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Western Power Equipment Corp. TSH Architects Planning Director October 25, 1995 Page 2 Redwood City hereby finds, concludes and determines as follows: FINDINGS 1. On or about July 14, 1995 TSH Architects applied, on behalf of the owner of the Property and the operator of a proposed Gold's Gym facility (collectively, the "Applicant"), for a variance to the off-street parking requirements of the Zon. Ord. and for the issuance of a use permit to provide for the development and operation of a 30,000 square foot health club/gymnasium and for the operation of an adjacent 34,800 square foot warehouse building on the Property (the "Project"). 2. Following duly noticed public hearing on August 16, 1995, the Zoning Administrator granted the variance and use permit subject to certain conditions. Appellant filed timely appeal to the Zoning Administrator's decisions. 3. Duly noticed public hearing was held on the appeal by this Council on September 18, 1995, which hearing was closed on said date. The matter was continued to the regular Council meeting of October 9, 1995 for further consideration and submittal of additional information. 4. Warehouses, and the operation and maintenance thereof, are permitted structures and uses within the "IR" Zoning District (Zon. Ord. §17.2b). Based upon information submitted by the Applicant to the Zoning Administrator, the warehouse portion of the Project would require a minimum of 35 off-street parking spaces (Zon. Ord. §30.2.3b). 5. Health club/gymnasiums are not expressly permitted or conditionally permitted uses within the IR Zoning District (Zon. Ord. §17.4). Under such circumstances, the Zoning Administrator is authorized to determine, after a public hearing, whether a proposed use, not expressly designated as a permitted or conditional use, is of the same general character as the uses permitted within the IR Zoning District and is not inconsistent with the purposes of the IR Zoning District regulations (Zon. Ord. §17.4h.). Exercising such authority, the Zoning Administrator, in the instant proceedings, determined that the proposed health club/gymnasium would be of the same general character as the uses permitted under Article 17 of the Zon. Ord., and would not be inconsistent with the purposes of said Article (id.). Accordingly, the Zoning Administrator determined that a use permit may be issued for such use (id.). ,- -