To: PLANNING COMMISSION
From: STEVEN GIANG, SENIOR PLANNER
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DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN EXEMPTION DECLARATION AND VARIANCE FOR A REDUCED FRONT YARD SETBACK, SIDE YARD SETBACK, REAR YARD SETBACK, AND REDUCED OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE FOR FIRST AND SECOND-STORY ADDITIONS TO AN EXISTING SINGLE-STORY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE ON PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN A LOW-DENSITY MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-2) ZONE
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Open public hearing, receive and file all documents and correspondence on the proposed project;
2. Accept all testimony from staff, applicant, and the public and deliberate;
3. Close public hearing;
4. Adopt a Resolution by title only approving an Exemption Declaration and granting a Variance for a reduced front yard setback, side yard setback, rear yard setback and reduced outdoor living space for first and second-story additions to an existing single-story single-family residence on property located within a Low-Density Multiple-Family Residential (R-2) Zone.
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BACKGROUND:
The subject property is located at 2606 Green Lane, between Graham Avenue and Gates Avenue. The subject lot was created in its current configuration in the early 1900s. The lot is approximately 2,850 square feet in size with lot dimensions of 57 feet in width and 50 feet in depth. The zoning of the subject property is Low Density, Multi-family Residential (R-2) as is the zoning of all the properties surrounding the subject property.
The property is currently developed with a single-story single-family residence which is approximately 1,251 square feet in size with an attached two-car garage that was built in 1958. The site currently has a legal non-conforming front yard setback, rear yard setback, and north side yard setback. The 8 feet south side setback meets the current development standards for the R-2 zoning district. Development in the immediate vicinity consists of a mixture of single-family and multi-family developments r...
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