(A) In appropriate cases the Committee shall have the power to grant minor exceptions to the development standards of this title in those cases where such minor exceptions are warranted by practical difficulties, unnecessary hardships or results that may be inconsistent with the general intent of the code. The Committee shall have the power to grant the following deviations from the provisions of this title:
(1) An increase of up to 10% in floor area ratio over the maximum allowed;
(2) A reduction in setbacks as follows:
(a) Front setback: 15% maximum reduction;
(b) Side setback: two feet maximum reduction, or for additions in alignment with an existing structure, a minimum three feet from the property line;.
(c) Rear setback: 20% maximum reduction;
(d) Between buildings: 20% maximum reduction, with the exception of single-family developed lots that may be considered at a 30% maximum reduction;
(e) In the Residential Foothill Zone for lots with graded pads: a 20% maximum reduction for all setbacks.
(3) Exceptions pertaining to swimming pools;
(4) Allow an addition to a residential structure in any residential zone to exceed the maximum building height for the structure to match the height of the original house if the home is architecturally or historically significant.
(5) Up to 5% reduction of the minimum floor area for dwelling units;
(6) Exceptions pertaining to fences, hedges and walls;
(7) Allowance of the use of common recreation space as a substitute for private recreation space;
(8) Area, width and setback reductions up to 10% of the amount prescribed for service stations;
(9) Deviations pertaining to parking requirements with the following exceptions:
(a) Parking reductions for existing single-family and existing multiple-family residential units, except for the elimination of all parking;
(b) Over a 10% reduction in parking for nonresidential uses;
(10) Deviations pertaining to the sign regulations.
(B) Applications for minor exceptions shall be made to the Committee in writing. The application shall contain such information as is requested by the Director.
(C) Notice of the public hearing shall be mailed or delivered at least ten days prior to the hearing to all owners of real property, as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll, within 100 feet of the real property that is the subject of the hearing. In lieu of utilizing the assessment roll, the local agency may utilize records of the County Assessor or Tax Collector which contain more recent information than the assessment roll.
(`83 Code, § 17.52.110) (Ord. 94-03 § 6, 1994; Ord. 96-06 § 4, 1996; Ord. 99-03 § 4, 1999; Ord. 2004-11 § 14, 2004; Ord. 2005-01 § 7, 2005; Ord. 2016-08 §§ 34, 35, 2016)