TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Anne McIntosh, Community Development Director
Eric Haaland, Acting Planning Manager
Ted Faturos, Assistant Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Resolution No. 18-0112: Coastal Development Permit and Variance from Required Setbacks, Open Space, Driveway Visibility, and Parking for a Property Located at 2912 Ocean Drive (Strand) (Community Development Director McIntosh).
a) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
b) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 18-0112 APPROVING THE PROJECT WITH CONDITIONS
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that after conducting the public hearing, the City Council adopt Resolution No. 18-0112, conditionally approving the Coastal Development Permit and Variance.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The subject site is an unusually small lot located on the Northeast corner of Ocean Drive and 29th Place within the Coastal Zone. The applicant proposes a significant remodel and reconfiguration of an existing nonconforming two story home, as well as a third story addition. The home's existing nonconformities include the front, interior side, and corner side yard setbacks. The home also does not currently meet open space, driveway visibility, and minimum two car parking requirements. The proposed project maintains these nonconformities and the resulting structure will conform to all other code requirements.
The Planning Commission's decision, on a 5-0 vote, approving the Coastal Development Permit and Variance has been appealed (Attachment). The Municipal Code provides that appeals of Commission decisions are public hearings de novo. De novo means that the Council must take a "fresh look" at all the evidence presented at the public hearing and, after the public hearing is closed, base its decision on the evidence presented at the hearing.
DISCUSSION
Background- Proposed Project
The existing site consists of a 588 square foot...
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