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1. 14 I O ATTACHMENT 1 City of Redwood City i Aft Planning Services C=_0 Notice of Official Action City Hall 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, California 94063 (650) 780 -7234 Fax (650) 780 -0128 May 1, 2003 Ed & Susan Wilson 454 Barkentine Lane Redwood City, CA 94065 Subject: Issuance of Variance Project No.: V2003 -02 Property Address: 454 Barkentine Lane Assessor's Parcel Number: 095 - 133 -300 Dear Mr. & Mrs. Wilson: Your application for a Variance to allow a fifteen foot (15') setback from the rear property line where a twenty foot (20') setback is required was considered by the Zoning Administrator at a Public Hearing held on Wednesday, April 23, 2003. The project, as proposed, includes a two -story approximately 1,306 square foot addition to an existing one -story single family dwelling located on a flat, rectangular site containing approximately 6,500 square feet located within a Residential Single - Family (R -1) District. The Zoning Administrator was not able to make the required findings; consequently, the application for a Variance was denied. VARIANCE FINDINGS: 1. In order to grant the requested variance the Zoning Administrator must be able to identify special circumstances applicable to the subject property, including size, shape, topography, location, or surroundings, and demonstrate that the strict application of the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance will deprive the subject property of privileges enjoyed by other properties in the vicinity which are under identical zoning district classification. The subject property is approximately sixty -five feet (65') in width and a hundred feet (100') in length with a lot area of 6,500 square feet, and is therefore not considered to be of irregular shape. Within the Marlin Subdivision and the greater Redwood Shores neighborhood there are many properties that are substantially similar with respect to size and shape; therefore, the claim of special circumstance does apply to this property in