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Special circumstances exist in that this lots irregular shape, • due to its location on a quasi-cul-de-sac, has limited its street frontage to 56 feet although it is 19,339 square feet in area. This reduced street frontage has created a hardship by preventing the owner from building a second dwelling unit although the lots R-2 zoning and LR-7 General Plan land use designation allows for the second unit which will meet all of the other development standards in the R-2 zoning district. 2. That the granting of a variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of one or more substantial property rights. The granting of this variance would allow the property owner the opportunity to develop this site with a second single- family residence that meets all other applicable development standards and which is a permitted use in the R-2 zoning district. 3. That the granting of a variance will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to surrounding property. The proposed single-family dwelling will have no detrimental • impacts on the surrounding properties or neighborhood. The lot is being developed with an appropriately sized and scaled single-family residence that will harmoniously blend with the primarily two-family residential character of the neighborhood. The proposed residences location towards the rear of the property and use of an existing driveway for access will further help to minimize the units' visual impact from the street. These efforts were made to comply with Policy 2.2 of the Urban Design Element, which encourages development that is consistent with the scale, bulk and pattern of existing residential neighborhood. 4. That the granting of a variance will not adversely affect the General Plan of the City. The granting of the variance will not adversely affect the City's General Plan in any way as the land use designation of Low Density Residential (LR-7) would allow up to three units on the subject property while only two are proposed. This is consistent with Policy 3.5 of the Land Use Element which encourages development that is compatible in scale and consistent with the character of the neighborhood. This project also supports Goal 4 of the Housing Element, which • Resolution No. 2008-31 Page 2 of 5