To: PLANNING COMMISSION
From: ANTONIO GARDEA, SENIOR PLANNER
TITLE
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PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF AN EXEMPTION DECLARATION AND VARIANCE FOR A REDUCED REAR YARD SETBACK TO CONSTRUCT A NEW ATTACHED TWO-CAR GARAGE, WITH A SECOND-STORY ADDITION ABOVE, ON PROPERTY LOCATED IN A LOW-DENSITY MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-2) ZONE.
APPLICANT: STEWART AND CHIKAKO HOFFMAN
ADDRESS: 2323 CLARK LANE
CASE NO: VAR-2021-02
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Open public hearing and administer oath;
2. Take testimony from staff, applicant, and interested parties;
3. Close public hearing and deliberate;
4. Adopt a resolution by title only approving the request subject to the findings and conditions contained therein:
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN EXEMPTION DECLARATION AND GRANTING THE REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO-CAR GARAGE WITH A SECOND-STORY ABOVE ATTACHED TO THE MAIN RESIDENCE ON PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN A LOW-DENSITY, MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-2) ZONE AT 2323 CLARK LANE.
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BACKGROUND
The site is located at the northwest corner of Mackay Lane and Clark Lane. The subject site is zoned Low-Density Multiple-Family Residential (R-2). The property is generally rectangular in shape with a lot width of approximately 50 feet and a lot depth of approximately 90 feet. The lot size is approximately 4,445 square feet, which makes this property legal nonconforming, in terms of both minimum lot depth (100 feet) and minimum lot size (5,000 square feet). The property slopes upward from the street east/west and north/south. The property is developed with a single-family residence (859 sf) and a detached, single-car garage (c. 1953/1954). The existing house is also a legal, non-conforming building in terms of minimum required parking spaces (two enclosed parking spaces are required per single-family dwelling unit).
On July 17, 2014, the Planning Commission granted a four-foot, tw...
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