REPORT TO HISTORICAL AND LANDMARKS COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Consideration of a 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
BACKGROUND
The 3,813 square-foot subject property is located on the southeast corner of Jackson Street and Harrison Street and includes a 1,207 square-foot two-bedroom, two-bathroom one-story residence that is estimated to be constructed in 1889 in the Queen Anne Cottage architectural style. There is no existing garage or covered parking on-site. The subject property is listed as a historic resource on the City's Historic Resource Inventory (HRI).
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 of the existing two-bedroom, two-bathroom main residence resulting in a four-bedroom, one-office, and three-bathroom single-family residence. The applicant has also applied for a Variance to eliminate the Zoning Code requirement for covered parking on-site. The City's Zoning Code requires two covered parking spaces for single-family residences. The project site does not currently provide any covered parking and is considered legal nonconforming. The City's standard practice is to require that a nonconforming single-family residence be brought into conformance with the parking requirement when there is an addition of 500 square feet or more. The applicant is requesting a Variance from this requirement and is not proposing any covered parking on site.
DISCUSSION
The applicant is proposing to excavate the basement to add habitable square footage to the historic main residence. To accomplish this, the historic residence would be lifted from the existing foundation while the basement is excavated approximately two feet and the new f...
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