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RESOLUTION NO. 2017-02 OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR <br />OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING MINOR EXCEPTION <br />NO. 2017-01 TO ALLOW A FIVE FOOT TALL FRONT YARD <br />FENCE AT 1904 NORTH HELIOTROPE DRIVE <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The Zoning Administrator of the City of Santa Ana hereby <br />finds, determines, and declares as follows: <br />A. An application for a minor exception (Minor Exception No. 2017-01) <br />has been filed with the City of Santa Ana ("City') seeking an <br />allowance from the three (3) foot tall front yard fence standards set <br />by Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 41-610(a)(1) (the <br />"Application"). <br />B. Approval of the Application for Minor Exception No. 2017-01 would <br />allow a five (5) foot tall front yard wall (the "Application") on the <br />property located at 1904 North Heliotrope Drive (the "Property"), <br />which is improved by a large two-story residence known as the "Elliot <br />House" that is listed on the City's Register of Historical Properties <br />(the "Residence"). <br />C. Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 41-632(a)(3)(i) declares that <br />variances from zoning provisions pertaining to walls and fences are <br />"minor exceptions," and pursuant to Sections 41-631 and 41- <br />638(a)(2), the Zoning Administrator may grant a minor exception <br />upon making certain required findings. <br />D. The Application came before the Zoning Administrator of the City of <br />Santa Ana for a duly noticed public hearing on May 10, 2017, during <br />which the Zoning Administrator heard and considered the <br />Application, staff reports, presentations, oral and written testimony, <br />and all other documents and evidence submitted in connection with <br />this matter, with the foregoing cumulatively comprising the <br />administrative record for this proceeding. <br />E. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Zoning Administrator continued <br />the matter to May 17, 2017, for purposes of rendering a decision. <br />Section 2. Based upon and in full consideration of the administrative <br />record, and based upon the "Findings of Fact" issued concurrently herewith and <br />incorporated by this reference, the Zoning Administrator of the City of Santa Ana <br />hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: <br />