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BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of the Application
of
Mr. Lee Sawyer
Lot 28-RH
ZONING CASE NO. 194
The application of Mr. Lee Sawyer, Lot 28-RH, Rolling Hills
Tract, for a conditional use permit under ARTICLE III, Section 3.01,
Uses Permitted, Ordinance No. 33 came on for hearing on the 29th day
of June, 1977 in the Council Chambers of the Administration Building,
2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, California, and the applicant,
having submitted evidence in support of the application, the Planning
Commission, being advised, now makes its Findings and Report as re-
quired by the Ordinances of the City of Rolling Hills, California.
I.
The Commission finds that the applicant, Mr. Lee Sawyer, is
the owner of that certain real property described as Lot 28-RH, located
at 16 Williamsburg Lane in the City of Rolling Hills, and that notice
of the public hearing in connection with said application was given as
required by Sections 8.06 and 8.07 of Ordinance No. 33 of the City of
Rolling Hills, California. The Commission finds, further, that no
comment, written or verbal, was received in opposition to the request,
and that Dr. Alden Smith, 1 Acacia Road, called to state that he had
no objection to the request.
II.
The Commission finds that the applicant has requested permission
to utilize the attic space in their home for a master bedroom in con-
nection with extensive remodelling, since homes on Williamsburg Lane
are different in architecture from homes in other areas of Rolling
Hills, and several were built with attics with a 16 foot ceiling height
and dormer windows, although all living space is on one floor, as re-
quired by the City's zoning ordinance. The Commission further finds
that although it would be necessary to add two windows at the rear
of the house, no exterior change would be visible from any point in
Rolling Hills, as the addition of windows in the rear would be hidden
entirely by tall trees which surround the house. The Commission
finds further that an extensive addition to a home on adjacent property
is very close to the side property line, and limits the feasibility
of a similar addition to the Sawyer property. Further, the proposed
utilization of an existing attic would not make the home larger in
exterior size, or increase the density of the area. The Commission
finds that a conditional use permit should be granted in order to pre-
serve substantial property rights possessed by other property in the
same vicinity and zone, and that the granting of such conditional use
permit would not be materially detrimental to the public welfare, nor
injurious to property in the same vicinity and zone.
III.
From the foregoing it is concluded that a conditional use
permit should be granted to Mr. Lee Sawyer, Lot 28-RH, 16 Williamsburg
Lane, to permit utilization of the existing attic area for a master
bedroom, including addition of windows as shown on Scheme B on the
plan submitted, with the provision that the roof line not be changed,
and it is, therefore, so ordered.
/s/ Forrest Riegel
Chairman, Planning Commission
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