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COUNCILMEMBERS <br />_ _ CITY COUNCIL, <br />— SUCCESSOR AGENCY, AND <br />HOUSING AUTHORITY <br />MINUTES <br />TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2015, 2 P.M. <br />ART PICK COUNCIL CHAMBER <br />. CITY HALL <br />3900 MAIN STREET <br />City of Arts Unnovation <br />WARDS <br />G <br />R <br />D <br />N <br />E <br />R <br />1 <br />M <br />L <br />E <br />N <br />D <br />R <br />z <br />2 <br />S <br />UG <br />I <br />R <br />O <br />U <br />3 <br />D <br />V <br />I <br />S <br />4 <br />M <br />C <br />A <br />R <br />T <br />H <br />R <br />5 <br />P <br />R <br />R <br />Y <br />6 <br />A <br />A <br />M <br />S <br />7 <br />Roll Call: <br />Present <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />A <br />X <br />Mayor Bailey called the meeting to order at 2 p.m. in the Art Pick Council <br />Chamber with all Councilmembers present except Councilmember Perry. <br />WORKSHOPS <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br />Following discussion and without formal motion, the City Council received <br />and ordered filed the Economic Development update. <br />REPORT FROM FEDERAL LOBBYIST VICKI CRAM <br />Following discussion and without formal motion, the City Council received <br />and ordered filed the report from Federal Lobbyist Vicki Cram. <br />PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING REFERRALS AND APPEALS <br />CASES P13-1044 AND P13-0839 - APPEAL - DESIGN REVIEW AND <br />VARIANCE - 1230 RANSOM <br />Hearing was called to consider an appeal filed by Shaotao Liu of the Zoning <br />Administrator's denial of Cases P13-1044 and P13-0839 for design review <br />of the plot plan and building elevations and a variance related to <br />construction of a two-story, 25 -foot -high, 5,200 -square -foot single-family <br />residence in the RC - Residential Conservation Zone located at <br />1230 Ransom Road. Nine people spoke regarding the matter. The public <br />hearing was officially closed. Following discussion, the City Council <br />(1) determined the project is exempt from the provisions of the California <br />Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303 of the CEQA <br />Guidelines; and (2) granted the appeal thereby approving Cases P13-1044 <br />and P13-0839, based on the findings as presented either verbally or in <br />writing, including the applicant's findings as follows: (a) the strict application <br />of the provisions of the Zoning Code would result in practical difficulties or <br />unnecessary hardships in the development of this property as this lot has a <br />relatively small building pad encased with steep slopes to the north and <br />south making building a single -story home difficult. The lot is narrower and <br />has one of the smallest building pads in the development. Development of a <br />two-story home on this small pad will facilitate foundation and site <br />improvements within the existing pad area. Enlarging the building pad will <br />require grading outside of the existing pad area and would require additional <br />entitlements and environmental impacts; (b) there are exceptional <br />circumstances or conditions applicable to this property or to the intended <br />use or development of this property that do not apply generally apply to <br />100-184 <br />