REPORT TO HISTORICAL AND LANDMARKS COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Consideration of a Significant Property Alteration Permit for a 556 Square-Foot Addition to the Basement and a 590 square foot First Floor Addition to a Mills Act Residence and a Variance for the Construction of a New Nonconforming Garage at 324 Madison Street
Report
BACKGROUND
The 8,950 square-foot subject property is located on the northwest corner of Madison Street and Jonathan Street and includes a 1,393 square-foot three-bedroom, one-bathroom one-story residence constructed in 1936 or 1938 in the Mediterranean Revival architectural style. The property has a 364 square foot detached one-car garage that was built in 1955. The subject property was added as a historic resource to the City's Historic Resource Inventory (HRI) List and received a Mills Act Contract in 2022.
The project is before the Historical and Landmarks Commission (HLC) for a recommendation to the Planning Commission for the proposed Major Significant Property Alteration Permit to add habitable square footage to the basement and first floor of the existing three-bedroom, one-bathroom main residence resulting in a four-bedroom, 3-bathroom single-family residence. The applicant has also applied for a Variance to demolish the existing detached garage for the construction a new detached two-car garage. The Variance is required because the new proposed garage would not conform to the height and square footage requirements in the Zoning Ordinance.
DISCUSSION
The applicant is proposing to add habitable square footage to the basement and first floor of the historic main residence. The rear wall of the house is proposed to be removed as a part of the construction of the new addition. This portion of wall includes repetitive features and duplicate wall cladding and represents a proportionately small amount of loss. There are three windows that are proposed to be salvaged and reused in new locations within the project. The alterations and a...
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