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RESOLUTION NO. 07- 087 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON, DENYING THE APPEAL OF CASE PAP-102, THEREBY UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION OF JOHN MILLER ARCHITECTS/SAINT ELIZABETH SETON CHURCH FOR DESIGN REVIEW APPROVAL AND VARIANCE FROM THE PLEASANTON MUNICIPAL CODE, AS FILED UNDER CASE PDR-561/PV-158 WHEREAS, John Miller Architects/Saint Elizabeth Seton Church has applied for design review approval (PADR-561) to modify the Saint Elizabeth Seton Church Master Plan to construct an approximately 22,296-square-foot parish center building with gymnasium and related site improvements on the existing church site located at 4001 Stoneridge Drive, and for a variance from the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PV-158) to allow the proposed parish center building with gymnasium to be approximately 34 feet tall, where 30 feet is the maximum height limit; and WHEREAS, zoning for the property is A (Agriculture) District; and WHEREAS, at its meeting of November 29, 2006, the Planning Commission, after having considered all public testimony, relevant exhibits, and recommendations of City staff concerning this application, approved the application for design review and variance; and WHEREAS, within the time specified by the Pleasanton Municipal Code, the Pleasanton Village Association and Rohit and Sonia Gupta submitted an appeal (PAP-102) to the decision of the Planning Commission; and WHEREAS, at its meeting of January i6, 2007, the City Council received a report from the Director of Planning and Community Development, together with a copy of the staff report to the Planning Commission, regarding this matter; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on January 16, 2007, at which time the appellants, applicants, and any other member of the public were offered an opportunity to present evidence regarding this appeal; and WHEREAS, after a review of the materials presented, the City Council determined that the proposed master plan modification and parish center building design are appropriate for the site and will not detrimentally affect the surrounding properties, and are consistent with the General Plan and the zoning regulations of the zoning district of the property; and WHEREAS, the City Council made the following findings for the variance: 1. 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. Part of the reason the building needs to exceed the 30-foot height limit is to accommodate the minimum interior height of the basketball court and the necessary structural, ventilation, and drainage requirements of the building. The other reasons are to improve the building design