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 III for Full Recommendation)
CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING FROM DECEMBER 15, 2025
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. BACKGROUND
On December 15, 2025, the Zoning Administrator opened the public hearing and received testimony from Darrin Derita (applicant). After accepting testimony and discussing the matter with interested parties, the Zoning Administrator requested that the matter be continued as an open hearing to January 5, 2026, in order to allow time for the Zoning Administrator to review the permit history for other properties in the vicinity and to consider the variance findings.
III. RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Zoning Administrator deny the variance requested for a reduced front setback and small lot design review for a garage and living space addition on the western side of the res...
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