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FINDING OF FACT <br /> <br />VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. 76-62 <br /> <br />REPORT DATE <br />Staff: 11/4/76 <br />Commission: 11/8/76 <br /> <br />APPLICANT: HUbert C. Barker <br /> <br />ADDRESS & ZONING: 1916 S. Cedar Street <br /> AP 14-Il1-15 <br /> <br />R 1 District <br />SDM 19-5-9 <br /> <br />VA PURPOSE: <br /> <br />To allow a residential care home for ten guests, ages 18 to <br />64, changing a condition of Variance 67-117 which limited <br />guests to eight elderly people. <br /> <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Denial <br /> <br />COMMISSION ACTION & VOTE: APPROVED 11/8/76 <br /> <br />AYES: Commissioners Winters, Ankrum, Acosta, O'Dell, Gosse <br />NOES: Commissfoner Yates <br />ABSENT: Commissioners, None <br />REASON FOR ACTION: <br /> That the granting of this variance with all attached conditions will not <br /> be detrimental to the public welfare or surrounding property and further <br /> it will not adversely effect the General Plan of the City. <br /> <br />DETAILS OF PROPOSAL: <br /> <br />1. Description of PRoposal: <br /> <br />On January 22, 1968, the Planning Commission approved VA 67-117 to estab- <br />lish a boarding house on the subject property. A condition of VA 67-117 <br />limited the number of guests to a maximum of eight elderly people. At <br />present there are ten guests living at 1916 S. Cedar Street and they range <br />in age from 18 to 64 years old. The owner of the business, Mrs. Cecilia <br />Bates, has stated that she has operated with ten guests, primarily develop- <br />mentally disabled adults, for approximately five years now. The facility' <br />is licensed by the County of Orange, and is classified ~as a board and care <br />facility rather than a boarding house. A review of Police Department records <br />has indicated that there have been no complaints or abnormal problems at <br />the facility. The applicant is requesting that the number of guests be <br />allowed to remain at ten and.that there be no stipulation as to their age. <br /> <br />2. Area Description: <br /> <br />Property: A rectangular shaped parcel with 70 feet of frontage on <br />Cedar Street, a depth of 118 feet and a total area of approximately <br />8,260 sq.ft. <br /> <br />B. Surrounding Development: Single family residences in all directions. <br /> <br />C. Street System: Cedar Street is designated as a local street. <br /> <br />D. Comparable Applications or Circumstances: None in the area. <br /> <br />E. Surrounding Zoning: See attached SDM. <br /> <br />F. Present Use: board and care home <br /> <br />3. General Plan Compatibility: <br /> <br />The General Plan indicates low density residential. <br /> <br />VA 76-62 Page 1 <br /> <br /> <br />