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PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. PC-2004-48 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION OF JEAN-LUC AND MAUREEN CHATELAIN FOR ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGN REVIEW AND VARIANCE APPROVALS, AS FILED UNDER CASE PADR-932/PV-98 WHEREAS, Jean-Luc and Maureen Chatelain have applied for administrative design review and for variances from the Pleasanton Municipal Code to legalize an existing two-story accessory structure with a second unit on the second floor located at 4432 First Street as follows: (l) allow the building to be located approximately two feet, six inches from the side (northerly) property line and approximately one foot, nine inches from the rear (easterly) property line, where a minimum five-foot side yard setback and a minimum ten-foot rear yard setback, respectively, are required for a detached second unit: (2) allow the building to be approximately 25 feet in height where a maximum building height of 15 feet is allowed for a detached accessory structure; (3) allow the northern sloping roof plane to be approximately three feet from the side (northerly) property line where a minimum of ten feet is required; and WHEREAS, zoning for the property is RM-4,000 (Multiple-Family Residential) District; and WHEREAS, at its duly noticed public hearing of July 28, 2004, the Plarming Commission considered all public testimony, relevant exhibits, and recommendations of the City staff concerning this application; and WHEREAS, projects ofthis nature are categorically exempt from the requirements ofthe California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and WHEREAS, the PI arming Commission made the following findings for the variance: I. Because of special circumstances applicable to the property, including size, shape, topography, location or surroundings, the strict application of the provisions of this chapter deprives such property of privileges enjoyed by other properties in the vicinity and under identical zoning classification. Setback Variances. The RM-4,000 zoning district requires a minimum lot width of 70 feet, a minimum depth of 100 feet, and a minimum lot area of 8,000 square feet. At 50 feet wide, the lot does not meet the minimum lot width requirement. If the property met the minimum lot width of 70 feet or 20 feet wider than it actually is, the variances for the side yard setback and sloping roof plane would not have been necessary. The existing lot is also substandard in lot size. It is '" .