DATE: February 5, 2025
TO: Chairperson and Members of the Community Development Commission
FROM: Development Services Department
TITLE: CONSIDERATION OF A REGULAR COASTAL PERMIT (RRP24-00001) TO PERMIT TWO UNPERMITTED ROOFTOP DECKS AT 151 SOUTH MYERS STREET - 151 SOUTH MYERS ROOFTOP DECKS - APPLICANT: NEEL PUJARA
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the Community Development Commission (CDC) adopt a resolution approving a Regular Coastal Permit (RRP24-00001) to permit two unpermitted rooftop decks at 151 South Myers Street.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The proposed project site is located at 151 South Myers Street, consisting of a 10,000-square-foot lot developed with a two-story, 12-unit apartment complex constructed in 1971. The site is situated less than 200 feet from South Pacific Street and the Oceanside beachfront. The property has a zoning designation of Downtown Subdistrict 5 (D-5), which is intended to provide a high-density residential neighborhood in an urban setting in close proximity to shopping, employment, transportation, and recreational facilities. Surrounding land uses include a mixture of small-lot single- and multi-family properties. Specifically, the project site is bounded by a multi-family residential complex to the north, South Myers Street to the east, Tyson Street to the south, and an alley, multi-family residential development, and South Pacific Street to the west (Attachment 2).
The proposed project represents a request to permit two existing noncontiguous, unpermitted rooftop decks that are accessible from an existing 312-square-foot sunroom located on the roof of the apartment building. "Deck 1" faces west and is approximately 275 square feet in area while "Deck 2" is east facing and is approximately 20 square feet in area. Together, the decks constitute approximately five percent (5 percent) of the total roof area. The applicant is not requesting to expand or enlarge the building beyond the existing rooftop deck...
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