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FINDINGS ON APPEAL OF ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S DENIAL OF AN APPLICATION OF ARCHITECTURAL PERMIT TO ALLOW CONVERSION OF AN EXISTING DWELLING TO A COMMERCIAL OFFICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TWELVE- SCREEN THEATRE, 555 EAST BAYSHORE ROAD Hearing having been duly noticed and held by this Council, on the appeal of Syufy Enterprises ( "Appellant ") of the decision of the Zoning Administrator to deny Appellant's application for an Architectural Permit to allow the conversion of an existing dwelling to a commercial office in conjunction with a twelve screen theatre, at 555 East Bayshore Road, Redwood City, California ( "Subject Property "), the Appellant, the Zoning Administrator, and all other persons having been heard and having been given the opportunity to be heard, and this Council having fully considered the matter. NOW, THEREFORE, this Council finds, determines and concludes as follows: FINDINGS 1. The Subject Property is located at 555 East Bayshore Road in Redwood City, California. 2. Appellant filed an application for an Architectural Permit to convert an existing dwelling on the Subject Property into a two -unit office building on May 15, 1990. 3. The Zoning Administrator denied the application for an Architectural Permit on July 16, 1990. 4. Despite several requests by the Zoning Administrator, Appellant has failed to submit a clear, complete, and understandable set of drawings related to the project to the City, as required for an Architectural Permit by Section 45.5 of the City's Zoning Ordinance. 5. The existing residential structure, which is located between two virtually new buildings, and is not compatible with the design of the new theatre complex, is not consistent with the surrounding area. Section 45.8c of the Zoning Ordinance provides that in granting, denying, or conditionally granting an application for an Architectural Permit, the Zoning Administrator must base his /her decision on factors including: "The extent to which the structure conforms to the general character of other structures in the vicinity insofar as the character can be ascertained and is found to be architecturally desirable." 6. The addition of this building in this location is in violation of the Use Permit granted by the City Council on March 15, 1988, which stated as Condition #1: MINUTE BOOK NO. 50 Page No. 072 Reg. Mtg. Minutes September 17, 1990 Page 11