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RESOLUTION 73-60 - ESTABLISHING UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 6 was adopted on motion of Councilman Griset, seconded by Councilman Markel, and carried on the following vote: AYES: Griset, Markel, Garthe, Yamamoto, Patterson, Ward NOES: None ABSENT: Evans (CA 134) PUBLIC HEARING APPEAL # 320 CITIZENS FOR FAIR ZONING ASSOC. MABURY HOMEOWNERS ASSOC. Homeowners Association appealing approval of Variance Application garden apartment complex at 1350 North Cabrillo Park Drive the R 4 and R 1 Districts with the following exceptions: The Mayor opened the public hearing on Appeal # 320, filed by the Citizens for Fair Zoning Association and Mabury the Planning Commission's 73-6 to construct a 290 unit in A. To allow surface parking and a two-story apartment building in the R 1 zone; To allow two-story apartment buildings in excess of 20 feet in height within 150 feet of property zoned R 1; and C. To allow a reduction of open space from 50% to 49% of the total site area. The Planning Director reviewed the Planning Commission Findings of Fact dated May 14, 1973, and summarized the zoning history of the proposed site. Following this, a summarization of the Environmental Impact Report was given by Robert Sundstrom of the Planning Department and details of the proposed variance were given by Bill Daugherty of the Planning Department. The Clerk reported there were no written communications. RECESS the audience. The meeting Councilmen present. At 9:00 P.M., the Mayor declared a recess before calling for testimony from reconvened at 9:10 P.M. with the same APPEAL # 320 Continued hearing on Appeal # 320. The Mayor called for testimony from the audience in the public Mr. Gordon Bricken, 1017 North Wright, speaking on behalf of the appellants, recalled for Council some of the proceedings related to a variance which had been obtained in 1971 for construction of the "Redwoods" apartment complex just south of the proposed site, and stated that the "Redwoods" project was very similar to the one proposed; however, at that time the applicant had been willing to trade off certain acreage to be included in an adjoining park in return for parking areas within an R 1 buffer zone; that the applicant for Variance 73-6 was offering no such trade; that they simply wanted to build apartments in the R 1 buffer zone; that not only should they not be allowed to build within that zone, but the entire buffer zone should be dedicated as an extension of the adjoining park; that the decrease in number of units and the resulting decrease in income to the developer would have to be offset by increased CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 197 JUNE 4, 1973