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8.A <br /> Page 79 <br /> neighhorhood, while still permitting Applicants to have the ecnnamic, sufety, and <br /> environmental benefits of a metal roof. <br /> b. In makirrg this truly nrinor modification with respect to Applicants' desired interior <br /> space, the benefits to the Appellants — who would lvvk directly look into the large <br /> (appr•oximately. SS' long by at least 10' high), unbroken, impv.sing surface qfApplicants' <br /> Roof frvm the kitchen, bathroom, and second bedroom/��ce, and from two decks — <br /> would far ounveigh any aesthetic compromise the .4pplicants wnuld make. <br /> Staff Response: The appellant communicated the above design options to the <br /> applicant during the course of the City's design review process, including neighborhood <br /> meetings. The applicant chose to pursue the design as submitted. Consequently, the <br /> Zoning Administrator evaluated the proposed design and found it to be consistent with <br /> the requirements of the Redwood City Zoning Ordinance. <br /> Conclusions ofFact and Luw that Apt�ellants would have Demonstrated The Planning <br /> Department_failed in its duty (a) to follow the Guidelines, and (b) to balance the desire qf the <br /> property owner with the rights, needs, and interests of the adjoining and nearby property <br /> owners, �f the neighborhood, and of adl residents qf Redwood Ciry by unreasonably authorizing <br /> the construction of a quarter-round standing seam metal ro�f that is discordant with the <br /> neighborhood's don:inant roofstyles, thereby degrading a valuable element of'the streetscape <br /> and the neighborhood. <br /> Staff Response: The Planning Department has not failed in its duty to follaw the <br /> Redwood City Zoning Ordinance or the Redwood City Municipal Code, and has issued <br /> this architectural permit in compliance with the requirements of the Article 45 of the <br /> Redwood City Zoning Ordinance in that consideration was given to the architectural <br /> design, streetscape, and neighborhood context based on the Architectural Standards <br /> set forth in Section 45.8. <br /> 11 <br />