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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - August 19, 1991 Page - 20 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Mayor Karp asked if there was anyone in the audience opposed to the project. There was no response. Council Member Santos asked the Lizottes if they had approached the Broadmoor Homeowners Association regarding their variance proposal . Mrs. Lizotte said they were told by the Planning Commission to go to their neighbors within a 300' radius and get signatures of approval for the variance, but they were not told to go to their homeowners association, and therefore did not. The hearing was then opened to the public. Margie Stewart, Breed Avenue, spoke in support of the Lizottes and their proposed improvements. Laurie Dearborn, 464 Breed Avenue, spoke in support of the proposed improvements, seeing these as enhancements to the neighborhood. Mrs. York, 450 Breed Avenue, said she has been neighbors with the Lizottes for 10 years. She complimented them and said she and her husband have no objections to their improvements. Mrs. Schwartz, 406 Breed Avenue, spoke in favor of the remodeling. Harvey Johnson, the architect for the Lizottes, described his history with the City and his experience as an architect. He discussed the design of the Lizotte's home and their considerations of its design in relation to the expansion. Mayor Karp reviewed the rules of approval of a variance. He stated that the Lizottes application for a variance was made prior to the North Area Specific Plan, and said that other homes in the area are encroaching into the 40' set-back. Consequently, the appeal is before the Council , and pre-exists the North Area requirements. He called for discussion. Council Member Santos asked for clarification of the aspect of being deprived of property rights within a specific block radius. Steve Meyers, City Attorney, said the Zoning Ordinance doesn't spell out the distance from surrounding homes from the home for which the variance is requested. Council Member Corbett pointed out that, although the application for the variance was submitted before the North Area Specific Plan was approved, this area was already zoned R-1-B-1 before the North Area Plan was approved. Council Member Glaze said he felt the appellants have attempted to make the home plans blend with the neighborhood, and are trying to make their home liveable in the area.