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Item No. 1 PC: 8-6-87 VR-86-5/UP-86-6 Page 1 RECOMMENDATION The Planning Division recommends that the Planning Commission deny, without prejudice, Variance Application No. VR-86-5 and Use Permit Application No. UP-86-6, based upon the staff report findings. If , however, the Planning Commission concludes that it may be able to make affirmative findings for the applications, then the item should be continued so that the applicant may submit a revised site plan. The Planning Division would then prepare an environmental assessment based on the revised site plan. VARIANCE FINDINGS 1 . "Because of the special circumstances applicable to the pro- perty, including size, shape, topography, location, or surroundings, the strict application of the zoning regulation deprives the property of privileges enjoyed by other property in the vicinity and under identical zoning classification. " ° Staff could not make this finding. Most buildings in the RR zone are restricted to a 35-foot height limit . The Planning Title increases the permissible height for quasi- public buildings - such as the sanctuary - to 75 feet . The requested 108-foot sanctuary height far exceeds that for which any previous Variance has been granted. The church use could be established on a smaller scale with a sanc- tuary that conforms to the 75-foot height limitation. 2 . "The granting of the Variance will not constitute a grant of special privileges inconsistent with the limitations upon other properties in the vicinity and zone in which the pro- perty is situated. " Staff could not make this finding. Other quasi-public uses in Morada conform to the height regulations of the Planning Title. No building height Variances have been approved in Morada. 3. "The Variance will not authorize a use or activity which is not otherwise expressly authorized by the zone regulation governing the parcel of property. " Staff could make this finding. Planning Title Section 9-5002 (e) permits the following uses, subject to Use Permit approval : "Churches, including customary accessory uses such as social and recreation facilities, construction of an exclusively religious nature, administration and minister ' s residence. "