HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-109 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 92-109
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING VARIANCE NO.
92-04 TO ALLOW A REDUCTION IN THE STREETSCAPE SETBACK
FROM 35 FEET TO 26 FEET 6 INCHES AND THE REAR YARD
SETBACK FROM 20 FEET TO 15 FEET 6 INCHES FOR AN ADDITION,
LOCATED AT 8236 MATTERHORN COURT IN THE LOW RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICT (2-4 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE) , AND MAKING
FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF - APN: 208-851-44
A. Recitals.
(i) Thomas A. Board has filed an application for the issuance of
Variance No. 92-04 as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter
in this Resolution, the subject Variance request is referred to as "the
application."
(ii) On the 12th day of August 1992, the Planning Commission of the
City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the
application and concluded said hearing on that date.
(iii) All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this Resolution
have occurred.
B. Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby found, determined, and resolved by the
Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga as follows:
1. This Commission hereby specifically finds that all of the facts
set forth in the Recitals, Part A, of this Resolution are true and correct.
2. Based upon substantial evidence presented to this Commission
during the above-referenced public hearing on August 12, 1992, including
written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, this
Commission hereby specifically finds as follows:
(a) The application applies to property located at 8236
Matterhorn Court with a street frontage of 53 feet on Matterhorn Court and 164
feet on Hermosa Avenue and is presently improved with an existing single
family residence; and
(b) The property to the north of the subject site is
residential, the properties to the south and east consist of single family
residences, and the property to the west is Hermosa Avenue and a vacant lot;
and
(c) A majority of the homes along this portion of Hermosa
Avenue are legally nonconforming with respect to the required rear yard and
streetscape setbacks; and
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 92-109
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August 12, 1992
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(d) The configuration of the lot makes it impossible to
construct the desired addition without requiring a variance; and
(e) The addition will meet or exceed the setback of the
existing residence.
3. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Commission
during the above-referenced public hearing and upon the specific findings of
facts set forth in paragraphs 1 and 2 above, this Commission hereby finds and
concludes as follows:
(a) That strict or literal interpretation and enforcement of
the specified regulations would result in practical difficulty or unnecessary
physical hardship inconsistent with the objectives of the Development Code.
(b) That there are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances
or conditions applicable to the property involved or to the intended use of
the property that do not apply generally to other properties in the same
district.
(c) That strict or literal interpretation and enforcement of
the specified regulation would deprive the applicant of privileges enjoyed by
the owners of other properties in the same district.
(d) That the granting of the variance will not constitute a
grant of special privilege inconsistent with the limitations on other
properties classified in the same district.
(e) That the granting of the variance will not be detrimental
to the public health, safety, or welfare or materially injurious to properties
or improvements in the vicinity.
4. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs
1, 2, and 3 above, this Commission hereby approves the application subject to
the following condition:
1) The design of the building elevations shall be
subject to the review and approval of the City
Planner.
5. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption
of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 12TH DAY OF AUGUST 1992.
PLANNING CO . ISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
BY: au/at.4 . /,L e?'
Larr . McNiel, Chairman
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 92-109
VAR 92-04 - THOMAS A. BOARD
August 12, 1992
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ATTEST: S.
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:rad Mr, •ecre =ry
I, Brad Buller, Secretary of the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and
regularly introduced, passed, and adopted by the Planning Commission of the
City of Rancho Cucamonga, at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission held
on the 12th day of August 1992, by the following vote-to-wit:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: MCNIEL, MELCHER, TOLSTOY,'VALLETTE
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: CHITIEA