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DECISION OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR - ZA 89-27
PETITION.: VARIANCE NO. 3940 CEQA STATUS: CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION
CLASS 5
DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING:. May 4,.1989
OPPOSITION: No one indicated.. their presence in opposition and no
correspondence in opposition was received.
OWNER:
LOCATION:
REQUEST:
WILLIAM and MARY SNOW
148 Leandro Street, Anaheim, CA 92807
7480 Hummingbird Circle
Petitioner requests waiver of the following under authority of
Code Section 18.12.060.040 to construct a 2-story,
29-foot, 4-inch high, single-family residence:
Section 18.84.042.011 Maximum structural height.
(25 feet permitted in Scenic Corridor
Overlay Zone; 27.5 feet high ridgeline
and 29-foot, 4-inch high chimneys)
Having been appointed Zoning`Admnistrator by the Planning Director, pursuant
to Anaheim Municipal Code'. Section 18.12.040, to-..decide the above-referenced
peti ion and a public hearing 'having been duly noticed for' and held-. on the
~ date set forth above, I do hereby find:
1. That the requested heights are minimal, consisting of three chimneys at
29 feet,. 4 inches and two roof ridgelines` (14-foot .long at 27 feet, 6
inches high .and 24-foot long at 25 feet, 4 inches high), which heights
are less than a'10~ deviance from Code;
2. That the proposal will have minimal view impact`.because the building site
is on a ridgeline with -all visible existing homes. (except the immediate
neighbors along Hummingbird Circle) being at either a substantially
higher grade level than subject building pad (50 feet higher or more) or
at a distance,. 1,000 to 1,700 feet away;
3. .That there are special circumstances applicable to the property. such as
size, shape, topography, location or surroundings, which do not apply to
other identically zoned properties in the vicinity; and
4. That strict application of the Zoning Code. deprives the property.. of
privileges enjoyed by .other properties in identcal'zonng:classification
in the vicinity because variances for taller homes have been granted for
several of the immediate neighboring houses along Hummingbrd'Crcle.
_ CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDING: That the Zoning Administrator
has reviewed_theproposal for waiver of maximum structural height to construct
a single family dwelling on an irregularly-shaped parcel of land consisting of
approximately 0.6'6 acre, having a frontage 'of approximately ,57 feet on the
easterly side of Hummingbird Circle, having a maximum depth of approximately
186 feet, being located approximately 1,100 feet north of the centerline of
Bunting Court, and further described as 7480 Hummingbird Circle; and that the
Planning Director or his authorized representative has determined that the
proposed project falls .within the definition of Categorical Exemptions,
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Variance No. 3940
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Class 5, as :.defined in the. State EIR, Guidelines and is, therefore,
categorically e$empt from the requirement to prepare an EIR.
Based on the svidence and testimony presented to me, I dohereby determine to
approve: Variance No. 3940, subject to the following conditions:
L That unless proof of exemption is submitted in compliance with City
Council Resolution No. 85R-423, prior to issuance of a building permit,
he appropriate major thoroughfare and bridge fee shall be paid to the
City of Anaheim in an amount as specified in the Major Thoroughfare and
Bridge Fee Program for the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor, as
approved by City Council Resolution No: 85R-423.
2. That prior to issuance of a building permit, the appropriate traffic
signal assessment fee shall be paid to the City of Anaheim in an amount
as established by City Council resolution.
3 That prior to issuance of a building .permit, sewer assessment fees shall
be 'paid to the City of Anaheim in .an' amount as determined by the City
Engineer..
4. That subject ,property shall be developed ,substantially in accordance with
plans and specifications on file with the City of Anaheim marked Exhibit
:Nos. 1 through 5.
5. That prior to final building and zoning-inspections,; Condition No. 4,
above-mentioned,. shall be complied with.
6. That ,'approval of this application .constitutes approval of .the proposed
request only to -the extent that it complies' with the Anaheim Municipal
Zoning_Code and any other applicable City regulations. Approval does-not
include any ..action or findings as to compliance or approval of the
request' regarding any, other applicable ordinance, regulation or
requirement.....
This decision is made, signed, and entered into the file this eleventh day of
May, 1989.
Annika M. Santalahti
Zoning Administrator
NOTICE: This decision- shall become final .unless an appeal to the. City
Council, in writing, accompanied by an appeal fee, is filed with the City
Clerk within 15 days of~the date of the signing of this decision or unless
members of the City Council shall request to review this ,decision within said
15' days.
DECLARATIOkL OF SERVICE $Y .MAIL: I do hereby .declare .under penal g of, perjury
that on the date set forth below, I did deposit, in the United States Mai , a
copy of the decision to the applicant and did forward a copy to the City Clerk.
DATEDs May 11,-.1989
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Pamela H. Starnes, Executive Secretary.
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