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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 057-1998RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND RETURN TO: CITY CLERK CITY OF BURLINGAME 501 PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME CA 94010 11111 ill III III I III 1111111 OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAN MATED COUNTY ASSESSOR -COUNTY CLERK -RECORDER WARREN SLOCUM Recorded at Request of CITY OF BURLINGAME 96-085856 0610.8/98 08:26 ^ Recording -F r Fee: JGREEN L SPACE ABOVE LINE FOR COUNTY RECORDER L( 3 RESOLUTION 57-98 AFFIRMING DECISION OF PLANNING COMMISSION TO DENY A HILLSIDE AREA CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR A NEW HOUSE AT 1523 LOS ALTOS DRIVE, BURLINGAME _6 OWNERS: I PING & JANETTE SU HO APN 027-043-010 RESOLUTION NO. 57-98 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME AFFIRMING A DECISION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO DENY A HILLSIDE AREA CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR A NEW HOUSE AT 1523 LOS ALTOS DRIVE AND DENYING THE APPEAL ZONE R-1 PROPERTY OWNERS AND APPLICANTS: I PING AND JANETTE SU HO APN 027-043-010 RESOLVED by the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY of BURLINGAME that: WHEREAS, this matter came before the City Council for public hearing on May 18, 1998, on appeal from the decision of the Planning Commission denying a hillside area construction permit, and was regularly noticed in accordance with State and City law; and WHEREAS, the Council received and considered all written documentation and oral testimony submitted from all interested persons; and WHEREAS, the Council visited the neighborhood and observed the story poles erected by the applicants before the hearing; and WHEREAS, distant views from Burlingame properties are extremely valuable; and WHEREAS, views of the hills and mountains around the City are as significant as those of San Francisco Bay; and WHEREAS, the evidence shows that significant views would be lost or substantially lost to a number of homes in the neighborhood if the home design proposed by the applicants were built; and WHEREAS, it appears that a two-story home could be designed for the applicants' property that would minimize its impact on the views from other properties; and WHEREAS, the applicants' home would be located on the apparent apex of the neighborhood hill and would have a disproportionate impact on the views of other properties because of its location; and WHEREAS, the two-story additions on the east side of Los Altos have been constructed so that they generally appear as single -story homes from the street and do not affect Bay views from the west side of Los Altos Drive, WHEREAS, the view blockages that might be caused by this project are the type of blockages for which the hillside area construction permit process was developed, NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby ordered and directed as follows: 1. The decision of the Planning Commission is affirmed, and the application for a hillside area construction permit submitted by applicants is denied. This decision is a final administrative decision of the City of Burlingame. Anyone wishing to challenge this decision in a court of competent jurisdiction must do so within 90 days ant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6 unless a shorter rovided bate ,d/Federal law. Mayor I, JUDITH A. MALFATTI, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the i s t day of JUNE 1998, and adopted thereafter by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBER: GALL I GAN, JANNEY, KNIGHT, O' MAHONY, SP I NELL 1 NOES: COUNCILMEMBER: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER: NONE I hereby certify this to be a full, true and correct copy of the document it purports to be, the original of which is on file in my office. Dated:role' gttClerk f Burl,ngame RESOLUTION NO. 57-98 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME AFFIRMING A DECISION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO DENY A HILI SIDE AREA CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR A NEW HOUSE AT 1523 LOS ALTOS DRIVE AND DENYING THE APPEAL ZONE R-1 PROPERTY OWNERS AND APPLICANTS: I PING AND JANETTE SU HO APN 027-043-010 RESOLVED by the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY of BURLINGAME that: WHEREAS, this matter came before the City Council for public hearing on May 18, 1998, on appeal from the decision of the Planning Commission denying a hillside area construction permit, and was regularly noticed in accordance with State and City law; and WHEREAS, the Council received and considered all written documentation and oral testimony submitted from all interested persons; and WHEREAS, the Council visited the neighborhood and observed the story poles erected by the applicants before the hearing; and WHEREAS, distant views from Burlingame properties are extremely valuable; and WHEREAS, views of the hills and mountains around the City are as significant as those of San Francisco Bay; and WHEREAS, the evidence shows that significant views would be lost or substantially lost to a number of homes in the neighborhood if the home design proposed by the applicants were built; and WHEREAS, it appears that a two-story home could be designed for the applicants' property that would minimize its impact on the views from other properties; and WHEREAS, the applicants' home would be located on the apparent apex of the neighborhood hill and would have a disproportionate impact on the views of other properties because of its location; and WHEREAS, the two-story additions on the east side of Los Altos have been constructed so that they generally appear as single -story homes from the street and do not affect Bay views from the west side of Los Altos Drive, WHEREAS, the view blockages that might be caused by this project are the type of blockages for which the hillside area construction permit process was developed, NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby ordered and directed as follows: 1. The decision of the Planning Commission is affirmed, and the application for a hillside area construction permit submitted by applicants is denied. This decision is a final administrative decision of the City of Burlingame. Anyone wishing to challenge this decision in a court of competent jurisdiction must coo so within 90 daysydrsuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6 unless a shorter Mayor law. I, TUDITH A. MALFATTI, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 1st day of JUNE , 1998, and adopted thereafter by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBER: GALL I GAN, JANNEY, KNIGHT, 0' MAHONY, SP I NELL I NOES: COUNCILMEMBER: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER: NONE City Clerk