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File #: 24-139    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Public Hearing/General Business Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 2/2/2024 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 3/6/2024 Final action:
Title: PUBLIC HEARING: Action on Significant Property Alteration Permit for a 556 Square Foot Addition to the Basement and a 590 Square Foot First Floor Addition to a Residence on the Historic Resource Inventory with a Mills Act Contract and a Minor Modification for the Construction of a New Nonconforming Garage at 324 Madison Street
Attachments: 1. Development Plans, 2. Letter of Justification, 3. Resolution to Approve the Significant Property Alteration Permit and the Variance, 4. Conditions of Approval, 5. HLC Staff Report, 6. HLC Minutes, 7. PMM Staff Presentation
REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
PUBLIC HEARING: Action on Significant Property Alteration Permit for a 556 Square Foot Addition to the Basement and a 590 Square Foot First Floor Addition to a Residence on the Historic Resource Inventory with a Mills Act Contract and a Minor Modification for the Construction of a New Nonconforming Garage at 324 Madison Street

Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
File No.: PLN23-00452
Project: Significant Property Alteration Permit for an addition to a single-family residence and a Minor Modification for the construction of a new nonconforming detached garage.
Applicant: Robert Mayer
Owner: Tommy and Stephanie Tran
General Plan: Very Low Density Residential
Zoning: Single-Family (R1-6L)
Site Area: 8,950 square foot
Existing Site Conditions: The project site is built with a 1,393 square foot three-bedroom, one-bathroom one-story single-family residence.

Surrounding Land Uses
North: Single-family uses
East: Multi-family and single-family uses
South: Single-family and public uses
West: Single-family and public uses

Issues: Consistency with the City's General Plan and Zoning Ordinance

Staff Recommendation: Adopt a resolution approving the Significant Property Alteration Permit for a 1,146 square foot addition and a Minor Modification to construct a new nonconforming garage, subject to findings and conditions of approval.

BACKGROUND
On August 28, 2023, Robert Mayer, applicant, filed an application on behalf of the property owners, Tommy and Stephanie Tran, requesting a Significant Property Alteration Permit (File No. PLN23-00452) for a 556 square foot addition to the basement and a 590 square foot first floor addition to a single-family residence and a Variance for the construction of a new nonconforming detached garage. The subject property was added as a historic resource (a Mediterranean Revival residence constructed in 1936 or 1938) on the City's Historic Resource Inventory (HRI) and received a Mills Act Contract in 2022....

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