt from environmental review. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION finds as follows: 1. That a hardship peculiar to the property and not created by any act of the owner exists. Said hardship may include practical difficulties in developing the property for the needs of the owner consistent with the regulations of the zone; but in this context, personal, family or financial difficulties, loss of prospective profits, and neighboring violations are not hardships justifying a variance. Further, a previous variance can never have set a precedent, for each case must be considered only on its individual merits. The property is the largest lot in the neighborhood and the only parcel in the immediate area which is presently zoned R-1 and thus subject to the tvuo-car garage requirement and the provisions of Section 19.22.170. 2. That such variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of substantial property rights possessed by other properties in the same zoning district and in the same vicinity, and that a variance, if granted, would not constitute a special privilege of the recipient not enjoyed y his neighbors. i The granting of the variance would not represent a special privilege in that other existing dwellings in the immediate neighborhood are not required to have two-car garages and only five of the 16 lots fronting on Bethune Way are presently served by two-car garages. 3. That the authorizing of such variance will not be of substantial detriment to adjacent property, and will not materially impair the purposes of this chapter or the public interest. Despite the granting of the variance, the property will still be required to provide a two-car garage for the new dwelling, and thus will not increase on-street parking or open storage beyond the present situation. 4. That the authorizing of such variance will not adversely affect the General Plan of the City or the adopted plan of any governmental agency. The granting of the variance would not affect the General Plan. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION hereby grants the variance. This variance shall become void and ineffective if the same is not utilized within one year from the date of this resolution in accordance with Section 19.14.260 of the Municipal Code. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 9th day of March, 1988, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Commissioners Fuller, Cannon, Grasser, Carson and Tugenberg NOES: Commissioner Shipe ABSENT: Commissioner Casillas (with notification) ~ o J~ ne E. Carson, Chairman ATTEST: Rut M. Smit Secretary WPC 4896P/0386P