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- Good afternoon, everyone.

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It is four o'clock on August the 13th.

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I am calling this afternoon's meeting to order.

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My name's Michael Cass.

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I am serving as zoning administrator this afternoon.

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We will start with a civility statement.

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So I wanna quickly read.

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As your appointed governing body,

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we will treat each other and the public

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with patience, civility, and courtesy

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as a model of the same behavior

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we wish to reflect in Martinez

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for the conduct of all city business

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and community participation.

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This includes respect for everyone's First Amendment right

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to voice their opinion on matters

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within the city's subject matter jurisdiction,

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even if that opinion is different from our own.

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The decisions made will be for the benefit

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of the Martinez community and not for personal gain.

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So I'd next like to move on to public comment.

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This is for public comment for items

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that are not on the agenda.

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So non-agenda public comment is limited to matters

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which are within the subject matter jurisdiction

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of the zoning administrator

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and which are not action items listed elsewhere.

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If you'd like to make a comment,

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please use the raise your hand feature.

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And I am seeing one hand raised.

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Earl, you can unmute yourself.

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- [Earl] No, that was an error.

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- Okay, we will then talk to you very shortly then.

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Thank you, Earl.

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Is there anyone else who wishes

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to make a public comment

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on an item not on today's agenda?

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Great.

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Seeing none, we'll now move on to our public hearing items.

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We're gonna start with the request

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for a conditional use permit for 700 Court Street.

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Brandon, if you could please give a presentation.

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- [Speaker] You need to unmute.

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- Thank you. Thank you.

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So I'm Senior Planner Brandon Northart,

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here this afternoon to present

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the conditional use permit for 700 Court Street.

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So some quick background on the project.

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It's located again at 700 Court Street.

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The general plan designation is Downtown Core.

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It's located in the Central Commercial Zoning District.

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It is also subject and located

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within the Downtown Historic Overlay District

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and the downtown specific plan area.

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The lot size is approximately 37,000 square feet.

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It is currently a vacant commercial structure,

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and the surrounding uses

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are predominantly commercial and civic.

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So the proposed project boiled down

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is to relocate the existing

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Aladdin Bail Bonds from 836 Main Street

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over on the corner of Main and Las Juntas

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to have a conditional use permit to relocate the business

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on the ground floor at 700 Court Street.

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So again, just to clarify,

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this would not be a net new bail bonds.

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This would just be a relocation of an existing one.

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So the zoning code specifically requires

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a conditional use permit for bail bond shops

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on or above the second floor

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that do not have frontage on Main Street or Ferry Street.

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However, the applicant is proposing to relocate the business

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but would not establish a new one.

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Staff are supportive because the project

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would relocate the existing one at 836 Main Street

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which does have a more prominent

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ground floor location along Main Street

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compared to the subject site

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which would result in freeing up a tenant space

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for more compatible commercial business at the location.

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It would also result in the bail bond shop

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being located closer to the

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Contra Costa Courthouse and Jail,

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which are a more compatible use with the bail bonds.

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In addition, like I mentioned,

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the project is located

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within the Downtown Historic Overlay District

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and the downtown specific plan area,

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but the project's not proposing

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any exterior modifications to the structure,

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so none of the provisions

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in either of those instances apply here.

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There are several conditions of approval on the project,

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but I just wanted to quickly highlight two of them.

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The first one is related to signage.

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So at this time, the applicant's not proposing any signage

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to be a part of this approval.

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So we have included a condition that ensures

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that if any signage is proposed in the future,

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that it comes through the planning division

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and is consistent with any applicable

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planning and zoning standards.

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And we've also included a building permit condition.

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Again, there are no interior, exterior revisions

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or tenant improvements proposed at this time.

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So in the event that there are

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in the future that the property owner and applicant

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consult with the planning and building divisions

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to ensure that any future improvements

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comply with our city building code and procedures.

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So in order to approve the conditional use permit,

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several findings need to be made, which are found here.

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But just to quickly summarize,

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staff are supportive in making the required findings

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because the use is compatible with the surrounding area,

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would occupy an existing vacant tenant commercial structure,

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free up another more prominent one,

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and would not pose a hazard to health and safety.

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So with that, today's recommendation is

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to conduct a public hearing

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and adopt zoning administrator resolution number 26-19,

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approving a request from Eduardo Garcia

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to consider a conditional use permit

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to establish a bail bond shop on the ground floor

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located at 700 Court Street

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in the Central Commercial Zoning District,

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assessor's parcel number 373266001-8,

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subject to conditions of approval.

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With that, I am happy to take any questions,

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but I believe both the property owner and applicant

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are here as well.

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- Thank you very much, Brandon, for the presentation.

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I have a quick question,

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which actually is probably better suited

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for the applicant and property owner,

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so feel free to allow them to answer it.

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I thought there was a juice business that was still there.

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So do you know when they officially left the space?

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And again, I can direct that to the property owner

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if that's more appropriate.

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- I'll default to the property owner.

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- Okay. Great.

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- [Earl] They're on a month-to-month basis

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why they get their plans approved

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for their future space in another city.

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Appreciate that, Earl.

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Eduardo and Earl, the floor is yours.

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If there's anything that you would like to

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add to present for your application

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in addition to the comments

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that were presented by the project planner.

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- [Earl] I'm good with everything

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you guys have presented here this afternoon.

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I think you've pretty much covered the basis of everything.

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So unless Ed from Aladdin has anything,

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I don't have any more to add.

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- [Eduardo] Same here.

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Feel like we've covered everything that we needed to.

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I think everything's pretty straightforward.

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- Well, thank you both very much.

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Just one additional question,

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confirming that you both had a chance

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to review the draft resolution

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and recommended conditions of approval.

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I just wanna confirm that you have no issues.

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- [Earl] We have, as building owner, has no issues.

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- [Eduardo] As applicant, we have no issues.

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- Great.

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Well, thank you very much, appreciate that.

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I'd now like to open this matter up

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to members of the public.

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Any member of the public

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who wishes to comment on this application,

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please use the raise your hand feature

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located at the bottom of your screen.

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Seeing none, we'll now close

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the public portion of the meeting.

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And just wanna indicate that I find myself

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staff on the recommendations

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and can support the conditional use permit

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for many of the reasons that were outlined,

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particularly since this is an established business

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that has compatibility with the court

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and being relocated closer to the courthouse

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I think makes sense.

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It's not a net increase potentially

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of this type of use within the downtown.

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And then also just supportive,

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particularly since this business is currently open 24/7,

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and just the vitality that that can add to the downtown.

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So I am prepared to support staff's recommendation,

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and I move to adopt resolution number 26-19,

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approving the conditional use permit

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subject to conditions of approval as outlined by staff.

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My decision is appealable.

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Anyone can appeal this decision in a 10-day period.

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If you're interested in doing so, please contact Brandon.

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And then Eduardo and Earl, congratulations to you both.

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If you have additional questions after today's meeting,

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please reach out to Brandon,

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but we will send you a formal approval packet

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in the next day or so.

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Congratulations.

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- [Earl] Thank you.

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- [Eduardo] Thank you so much.

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Appreciate it.

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- Great, so now moving on

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to the next item on today's agenda,

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which is 103 Escobar Street.

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This is for a variance and minor exception.

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This item was heard at a previous meeting

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and was continued to this afternoon.

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I'm going to turn it over to Brandon Northart,

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who is representing the project on behalf of Imanol Tovar

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who had a conflict today.

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Brandon.

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- Thank you, Michael.

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Again, I'm Senior Planner Brandon Northart

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here this afternoon on behalf of Imanol Tovar

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to present the variance and minor exception request

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for a 103 Escobar Street project.

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So I will be covering some duplicative information

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that was covered by Imanol in his last presentation,

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but there is some new information in here

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that I'll gloss over as well.

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So, most of you know

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the project is located at 103 Escobar Street.

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It's located in the R-6.0 Single-Family Zoning District.

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The lot size is approximately 5,200 square feet.

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It is currently occupied by a single family residence

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and is predominantly surrounded

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by other single family residences as well.

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So some background on this project.

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So the project was presented, as stated by Michael,

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on July 23rd, 2026 to the zoning administrator.

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During that time, there were several public commenters

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who shared concerns about the project's

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height, scale, massing,

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and some existing overgrowth at the site.

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Based on this feedback,

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the zoning administrator

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did not approve or deny the project,

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but instead decided to continue that to today.

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The zoning administrator also requested

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that the applicant meet with neighbors

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to discuss their concerns, provide additional exhibits,

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and potentially install story poles

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to show the height of the proposed structure,

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consider other modifications to the project,

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as well as prune the overgrown vegetation

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at the corner of Bayview and Escobar.

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Since then the applicant and architect

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actually had a meeting with some of the neighbors

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on August 7th.

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The vegetation on the corner has been pruned,

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but there are no changes proposed

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at this time to the project

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compared to when it was presented earlier in July.

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So, again, no changes to the project,

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but just kind of going over everything again

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so everybody's on the same page.

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So the scope of work is to construct

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an approximately 1,782 square foot addition

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to the existing single-family residence,

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which would add a garage, two bedrooms,

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and two bathrooms to the home.

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And in total, the new home would total 3,307 square feet.

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So just showing the proposed elevations here,

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so you can see the rear elevation on the left

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and then the front elevation on the right.

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The front elevation would be the elevation

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when viewing it straight on from Escobar.

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And one thing I wanted to provide

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additional clarification on

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compared to the last time this was presented is

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this is not a two-story addition.

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This project is primarily a split level project

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as we would like to call it.

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So it's predominantly a single story project

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with an addition and conversion to the lower floor

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which I believe is currently a basement

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in conversion to be a garage

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as well as additional residence area.

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And I'll kind of cover that a little bit

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in a couple slides too.

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These are the side elevations.

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So the top elevation would be the elevation

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where the height and massing of the structure

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would be largest,

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and that would be down slope from Escobar to the east.

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And then the bottom elevation here

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would be the elevation along Bayview Drive.

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And again, it is a single story from that elevation.

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Here are the floor plans.

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So the floor plans on the left would be

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the single story or the first floor of the structure.

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And the floor plan on the right would be that split level

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where the basement would be converted

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to a garage and guest room.

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So the applicant prepared a couple of additional

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renderings and elevation comparisons for staff,

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which I'm presenting here.

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So these graphics are a little busy,

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so just trying to demonstrate a little bit more.

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So the blue lines you see are...

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This is from Bayview Drive,

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the elevation from Bayview Drive side elevation.

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So the blue lines are the existing roof line

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where the top of the structure currently is,

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and the red line would be the roof line

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at its tallest point in the proposed addition.

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And again, the total addition

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is approximately five feet in height,

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compared to existing.

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Similarly, this is the front elevation along Escobar.

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So you can see the blue line

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is the existing height of the structure and roof line

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where the red line is the total top.

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And one thing I would also like to add

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is that the structure does total approximately 27 feet,

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which is taller than what would normally be allowed

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at 25 feet.

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But that is mainly due to the topographical

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challenges and slope of Escobar Street

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where the city requires that the total height of a structure

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is measured from its most lowest point

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to wherever it lines at its tallest point,

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which just so happens to be

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at the center line of this house,

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which makes it measure higher than

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what would probably be of the first floor.

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Again, some just additional context

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showing the slope of Escobar Street.

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The image on the left, you can see,

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again, facing towards the house,

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Escobar naturally has a steep grade

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rising from east to west.

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And then the bottom image you can see

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on the other side of Escobar going up,

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you can see that there's a natural slope

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that results in a lot of the homes being different heights

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depending on their alignment with Escobar

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and the natural slope and topography,

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which naturally results

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in a lot of the homes already existing

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to be significantly taller

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than what would otherwise be allowed

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under the 25-foot height limit.

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So you can see how the project complies with

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and compares to the existing condition

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and complies with our various zoning requirements.

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As you can tell,

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there are several variances being requested,

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including for front setbacks, side yard setbacks,

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rear setbacks, lot coverage, FAR,

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and the applicant is also requesting a minor exception

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as it relates to height.

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So since the applicant's requesting a variance these

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findings need to be made.

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As previously referenced,

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the staff believes all the findings

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can be affirmatively made.

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There are other neighboring properties

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in the vicinity of the project that are also inconsistent

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with several of the development standards

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in the R-6.0 zoning district,

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including floor area ratio, lot coverage, and setbacks.

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In addition, minor exception findings need to be made.

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Again, staff believe that the height increase

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would not pose a detrimental impact

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to the site and adjacent properties

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and comply with the intent of the zoning district.

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And there's supporting evidence

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that several of the other properties

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in the surrounding vicinity

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also do not comply with the height standards.

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So the project did receive one public comment

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prior to the previous zoning administrator meeting.

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That comment did express some concerns,

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but didn't necessarily oppose or support the project.

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And then we have received

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one additional written public comment since then,

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before this meeting, in support of the project.

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And since then, we've received

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several additional inquiries about the project,

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but no other official written public comments

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have been received other than those stated here.

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So just wanted to highlight one notable

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recommended condition of approval related to landscaping.

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So staff are recommending

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that the applicant prepare a landscape plan

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with the intent of creating some additional screening

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along the adjacent property owner property line

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that would help eliminate and reduce some of the massing

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and privacy concerns that adjacent neighbors might have.

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So with that, today's staff's recommendation

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is to conduct a public hearing

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and adopt zoning administrator resolution number 26-18,

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approving a request from Tony and Tiffany Chantri

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to consider a variance to,

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one, reduce the required rear yard setback

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from 25 feet to 20 feet,

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reduce the required side yard setback

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from five feet to three feet,

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reduce the required front yard setback

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from 20 feet to five feet,

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increase the maximum lot coverage from 40% to 45%,

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and increase the maximum floor area ratio from 0.5 to 0.58,

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and a minor exception to increase the building height

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to 27 feet and seven inches where 25 feet is permitted

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to construct a 1,782 square foot addition

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to the existing single-family residence

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for a total of 3,037 square feet

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located at Escobar Street in the R-6.0 Zoning District,

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assessor parcel number 372072010-5.

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With that, I am happy to answer any additional questions,

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and I believe that the applicant and property owner

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are here as well if there are any questions for them.

422
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- Great. Thank you, Brandon.

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I do have a couple of questions for you.

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So I did read the packet

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and did read the additional public comment letter

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that was submitted and included as part of the packet.

427
00:19:45,330 --> 00:19:50,580
Can you just orient me with Susie and John Gardenal

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where they reside in relationship to the proposed project?

429
00:19:54,810 --> 00:19:56,970
- Yeah, I can share my screen again really quickly.

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So they are the adjacent neighbor down slope.

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Here, I believe this is their residence.

432
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- Okay and the condition of approval

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about the landscape screening

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is between their two properties, correct?

435
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- Correct.

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- And then sort of related, not fully related.

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At the last meeting, there was a concern that was expressed

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regarding the vegetation

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that is going into the utility lines,

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but I didn't see any recommendations

441
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with conditions of approval regarding that matter.

442
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Did I miss it?

443
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I just wanna confirm.

444
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- No, there weren't any significant

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alterations to the conditions of approval.

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Staff would be happy to add that though upon your request.

447
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- And then last question for you, Brandon.

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At this time, just to confirm, you alluded to it,

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but I just wanna make sure it's abundantly clear.

450
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So at this point, the applicant has

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met with some of the neighbors.

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They've included the additional exhibit

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that's clarifying the proposed height differential,

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but no other changes to the project at this time.

455
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- Correct. - Okay.

456
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I appreciate that. Thank you so much.

457
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Would now like to open it up

458
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to the applicant and architect

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if you would like to make a presentation.

460
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- I've also elevated Kirk Shelby as well.

461
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He's the architect.

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- Can you hear us okay? - Yes.

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- [Kirk] Mr. Chantri and I are together in my office.

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So Mr. Chantri will make just a brief statement.

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- [Tony] Yeah.

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Thank you for hosting this and everything.

467
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I appreciate it.

468
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I wasn't at the original meeting.

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My understanding of the original meeting was the safety

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because of some trees on the corner.

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They have since been removed,

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and the height of the vegetation has been cut down on that.

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The other other thing that was brought up,

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from what I understand,

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was people up in the cul-de-sac

476
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thought it was a two-story instead of a single-story.

477
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And since that's been clarified,

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my understanding is that everything is fine there.

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Our next door neighbor that you talked about,

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originally, she though, from her bedroom,

481
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that the building was gonna be three feet from her bedroom.

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That was not correct, and that has been remedied.

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And also she has written a letter in favor of the project.

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Our neighbors across the street,

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Tim, who's directly across the street,

486
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he looks straight on towards the front of the house

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in compliance with it.

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He's in favor.

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Since then, we also did a laser shot

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to establish the height of the roof and everything.

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And the people up above on Bayview

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their view with the height of our proposed addition,

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they still can see the shell.

494
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They can see the courthouse.

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They can see the bridge.

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They can see the river.

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So I don't believe that it impairs their view,

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and I would appreciate

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if we can just get this project up and moving.

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It's been a long one,

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and we'd like to just get it going.

502
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I think the concerns have been taken care of.

503
00:23:33,780 --> 00:23:35,780
Thank you.

504
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Do you have anything?

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- [Kirk] You guys get all that?

506
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- We did.

507
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Kirk, did you have anything that you wanted to add?

508
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- [Kirk] No, I think he...

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I was present at the meeting.

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There was, I think, five, maybe six residents

511
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of the surrounding people that came.

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Three expressed some concerns

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and maintained expressing concerns.

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Two of them were with respect to view projection,

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and another one was concerned about

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encroachment on setbacks.

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We talked to them.

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Tony like I said,

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he's laser shot at.

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He put up a story pole

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because the roof is not very safe

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to be walking around on

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to construct anything more than that.

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But he did put up a pole that runs up to the height

525
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so that at least from visual standpoint,

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you can stand someplace and see.

527
00:24:35,310 --> 00:24:38,640
You have to kind of use your imagination to extend that line

528
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to its full extent, but you can...

529
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I think you can hopefully understand what's going on.

530
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That's all we could do at the current time.

531
00:24:50,550 --> 00:24:52,550
Other than that,

532
00:24:53,730 --> 00:24:55,730
we believe that,

533
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that the scope of the project is reasonable

534
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in that it was a two-bedroom, one-bath,

535
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1,300 square foot house.

536
00:25:02,670 --> 00:25:05,910
It's now a three-bedroom, well, four bedroom

537
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if you count the downstairs guest/ADU.

538
00:25:09,210 --> 00:25:11,610
Four bedroom, three bath.

539
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The upstairs is three bedrooms, two baths.

540
00:25:16,740 --> 00:25:19,680
So it seems to be in a range that is

541
00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:22,680
consistent with the surrounding neighborhood

542
00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:25,590
in terms of floor area.

543
00:25:25,590 --> 00:25:29,190
And the original roof was 8 and 12.

544
00:25:29,220 --> 00:25:31,140
We took down to 6 and 12.

545
00:25:31,140 --> 00:25:34,290
We didn't feel we could take it down farther

546
00:25:34,290 --> 00:25:38,580
just because we're trying to maintain a certain look.

547
00:25:38,580 --> 00:25:41,280
- And clarifying, going down to 6 and 12,

548
00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:43,800
that's what you did with the original design that-

549
00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:45,330
- [Kirk] Yes, yes.

550
00:25:45,330 --> 00:25:47,330
- Thank you.

551
00:25:47,790 --> 00:25:49,290
And then I just wanna allow Tiffany,

552
00:25:49,290 --> 00:25:52,920
if you have any comments that you wanted to make.

553
00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:54,180
- [Tony] Tiffany is out of town.

554
00:25:54,180 --> 00:25:55,320
I apologize for that,

555
00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:57,990
but she already was scheduled to be out of town.

556
00:25:57,990 --> 00:25:58,823
- Okay.

557
00:25:58,823 --> 00:26:01,290
She's on Zoom, so that's why.

558
00:26:01,290 --> 00:26:03,120
- [Tony] Oh, okay.

559
00:26:03,120 --> 00:26:04,200
She was catching a flight,

560
00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:06,870
so I'm surprised she's on it, to be honest about it.

561
00:26:06,870 --> 00:26:09,300
- [Kirk] Yeah, she unmutes and talks.

562
00:26:09,300 --> 00:26:12,300
We're all for it.

563
00:26:12,780 --> 00:26:15,780
- Well, not hearing her unmute.

564
00:26:16,500 --> 00:26:18,630
Thank you both for the presentation.

565
00:26:18,630 --> 00:26:22,110
I do want to now open it up to members of the public,

566
00:26:22,110 --> 00:26:25,400
but I might circle back with you.

567
00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:26,550
- Thank you. - So anyone who wishes

568
00:26:26,550 --> 00:26:28,320
to speak on this item,

569
00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:30,930
please use the raise your hand feature

570
00:26:30,930 --> 00:26:33,240
located at the bottom of the screen.

571
00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:34,980
And if you're calling via phone,

572
00:26:34,980 --> 00:26:39,870
if you can please use star nine to raise your hand.

573
00:26:39,870 --> 00:26:43,155
I'd like to start with Ray Gallagher

574
00:26:43,155 --> 00:26:46,560
is the firsthand I've seen.

575
00:26:46,560 --> 00:26:49,370
Ray, you may unmute yourself.

576
00:26:49,370 --> 00:26:49,870
- [Ray] Okay.

577
00:26:49,870 --> 00:26:51,180
Can you hear me now?

578
00:26:51,180 --> 00:26:52,130
- Yes.

579
00:26:52,130 --> 00:26:53,190
- [Ray] Yes. Okay.

580
00:26:53,190 --> 00:26:54,510
Well, I'm Ray Gallagher.

581
00:26:54,510 --> 00:26:58,710
I'm Rose Billecci Santos' son-in-law and...

582
00:26:59,370 --> 00:27:03,570
The concern that Philip and Rose had

583
00:27:03,810 --> 00:27:06,210
with the single-story pole

584
00:27:06,780 --> 00:27:09,750
was that there was just

585
00:27:09,750 --> 00:27:12,360
exactly just one story pole.

586
00:27:12,360 --> 00:27:15,510
If it's possible to have

587
00:27:15,510 --> 00:27:20,910
a second or third story pole just added to,

588
00:27:21,300 --> 00:27:26,100
to show the projection of the roof ridge lines,

589
00:27:26,100 --> 00:27:30,570
I suppose, to give them a little better comfort

590
00:27:30,570 --> 00:27:34,110
or understanding of the visual site.

591
00:27:34,110 --> 00:27:38,310
I suppose that's the first concern.

592
00:27:42,210 --> 00:27:47,520
I know this may be out of the timeline,

593
00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:54,120
but because this project is in the high fire severity zone

594
00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:59,460
and the reduction of the setbacks, the side setbacks,

595
00:27:59,460 --> 00:28:01,830
well, all the setbacks,

596
00:28:01,830 --> 00:28:04,830
what impact does that have?

597
00:28:05,610 --> 00:28:09,600
And I looked at the plans.

598
00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:11,460
I cannot find any

599
00:28:13,500 --> 00:28:15,450
fire resistant cladding or

600
00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:20,720
venting to prevent

601
00:28:22,770 --> 00:28:24,600
fire propagation in those areas.

602
00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:28,890
I know that might be a more of a planning prior to,

603
00:28:28,890 --> 00:28:32,970
and the plans are pretty well advanced.

604
00:28:32,970 --> 00:28:36,600
But I suppose the main issue for Rose Billecci

605
00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:39,000
is the story poles,

606
00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:45,270
if it's possible to have additional poles to show,

607
00:28:45,270 --> 00:28:48,900
say, projected bridge lines north and south

608
00:28:48,900 --> 00:28:50,490
and, say, west, east-west.

609
00:28:51,870 --> 00:28:53,310
Does that make sense?

610
00:28:53,310 --> 00:28:54,143
- Understood.

611
00:28:54,143 --> 00:28:57,143
Thank you very much, Ray.

612
00:28:58,500 --> 00:29:02,850
I do have a quick question for staff.

613
00:29:03,330 --> 00:29:06,360
The member of the public just raised an issue

614
00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:10,170
in regards to the high fire severity zone.

615
00:29:10,170 --> 00:29:12,480
So I wanna see if the project

616
00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:14,820
was referred to the fire department

617
00:29:14,820 --> 00:29:16,680
and if they had any notable comments

618
00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:20,280
or anything pertinent related to that.

619
00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:21,750
- If you wanna give me a moment,

620
00:29:21,750 --> 00:29:23,520
I can double check that.

621
00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:25,440
- What we can do is we can go to the next speaker

622
00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:27,690
and then come back to you.

623
00:29:27,690 --> 00:29:31,740
So if we could please allow Jamie to speak.

624
00:29:31,740 --> 00:29:35,340
Jamie, you may please unmute yourself.

625
00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:39,900
- [Jamie] Can you hear me?

626
00:29:39,900 --> 00:29:41,430
Yes. Okay. - Yeah.

627
00:29:41,430 --> 00:29:42,830
- [Jamie] I live across the street

628
00:29:42,830 --> 00:29:45,210
in the old Tucker Mansion.

629
00:29:45,210 --> 00:29:49,410
My one concern is the front setback

630
00:29:49,950 --> 00:29:52,860
being so close to the street,

631
00:29:52,860 --> 00:29:56,970
much closer than any other house on the street,

632
00:29:56,970 --> 00:30:00,600
and that possibly setting a precedent

633
00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:02,430
for things to come,

634
00:30:02,430 --> 00:30:06,630
also the viewing going around that corner.

635
00:30:08,130 --> 00:30:10,830
So that's one of my biggest concerns

636
00:30:10,830 --> 00:30:14,430
is getting too close to Escobar.

637
00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:20,310
The existing has a cantilevered section coming out there

638
00:30:20,310 --> 00:30:22,470
and they're playing off of that.

639
00:30:22,470 --> 00:30:25,170
I don't think that's actually accurate.

640
00:30:25,170 --> 00:30:29,610
So I think a planner should physically look at that.

641
00:30:29,610 --> 00:30:33,300
The story poles are my other issue.

642
00:30:33,300 --> 00:30:36,750
I would love to see those set up, as they should be,

643
00:30:36,750 --> 00:30:39,960
with a rope and flags across it

644
00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:44,280
for the public to be able to easily visualize

645
00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:46,530
the size and dimensions

646
00:30:46,530 --> 00:30:50,280
of the building that they're proposing.

647
00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:52,200
And I think that's quite important.

648
00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:55,440
I've built a number of houses myself in Lafayette,

649
00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:59,940
and I've always had to go through that.

650
00:30:59,940 --> 00:31:02,820
The third thing I was curious about

651
00:31:02,820 --> 00:31:06,420
is the state of the sidewalks,

652
00:31:06,660 --> 00:31:08,790
if that could be incorporated

653
00:31:08,790 --> 00:31:12,120
into their scope of the landscaping plan.

654
00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:15,570
I know the city has a hard time fronting the cost

655
00:31:15,570 --> 00:31:17,970
to improve those sidewalks,

656
00:31:18,300 --> 00:31:21,960
but along Bayview, there's none at all.

657
00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:26,280
And it would be helpful for traffic from the pool

658
00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:28,230
on that side of the street

659
00:31:28,230 --> 00:31:29,490
where there's only gonna be

660
00:31:29,490 --> 00:31:31,710
basically a three-foot setback,

661
00:31:31,710 --> 00:31:34,110
four-foot setback to Bayview.

662
00:31:35,310 --> 00:31:36,810
So I don't know how they're gonna deal

663
00:31:36,810 --> 00:31:38,550
with any landscaping there.

664
00:31:38,550 --> 00:31:43,230
Maybe a sidewalk improvement plan should be incorporated

665
00:31:43,230 --> 00:31:45,630
into the landscaping plan.

666
00:31:46,650 --> 00:31:47,880
Just my thoughts.

667
00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:51,420
I don't know if that's out of place for this meeting or not,

668
00:31:51,420 --> 00:31:55,200
but wanted to plant some seeds.

669
00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:57,800
Any questions?

670
00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:01,650
- No questions at this time.

671
00:32:01,650 --> 00:32:04,860
I'm gonna wait to hear all public comments,

672
00:32:04,860 --> 00:32:07,860
but I appreciate your succinctness

673
00:32:08,250 --> 00:32:11,520
and being very clear with what your concerns are.

674
00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:13,520
- [Jamie] Okay.

675
00:32:14,280 --> 00:32:16,380
- I do wanna circle back to staff.

676
00:32:16,380 --> 00:32:18,420
Brandon, are you prepared to respond

677
00:32:18,420 --> 00:32:20,820
to that initial question?

678
00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:24,900
- Yeah, so the project was routed to

679
00:32:24,900 --> 00:32:26,430
Contra Costa Fire Prevention District,

680
00:32:26,430 --> 00:32:28,830
and they did provide several comments,

681
00:32:28,830 --> 00:32:30,960
but they were mostly high level,

682
00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:32,340
did identify that the project

683
00:32:32,340 --> 00:32:34,170
was in a high fire severity zone,

684
00:32:34,170 --> 00:32:36,170
and that additional

685
00:32:37,110 --> 00:32:39,110
wildland-urban interface requirements

686
00:32:39,450 --> 00:32:41,910
were likely applying that additional

687
00:32:41,910 --> 00:32:44,280
review by the fire department would be necessary

688
00:32:44,280 --> 00:32:46,440
and a permit and everything submitted to them

689
00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:50,640
prior to a building permit being issued.

690
00:32:51,720 --> 00:32:55,320
- Great. Thank you very much, Brandon.

691
00:32:55,641 --> 00:32:58,260
I'd now like to open it up for Brooke,

692
00:32:58,260 --> 00:33:02,250
if you'd like to make any comments.

693
00:33:02,250 --> 00:33:04,110
- [Brooke] Yeah. Can you hear me?

694
00:33:04,110 --> 00:33:06,480
- Yes, we can. - Okay.

695
00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:07,860
My name's Brooke Guiley

696
00:33:07,860 --> 00:33:10,380
and I live on 14 Escobar Street.

697
00:33:10,380 --> 00:33:13,890
I attended the meeting hosted by the Chantri family.

698
00:33:13,890 --> 00:33:17,640
I remain concerned about the requested exception

699
00:33:17,640 --> 00:33:20,430
to the maximum building height.

700
00:33:20,430 --> 00:33:22,140
For background information,

701
00:33:22,140 --> 00:33:24,930
I purchased my home in the neighborhood 10 years ago.

702
00:33:24,930 --> 00:33:26,790
I've started a family here,

703
00:33:26,790 --> 00:33:28,620
and I have intentions of staying here

704
00:33:28,620 --> 00:33:30,480
for many years to come.

705
00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:33,360
To this day, the single best thing about my house

706
00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:37,500
is its view of downtown Martinez and the Benicia Bridge.

707
00:33:37,500 --> 00:33:39,330
This portion of Escobar Street

708
00:33:39,330 --> 00:33:42,180
is characterized by its hillside location

709
00:33:42,180 --> 00:33:44,430
and the views that it provides.

710
00:33:44,430 --> 00:33:45,900
I'm generally supportive

711
00:33:45,900 --> 00:33:49,500
of the long overdue renovation of 103.

712
00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:52,620
The property has been abandoned and unattended

713
00:33:52,620 --> 00:33:56,470
for longer than I've lived here.

714
00:33:56,470 --> 00:33:58,380
The neighborhood is banded together to make sure

715
00:33:58,380 --> 00:34:01,980
that a squatter type of situation never happened.

716
00:34:01,980 --> 00:34:04,200
So it's positive, I think,

717
00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:07,440
to restore, improve, and occupy the house,

718
00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:10,710
but my concern is still with the proposed roof height.

719
00:34:10,710 --> 00:34:13,950
The staff report describes it as a minor exception,

720
00:34:13,950 --> 00:34:16,440
but I don't see any analysis explaining

721
00:34:16,440 --> 00:34:19,290
why a roof exceeding the 25-foot maximum

722
00:34:19,290 --> 00:34:22,500
is appropriate for this property

723
00:34:22,500 --> 00:34:24,600
or compatible with the neighborhood.

724
00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:27,780
I haven't seen any comparison of the proposed roof height

725
00:34:27,780 --> 00:34:33,780
with the heights and roof profiles of the neighboring homes.

726
00:34:34,500 --> 00:34:36,840
It's important because the surrounding neighborhood

727
00:34:36,840 --> 00:34:41,400
is predominantly characterized by low profile roofs.

728
00:34:42,300 --> 00:34:45,300
My own home, which was built in the 1970s,

729
00:34:45,300 --> 00:34:47,850
and it's one of the newest houses on the block,

730
00:34:47,850 --> 00:34:51,240
it has a low roof profile, a 3:12,

731
00:34:51,240 --> 00:34:54,480
as do a majority of the surrounding homes.

732
00:34:54,480 --> 00:34:58,800
The 612 roof pitch appears substantially taller

733
00:34:58,110 --> 00:34:59,400
than the other roof forms

734
00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:03,000
that are typical of this neighborhood.

735
00:35:04,260 --> 00:35:06,260
So I was...

736
00:35:06,570 --> 00:35:11,970
So the proposed roof is more than 27 feet tall.

737
00:35:12,630 --> 00:35:14,970
I'm just requesting that

738
00:35:14,970 --> 00:35:19,110
the applicants use a lower pitch roof, maybe a 3:12.

739
00:35:19,110 --> 00:35:21,930
I'm an engineer, but I'm not a civil engineer,

740
00:35:21,930 --> 00:35:25,800
but I think the house would be around 22 feet high,

741
00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:30,480
or a 4:12 roof, which would be about 24 feet high.

742
00:35:30,900 --> 00:35:33,900
Then the reconstructed home would

743
00:35:34,200 --> 00:35:37,200
not even need an exemption.

744
00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:41,580
In summary, I'm just asking you to consider

745
00:35:41,580 --> 00:35:43,500
how this affects the neighborhood,

746
00:35:43,500 --> 00:35:46,290
how it affects our views.

747
00:35:46,290 --> 00:35:47,430
And I just don't understand

748
00:35:47,430 --> 00:35:50,160
why they even need this variance.

749
00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:56,160
Thank you for your time and for considering my comment.

750
00:35:56,640 --> 00:35:57,840
- Thank you very much, Brooke.

751
00:35:57,840 --> 00:35:59,840
I appreciate it.

752
00:36:00,330 --> 00:36:02,820
Now I'd like to allow Tim Farley,

753
00:36:02,820 --> 00:36:06,810
if you'd like to make any comments.

754
00:36:06,810 --> 00:36:07,643
- [Tim] Hello.

755
00:36:07,643 --> 00:36:09,450
Can you guys hear me?

756
00:36:09,450 --> 00:36:10,350
- We can.

757
00:36:10,350 --> 00:36:11,183
- [Tim] Thank you so much.

758
00:36:11,183 --> 00:36:13,620
Again, Tim Farley, 40 Escobar Street.

759
00:36:13,620 --> 00:36:16,470
I live directly across the street from 103.

760
00:36:16,470 --> 00:36:19,380
I actually know Mrs. Chantri,

761
00:36:19,380 --> 00:36:23,460
and she was a wonderful, wonderful neighbor.

762
00:36:23,460 --> 00:36:27,900
I'm generally in supportive of having the home replaced.

763
00:36:27,900 --> 00:36:33,240
I think we all can agree the current situation

764
00:36:33,240 --> 00:36:36,900
is not good for all of us here on Escobar Street.

765
00:36:36,900 --> 00:36:39,900
So I generally support this.

766
00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:43,380
I did ask last time for the story poles,

767
00:36:43,380 --> 00:36:46,140
and we have just one stick.

768
00:36:46,140 --> 00:36:50,520
And I don't think you can get a reasonable

769
00:36:50,520 --> 00:36:54,300
visualization of what the roof line would look like.

770
00:36:54,300 --> 00:36:58,110
I know that the roof line and visibility

771
00:36:58,110 --> 00:36:59,970
is important to the neighbors.

772
00:36:59,970 --> 00:37:03,570
And so my concern is that

773
00:37:04,620 --> 00:37:07,560
we did not get a full story pole setup,

774
00:37:07,560 --> 00:37:08,910
but that's up to you guys.

775
00:37:08,910 --> 00:37:11,370
I do wanna compliment the Chantris though,

776
00:37:11,370 --> 00:37:14,250
because they did come and they did meet with us,

777
00:37:14,250 --> 00:37:16,980
and they genuinely and sincerely, I believe,

778
00:37:16,980 --> 00:37:18,990
listened to some of our concerns.

779
00:37:18,990 --> 00:37:23,340
And bottom line, we're eager to have a new neighbor here.

780
00:37:23,340 --> 00:37:26,610
So hopefully once this issue is resolved,

781
00:37:26,610 --> 00:37:31,680
we can get a timeline when construction will begin.

782
00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:33,680
Thank you.

783
00:37:36,630 --> 00:37:39,600
- Thank you very much, Tim.

784
00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:41,600
Jeremy.

785
00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:46,170
- [Jeremy] Hi. Can you hear me?

786
00:37:46,170 --> 00:37:47,940
- [Michael] I can.

787
00:37:47,940 --> 00:37:50,460
- [Jeremy] Yeah, I'm Jeremy Guiley.

788
00:37:50,460 --> 00:37:52,860
I also live at 14 Escobar Street,

789
00:37:52,860 --> 00:37:55,830
but I am not with Brooke right now.

790
00:37:55,830 --> 00:37:57,330
I just wanted to add a couple

791
00:37:57,330 --> 00:37:59,820
of my own personal comments as well.

792
00:37:59,820 --> 00:38:02,820
Along with the roof height,

793
00:38:02,880 --> 00:38:06,300
I believe I heard the comment that the 6:12 roof

794
00:38:06,300 --> 00:38:09,390
was chosen for the look of the home.

795
00:38:09,390 --> 00:38:12,300
But again, just wanna reiterate that I believe

796
00:38:12,300 --> 00:38:15,330
several of the homes in the neighborhood

797
00:38:15,330 --> 00:38:16,980
have low profile roofs.

798
00:38:16,980 --> 00:38:19,890
And our understanding is that

799
00:38:19,890 --> 00:38:24,000
a lower profile roof may even be more cost-effective,

800
00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:28,200
and there don't seem to be many cons from our standpoint.

801
00:38:28,200 --> 00:38:32,310
So we're really wondering kind of what the,

802
00:38:32,310 --> 00:38:37,500
I'll say, resistance to lowering the roof further would be

803
00:38:37,500 --> 00:38:41,430
if it may even be beneficial to the project.

804
00:38:41,430 --> 00:38:44,880
And we don't have things like snow buildup

805
00:38:44,880 --> 00:38:47,490
to be concerned about here in this area

806
00:38:47,490 --> 00:38:52,560
that you would typically want a higher slope roof for.

807
00:38:52,560 --> 00:38:55,110
So would like some additional clarification

808
00:38:55,110 --> 00:38:58,350
on the justification for that roof slope

809
00:38:58,350 --> 00:39:01,380
when a lower roof slope could accomplish

810
00:39:01,380 --> 00:39:05,340
the same thing for the home without adding costs,

811
00:39:05,340 --> 00:39:08,340
increasing structural load, wind load,

812
00:39:09,240 --> 00:39:11,640
or anything like that.

813
00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:14,520
And it would be potentially

814
00:39:14,520 --> 00:39:18,120
below the exception, as Brooke mentioned,

815
00:39:18,300 --> 00:39:21,900
and better overall for the neighbors.

816
00:39:22,560 --> 00:39:26,280
I am also generally supportive of the project.

817
00:39:26,280 --> 00:39:28,230
I wanna emphasize that.

818
00:39:28,230 --> 00:39:32,190
So I think it's important to consider

819
00:39:32,190 --> 00:39:35,700
maybe making some of these minor adjustments

820
00:39:35,700 --> 00:39:39,270
or just being open to minor changes

821
00:39:39,600 --> 00:39:42,600
that could make significant improvements

822
00:39:42,870 --> 00:39:47,670
to the neighbor's feel of the project

823
00:39:47,730 --> 00:39:50,520
without derailing it too far.

824
00:39:50,520 --> 00:39:53,384
Do wanna appreciate the Chantris

825
00:39:53,384 --> 00:39:56,220
for coming out and meeting with us all as well,

826
00:39:56,220 --> 00:40:01,200
and definitely do wanna see this renovation happen.

827
00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:03,870
Only other comment though is that

828
00:40:03,870 --> 00:40:06,390
did read through and the...

829
00:40:06,390 --> 00:40:09,270
I guess what's being referred to as letter of support

830
00:40:09,270 --> 00:40:12,870
that was in the project documents,

831
00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:17,400
it didn't seem to me like it was

832
00:40:17,400 --> 00:40:19,860
much of a letter of support

833
00:40:19,860 --> 00:40:23,370
as it was a note to the property owners.

834
00:40:23,370 --> 00:40:24,900
So maybe I read that wrong,

835
00:40:24,900 --> 00:40:30,150
but I'm not quite sure if that's classified correctly,

836
00:40:30,150 --> 00:40:33,150
and that those property owners

837
00:40:33,570 --> 00:40:35,970
direct neighbors are necessarily

838
00:40:36,750 --> 00:40:39,180
providing direct support for the project.

839
00:40:39,180 --> 00:40:43,260
They do have solar panels on that side of their roof.

840
00:40:43,260 --> 00:40:46,680
And so not trying to speak for them,

841
00:40:46,680 --> 00:40:50,250
but height, I would assume, is a concern for them as well

842
00:40:50,250 --> 00:40:53,850
to not block their solar panels.

843
00:40:53,970 --> 00:40:57,360
And they mentioned the view into their bedroom previously.

844
00:40:57,360 --> 00:41:02,160
So just wanted to point those items out.

845
00:41:03,690 --> 00:41:06,810
- Great. Thank you very much, Jeremy.

846
00:41:06,810 --> 00:41:11,610
Would now like to allow iPhone 4 to speak.

847
00:41:12,210 --> 00:41:15,660
- [Rosalie] Hi, this is Rosalie Gallagher.

848
00:41:15,660 --> 00:41:19,260
I am Rose Billecci's daughter.

849
00:41:20,520 --> 00:41:24,450
My father built that house that she lives in,

850
00:41:24,450 --> 00:41:29,250
530 Bayview Drive probably over 60, close to 70 years ago.

851
00:41:31,320 --> 00:41:37,140
My mom will be 93 in a couple of weeks, and we have lived...

852
00:41:37,140 --> 00:41:43,140
she's lived in that home pretty much her whole married life.

853
00:41:43,140 --> 00:41:47,580
So we are the oldest residents, I believe,

854
00:41:47,580 --> 00:41:49,580
in that area.

855
00:41:50,280 --> 00:41:55,290
I grew up with Mrs. Chantri and Tony and Andrew

856
00:41:55,290 --> 00:41:56,700
in the neighborhood.

857
00:41:56,700 --> 00:42:02,700
We were very sad when Mrs. Chantri had to leave,

858
00:42:03,270 --> 00:42:08,700
and very disappointed on how the property has

859
00:42:08,970 --> 00:42:13,380
been taken care of since she has left.

860
00:42:13,380 --> 00:42:15,540
There's a water heater in the yard

861
00:42:15,540 --> 00:42:19,140
that has been there for years,

862
00:42:19,260 --> 00:42:22,920
and that's just pretty much the tip of the iceberg.

863
00:42:22,920 --> 00:42:27,720
But to get to my real concern is

864
00:42:28,230 --> 00:42:34,830
just to tag onto my husband's comment about fire safety.

865
00:42:34,830 --> 00:42:38,160
My mom is later in her years,

866
00:42:38,160 --> 00:42:42,420
her sister lives with her now, who is also elderly.

867
00:42:42,420 --> 00:42:46,320
The fire department has been called to the home

868
00:42:46,320 --> 00:42:48,720
several times for assistance,

869
00:42:49,140 --> 00:42:55,140
and you cannot get a firetruck on Bayview Drive, currently.

870
00:42:57,270 --> 00:43:02,700
I'm very concerned with the request to

871
00:43:03,480 --> 00:43:06,780
push out the home closer to the sidewalk,

872
00:43:06,780 --> 00:43:10,680
because that's gonna make it even more difficult

873
00:43:10,680 --> 00:43:13,800
for fire to respond.

874
00:43:13,440 --> 00:43:18,600
At this point, the experience that we have had

875
00:43:18,600 --> 00:43:21,360
is the firetruck had to park down

876
00:43:21,360 --> 00:43:24,724
in front of Tim Farley's house,

877
00:43:24,724 --> 00:43:30,000
and the EMTs had to walk up to my mom's house.

878
00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:34,680
What if there really is a fire at her home

879
00:43:34,680 --> 00:43:40,500
or at Art's home or the home next door to my mom's?

880
00:43:40,500 --> 00:43:43,650
How is a firetruck going to get up there

881
00:43:43,650 --> 00:43:48,750
if that variance is allowed so close to the street?

882
00:43:48,750 --> 00:43:51,150
So to add additional

883
00:43:55,260 --> 00:43:57,180
barricades or issues

884
00:43:57,180 --> 00:44:01,380
or to getting help to Bayview Drive,

885
00:44:03,330 --> 00:44:06,930
I think is unwise to allow.

886
00:44:08,670 --> 00:44:11,400
There are people who live on Bayview Drive

887
00:44:11,400 --> 00:44:13,440
as well as Escobar.

888
00:44:14,400 --> 00:44:16,400
So thank you.

889
00:44:16,957 --> 00:44:19,357
- Thank you very much.

890
00:44:19,650 --> 00:44:21,650
Appreciate the comments.

891
00:44:22,470 --> 00:44:26,400
Thank you, everyone, for your civility and your clarity,

892
00:44:26,400 --> 00:44:29,400
and I really appreciate that.

893
00:44:30,570 --> 00:44:35,370
I do wanna allow the applicant and architect,

894
00:44:35,370 --> 00:44:37,590
if you would like to respond

895
00:44:37,590 --> 00:44:41,100
to any of the public comments that we've heard,

896
00:44:41,100 --> 00:44:43,100
please do so.

897
00:44:45,720 --> 00:44:47,269
- [Tony] Can you hear us?

898
00:44:47,269 --> 00:44:48,270
- [Kirk] Yes, they can hear us.

899
00:44:48,270 --> 00:44:50,270
- [Tony] Oh, okay.

900
00:44:52,410 --> 00:44:54,240
- [Kirk] I'm trying to digest all the issues.

901
00:44:54,240 --> 00:44:59,400
I certainly can understand the difficulty of visualization

902
00:44:59,580 --> 00:45:01,980
without the story poles.

903
00:45:02,760 --> 00:45:04,590
One of the things we were trying to do

904
00:45:04,590 --> 00:45:07,140
is if we could establish that one pole

905
00:45:07,140 --> 00:45:10,470
and get some photos from the upper neighbors out,

906
00:45:10,470 --> 00:45:12,690
we could then take those photos

907
00:45:12,690 --> 00:45:14,190
and do a photo array showing

908
00:45:14,190 --> 00:45:16,410
where that line exactly would be

909
00:45:16,410 --> 00:45:19,410
from those particular vantage points.

910
00:45:19,680 --> 00:45:22,680
The concern with the story poles is just

911
00:45:22,680 --> 00:45:27,210
the ridge is in the middle of a bunch of...

912
00:45:27,210 --> 00:45:30,600
The existing roof is very complicated and crazy

913
00:45:30,600 --> 00:45:32,700
and not in very good shape.

914
00:45:32,700 --> 00:45:33,960
And so walking around there

915
00:45:33,960 --> 00:45:37,827
runs the risk of somebody falling through the roof.

916
00:45:37,827 --> 00:45:39,840
And so how we would go about

917
00:45:39,840 --> 00:45:42,720
constructing something that would be accurate

918
00:45:42,720 --> 00:45:44,820
in the ridge locations

919
00:45:44,820 --> 00:45:50,820
to accurately show a hip to ridge kind of situation.

920
00:45:50,940 --> 00:45:53,400
While I'm sure it can be done,

921
00:45:53,400 --> 00:45:59,400
I'm not sure exactly how that might be accomplished.

922
00:45:59,100 --> 00:46:02,100
You would have to maybe...

923
00:46:03,600 --> 00:46:06,810
There's a couple of ridges that you might be able to,

924
00:46:06,810 --> 00:46:09,450
where our ridge lies between.

925
00:46:09,450 --> 00:46:12,000
You could do a temporary support

926
00:46:12,000 --> 00:46:15,750
and then down, but it's a lot to try to do.

927
00:46:15,750 --> 00:46:19,950
It's not as simple as running

928
00:46:20,243 --> 00:46:22,560
a line from that ridge.

929
00:46:22,560 --> 00:46:26,595
That pole that's there is about 2 1/2 feet

930
00:46:26,595 --> 00:46:29,760
from the actual top of the hip.

931
00:46:29,760 --> 00:46:32,700
So where the height of the roof is,

932
00:46:32,700 --> 00:46:34,170
is actually to the,

933
00:46:34,170 --> 00:46:37,680
I guess would be to the east of where that post is,

934
00:46:37,680 --> 00:46:40,680
assuming that the house runs,

935
00:46:41,400 --> 00:46:42,450
Bayview runs east-west.

936
00:46:42,450 --> 00:46:46,330
I'm not sure that it does it, but it's pretty close.

937
00:46:46,330 --> 00:46:48,270
And Escobar runs north-south.

938
00:46:48,270 --> 00:46:50,270
So

939
00:46:50,580 --> 00:46:54,450
the ridge that's of concern runs east-west.

940
00:46:54,450 --> 00:46:58,500
It's about 19 feet, four inches long,

941
00:46:58,500 --> 00:47:04,500
and then it hips down on both sides to that.

942
00:47:06,480 --> 00:47:10,680
The question trying to relate to heights

943
00:47:12,210 --> 00:47:14,400
and roof heights,

944
00:47:14,400 --> 00:47:16,950
I would maintain that there's a number of roof heights

945
00:47:16,950 --> 00:47:18,270
that are done.

946
00:47:18,270 --> 00:47:22,380
I would maintain that some of the four and 12 pitch heights

947
00:47:22,380 --> 00:47:25,170
are on full two-story structures.

948
00:47:25,170 --> 00:47:28,890
So they've already taken up a lot of the height

949
00:47:28,890 --> 00:47:31,380
with the size of their building.

950
00:47:31,380 --> 00:47:35,820
Ours is one story from the Bayview side.

951
00:47:35,820 --> 00:47:38,700
The idea of doing a six and 12,

952
00:47:38,700 --> 00:47:40,770
it was a compromise to not make it look like

953
00:47:40,770 --> 00:47:42,120
a regular ranch-style house

954
00:47:42,120 --> 00:47:44,250
because this house, the original house

955
00:47:44,250 --> 00:47:46,950
had character with the eight and 12 pitches,

956
00:47:46,950 --> 00:47:49,110
and had a certain look,

957
00:47:49,110 --> 00:47:52,800
kind of a classic Bay Area look.

958
00:47:52,800 --> 00:47:56,550
That's the architecture part of it.

959
00:47:56,550 --> 00:47:57,900
In terms of circulation

960
00:47:57,900 --> 00:47:59,900
and fire access,

961
00:48:00,390 --> 00:48:02,700
this is the first I've heard

962
00:48:02,700 --> 00:48:05,580
that firetruck can't access Bayview Drive

963
00:48:05,580 --> 00:48:07,980
because of our building.

964
00:48:09,300 --> 00:48:12,270
The pop-out that we're talking about

965
00:48:12,270 --> 00:48:15,360
pops out only as far as the original pop-outs are.

966
00:48:15,360 --> 00:48:17,850
So if it's encroaching on...

967
00:48:17,850 --> 00:48:20,850
If our existing house encroaches,

968
00:48:21,540 --> 00:48:24,330
which is 12 feet from the curb,

969
00:48:24,330 --> 00:48:28,770
I just don't understand the analysis, I guess.

970
00:48:28,770 --> 00:48:30,900
- [Tony] How it affects fire.

971
00:48:30,900 --> 00:48:31,500
- [Kirk] How it affects fire.

972
00:48:31,500 --> 00:48:34,410
and we've never heard any of those comments before.

973
00:48:34,410 --> 00:48:37,590
So I don't know if that came about

974
00:48:37,590 --> 00:48:40,560
in the fire department review for you guys.

975
00:48:40,560 --> 00:48:43,560
Clearly we're in a fire area.

976
00:48:43,560 --> 00:48:46,260
I doubt highly that any of the surrounding buildings

977
00:48:46,260 --> 00:48:49,860
have any of the WUI classifications.

978
00:48:50,340 --> 00:48:52,830
That's not to say that we're opposed to

979
00:48:52,830 --> 00:48:55,380
putting a non-combustible siding on the side

980
00:48:55,380 --> 00:48:57,150
and a non-combustible roof on top

981
00:48:57,150 --> 00:49:01,350
and tempering our vents to comply with

982
00:49:02,370 --> 00:49:04,350
all those requirements for code.

983
00:49:04,350 --> 00:49:06,350
That's fine.

984
00:49:06,720 --> 00:49:10,200
But I'm not sure that necessarily

985
00:49:10,200 --> 00:49:12,600
protects the rest of the neighborhood from fire.

986
00:49:12,600 --> 00:49:15,330
- [Tony] No, they're old, especially the Victorian.

987
00:49:15,330 --> 00:49:17,610
- [Kirk] So I mean...

988
00:49:17,610 --> 00:49:20,520
But obviously we are asking for this work

989
00:49:20,520 --> 00:49:22,710
to take place in today's code,

990
00:49:22,710 --> 00:49:24,300
and today's code has those provisions.

991
00:49:24,300 --> 00:49:27,600
So we would have to provide those provisions

992
00:49:27,600 --> 00:49:28,440
to comply with code,

993
00:49:28,440 --> 00:49:30,240
and we have no objection to that.

994
00:49:30,240 --> 00:49:33,330
It wouldn't necessarily change the look of the house at all.

995
00:49:33,330 --> 00:49:35,160
We already have a lap siding.

996
00:49:35,160 --> 00:49:38,460
James Hardie produces a lap siding that is fire resistant,

997
00:49:38,460 --> 00:49:41,610
that complies with WUI, complies with code,

998
00:49:41,610 --> 00:49:44,610
and we could use that.

999
00:49:44,760 --> 00:49:46,710
- [Tony] Also, we're not doing anything.

1000
00:49:46,710 --> 00:49:48,750
Also, as far as the firetruck

1001
00:49:48,750 --> 00:49:50,490
may not be able to get up there,

1002
00:49:50,490 --> 00:49:52,440
but that's just an existing road.

1003
00:49:52,440 --> 00:49:57,840
We're not doing anything to narrow the road.

1004
00:49:59,789 --> 00:50:05,160
We're 12 feet from the side on Bayview on that.

1005
00:50:05,160 --> 00:50:09,390
So if a firetruck did what Rose said,

1006
00:50:09,390 --> 00:50:11,190
it was probably 'cause they couldn't make the turn,

1007
00:50:11,190 --> 00:50:13,170
but that's already existing.

1008
00:50:13,170 --> 00:50:15,900
That has nothing to do with us.

1009
00:50:15,900 --> 00:50:18,210
As far as the water heater, somebody dumped it there.

1010
00:50:18,210 --> 00:50:19,890
That has all been removed,

1011
00:50:19,890 --> 00:50:23,490
all that vegetation around the front.

1012
00:50:24,270 --> 00:50:28,710
I took a tape and went back 25 feet.

1013
00:50:28,710 --> 00:50:30,630
I even took a picture of it.

1014
00:50:30,630 --> 00:50:32,160
All that is clear

1015
00:50:32,160 --> 00:50:33,660
because there was concern about

1016
00:50:33,660 --> 00:50:35,610
people coming from the swimming pool

1017
00:50:35,610 --> 00:50:38,280
and speeding around the corner.

1018
00:50:38,280 --> 00:50:40,410
That is clear sight now.

1019
00:50:40,410 --> 00:50:42,990
Even with the little addition,

1020
00:50:42,990 --> 00:50:45,660
it's still clear from the original

1021
00:50:45,660 --> 00:50:48,150
structure of the house in the front.

1022
00:50:48,150 --> 00:50:51,510
All we're doing is doing a little fill-in on that front.

1023
00:50:51,510 --> 00:50:54,570
So it doesn't do anything to obscure

1024
00:50:54,570 --> 00:50:59,970
the safety of going around from Bayview to Escobar.

1025
00:51:01,110 --> 00:51:04,710
We have removed the two trees and it's wide.

1026
00:51:04,710 --> 00:51:08,790
As far as looking at the front, the story pole,

1027
00:51:08,790 --> 00:51:12,600
the ridge in the back runs 19 feet,

1028
00:51:12,600 --> 00:51:14,190
and that's the highest part.

1029
00:51:14,190 --> 00:51:18,240
I don't believe, from the cul-de-sac up in the corner,

1030
00:51:18,240 --> 00:51:22,920
that because of Art's house and everything being there,

1031
00:51:22,920 --> 00:51:25,530
that they could even see that part of the roof.

1032
00:51:25,530 --> 00:51:27,600
And then the roof slopes down.

1033
00:51:27,600 --> 00:51:28,830
In fact, I believe...

1034
00:51:28,830 --> 00:51:33,150
Is it a couple inches shorter or about the same,

1035
00:51:33,150 --> 00:51:36,670
the front part of the house?

1036
00:51:36,670 --> 00:51:39,420
- [Kirk] The ridge that runs north-south is about

1037
00:51:39,420 --> 00:51:41,790
I think four inches taller than the existing ridge

1038
00:51:41,790 --> 00:51:43,110
that's eight and 12.

1039
00:51:43,110 --> 00:51:44,580
- [Tony] So when you look at the front,

1040
00:51:44,580 --> 00:51:46,290
the front is the same.

1041
00:51:46,290 --> 00:51:49,500
And then from the back of the house

1042
00:51:49,500 --> 00:51:51,450
going towards Escobar Street,

1043
00:51:52,470 --> 00:51:54,870
only 19 feet of that,

1044
00:51:55,200 --> 00:51:57,420
and then it slopes down.

1045
00:51:57,420 --> 00:52:00,870
So that's why we're with the six and 12,

1046
00:52:00,870 --> 00:52:05,700
to keep the characteristics of the house.

1047
00:52:06,600 --> 00:52:08,880
That extended height is not

1048
00:52:08,880 --> 00:52:11,970
for the full length of the house.

1049
00:52:11,970 --> 00:52:14,430
So looking from the front, like we said,

1050
00:52:14,430 --> 00:52:17,460
the eight and 12 that's there, that part remains.

1051
00:52:17,460 --> 00:52:19,620
Only it's gonna be a 6 and 12.

1052
00:52:19,620 --> 00:52:22,500
And it's a little wider on the floor plan,

1053
00:52:22,500 --> 00:52:25,590
so it stays basically the same.

1054
00:52:25,590 --> 00:52:28,500
As Kirk just said, it's four inches, I believe,

1055
00:52:28,500 --> 00:52:31,650
maybe taller, or four inches shy.

1056
00:52:31,650 --> 00:52:37,470
So that really I feel has nothing to do with

1057
00:52:37,470 --> 00:52:39,930
looking at it as far as

1058
00:52:39,930 --> 00:52:43,500
denying the project because of that.

1059
00:52:43,500 --> 00:52:46,650
Another thing is, as Kirk said,

1060
00:52:47,700 --> 00:52:51,120
we can get on top of Billecci, the Rose Billecci's porch

1061
00:52:51,120 --> 00:52:53,520
and do a panoramic view.

1062
00:52:53,520 --> 00:52:57,900
As I said, I've been on her porch.

1063
00:52:57,900 --> 00:52:59,157
Even with this project,

1064
00:52:59,157 --> 00:53:02,370
you will be able to see the courthouse.

1065
00:53:02,370 --> 00:53:03,660
You can see Shell.

1066
00:53:03,660 --> 00:53:05,820
You can see part of downtown Martinez.

1067
00:53:05,820 --> 00:53:07,200
You can see the bridge,

1068
00:53:07,200 --> 00:53:08,550
and you can see the water.

1069
00:53:08,550 --> 00:53:09,600
So I really don't believe

1070
00:53:09,600 --> 00:53:11,910
it's gonna really impair anything,

1071
00:53:11,910 --> 00:53:14,880
unless you want to be on the porch and look straight down.

1072
00:53:14,880 --> 00:53:16,470
And you can do that looking at cars

1073
00:53:16,470 --> 00:53:19,290
and say, "The cars are obstructing my view."

1074
00:53:19,290 --> 00:53:22,890
But that's that on that.

1075
00:53:23,400 --> 00:53:25,320
The size of the house,

1076
00:53:25,320 --> 00:53:27,270
most of it, it's a thousand,

1077
00:53:27,270 --> 00:53:30,810
basically at 900 and some odd feet underneath the house,

1078
00:53:30,810 --> 00:53:35,160
which was already stated by Brandon and everything.

1079
00:53:35,160 --> 00:53:37,380
So we would like to get on with this project

1080
00:53:37,380 --> 00:53:40,200
and get it up and running and going.

1081
00:53:40,200 --> 00:53:41,580
I really appreciate it.

1082
00:53:41,580 --> 00:53:43,380
Thanks to everybody.

1083
00:53:43,380 --> 00:53:46,320
- Understood. Thank you so much.

1084
00:53:46,320 --> 00:53:48,210
Brandon, do you have any additional comments

1085
00:53:48,210 --> 00:53:51,000
that you'd like to make in response to the public comments

1086
00:53:51,000 --> 00:53:53,850
and the applicant's response?

1087
00:53:53,850 --> 00:53:56,700
- The only thing that I wanted to address,

1088
00:53:56,700 --> 00:53:58,770
I think there is a concern about sidewalks.

1089
00:53:58,770 --> 00:54:02,490
I believe if they're doing more than 50%

1090
00:54:02,490 --> 00:54:04,590
of the valuation of the existing home,

1091
00:54:04,590 --> 00:54:06,990
that they would be required to do frontage improvements,

1092
00:54:06,990 --> 00:54:08,340
which includes sidewalks.

1093
00:54:08,340 --> 00:54:12,630
So some sidewalks would require to be upgraded and improved.

1094
00:54:12,630 --> 00:54:15,291
- [Tony] Well, we're redoing that anyway.

1095
00:54:15,291 --> 00:54:16,124
- [Michael] Yeah, so -

1096
00:54:16,124 --> 00:54:17,820
- [Tony] That's gonna be redone anyway.

1097
00:54:17,820 --> 00:54:19,380
- [Kirk] Are you talking about Bayview?

1098
00:54:19,380 --> 00:54:21,380
Excuse me.

1099
00:54:22,140 --> 00:54:23,220
- I'm not sure about Bayview.

1100
00:54:23,220 --> 00:54:26,730
That would be subject to engineering decision.

1101
00:54:26,730 --> 00:54:29,430
I don't believe so based on the topography of the site,

1102
00:54:29,430 --> 00:54:32,220
but it would primarily be along Escobar.

1103
00:54:32,220 --> 00:54:34,200
- [Tony] Right, which we tend to do anyway,

1104
00:54:34,200 --> 00:54:38,700
because getting into the garage and everything.

1105
00:54:38,700 --> 00:54:39,270
Same thing with next door neighbor.

1106
00:54:39,270 --> 00:54:41,700
They had to do the same thing.

1107
00:54:41,700 --> 00:54:43,800
We have no issue with that at all.

1108
00:54:43,800 --> 00:54:44,310
Thank you.

1109
00:54:44,310 --> 00:54:47,790
- And Brandon, can you point me to the condition of approval

1110
00:54:47,790 --> 00:54:51,390
that speaks to the frontage improvements?

1111
00:54:51,690 --> 00:54:53,690
- Let's see.

1112
00:54:59,790 --> 00:55:03,390
Bear with me just a moment.

1113
00:55:05,100 --> 00:55:07,530
I'm not sure there's one that specifically calls it out,

1114
00:55:07,530 --> 00:55:09,420
but they would be subject to

1115
00:55:09,420 --> 00:55:10,830
a site development permit

1116
00:55:10,830 --> 00:55:12,120
through the engineering division

1117
00:55:12,120 --> 00:55:15,630
where things of that nature would be a result at that time.

1118
00:55:15,630 --> 00:55:16,500
But if you'd like,

1119
00:55:16,500 --> 00:55:18,420
I'm happy to include an additional condition

1120
00:55:18,420 --> 00:55:21,420
that related to frontage improvements.

1121
00:55:23,490 --> 00:55:26,700
- Well, thank you very much, Brandon.

1122
00:55:26,700 --> 00:55:32,530
I'm now gonna close the public portion of the meeting.

1123
00:55:32,530 --> 00:55:36,630
Okay, so this one is a little bit of a tough one.

1124
00:55:36,630 --> 00:55:40,830
So again, I really appreciate everyone involvement,

1125
00:55:42,300 --> 00:55:46,500
and it clearly is a great neighborhood just based on

1126
00:55:46,500 --> 00:55:50,250
the way that everyone is carrying themselves

1127
00:55:50,670 --> 00:55:51,870
in ways that's helpful,

1128
00:55:51,870 --> 00:55:55,770
in ways that makes my job more challenging.

1129
00:55:55,770 --> 00:55:57,420
Appreciate just the civility

1130
00:55:57,420 --> 00:55:59,730
and everyone being just very forthright

1131
00:55:59,730 --> 00:56:02,730
with what you're after.

1132
00:56:03,531 --> 00:56:07,260
And I also wanna thank the applicant for having met with,

1133
00:56:07,260 --> 00:56:09,210
and property owner, excuse me,

1134
00:56:09,210 --> 00:56:12,900
for having met with some of the neighbors

1135
00:56:12,900 --> 00:56:14,640
and kind of discussing the project.

1136
00:56:14,640 --> 00:56:15,900
I think that goes a long way,

1137
00:56:15,900 --> 00:56:19,200
and I'm hopeful that those relationships

1138
00:56:19,200 --> 00:56:22,800
will continue as time goes forward

1139
00:56:25,200 --> 00:56:31,200
both with eventual project as well as after that project.

1140
00:56:34,950 --> 00:56:37,560
So when we had the last meeting,

1141
00:56:37,560 --> 00:56:43,560
I had asked for some additional information in terms of

1142
00:56:44,220 --> 00:56:47,820
how to demonstrate to the neighbors

1143
00:56:49,890 --> 00:56:51,780
the proposed height impacts.

1144
00:56:51,780 --> 00:56:55,800
And I was loose in how that would be done.

1145
00:56:55,800 --> 00:56:59,850
And I understand the request from many members of the public

1146
00:56:59,850 --> 00:57:02,250
wanting story poles installed.

1147
00:57:02,970 --> 00:57:06,810
However, I'm personally not a fan of story poles.

1148
00:57:06,810 --> 00:57:09,360
I actually think they're somewhat problematic

1149
00:57:09,360 --> 00:57:10,770
for a variety of reasons.

1150
00:57:10,770 --> 00:57:12,330
I think they can misrepresent

1151
00:57:12,330 --> 00:57:14,940
what the massing is of a structure.

1152
00:57:14,940 --> 00:57:19,260
And I think they can give a representation that

1153
00:57:19,260 --> 00:57:21,420
when someone can't read plans,

1154
00:57:21,420 --> 00:57:22,950
that it's hard to understand

1155
00:57:22,950 --> 00:57:25,320
what the massing is actually going to be.

1156
00:57:25,320 --> 00:57:28,920
I think it's particularly challenging

1157
00:57:29,220 --> 00:57:33,480
if that's being proposed on a site with an existing home,

1158
00:57:33,480 --> 00:57:37,200
particularly if the home is older, with older roof,

1159
00:57:37,200 --> 00:57:41,250
and need of maintenance and things of that nature.

1160
00:57:41,250 --> 00:57:44,760
I do appreciate though that the applicant

1161
00:57:44,760 --> 00:57:48,810
provided an exhibit that more clearly represents

1162
00:57:48,810 --> 00:57:51,810
the existing and proposed height

1163
00:57:52,380 --> 00:57:55,380
to aid in better understanding

1164
00:57:56,550 --> 00:57:59,760
of what ranges in a height increase.

1165
00:57:59,760 --> 00:58:02,700
I think it's also important to point out

1166
00:58:02,700 --> 00:58:04,170
that that is only in parts.

1167
00:58:04,170 --> 00:58:07,170
It is not a universal because of how

1168
00:58:07,170 --> 00:58:09,570
the roof pitches and slope is actually designed

1169
00:58:09,570 --> 00:58:13,170
and how that's broken up.

1170
00:58:13,200 --> 00:58:15,900
I do also wanna emphasize that

1171
00:58:15,900 --> 00:58:21,600
this neighborhood being on a hillside as staff represented

1172
00:58:21,600 --> 00:58:23,490
as part of the presentation,

1173
00:58:23,490 --> 00:58:26,310
height does sound worse than it actually is

1174
00:58:26,310 --> 00:58:28,350
because it is a worst case scenario

1175
00:58:28,350 --> 00:58:29,550
that's being described.

1176
00:58:29,550 --> 00:58:34,560
It's from the low point to the high point on the property.

1177
00:58:34,560 --> 00:58:38,670
There is also a benefit with this particular project

1178
00:58:38,670 --> 00:58:42,750
that the uphill side actually has a street adjacent to it,

1179
00:58:42,750 --> 00:58:46,350
which provides for a further buffer,

1180
00:58:47,670 --> 00:58:51,360
and there's fairly significant additional grade change

1181
00:58:51,360 --> 00:58:53,760
on the uphill side.

1182
00:58:54,330 --> 00:58:58,530
And understand the comment in regards to

1183
00:58:58,680 --> 00:59:00,630
the public comment letter

1184
00:59:00,630 --> 00:59:03,600
that was attached in the staff report

1185
00:59:03,600 --> 00:59:06,660
that was received by the Gardenals.

1186
00:59:08,340 --> 00:59:11,400
I'm not gonna put words into what they said,

1187
00:59:11,400 --> 00:59:14,400
but they did explicitly say

1188
00:59:14,610 --> 00:59:17,160
that they're looking forward to the project getting started.

1189
00:59:17,160 --> 00:59:19,290
So I am going to interpret that

1190
00:59:19,290 --> 00:59:24,900
as a letter of support for the project.

1191
00:59:26,850 --> 00:59:31,110
I appreciate also according to the property owner,

1192
00:59:31,110 --> 00:59:34,500
that there's been some cleanup of the site

1193
00:59:34,500 --> 00:59:38,400
in terms of removal of some of the vegetation

1194
00:59:38,400 --> 00:59:43,440
and removal of the water heater that was in the front yard.

1195
00:59:43,440 --> 00:59:46,200
I did not go back out to the site since the last meeting,

1196
00:59:46,200 --> 00:59:49,710
but I had been out a couple of times before that.

1197
00:59:49,710 --> 00:59:51,710
And...

1198
00:59:53,520 --> 00:59:55,520
Yeah.

1199
00:59:56,580 --> 00:59:58,580
So,

1200
00:59:58,950 --> 01:00:02,550
I am prepared prepared to approve the project tonight,

1201
01:00:02,550 --> 01:00:04,200
and part of my reasoning,

1202
01:00:04,200 --> 01:00:06,690
I do think it is well-designed.

1203
01:00:06,690 --> 01:00:08,220
I do think it is in keeping

1204
01:00:08,220 --> 01:00:11,430
with the character and scale of the neighborhood.

1205
01:00:11,430 --> 01:00:15,300
I do think it's important to point out that

1206
01:00:15,300 --> 01:00:19,140
the variances and exceptions that are being requested,

1207
01:00:19,140 --> 01:00:20,880
I do think it's important to point out,

1208
01:00:20,880 --> 01:00:25,200
and this was provided as part of staff's presentation.

1209
01:00:25,200 --> 01:00:27,750
There is a table that's included that is showing

1210
01:00:27,750 --> 01:00:29,760
existing and proposed conditions.

1211
01:00:29,760 --> 01:00:33,600
And for a number of the requests that's there,

1212
01:00:33,600 --> 01:00:37,260
it's continuing an existing non-conforming situation

1213
01:00:37,440 --> 01:00:40,440
rather than predominantly further expansion.

1214
01:00:41,790 --> 01:00:45,600
I do also think it's important to put out on the record

1215
01:00:45,600 --> 01:00:49,500
that the parking situation is currently non-conforming

1216
01:00:49,500 --> 01:00:52,800
and is going to be made conforming as part of this project

1217
01:00:52,800 --> 01:00:54,630
and improving that situation

1218
01:00:54,630 --> 01:00:58,170
and decreasing the impact on the surrounding neighborhood

1219
01:00:58,170 --> 01:01:01,260
by having more sufficient room for vehicles

1220
01:01:01,260 --> 01:01:07,515
to park on the subject site rather than on the street.

1221
01:01:07,515 --> 01:01:09,450
And I referenced this at the last meeting.

1222
01:01:09,450 --> 01:01:12,000
It was referred to as a guest room.

1223
01:01:12,000 --> 01:01:14,490
To me, it is an accessory dwelling unit,

1224
01:01:14,490 --> 01:01:17,160
and that is how it will need to be permitted.

1225
01:01:17,160 --> 01:01:20,640
It has full independent living facilities.

1226
01:01:20,640 --> 01:01:23,700
And the fact that there is the increase

1227
01:01:23,700 --> 01:01:24,510
to the square footage,

1228
01:01:24,510 --> 01:01:26,190
that a portion of that project

1229
01:01:26,190 --> 01:01:27,960
is an accessory dwelling unit,

1230
01:01:27,960 --> 01:01:30,960
that further, to me, emphasizes

1231
01:01:31,710 --> 01:01:33,810
support for what's being proposed

1232
01:01:33,810 --> 01:01:36,810
as part of this application.

1233
01:01:38,790 --> 01:01:40,790
Saying that,

1234
01:01:41,670 --> 01:01:44,670
so I am prepared to

1235
01:01:45,660 --> 01:01:48,660
adopt draft resolution number 26-18,

1236
01:01:51,300 --> 01:01:53,300
approving the application,

1237
01:01:53,220 --> 01:01:55,350
subject to conditions of approval,

1238
01:01:55,350 --> 01:01:58,890
but I have a few modifications to the conditions of approval

1239
01:01:58,890 --> 01:02:02,490
that I would like to request.

1240
01:02:03,300 --> 01:02:06,750
First, I'd like to add the reference in

1241
01:02:06,750 --> 01:02:09,810
for a site development permit from the engineering division.

1242
01:02:09,810 --> 01:02:12,960
And as part of that site development permit,

1243
01:02:12,960 --> 01:02:16,200
there needs to be frontage improvements,

1244
01:02:16,200 --> 01:02:19,620
including potentially curb, gutter, and sidewalk

1245
01:02:20,250 --> 01:02:22,590
along the entire frontage,

1246
01:02:22,590 --> 01:02:27,990
subject to approval by the city engineer or designee.

1247
01:02:29,520 --> 01:02:31,620
The only caveat that I'm going to give

1248
01:02:31,620 --> 01:02:33,540
that city engineer is not here,

1249
01:02:33,540 --> 01:02:36,480
so the city engineer does have some leeway to deviate

1250
01:02:36,480 --> 01:02:38,970
if that provides any impact

1251
01:02:38,970 --> 01:02:41,700
that's not anticipated as part of the project,

1252
01:02:41,700 --> 01:02:45,540
if it can be accommodated for some reason.

1253
01:02:45,540 --> 01:02:49,740
Secondly, I would request that the resolution

1254
01:02:50,160 --> 01:02:53,580
be revised to add references to the accessory dwelling unit

1255
01:02:53,580 --> 01:02:57,750
so it's clear that that is part of the project.

1256
01:02:57,750 --> 01:03:00,180
I can't because an accessory dwelling unit

1257
01:03:00,180 --> 01:03:02,580
is ministerial by nature,

1258
01:03:02,790 --> 01:03:08,790
but I wanna make sure that that's still referenced.

1259
01:03:09,180 --> 01:03:13,110
Next, as I've not had the chance

1260
01:03:13,110 --> 01:03:17,250
to see how the site has been cleared of vegetation,

1261
01:03:17,250 --> 01:03:20,220
I'd still like to include a condition of approval,

1262
01:03:20,220 --> 01:03:24,420
but it may be that this has actually already been satisfied.

1263
01:03:24,420 --> 01:03:27,540
But I'd like to include a condition of approval

1264
01:03:27,540 --> 01:03:30,900
indicating that vegetation should be

1265
01:03:30,900 --> 01:03:33,900
cleared to the satisfaction of the city engineer or designee

1266
01:03:33,900 --> 01:03:36,900
so as to not obstruct

1267
01:03:39,240 --> 01:03:42,240
visibility issues at the intersection.

1268
01:03:42,270 --> 01:03:45,750
And further, even though the property owner indicated it,

1269
01:03:45,750 --> 01:03:48,510
but ensure that the vegetation is removed

1270
01:03:48,510 --> 01:03:53,910
so it's not encroaching within the utility lines.

1271
01:03:58,500 --> 01:04:00,500
And then, finally,

1272
01:04:02,670 --> 01:04:05,340
I would like to, also as part of that,

1273
01:04:05,340 --> 01:04:07,620
even though it sounds like it's already been removed,

1274
01:04:07,620 --> 01:04:09,930
I'm not gonna include it as part of the resolution,

1275
01:04:09,930 --> 01:04:12,930
but just, property owner, confirm,

1276
01:04:14,580 --> 01:04:18,300
please ensure that the water heater has been removed.

1277
01:04:18,300 --> 01:04:19,560
I know you indicated that,

1278
01:04:19,560 --> 01:04:21,630
but my request is that that be removed

1279
01:04:21,630 --> 01:04:26,430
if it hasn't been for some reason.

1280
01:04:27,960 --> 01:04:33,270
And that is it that I'd like to add at this point in time.

1281
01:04:33,270 --> 01:04:35,760
So my decision is appealable.

1282
01:04:35,760 --> 01:04:39,150
Anyone can appeal my decision to the planning commission

1283
01:04:39,150 --> 01:04:44,550
by filing an appeal within 10 calendar days from today.

1284
01:04:45,240 --> 01:04:48,180
If you are interested in doing so,

1285
01:04:48,180 --> 01:04:51,600
please contact Imanol Tovar and Brandon Northart.

1286
01:04:51,600 --> 01:04:55,380
They can walk you through that process and what's required.

1287
01:04:55,380 --> 01:04:59,400
And again, I do wanna end with

1288
01:04:59,400 --> 01:05:01,800
I appreciate the civility

1289
01:05:02,640 --> 01:05:05,460
and how everyone has carried themself

1290
01:05:05,460 --> 01:05:07,530
at both public hearings.

1291
01:05:07,530 --> 01:05:12,330
And my hope is that this project will

1292
01:05:12,630 --> 01:05:15,630
have minimal impact during construction

1293
01:05:15,690 --> 01:05:18,270
and that the neighborhood will be pleased

1294
01:05:18,270 --> 01:05:21,870
when it's completed and how it fixes up a property

1295
01:05:21,870 --> 01:05:25,470
that is in need of some care.

1296
01:05:25,470 --> 01:05:27,600
Thank you very much.

1297
01:05:27,600 --> 01:05:33,000
At that, I will adjourn today's meeting at 5:05.