DATE: January 22, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Development Services Department
TITLE: ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION UPHOLDING PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2024-P09 DENYING A REGULAR COASTAL PERMIT AND VARIANCE TO ALLOW AN EXISTING UNPERMITTED BALCONY ACCESSORY TO A SECOND STORY APARTMENT UNIT AT 1842 SOUTH PACIFIC STREET - GARST RESIDENCE - APPLICANT: SHANE GARST; APPELLANT: SHANE GARST
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution upholding Planning Commission Resolution No. 2024-P09 denying Regular Coastal Permit (RC23-00013) and Variance (V24-00001) to allow an existing unpermitted balcony accessory to a second story apartment unit that exceeds the maximum allowable lot coverage in the R-1 District at 1842 South Pacific Street.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The project site is located at 1842 South Pacific Street and has a zoning designation of Single Family Residential (R-1 - Coastal Zone). The 6,000 square-foot parcel is developed with three legal, non-conforming multi-family apartment units, an accessory dwelling unit (ADU), and a detached garage. Units 1 and 2 are located in a single-story duplex structure and Unit 3 is located above the detached garage at the rear of the property adjacent to Pacific Terrace alley. A portion of the four-car garage was legally converted into an ADU in 2023. The multi-family dwelling units and detached garage on the project site were constructed in 1951 under the R-3 (Multiple Family) development standards of the 1950 Zoning Ordinance. Therefore, the existing multi-family development is considered a legal, non-conforming use in what is now a single-family residential zone.
Project Description
The applicant is requesting a Regular Coastal Permit and a Variance to allow an existing unpermitted balcony accessory to Unit 3. The balcony is constructed of wood and supported by five vertical posts. It measures approximately 326 square feet in area with a height...
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