REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on an Appeal of a Zoning Administrator Denial of a Minor Modification for the property at 2133 Santa Cruz Avenue
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Project: Appeal of a Zoning Administrator Denial of a Minor Modification for an encroachment into the required 20-foot setback associated with a proposed 427 square-foot addition at the rear and side of the existing single-family home located at 2133 Santa Cruz Avenue
Applicant: Ramin Zohoor
Owner: Devin and Nicole Bissman
General Plan: Very Low Density Residential
Zoning: Single-Family Residential (R1-6L)
Site Area: 5,062 square feet
Existing Site Conditions: One-story 1,104 square-foot residence with an attached 410 square-foot garage
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Single-family residences
South: Single-family residences
East: Single-family residences
West: Single-family residences
Issues: Consistency with the City's General Plan and Zoning Ordinance.
Staff Recommendation: Deny the appeal and uphold the Zoning Administrator denial of the Minor Modification.
BACKGROUND
On June 8, 2020 the applicant, Ramin Zohoor, on behalf of the owners, Devin and Nicole Bissman, submitted a proposal to remodel and construct a 427 square-foot rear and side addition and 50 square-foot front porch addition to their existing 1,104 square-foot house. In order to permit the proposed addition, the owners filed an application for Architectural Review Approval and a Minor Modification to allow the rear addition at a 17'4" setback from the rear property line, where a minimum 20-foot rear yard is required for a house in the R1-6L Zoning District. The existing rear setback is 17'4" and is considered legal nonconforming as it was permitted at the time of the house's construction in 1955. Section 18.94.020(b) of the Zoning Ordinance states that a legal nonconforming building, the use of which is not legal nonconforming, may be expanded in conformance with all of the current devel...
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