TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Marisa Lundstedt, Director of Community Development
Laurie Jester, Planning Manager
Ted Faturos, Assistant Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Planning Commission Approval of a Variance for a Remodel/Addition to a Nonconforming Home at 2615 N. Valley Drive (Community Development Director Lundstedt).
BY ORDER OF THE CHAIR, RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION:
By order of the Chair, receive and file this report.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
After a duly noticed public hearing on June 22, 2016, the Planning Commission approved a request for a Variance for 2615 N. Valley Drive. The project proposes a remodel and addition to an existing nonconforming home on a wide triangular shaped lot. The home's existing nonconformities include the rear and side yard setback. The proposed project will maintain these nonconformities and match the previously approved reduced front yard setback while creating a new second nonconforming side yard setback. The proposed resulting structure will conform to all other code requirements, and will be substantially smaller than the maximum allowed buildable floor area.
At the public hearing one neighbor questioned the proposed northern side setback. Due to the triangular shape of the lot, the required sideyard setback is 6.7 feet, and the 5 foot minimum dimension is only proposed in two small areas of the northern sideyard due to the unusual triangular lot shape. After staff presented the proposed plans and explained that this side setback varied between 5 feet and 12 1/2 feet (which is wider than the 4 feet required for typical lots in the neighborhood), the neighbor was satisfied with the proposal. After discussion, the Planning Commission approved the proposed project (4 to 1). One dissenting Commissioner felt that the project could be redesigned to pro...
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