A G E N D A

 

REGULAR MEETING OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR

CITY OF SANTA MONICA

 

TUESDAY, August 10, 2004

1685 MAIN STREET

10:30 A.M.

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, ROOM 213

 

1.         CALL TO ORDER

 

2.         INTRODUCTION

 

3.                  PUBLIC HEARING: Continued from July 13, 2004

 

3-A.     VARIANCE 04-007, 2914 Highland Avenue. The applicant requests variance approval to permit a 5-foot increase in the allowable building height (i.e. from 23-feet to 28-feet) for a proposed single-family residential structure to be constructed on the undeveloped front portion of a lot in the Ocean Park (OP) 2 Zoning District that contains a duplex at the rear of the subject parcel. Pursuant to SMMC Section 9.04.20.10.030(f)(1), the applicant may request a variance to exceed the zoning district’s height limit by no more than five feet if the parcel has a grade differential of twelve and one-half feet or more, as measured from any point on the front parcel line to any point on the rear parcel line.  The subject property has a grade differential of 12.61-feet as measured between the property’s front and rear property lines. [Planner: Bill Rodrigues, AICP] APPLICANT/PROPERTY OWNER: Steve Glenn.

 

4.         PUBLIC HEARINGS:

 

4-A.  USE PERMIT 04-008, 1620 Sixth Street.  The applicant requests approval to install 5 wireless antennas for the Advanced Fleet Management System (AFMS), a wireless data network that transmits information from the Big Blue Bus operations office to the bus fleet. The antennas are 1 inch in diameter by 8 inches tall and will be mounted to the east, south and west walls of the maintenance building within the Big Blue Bus facility yard. The proposed antennas do not comply with the requirements for non-parabolic commercial antennas contained in Santa Monica Municipal Code (SMMC) Section 9.04.10.06.110(a). Pursuant to SMMC Section 9.04.10.06.110(b) the Zoning Administrator may approve modifications to the requirements for non-parabolic commercial antennas through the approval of a Use Permit application.  [Planner: Reza Tabatabai] APPLICANT:  Big Blue Bus.  PROPERTY OWNER:  City of Santa Monica.

 

4-B.     VARIANCE 04-006, 2405 Third Street. The applicant requests approval to construct a 919 square foot addition to an existing 1,700 square foot single-family residence.  The applicant also proposes to rebuild portions of the existing nonconforming upper floor.  The existing upper floor and portions of the proposed addition are considered a third story addition pursuant Santa Monica Municipal Code (SMMC) sections 9.04.02.030.810 and 9.04.08.50.060 (a)(5). The OP2 (Ocean Park) District regulations limit the number of stories permitted on the property to two. As a third story addition, the project does not comply with this standard. Pursuant to SMMC section 9.04.20.10.030 (k), an applicant may request relief from this development standard subject to specific criteria through a variance application. The proposed addition to the third level is approximately 600 square feet and will not exceed the district height limit of 28 feet for a pitched roof.  The existing single-family residence lacks sufficient parking as required by Part 9.04.10.08.  Pursuant to SMMC 9.04.18(b)(2), a residential building may be enlarged provided additional parking spaces are supplied for the new addition.  The applicant proposes to construct the addition without the addition of a two-car garage.   Pursuant to SMMC section 9.04.20.10.030 (b) the applicant may request a modification of the required number and dimension of automobile parking spaces. [Planner; Laura Beck, AICP] APPLICANT/PROPERTY OWNER: George & Linda Davis.

 

4-C.     Variance 04-008, 869 Woodacres Road.  The applicant requests approval of a variance to allow the construction of a 700 square foot second story addition to an existing single family residence. The addition would be located 15 feet from the eastern side property line instead of the required 31 feet.  Pursuant to SMMC Section 9.04.20.10.030, the applicant may request a variance to allow the modification of yard setbacks on non-rectilinear parcels. The subject property is irregularly shaped and therefore meets the applicability requirements to request a variance. [Planner: Bruce Leach] APPLICANT:  Daren Laureano.  PROPERTY OWNER:  Jeff Wilson.

 

5.         ADJOURNMENT

 

            ZONING ADMINISTRATOR NOTES

 

Any person wishing to address the Zoning Administrator on any of the regularly scheduled items should fill out and submit a request to speak form (“chit”), which is located at the Clerk’s desk at the front of the Council Chambers. Members of the public are permitted to speak for three (3) minutes.

 

A decision on the Zoning Administrator request(s) will not be rendered during the public hearing.  Following the public hearing, the Zoning Administrator shall prepare a written decision to approve or deny the request(s).  A copy of the written determination shall be made available to all persons that submitted a request to speak form during the public hearing or wrote a letter regarding the variance(s). Copies of determinations are also available on the City’s website: www.santa-monica.org Go to Government/Planning and Community Development/Zoning Administrator.

 

All decisions of the Zoning Administrator are appealable to the Planning Commission during a fourteen (14) calendar day appeal period following the decision date.  Appeal forms are available at the City Planning Public Counter.  The appeal filing fee is $211.96.

 

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