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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 63-84 RESOLUTION NO. 63 - 84 fir+' RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO DENYING THE APPEAL OF DONALD K. VAUGHN TO THE DETERMINATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING WITH RESPECT TO THE PREMISES AT 4511-4519 MANANITA AVENUE, ATASCADERO. WHEREAS, Donald K. Vaughn filed an appeal with the City Clerk on December 10, 1984 from the action of Henry Engen, Director of Planning, for the City of Atascadero in connection with the grading permit relative to 4511-4519 Mananita Avenue, Atascadero; and WHEREAS, a public hearing on said appeal has been scheduled before the City Council to consider said appeal at 3 : 30 P.M. on Friday, December 21, 1984 in the Rotunda Room of the Administration Building; and NNW WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Atascadero finds as follows: 1. The Planning Director, City Engineer, Consulting City Engineeer and other City staff have been working since August 27, 1984 with the appellant and his engineer to seek a solution to the improper grading conducted on appellant' s property on 4511-4519 Mananita Avenue, Atascadero; and 2. There have been numerous neighborhood complaints of erosion, siltation and property damage resulting from appellant' s grading fill activity. 3. The granting of the original grading permit number 1814 was done in violation of the Atascadero Municipal Code provisions Title 8, Building Regulations, Chapter 1, err` -1- Section 303 (c) , (d) , and (e) , of the Uniform Administrative Code in that such permit was issued on the basis of erroneous information v, submitted to the City Building Department. 4. Irrevocation of permits granted under Title 8 may be revoked pursuant to the aforesaid provisions of Title 8 as cited. 5. Said building permit number 1814 was revoked on October 12, 1984 in accordance with the aforesaid Section. 6. The City Council finds and determines that said grading permit was issued at variance from the requirements of the Municipal Code. 7. The appellant' s original grading permit granted on November 11, 1983 did not comply with the ordinance require- ments for completion of work. 8. That appellant did not seek timely relief as required by Section 1. 103 of the Municipal Code relating to appeals but that the Council granted appellant' s hearing nevertheless. 9. A revised grading permit number 1814-R has been awaiting appellant' s acceptance at the City Hall since October 22, 1984. 10*. The Planning Director did not exceed his authority in revoking grading permit number 1814 pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed appellant' s notice of appeal dated December 10, 1984, staff reports relating to the matter, supplementary materials, and public testimony before the City Council on this matter. *4010 -2-. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Atascadero does resolve as follows: Section 1. APPEAL DENIED. The appeal of Donald K. Vaughn to the action taken by Henry Engen, Director of Planning for the City of Atascadero, with respect to the condition of the grading and drainage on said property and his refusal to issue a permit for grading until a grading and drainage plan satisfactory to the Planning Department has been presented, is denied. Section 2. DECLARATION OF INTENTION. The Council hereby declares its intention to proceed in accordance with the provisions of Section 7004 of the Uniform Building Code, adopted by reference by the Atascadero Municipal Code, to authorize and direct the City Manager to cause the repair, construction, ' or other elimination of the aforesaid hazardous condition to be made and to cause the cost thereof to be levied, assessed, and collected as a special assessment to the property. Section 3. NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING. Notice is hereby given that the 14th day of January, 1985, at the hour of 7: 30 o'clock p.m. of said day, in the Council Chambers of the Administration Building in the City of Atascadero, is hereby fixed as the time and place for considering said matter, at which time and place any person having an interest in said property and having any objection to the proposed elimination of said hazardous condition may appear before the Council and show cause why such condition should not be corrected. Section 4. NOTICE. The City Clerk shall cause 'a copy of this Resolution to be mailed by certified mail, postage prepaid, -3- a C'Sir { to the owner of the property affected at his last known address, and to each holder of any security interest in the real property at least ten (10) days prior to the date above set for the hearing, all in conformity with said Section 7004 of the Uniform Building Code. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Atascadero, California, held on the 21st day of December , 1985. CITY OF ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA By _ e044- i ? q z---- ROLFE 15. N LSON, Mayor ATTEST: GEORGIA RPAIREZ, beputy ty Clerk APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: c RALPH H. DOWELL, JR. , Acting City Manager APPROVED AS TO FORM: 1 ALLEN GRIMES', City Attorney -4-