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File #: 22-37    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Consent Calendar Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 12/22/2021 In control: Development Review Hearing
On agenda: 1/12/2022 Final action:
Title: Action on a proposed first- and second-story addition for the residence located at 2068 Hoover Drive.
Attachments: 1. Development Plan, 2. Project Data
REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Action on a proposed first- and second-story addition for the residence located at 2068 Hoover Drive.

Report
File No.(s): PLN21-15275
Location: 2068 Hoover Drive, a 6,000 square foot lot located midway and on the west side of Hoover Drive; APN: 216-10-076; the property is zoned Single-Family Residential (R1-6L)
Applicant: Byuong Choi
Owner: Simon Rhee
Request: Architectural Review of a new 338 square foot second-story addition and a 172 square foot ground floor addition to the existing single-story residence that would result in a 2,010 square foot two-story residence with five-bedrooms, three-bathrooms, and a 472 square-foot attached garage.

Project Data: see Attachment 2 for full-sized table
Lot Size: 6,000 sq. ft.


Existing Floor Area (sq. ft.)
Proposed Addition (sq. ft.)
Proposed Floor Area (sq.ft.)
First Floor
1,500
172
1,672
Second Floor
n/a
338
338
Garage
472

472
ADU
n/a


Covered Porch



Gross Floor Area
1,972

2,482
Lot Coverage
1,972/6,000 = 33%

2,144/6,000 = 36%
F.A.R.
1,972/6,000 = 0.33

2,482/6,000 = 0.41
Bedrooms/Baths
4/2

5/3
ADU Bedrooms/Baths
n/a


Flood Zone
AO

AO


Points for Consideration
* The second story is approximately 23% of the first-floor area.
* There are no second-story side windows on the south elevation. There is a bathroom window on the north elevation that is approximately 30 feet away from the side property line to the north.
* The second story steps in from the first floor by five feet on the front, three feet on the left side, and more than 20 feet on the right side.
* The proposed addition will have an asphalt shingle roof and exterior stucco finish similar to that of the existing residence.
* The project site is in FEMA Flood Zone AO, which is considered a moderate risk area.
* A neighborhood notice was distributed to properties within a 300 foot radius of the subject site for this project review.
* There are no active code enforcement cases for this propert...

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