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DECISION NO. ZA 2000-12
A DECISION OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
DENYING ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT NO. 187
OWNER: Vendy Borsca
226 South Grand Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92804
LOCATION: 226 South Grand Avenue
HEARING DATE: March 9, 2000
OPPOSITION: One person indicated her presence at the public hearing in opposition to the request;
and two letters of opposition were received after the original public notification was
given on January 14, 2000.
REQUEST: Petitioner requests waiver of the following to permit an existing 4-foot high block wall
and wrought iron fence (under construction) within the required front yard of a single
family residence:
Sections 18.04.043.101 fa) - Maximum fence heioht.
18.12.080.015.0151 3-foot high fence permitted in the front 25-foot yard;
18.26.063.010 4 feet proposed at the front property line)
and 18.26.064.110
Having been appointed Zoning Administrator by the Planning Director, pursuant to Anaheim Municipal
Code Section 18.12.040, to decide the above-referenced petition and a public hearing having been duly
noticed for and held on the date set forth above, I do hereby find:
That when public notification was originally made regarding this request, the Planning
Department received written opposition within 10 days after the notice was mailed; and,
subsequently, under authority of Section 18.12.080.040, a public hearing was scheduled and the
appropriate notice was given pursuant to Title 18.
2. That this request is denied on the basis that this property is located in a neighborhood in a
residential subdivision on a wholly residential local street; that the property has the same shape,
size and dimensions as other lots in the subdivision, as shown on a map of the area; and that
there are no special circumstances applicable to the property, including size, shape, topography,
location or surroundings that do not apply to other properties in the vicinity under the same
zoning Gasification.
3. That strict application of the Zoning Code does not deprive the property of privileges enjoyed by
other properties in the identical zoning Gasification in the vicinity.
4. That approval of this proposal could set an undesirable precedent.
5. That concerns were voiced by neighborhood residents and a neighborhood association regarding
the aesthetic impacts of the additional wall height; and that the specific proposal, as shown on
photographs and the submitted exhibits, has a potential adverse impact on neighboring homes.
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6. That the height of the requested block wall and wrought iron fence, which is partially constructed
as shown by the photographs on file in the Planning Department C.e., the block pilasters have
not alt been completed and the wrought iron has not been installed), can be reduced to comply
with the applicable Zoning and Building Code requirements.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS: That the Zoning Administrator has
reviewed the proposal for waiver of maximum fence height (3-foot high fence permitted, 4 feet proposed)
to permit an existing 4-foot high block wall and wrought iron fence (under construction) in the required
front yard of a single family residence on a rectangularly-shaped 0.17-acre property having a frontage of
64 feet on the east side of Grand Avenue and a maximum depth of 113 feet, being located 410 feet
south of the centerline of Del Monte Drive, and further described as 226 South Grand Avenue; and that
the Planning Director or his authorized representative has determined that the proposed project is
Categorically Exempt under Section 15061(b)(3), of the State of California Environmental Quality Ad
Guidelines.
Based on the evidence and testimony presented to me, I do hereby determine to deny Administrative
Adjustment No. 187.
This decision is made, signed, and entered into the file this 16"' day of March, 2000.
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.
DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY MAIL: I do hereby deGare under penalty of perjury that on the date
set forth below, I did deposit, in the United States Mail, a copy of the decision to the applicant and did
forward a copy to the City Clerk.
DATE: March 16, 2000 ~
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