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26, Addition to existing SFR with , CorrespondenceJ February 1; , 1963 Mr. Leonard A. Rierier 2 G fl inchview ol.lin Hills California Dear Mr. 1liemer: Enclosed herewith is the FINDINGS AND FORM, REPOT from the Planning Commission of tha City of Rolling Hills dy enclosure You s very truly, CITY OF I'.6n1IIG HILLS. PLAtriTi.EG con:1'SSI:OU Secretary.P1ann ng Co mission s C'ity 0/ leolliny December 21, 1992 Mr. Brent F. Howell CB Commercial 533 South Fremont Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90071-1798 SUBJECT: 2 SADDLEBACK ROAD, ROLLING HILLS, CA Dear Mr. Howell: INCORPORATED JANUARY 24, 1957 NO. 2 PORTUGUESE BEND ROAD ROLLING HILLS. CALIF. 90274 (310) 377-1521 FAX: (310) 377-7288 We hope this letter helps to verify and substantiate the permitted uses of the 1200 square foot basement area at the subject property. The City appreciates your concerns for your property and the legality of permits. The basement area uses of a recreation room, exercise room, wine cellar, half bathroom and storage area are legal and acceptable uses according to City codes. Feel free to call me if you have any further questions regarding your property. Sincerely, LOLA UNGAR PRINCIPAL PLANNER I. Printed on Recycled Paper. • 1 c: 11 E Cu 0/ ROffifli ...hDDJ INCORPORATED JANUARY 24, 1957' September 16. 1992 Mr. Brent F. Howell CB Commercial 533 South Fremont Avenue Los Angeles. CA 90071-1798 NO. 2 PORTUGUESE BEND ROAD ROLLING HILLS, CALIF. 90274 (310) 377-1521 FAX: (310) 377-7288 SUBJECT: 2 SADDLEBACK ROAD, ROLLING HILLS, CA Dear Mr. Howell: This leiter is in response to our telecom this date, regarding the legality of your single family residence which includes a basement at the subject property. Let me assure you that your one-story single family residence with basement is a legal conforming use in the City of Rolling Hills. Final building permits for this use are on • file with the Community Association and the County of Los Angeles. None of these entities consider this use as a two-story house. Although basements may not be the norm in most flat areas of' the Los Angeles Basin area. they are very common in the City of Rolling Hills, perhaps because of our unique topography of "rolling hills." I do hope that this letter provides the information you need and feel free to call me if you have any further questions regarding your property. Sincerely, LOLA UNGAR PRINCIPAL PLANNER cc: Mr. David Short, Pacific Real Estate ®Printed on Recycled Paper. • • City Affin9. _WA _ r June 23, 1992 Mr. Brent F. Howell CB Commercial 533 South Fremont Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90071-1798 INCORPORATED JANUARY 24, 1957 NO. 2 PORTUGUESE BEND ROAD ROLLING HILLS. CALIF. 90274 (213) 377-1521 FAX: (213) 377-7288 SUBJECT: 2 SADDLEBACK ROAD, ROLLING HILLS, CA Dear Mr. Howell: Thank you for your letter of June 19, 1992 regarding substantiation of the legality or the 1200 square foot basement area at the subject property. The City appreciates your concerns for your property and the legality of permits. The basement area now being utilized as a recreation room. exercise room. wine cellar. half bathroom and storage area are acceptable uses according to City codes. The City has no objection to your inclusion of the basement area as total square footage of the structure. For our purposes, we use only the at -grade structural square footage to determine lot coverage calculations (20% of net lot area permitted) related to the Zoning Code. Feel free to call me if you have any further questions regarding your property. Sincerely. Iel-fr--------- LOLA UNGA PRINCIPAL PLANNER cc: Mr. David Short. Pacific Real Estate CB COMN1ERCIAL REAL ESTATE GROUP. INC. NATIONAL CORPORATE SERVICES June 19, 1992 • Ms. Lola Unger City Planner CITY OF ROLLING HILLS 2 Portuguese Bend Road Rolling Hills, California 90274 JUN231992 CITY OF ROLLING HILLS By 1 COMMERCIAL FOUNDED 1906 BRENT F. HOWELL SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT NATIONAL DIRECTOR RETAIL SPECIALTY 213 613-3458 213 613-3005 FAX RE: 2 SADDLEBACK ROAD, ROLLING HILLS, CA Dear Ms. Unger: I am applying for a residential loan with Merrill Lynch for my home at the above referenced address. An appraisal has been done by Pacific Real Estate Analyst Company which has established a present market value for the property. In talking with the appraiser David Short [(310) 326- 0953], he indicated however, that the lower level of the house which consists of approximately 1,200 square feet, was not computed in the overall square footage of the house or in the fmal valuation. As you recall, I talked to you approximately one week ago and have had several conversations with Peggy Minor regarding this issue. The appraiser indicates that he can only include square footage that has a permit and that is included in the public record as square footage. The approximate 1,200 square feet in question is the basement area of my home and was completed when the house was built in the late 1960s. Plans at the Rolling Hills City indicate that this area was originally completed as storage. The basement was built with a complete stairway from both the main entry ground floor of the house and an outside stairway to a side patio. The area in question also was originally improved with heating ducts, electrical plugs, and a more than adequate ceiling height. It is our understanding that before 1984 when we purchased the house, the area was further improved with proper floor covering, additional wall covering, etc. The basement area now is being utilized as a recreation room, exercise room, wine cellar, half bathroom (which was completed when the house was originally built) and storage area. In my conversation with David Short, he explained they could not include this portion of the house since the basement was not included in the overall square footage of the home with building permits, and therefore could not include this portion of the house for evaluation purposes. However, there is mention of the basement area on the original plans indicated as storage area, but not included in the computation of square footage. We need to substantiate that this area in question is legal and that it can be utilized for uses indicated above. My discussions with Peggy Minor indicate that the City does not compute square footage of the home other than the ground floor surface area. However, uses such as those indicated above are acceptable to the City and Community Association and the area meets the proper codes for the City as far as its construction. Further, Peggy signed and authorized the original plans. Peggy asked that I contact you as to this matter. 533 SOUTH FREMONT AVENUE. Los ANGELES. CALIFORNIA 90071-1798 Ms. Lola Unger • • CITY OF ROLLING HILLS June 19, 1992 Page 2 I request that the City of Rolling Hills acknowledge the acceptable use of the basement premises of my home, and further, a statement be made as to its legality from the both the City and Community Association standpoint. I request that a letter to this effect be sent to either me or David Short, Pacific Real Estate Analyst, 3226 West Sepulveda Boulevard, Torrance, California 90505. There should be no reason why this portion of the home should not be included in the overall square footage and value. If you wish to discuss this in more detail, please feel free to contact me by phone. Brent F. Howell cc. Peggy Minor/Rolling Hills Community Association Megan Levine/Merrill Lynch • City 0l JhI'/T FAX COVER SHEET DATE: 6 /Y t'12_ TO: 4- P, TELEPHONE: PA X 2/ 3 G f 3 3 0 0� OUR FILE NO: • INCORPORATED JANUARY 24, 1957 NO. 2 PORTUGUESE BEND ROAD ROLLING HILLS, CALIF. 90274 (310) 377-1521 FAX: (310) 377-7288 TIME SENT: 21; t rA-61 FROM: L UJ pj.vf OPERATOR YOUR FILE NO: SUBJECT: / Z ub 7" - -E- t - JZ41-1,. ru ... , REMARKS: TOTAL PAGES (including cover sheet): The City of Rolling Hills uses a Savinfax Model 300 telecopier as its primary telecopier. It is compatible with Group 1, 2 and 3 telecopy machines. If you have difficulty receiving any pages, please telephone our switchboard at (310) 377-1521 REPLY TO: City of Rolling Hills - Fax No. (310) 377-7288 • ®Printed on Recycled Paper.