Reso13 PC13-31 2947 PC Reso Upholding The Appeal 3724 Laurel Way

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WHEREAS, on December 17, 2013, the Planning Commission fully reviewed, considered, and evaluated the record for the Project including the the staff reports and attachments, oral and written public testimony, and all other documents and evidence in the public record on the Project and the appeal. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, AS FOLLOWS: 1. The Planning Commission, having independently heard, considered, and weighed all the evidence in the record presented on behalf of all parties and being fully informed of the Project, the Zoning Administrator's decision, and the reasons for the appeal, in the exercise of its independent judgment, makes the following findings: a) Among the purposes of the planned development permit is to promote the most appropriate use of the site, to promote the most functional and aesthetic relationships between building structures, open space and parking areas; and to provide an environment of physical and functional desirability in harmony with the character of the surrounding neighborhood; and b) Zoning Code section 46.1 for Planned Development Permits provides authority to regulate the scale of development without the need for additional zoning or a development agreement. Under current zoning regulations, owners of the project site are not entitled to any specific size of home; and c) The project site is a steeply sloped hillside lot with an average slope of 46 percent; and d) The project site constitutes a legal nonconforming lot which does not comply with the current minimum lot size requirements set forth in the City's Zoning Ordinance and this lot is substantially smaller than would be allowed under current zoning regulations; and e) Recently the Redwood City Planning Commission and City Council spent considerable time reviewing an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Laurel Way Joint Venture Project and analyzing the appropriate development for those lots. The project site is located only one lot away from Laurel Way Joint Venture Project; and f) After reviewing the EIR and hearing the concerns of the neighbors, the applicant and other concerned citizens, the City Council, at their September 23, 2013 meeting took an action on the Laurel Way Joint Venture Project that included approval of Alternate B from the Project FIR which contained a formula to determine the appropriate square footage for that hillside development based on lot size and slope for each individual lot; and ATTY/RESO 2947/PC RESO UPHOLDNG THE APPEAL 3724 LAUREL WAY REV: 01-14-14 JS Page 2 of 3