CC RES 1977-003 RESOLUTION NO. 77-3
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
APPROVING VARIANCE NO. 10
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES HEREBY
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, Mr. & Mrs. Burt Laur applied for a
variance to permit a wall exceeding 42" in height located
within the required 20 foot front set back at 3264 Park-
hur s t Drive; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes denied the applicant's request for a
variance; and
WHEREAS, the applicants for Variance No. 10 have
appealed the decision of the Planning Commission to the
City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes; and
WHEREAS, on Tuesday, December 21, 1976 a public
hearing was held on the appeal at which time all interested
persons were given full opportunity to be heard and present
evidence;
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes does hereby find, determine and-:resolve
as follows:
1. That there are exceptional or extrao irCary , .
circumstances or conditions applicable to the propetty ' n-
volved which do not generally apply to other property, in the
same zoning district for the following reasons :
a. The applicants were replacing an existing
wall that exceeded 42" in height.
b. The old wall was a potential safety hazard,
and, rather than repair the old wall,which could
have been done under the City's ordinances, the
applicants replaced it.
Said replacement was made at a substantial investment to the
applicants.
2 . That this variance is necessary for the preserva-
tion and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the
applicants, which right is possessed by other property owners
under like conditions in the same zoning district, in that the
applicants could have repaired portions of the fence rather
than replace it, and there are other property owners in the
single family district that are periodically repairing their
fences, rather than replacing them.
3. The granting of the variance will not be materially
detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to property
improvements in the area in which the property is located
because the adjoining property owners have consented to the
replacement of the fence, and the reconstructed fence replaces
one that could have become a danger to neighborhood children.
4. That the granting of this variance will not be
contrary to the objectives of the General Plan because the
significant portions of the fence above 42" in height consists
of steel bars, and do not create a view obstruction. The
General Plan encourages privacy and the maintenance of views.
5. For the foregoing reasons the City Council
of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes hereby sustains the appeal
of the applicants in Variance No. 10 .
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of January ,
1977,
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of a resolution passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 5th day of January , 1977 .
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