UBLIC HEARING: Director of Development ... - City of Glendale

CITYOF Glendale CALIFORNIA
Planmng DiVIsIOn
633 E. Broadway, Room 103. Glendale, CA 91206·4386
June 6, 1996
DreamWorks Animation, L.L.C.
Attention: Mr. Rob Vogel
100 Universal Plaza
Bungalow 479
Universal City, CA 91608
Gentlemen:
Re; Case No. 9557-5
1000 Flower Street
(818)548-2140 (818)548-2144
(818) 548-21 15 FAX (818)240-0392
On June 3. 1996, the Zoning Administrator conducted and
closed a public hearing, pursuant to the provisions of the
Glendale Municipal Code, Title 3D, Article IV, on your
application for a Standards and Setback Variance requesting
to allow construction within a proposed animation campus a
project consisting of up to 495,000 square feet of building
area (gross) within seven (7) buildings and a 1.000 space
parking garage structure with varying building height
between 40 feet to a maximum of 65 feet with architectural
features of up to 115 feet high where a maximum building
height of 35 feet is allowed; to allow up to 10 feet high
fence/wall where not more than 18 H in height above ground
surface is allowed to be located along Flower Street at 0'0"
setback where a minimum of 5 feet and an average setback of
10 feet is required to any property line abutting a street
in the "M1" Restricted Industrial Zone being All that
Portion of lot 7, Block 81, of the Subdivision of Rancho
Providencia and Scott Tract, and a portion of Victory Truck
Boulevard located at 1000 Flower Street.
After considering the evidence presented with respect to
this application, the zoning Administrator has GRANTED
WITH CONDITIONS your request based on the following
findings:
I. The strict application of the provisions of the
ordinance would result in practical difficulties or
unnecessary hardship inconsistent with the general
purposes and intent of the ordinance. The Code intends
to promote reasonable development of property and to
deny the request would unduly restrict the flexibility
for such development. The applicant would be unable to
achieve an architectural design maximizing landscape
and open areas in proportion to built space if Code
limits are strictly observed. The Code does not amply