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Hearing having been duly noticed and held by this Council on August 27, 1990, on the appeal of John L. Grandsaert ( "Appellant ") from the decision of the Zoning Administrator to deny Appellant's application for a use permit to allow the construction of an accessory dwelling unit on property located at 3556 Highland Avenue, Redwood City, California ( "Subject Property "), the Appellant, the Zoning Administrator, and all other persons interested in the matter having been heard and having been given the opportunity to be heard, and this Council having fully considered the matter; NOW THEREFORE, this Council hereby finds, determines and concludes as follows: MGIQ I** 1. The subject property is located in the R -1 (Residential - Single Family) Zoning District (S5.1 et seq., Ordinance 1130, as amending [Zon. Ord. "]) of the City of Redwood City, and contains a single - family residence. 2. Appellant applied to the City's Zoning Administrator for a use permit which would allow the conversion of the basement of the single - family dwelling located on the Subject Property into an accessory dwelling on April 8, 1990. 3. Appellant's application for a use permit was denied by the Zoning Administrator on June 14, 1990. 4. Appellant's application for a use permit was made pursuant to Section 5.3 of the Zoning Ordinance to allow the construction of an "Accessory Dwelling" as defined in Section 2.5.2 of the Zoning Ordinance, comprised of an independent dwelling unit within the basement of the main single - family dwelling structure located on the Subject Property. 5. Construction of the proposed additional dwelling unit would require the construction and installation of a cement platform, to serve as a floor, at the rear of the main dwelling at an elevation below the street -level grade of that portion of the Subject Property fronting on Highland Avenue. The main dwelling presently consists of two stories. The construction of the accessory dwelling would add an additional story to the building. 6. The construction of an accessory dwelling in the basement of the main dwelling on the Subject Property would therefore violate Section 5.5 of the Zoning Ordinance, which applies to buildings in the City's R -1 (Residential - Single- Family) District, and provides that: "No structure shall exceed two and one -half stories in height... ". 7. Further, section 2.5.2 of the Zoning Ordinance provides that such a second dwelling unit must, among other requirements, comply with the following: "b... the lot upon which such unit is to be added [must] be occupied by a single - family dwelling only as of the effective date of this Ordinance." [i.e., Ord. 1130.226, effective 7/27/83]; and Reg. Mtg. Minutes September 17, 1990 MINUTE BOOK NO. 50 Page 8 Page No. 069