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(A) The purpose of this chapter is to protect the master street and highway plan adopted by the city.
(B) Such street and highway plan is adopted in order to:
(1) Serve as a general guide for the development of streets and highways;
(2) Promote the public welfare, safety, and convenience;
(3) Provide a comprehensive guide for capital outlay on street and highway improvements in the city;
(4) Provide an authentic source of information for residents and investors in the city; and
(5) Obviate the menace to the public safety and the damage to property values resulting from inadequate provision of traffic thoroughfares.
('66 Code, § 9-2.102) (Ord. 328-A, passed 8-10-53)
(A) Official plan lines (future width lines) shall be designated on maps drawn up by the City Engineer at the request of the Council or at the request of the Planning Commission acting through the Council.
(B) The official plan line maps shall show all property divisions and buildings adjacent to the project at a scale of one inch equals 50 feet, and such maps shall show the existing and proposed right-of-way widths as well as a cross-section of the proposed street. The maps shall be titled “Official Plan Lines of (name of street or highway).” There shall be statements of adoption for affirmation by the Planning Commission and the Council on each map.
('66 Code, § 9-2.103) (Ord. 328-A, passed 8-10-53)
(A) Recording. The City Clerk is hereby directed to record all duly attested official plan line maps adopted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter in the office of the County Recorder.
(B) Notices. The City Engineer is hereby directed to post permanent notices at intervals of not more than 1,000 feet on streets for which precise plan lines have been adopted. Such notices shall contain the following words:
The width of this street (or other appropriate designation) is established as feet according to the Master Street and Highway Plan of the City of Antioch. All buildings or other structures hereafter erected shall be outside the lines of such established width as shown on the Official Plan Line Map No. , recorded in the office of the County Recorder, Martinez, California, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk.
('66 Code, § 9-2.105) (Ord. 328-A, passed 8-10-53)
(A) Planning Commission action. In order to adopt an official plan line map, the Planning Commission shall be in receipt of such map from the City Engineer and shall hold at least two public hearings thereon. Notice of such hearings shall be given in a newspaper of general circulation in the city at least 10 days in advance of the first of the hearings. The Planning Commission shall submit its findings in writing to the Council.
(B) Council action. Upon receipt of the report from the Planning Commission, the Council shall set a date for at least one public hearing and shall give public notice of such hearing as prescribed by law. At such time as the hearing is concluded by the Council, the Council may adopt the official plan line map as an amendment to § 9-2.107 of this article or resubmit the map to the Planning Commission for further study.
('66 Code, § 9-2.106) (Ord. 328-A, passed 8-10-53)
('66 Code, § 9-2.108) (Ord. 328-A, passed 8-10-53) Penalty, see § 9-2.111
(A) Appellant action. The owner of any property affected by established official plan lines may appeal the strict interpretation of provisions of § 9-2.108 of this article. Such appeal shall be made in writing to the Planning Commission.
(B) Planning Commission action. Upon receipt of an appeal, the Planning Commission shall set a date for at least one public hearing and publish notice thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in the city at least 10 days in advance of such public hearing. At the conclusion of the public hearing the Planning Commission shall make its recommendation by resolution in writing to the Council. In order to make a recommendation contrary to the provisions stated in § 9-2.108 of this article, the Planning Commission shall find:
(1) That the property of which the official plan line is a part is of such nature that the owner of the land will be substantially damaged by the refusal to grant a variance;
(2) That the property will not earn a fair return on the owner's investment unless the construction involved is authorized; and
(3) That the granting of the application is necessary for the preservation of substantial property rights of the individual.
(C) Council action. The Council, upon receipt of a recommendation from the Planning Commission, shall hear and decide appeals for variances in the strict application of the provisions of § 9-2.108 of this article. Upon receipt of such report from the Planning Commission or upon the expiration of 60 days from the time the applicant filed his appeal with the Planning Commission, the Council shall set a date for a public hearing thereon with notices as required by law. At the conclusion of the public hearing, the Council may grant the applicant a variance from the provisions of said § 9-2.108. In order to grant a variance contrary to said section, the Council shall find:
(1) That the property of which the official plan line is a part is of such nature that the owner of the land will be substantially damaged by the refusal to grant the variance;
(2) That the property will not earn a fair return on the owner's investment unless the construction is authorized; and
(3) That the granting of the application is necessary for the preservation of substantial property rights of the individual.
('66 Code, § 9-2.109) (Ord. 328-A, passed 8-10-53)
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