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TO: Bradford Whitaker c/o McCracken, Byers & Bergeron, Attorneys San Francisco Airport Office Center 840 Malcolm Road, Suite 100 Burlingame, CA 94010 Zoning Administrator City of Redwood City 1020 Middlefield Road Redwood City, CA 94063 RE: Findings and conclusions on Appeal from Determination of Zoning Administrator to Deny Application for Variances to Construct a 2100 Square Foot House at 3738 Laurel Way, Redwood City Public hearing having been duly noticed and held on August 26, 1996, on the appeal of Bradford Whitaker ("Appellant") from the determination of the Zoning Administrator of the City of Redwood City to deny Appellant's application for four variances to the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Redwood City (Ord. No. 1130, as Amended; the "Zon. Ord.") for the construction of a 2100 square foot house (the "Project") proposed to be located at 3738 Laurel Way, Redwood City (the "Property"), oral testimony having been heard, documentary material having been received, and the opportunity to be heard having been given to all persons present, the Council of the City of Redwood City hereby finds, concludes, and determines as follows: FINDINGS 1. The Property is located in the RH (Residential Hillside) Zoning District. Pertinent to the herein proceedings, the RH Zoning Distdct regulations require (i) a minimum building site area of 10,000 square feet, except to the extent additional building site area requirements pertain under Zon. Ord. Section 32.2, "Supplementary Lot Area Requirements for Sloping Sites," (Zon. Ord. § 4.6); (ii) a minimum front yard (setback) depth of 25 feet (Zon. Ord. §4.9a); (iii) a minimum average lot width of 60 feet (Zon. Ord. § 4.7); and (iv) a minimum 35 foot frontage on a public street (Zon. Ord. § 4.7). 2. The Project consists of a proposed two-story, 2100 square foot, house with a front yard (setback) of 7 feet from Laurel Way, a private road. Fndgs-2