Project Title:
Variance and Small Lot Design Review for Residential Additions
County File(s):
CDVR25-01036
Applicant:
Darrin Derita
Owners:
Darrin Derita & Tina M. Straub Derita
Zoning:
Single-Family Residential (R-20)
General Plan:
Residential Low Density (RL)
Site Address/Location:
236 Angela Avenue, Alamo, CA 94507 (APN: 192-090-007)
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status:
Categorically Exempt: CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301(e), regarding additions to "Existing Facilities"
Project Planner:
Syd Sotoodeh, Senior Planner; (925) 655-2877; syd.sotoodeh@dcd.cccounty.us
Staff Recommendation:
Partial Approval (See Section II for Full Recommendation)
I. PROJECT SUMMARY
The applicant requests approval of a Variance Permit to allow a 19-foot front setback (where 25 feet is required) and small lot design review for the construction of an approximately 106-square-foot addition to an existing garage and improvements to an approximately 200-square-foot living space addition constructed within the garage without permits. The applicant also requests approval of small lot design review for the construction of an approximately 1,255 square-foot living space addition on the eastern side of the home located on a substandard lot.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the County Zoning Administrator:
1. OPEN the public hearing, RECEIVE testimony, and CLOSE the public hearing;
2. DETERMINE that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301(e);
3. DENY the variance for a 19-foot front setback (where 25 feet is the minimum required) and small lot design review for an addition to the garage and improvements to a living space addition constructed without permits within the garage, County File #CDVR25-01036, based on not being able to make the necessary Findings for approval as required by Section 26-2.2006 of the County Code (see attached findings).
4. APPROVE the small lot design review for an a...
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