REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on Architectural Review for a Single-Family Residential Addition at 1485 Bellomy Street.
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Promote and Enhance Economic, Housing and Transportation Development
BACKGROUND
On October 10, 2023, the City Council reviewed and continued (6-0-1) the public hearing on the request to rezone the property located at 1485 Bellomy Street from Planned Development (PD) to a modified PD. The proposed rezoning would have allowed a 615 square foot first-floor addition and 1,008 square foot second-floor addition to an existing single-family residence on the subject property. At the City Council meeting, three community members spoke in support of the project and seven spoke in opposition with concerns regarding the proposed size of the residence relative to the lot size, interface with an adjacent historic property, and lack of a step back of the proposed second floor addition. The City Council referred the project to Planning staff to work with the applicant on a redesign to address these issues and then to subsequently return to City Council for consideration.
DISCUSSION
The applicant submitted a redesign of the project that modifies the proposal to provide: 1) a two-car tandem garage instead of a one car garage; 2) a reduction of one half bathroom; 3) incorporation of a lower roof pitch; 4) a reduction of the overall height to 22'-1"; and 5) a step back of one foot on each side of the second story. The revised project would result in a 2,542 square foot residence with four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a two-car tandem garage. The previous design would have resulted in a 2,536 square foot residence with four bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms and only one garage space.
Conformance to Planning Development Zoning
The existing PD zoning for the Project Site is conditioned to require two covered parking spaces in the event of any addition greater than 500 square feet or that results in more than th...
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