property on high-resolution scans of the approved 2004 Metro Plan Diagram obtained from <br />City Planning Staff." (See appeal statement for full text of this appeal issue). <br />Summary: <br />LHVC are concerned that the HO did not consider their most recently submitted maps, which were <br />created using a scanned version of the official (paper) 2004 Metro Plan diagram. <br />HO Decision: <br />The relevant quote from the HO's decision is included in the "Third Assignment of Error" listed above. <br />Staff Response: <br />Staff confirms that a scanned version of the 2004 Metro Plan diagram was transmitted to the <br />appellants, and it appears that they used this scanned version in their more recently created maps and <br />figures submitted during the open record period following the public hearing (see LHVC Sheets 9/2/15- <br />03 and 9/2/15-04 in LHVC's "Open Record Submittal"). Based on the HO's acknowledgment and <br />discussion of these maps in the record, it appears that he did not ignore them but also did not decide <br />in favor of adopting them as part of his approval. <br />4. Fourth Assignment of Error: The Hearings Official erred by ignoring the absence of an <br />accurate acreage calculation in the revised application. (See appeal statement for full text of <br />this appeal issue). <br />Summary: <br />LHVC asserts the HO erred in approving the zone change without an exact acreage determined for the <br />portion of the subject site to be zoned PRO. <br />HO Decision: <br />The HO did not require an exact calculation of acreage based on the applicant's map that was <br />approved. He did, however, adopt a condition of approval based on staff's recommendation to require <br />the applicant's legal description of the approved zoning boundary to be reviewed and approved by the <br />City Surveyor. <br />Staff Comments: <br />The exact acreages of the resulting areas to be zoned R-1 and POS based on the HO's approval are not <br />included in the record. However, the condition of approval will ensure that the acreage is <br />subsequently determined as part of the City Surveyor's review and approval of the zoning boundary, in <br />the event that the HO's decision is affirmed. <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends that the Planning Commission determine whether to affirm, modify, or reverse the <br />Hearings Official's decision regarding the contested boundary between R-1 and PRO zone boundaries. <br />Depending on that determination, the PC may need to adopt supplemental or revised findings as part <br />of its Final Order, to be issued no later than November 6, 2015. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />A. Vicinity Map <br />Page 5 <br />PC Agenda - Page 5 <br />