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~,.~.~.,,.~~ CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. 98-133 RESOLUTION DENYING THE APPEAL AND THEREBY UPHOLDING THE DECISION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION OF ROD AND BARBARA KERR (AP-98-07[V-98-07/Z-98-162]) WHEREAS, the Zoning Administrator conditionally approved Case V-98-07/Z-98-162, the application of Rod and Barbara Kerr for a variance from the Municipal Code requiring that a one-story addition to an existing single-family residence maintain a five-foot setback (rather than the applicant's requested three-foot setback) from the northeastern side property line located at 5664 Paseo Navarro; and WHEREAS, within the time specified by the Pleasanton Municipal Code, the applicant filed an appeal to the Planning Commission requesting that the variance be approved as originally submitted; and WHEREAS, zoning for the property is R-1-6,500 (Single-Family Residential) District; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission determined that the variance findings as made by the Zoning Administrator can be made and the approval of the Zoning Administrator for a five-foot setback was a reasonable solution which enables the applicants to maximize the use of their property; and WHEREAS, within the time specified by the Pleasanton Municipal Code, the applicant appealed to the City Council the Planning Commission's decision; and WHEREAS, at its duly noticed public hearing of October 6, 1998, the City Council considered all public testimony, relevant exhibits, and recommendations of the City staff; and WHEREAS, the City Council determined approval of the three-foot side yard setback is out of character with the neighborhood, would result in a grant of special privilege, and would result in a substandard condition which would set an undesirable precedent in the community; and