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8.A. -Page 107 <br />249 Pamela Drive, #31 <br />Mountain View, CA 94040 <br />August 1, 2000 <br />Ms. Patricia Howe, City Clerk <br />City ofRedwood City <br />1017 Middlefield Road <br />Redwood City, CA 94064 <br />Re: Appeal of the Planning Department's denial for a building permit for Lot 21 on Laurel Way. <br />Dear Ms. Howe: <br />We are herein appealing to the City Council the Planning Department's denial of a building permit for Lot <br />2I on Laurel Way. We believe that a building permit should be granted for the reasons outlined in the <br />letter sent to Mr. Thomas Passanisi, of the Planning Department, dated June 7, 2000 (enclosed). <br />The street of Laurel Way has been in limbo since the public hearing held in 1971, at which time a resolution <br />was adopted abandoning the improvement project for Laurel Way. The 1985 planning recommendations <br />and the 1988 adoption of the staff report have placed a quasi moratorium on the property that is still in <br />existence today. <br />It should be noted that despite the 1985 planning report recommending that no property should be allowed <br />to be built beyond the end of the street, the Council granted a building permit in December, 1986. The <br />owner was allowed to spec build a house and extend the street and utilities to his parcel. <br />Lot 21 is an in -fill lot near the beginning of the street with houses all around it. The property is located <br />along the improved frontage of Laurel Way and has all utilities. As discussed in our letter to Mr. Passanisi, <br />Lot 21 does not have anything to do with the other lots beyond the paved end of the street. Lot 21, which <br />has no unusual building problems, is getting tied down simply because it happens to be located on the same <br />street as some problem lots. If Lot 21 were located on any other street, it would have been built today. It <br />would not be fair to require us to complete improvement plans and an EIR for the entire area when Lot 21 <br />is buildable on its own merits. <br />We feel Lot 21 is a buildable lot and is unfairly trapped in a policy meant for problem lots located on the <br />unpaved and far end section of Laurel Way. We are not asking for unreasonable consideration. We only <br />want to have our property judged on its own merits. <br />Thank you for your consideration. <br />Sincerely, <br />L kdrlr�es �Broucho6ud' <br />Thomas Brouchoud <br />cc: Mr. Thomas Passanisi <br />