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~EEAS, WHEREAS, WtlEREAS, CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION N0.82-86 A P~SOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE TO THE OFF-STREET PARKING STANDARDS WHICH WOULD ALLOW AN ADDITIONAL UNIT TO BE ADDED TO THE TRIPLEX LOCATED AT 4673 AUGUSTINE STREET Wanda Aldridge applied for a variance from Article 16 (Off-Street Parking Facilities) of Chapter 2, Title II of the Ordinance Code of the City of Pleasanton to enable her to add a unit to the triplex located at 4673 Augustine Street without the required number of off-street parking spaces; and the staff report indicated that the required number of parking spaces could be supplied if minor reductions in the off-street parking standards were made, to wit: reducing back-up space from 25 feet to 23 feet and reducing the width of the new parallel parking space from 9 feet to 8 feet; and public testimony at the Harch 9, 1982, meeting indicated that (1) the project site is substandard in width, making provision of parking lot configura- tions meeting code standards difficult, (2) the existing development and parking lot layout preclude alternative parking lot configuations, (3) numerous other older apartment projects in the vicinity have substandard parking lot configurations, (4) vehicles presently park in a fashion so that only 23 feet of back-up space is available with no maneuvering or safety problems, (5) parking facilities both on- and off-street in the vicinity are ample, and (6) Augustine Street carries only small volumes of traffic, minimizing safety problems of backing onto the street; and under the conditions prescribed, the City Council finds that: special circumstances are applicable to the property (its width and existing development) such that strict application of the provisions of'the zoning chapter deprives the property of privileges enjoyed by other properties in the vicinity and under identical zoning classification;