A G E N D A

 

REGULAR MEETING OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR

CITY OF SANTA MONICA

 

 

TUESDAY, May 9, 2006                                                                          1685 MAIN STREET

10:30 A.M.                                                            CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, ROOM 213

 

1.         CALL TO ORDER

 

2.         INTRODUCTION

 

3.                  PUBLIC HEARINGS:

 

3-A.     USE PERMIT 06-002, 2200 Colorado Avenue.  The applicant requests approval of a Use Permit for the installation of an unmanned wireless telecommunications facility on the roof of an existing commercial building in the Arboretum complex.  The proposed equipment will occupy 216 square feet of roof area, which will be enclosed within an 8 foot high screen wall.  One Global Positioning System (GPS) antenna is proposed within the equipment enclosure, mounted to the screen wall. A total of six panel antennas will extend above a semi-circular parapet in two locations (the northwest and southwest corners of the building) be enclosed by a new 4.5 foot high screen wall.  The proposed antennas do not comply with the requirements for non-parabolic 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 antenna through the approval of a Use Permit application. [Planner: Gina Szilak] APPLICANT:  Cingular Wireless.  PROPERTY OWNER:  CLPF Arboretum LP.

 

3-B.     VARIANCE 06-005, 2646 Second Street. The applicant requests approval of a variance to allow a modification to the minimum required interior clear width dimension of 20-feet to allow for a 2-car garage with an interior clear width of 16-feet.  Approval of such a request would allow the 2-car garage to comply with the minimum required 4-foot sideyard setbacks on the 25-foot wide parcel. Pursuant to SMMC Section 9.04.20.10.030(b), the applicant may request a variance to allow the modification of the number and dimensions of automobile parking spaces.  [Planner: Grace Cho] APPLICANT/   PROPERTY OWNER:  Braden Powell.

 

3-C.     VARIANCE 06-006, 706 Navy Street. The applicant requests approval of variances to allow:

·        modification of the required west side yard setback for construction of a non-required single-car garage with zero setback along the west property line;

·        modification to driveway requirements to allow vehicular access from the street in lieu of the required alley access; and

·        modification of the required east side yard setback to allow for a new fireplace 1-foot from the property line and building roof eaves 2.5-feet from the property line.

[Planner: Grace Cho] APPLICANT:  Maya Sahafi. PROPERTY OWNER:  Maya Sahafi & Barry Cassilly.

 

4.         ADJOURNMENT

 

ZONING ADMINISTRATOR HEARING INFORMATION


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 and the Applicant Team are permitted to speak for three (3) minutes. The Applicant is permitted one (1) minutes of response time.

 

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 City Hall/ City Department Index/Planning and Community Development/City Planning/Zoning Administrator/Agendas/Determinations.

 

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 $222.36.

 

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