SUBJECT: RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVING THE APPEAL FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR A REQUESTED VARIANCE FROM OFF-STREET PARKING (SECTION 17.44) TO ALLOW MORE THAN TWO VEHICLE TANDEM PARKING AT 1250 8TH STREET.

 

Recommendation:

That the City Council approve the attached resolution.

 

Background:

The City Council considered the matter on appeal on May 9, 2000 and approved the Variance request.

 

C.C. RESOLUTION NO.

 

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ON APPEAL FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION A REQUESTED VARIANCE FROM OFF-STREET PARKING (SECTION 17.44), TO ALLOW more than two VEHICLE TANDEM PARKING AT 1250 8TH STREET, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS WEST 12.5 FEET OF LOT 44 AND ALL OF LOT 45, BLOCK 140 OF REDONDO VILLA TRACT.

 

The City Council does hereby resolve and order as follows:

Section 1 . An appeal was filed by Park Lee owner of real property located at 1250 8th street in Hermosa Beach, seeking to appeal the Planning Commission denial of a Variance from Section 17.44 to allow three car tandem parking.

Section 2 . The Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed de novo public hearing to consider the application for a Variance and expansion and remodel to a nonconforming building on January 18, 2000, at which testimony and evidence, both written and oral, was presented to and considered by the Planning Commission.

Section 3 . The City Council conducted a duly noticed de novo public hearing to consider the appeal of the Planning Commission denial of the Variance on May 9, 2000, at which testimony and evidence, both written and oral, was presented to and considered by the City Council.

Section 4. Based on the evidence received at the public hearing, the City Council makes the following factual findings:

1. The applicant is proposing to remodel and expand an existing one-story single family dwelling. A Variance is required to allow three vehicle tandem parking. Three vehicle tandem parking is necessary to permit a remodel and expansion project in excess of 100% of the existing structure valuation.

2. The applicant is proposing a 2,230 square foot expansion to a single-family dwelling.

3. The proposed expansion otherwise complies with all requirements of the Zoning Ordinance.

Section 5 . Based on the foregoing factual findings, the City Council makes the following findings pertaining to the application for a Variance:

1. There is an exceptional circumstance relating to the property topography. It has a steep cross slope making it impossible to construct a standard two car garage without reconstructing the building.
2. The Variance is necessary for the enjoyment of a substantial property right possessed by other properties in the vicinity because it would otherwise not be possible to retain this structure with a 100% valuation and remodel the property with a home comparable in size and amenities to the surrounding homes in the neighborhood.
3. The granting of the Variance will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to property or improvements in such vicinity and zone in which the property is located, since the required number of parking spaces (three) is in conformance with the R-1 development standards.
4. The Variance is not contrary to the General Plan. The project is not unusually large or out of scale with the neighborhood and would substantially improve the property with a modern single family home in conformance with the Zoning Ordinance and the General Plan. The project would benefit the neighborhood with a substantially improved property.

Section 6. The project is Categorically Exempt from the requirement for an environmental assessment, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, Sections 15303 Class3 (b) and 15315 with the finding that the project is in an area with available services.

Section 7 . Based on the foregoing, the City Council hereby approves the requested Variance.

 

PASSED AND APPROVED, and ADOPTED this day of 2000