A G E N D A
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2007 1685
MAIN STREET
10:30 A.M. CITY
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, ROOM 213
1. CALL
TO ORDER
2. INTRODUCTION
3.
PUBLIC HEARING: Continued from August 14, 2007
3-A. Fence Wall Hedge
Modification 07-0002, 2134 La Mesa
Drive. The applicant is requesting approval of a modification from the
height limits set forth in Santa Monica Municipal Code (SMMC) Section
9.04.10.02.080 to allow a 7-foot hedge within the front yard of an existing
single-family residence located in the R-1 (Single Family Residential) zoning
district. The maximum permissible height for a fence, wall or hedge is 3-feet,
six-inches in the frontyard setback area. The proposed hedge is approximately 120-feet
long and runs the length of the front property line. Ordinance No. 2219 (CCS)
Section 2(f) permits modifications to fence, wall and hedge heights within the
frontyard setback area subject to approval of the Zoning Administrator. [Planner: Travis Page] Applicant: Barbara
Engel. Property Owner: Vida Yaghmai. [Continued from August 14, 2007.]
3-B. Variance 07-011, 3218 Arizona Avenue.
The applicant
requests the following modifications to the R2 Multiple Family Residential
District development standards: [1] Permit a zero rear yard setback in-lieu of
a 15-foot rear yard setback for an existing un-permitted 52 square foot first
floor addition; [2] Permit a zero rear yard and 1.75-foot side yard setback in-lieu
of a 15-foot rear yard and 4-foot side yard setback for an un-permitted
addition to an existing one-car garage that was illegally converted to a
bedroom. The applicant also requests that the illegally converted garage be
permitted to continue as a bedroom and allow the driveway to serve as a parking
space within the front half of the parcel. Pursuant to SMMC Section
9.04.20.10.030(d)(1), the applicant may request a variance to allow the
modification of yard setbacks on parcels having a depth of 90-feet or less or
width of 39-feet or less. The subject property has a depth of 40-feet and a
width of 39-feet. SMMC Section 9.04.20.10.030(b) permits the modification of off-street
parking requirements. The proposed project and variance requests have been
modified from that originally heard and continued by the Zoning Administrator
on August 14, 2007. [Planner: Dennis Banks] Applicant/Property Owner: Joy
Drezek.
4.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
4-A. Variance 07-012 &
Fence, Wall, Hedge Modification 07-003; 2636 Fifth Street, Unit A. The applicant requests the following
modifications to the OP2 Multiple Family Residential District development
standards for construction of a new 1,477 sq. ft. single family dwelling: [1]
Permit a four-foot front yard setback in-lieu of a required 15-foot front yard
setback; [2] Permit a proposed eave along the front elevation to project within
3-feet of the front property line; [3] Permit a four-foot rear yard setback in-lieu
of a required 15-foot rear yard setback; [4] Permit a seven-foot side yard
setback along the north sideyard in-lieu of a required eight-foot sideyard
setback for the dining room portion of the proposed dwelling on the first
floor; [5] Permit a four-foot sideyard setback along the north sideyard for the
second floor portion of the proposed dwelling above the dining room where a
six-foot sideyard setback is required; [6] Permit a four-foot sideyard setback
along the south sideyard in-lieu of the eight-foot sideyard setback required
for the living room portion of the proposed dwelling on the first floor; [7]
Permit a four-foot sideyard setback along the south sideyard in-lieu of the
six-foot sideyard setback required for the second floor portion of the proposed
dwelling above the living room; [8] Permit 55% parcel coverage on a 1,481
square foot parcel in-lieu of the maximum 50% permitted; [9] Permit a 11.5-foot
by 18-foot single car garage where the standard is a 18-foot by 20-foot two-car
garage for a new single family dwelling; and [10] Permit a 6-foot to 8-foot
wall within the required 15-foot front yard setback area where a maximum of
42-inches is permitted. Pursuant to SMMC
Section 9.04.20.10.030(d)(1), the applicant may request a variance to allow the
modification of yard setbacks and parcel coverage on parcels having a depth of ninety
feet or less or width of thirty-nine feet or less. The subject property has a
depth of forty feet and a width of thirty-seven feet. In addition, SMMC Section
9.04.20.10.030(a) allows the modification of the number and dimensions of
automobile parking spaces and Interim Ordinance No. 2219 (CCS), Section 2(f)
permits modifications to fence and wall heights in the frontyard setback area
subject to approval by the Zoning Administrator. [Planner: Gina Szilak] APPLICANT:
Howard Lichtman. PROPERTY OWNER:
Nelsa And Albert Barajas.
4-B. Variance 07-013, 915 Centinela Avenue. The applicant requests the following modifications to the R1
Single Family Residential District development standards: [1] Permit the
partial enclosure of a front entryway on a legal nonconforming third (street
level) story with a 12.67-foot frontyard setback in-lieu of the required
15-foot frontyard setback; [2] Permit an open stairway to encroach eight feet
into the required 15-foot frontyard setback area; [3] Permit three pillars to
encroach 10.75 feet into the required 15-foot frontyard setback area; and [4]
To allow a five-foot five inch increase in height of a legal nonconforming
third story where the roof encroaches 10.67 feet into the required 15-foot
frontyard setback area. Pursuant to SMMC Section 9.04.20.10.030(d)(3), the
applicant may request a variance to allow the modification of yard setbacks on
parcels with a twelve and one-half-foot grade differential or more. The subject
property has an approximate 34-foot grade differential. SMMC Section
9.04.20.10.030(k)(1) allows an additional story which would otherwise not be
permitted for an existing residential structure provided the existing structure
has a finished first floor level that is more than three feet above average
natural grade or theoretical grade. The
subject property has a finished first floor level that was constructed five
feet above average natural grade. [Planner: Travis
Page] Applicant/Property Owner: Shawn Kuhne & Laura Jamet.
5. ADJOURNMENT
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR HEARING
INFORMATION
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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.
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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.
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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 $406.37.
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