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� . �I REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council — From the City Manager March 22, 2004 Subject Appeal of the Zoning Administrator's approval of a Planned Development Amendment at 2 Dillon Lane to allow for a second story balcony addition to an existing two-story single- family residence located in the Valota Place Planned Development. Recommendation Uphold the decision of the Zoning Administrator to approve the Planned Development Amendment. Background On December 30, 2003, the Zoning Administrator approved a Planned Development Amendment request to allow for a second story balcony addition to an existing two-story single-family residence located in the Valota Place Planned Development. (Please referto the Notice of Official Action and project plans, Attachments #1 and #2 respectively). ` The subject property is a relatively flat, mostly rectangular, 7,635 square foot parcel in the R-2, Residential Duplex Zoning District. The proposed project includes the construction of a second floor balcony with a dimension of three feet seven and one half inches (3'7 Y:") in depth by thirteen feet six inches (13'6") in length for a totat square footage of approximately forty-nine (49) square feet. The proposed balcony would be located on the rear of the existing residence off the master bedroom. The existing single-family residence is approximately 2,485 square feet. As proposed, the addition would maintain increased setbacks in excess of those required by the Redwood City Zoning Ordinance (The required side yard setback is a minimum of six (6) feet where approximately fourteen (14) has been provided; and the required rear yard setback is a minimum of iwenty (20) feet, were approximately eighty (80) feet has been provided). The proposed addition conforms to all other requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, including height and lot coverage. However, in the original proposal the property owner suggested constructing the balcony with a "plexiglass" exterior. The material was considered by the Zoning Administrator to be incompatible with the existing materials of the single-family residence; therefore, one of the conditions of approval required a tradit:onal wood baluster design in materials and colors to match the residence. Planned Development Permits The purpose of a Planned Development Permit is to provide a vehicle for development within the existing zoning districts of the City of Redwood City: to encourage flexibility of design and development of land in such a manner as to promote its most appropriate use; 1