REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on Significant Property Alteration Permit for a 1,207 Square Foot Addition to a Historic Residence and a Variance to Eliminate the Requirement for a Two-Car Garage at 1277 Jackson Street
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
File No.: PLN22-00667
Project: Significant Property Alteration Permit for an addition to a single-family residence and a Variance to eliminate the requirement to provide two covered parking spaces.
Applicant: Brandon Spencer
Owner: Brandon Spencer
General Plan: Very Low Density Residential
Zoning: Single-Family (R1-6L)
Site Area: 3,813 square foot
Existing Site Conditions: The project site is built with a 1,207 square foot two-bedroom, two-bathroom one-story single-family residence.
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Multi-family uses
East: Single-family uses
South: Single-family uses
West: Multi-family and single-family uses
Issues: Consistency with the City's General Plan and Zoning Ordinance
Staff Recommendation: Adopt a resolution approving the Significant Property Alteration Permit and for a 1,207 square foot addition and a Variance to eliminate the requirement for a two-car garage, subject to findings and conditions of approval.
BACKGROUND
On December 18, 2022, Brandon Spencer, property owner of 1277 Jackson Street, filed an application requesting a Significant Property Alteration Permit (File No. PLN22-00667) for a 1,207 square foot addition and a Variance to eliminate the requirement to provide a two-car garage. There is no existing garage or covered parking on-site. The subject property is listed as a historic resource (a Queen Anne Cottage constructed in 1899) on the City's Historic Resource Inventory (HRI). The subject site is zoned Single-Family (R1-6L) and the General Plan land use designation is Very Low Density Residential.
Note that this project was deemed complete prior to the effective date of the current zoning code and therefore remains subject to the provision...
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