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REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager May 20, 2002 Subject Appeal of a Planned Development Permit at 747 Southview Way Recommendation Uphold the decision of the Zoning Administrator to approve the Planned Development Permit Context The subject house is in the City of Redwood City. However, there are adjacent parcels in the unincorporated area of San Mateo County, while parcels across Southview Way are in the Town of Woodside. Southview Way, itself, is in the Town of Woodside. Chronology On October 16, 2001, the Planning commission reviewed an application to construct an approximately 5900 sq. ft. single family home on a vacant, sloping parcel at 747 Southview Way. (Please refer to the attached site plan and elevations). The Planning Commission continued the item to allow the applicant to work on roadway and utility issues, complete a biotic study, and complete the plans for the Planned Development Permit. On March 5, 2002, the Planning Commission reviewed the project and took the following actions: · Adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration stating that the project would not have any environmental impacts as long as certain mitigation measures were undertaken · Recommended to the City Council a General Plan land use designation of "Low Density Residential" for a small portion of the property~ · Recommended to the City Council a zoning designation of "Residential Hillside-Minimum Lot size 20,000 sq. ft." (RH-20) for a small portion of the property. · Recommended approval of the Planned Development Permit to the Zoning Administrator. On March 20, 2002, the Redwood City Zoning Administrator approved a Planned Development Permit to construct the house. ~ The applicant is also requesting to adjust his property line to correct an illegal situation whereby his neighbor's deck extends onto the applicant's property. To do so, the applicant is requesting to de-annex a small portion of his property (4000 sq. ft.) and add it to his neighbor's parcel at 735 $0uthview in the County of San Mateo. At the same time the applicant will annex 4000 sq. ft. of his neighbor's property to his property at 747 Southview. This land swap is not necessary for development of 747 Southview Way. It is just being proposed to clean up an illegal situation. The annexed property will need an appropriate Zoning and General Plan designation. The Local Area Formation Commission (LAFCO), the County agency that oversees annexations, has agreed in concept to this annexation. The City Council will ultimately have to approve the annexation and the Zoning and General Plan amendment. That review will occur at a future date.