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601, Addition to front entry of exi, Staff Reports• City `R0fiL JJ.�PG • INCORPORATED JANUARY 24, 1957 NO. 2 PORTUGUESE BEND ROAD ROLLING HILLS, CALIF. 90274 (310) 377-1521 FAX: (310) 377-7288 E-mail: cityofrh@aol.com Agenda Item No.: 4.A. Mtg. Date: 10/25/99 DATE: OCTOBER 25, 1999 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL ATTN: CRAIG R. NEALIS, CITY MANAGER FROM: LOLA M. UNGAR, PLANNING DIRECTOR SUBJECT: RESOLUTION NO. 99-17: A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS GRANTING A VARIANCE TO ENCROACH INTO THE FRONT YARD SETBACK TO EXPAND A FRONT ENTRY AT AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE IN ZONING CASE NO. 601. Mr. and Mrs. Give Kamali, 21 Middleridge Lane North (Lot 3-MR) BACKGROUND 1. The Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 99-17 on October 19, 1999 at their regular meeting. The vote was 3-0. Commissioners Sommer and Witte were absent. 2. The applicants are requesting a Variance to permit an encroachment of up to 43 feet into the 50 foot front yard setback to construct a 28 square foot enclosed expansion at the front of the residence. The front columns of the proposed project will be 5 feet at the base from the front of the residence. Much of the residence is located within the front yard setback and encroaches up to 40 feet. The expanded enclosed space of the entry will be in alignment with the existing attached garage at the front of the residence. 3. The existing house with attached garage was built in 1950. Two bedrooms were added and a stable was constructed in 1957, additions and remodeling took place in 1983, and an interior remodel was completed in July, 1999. 4. The structural lot coverage proposed is 4,655.5 square feet or 7.7% (20% maximum permitted) and the total lot coverage proposed is 7,289.5 square feet or 12% (35% maximum permitted). ZONING CASE NO. 601 PAGE 1 ILO Printed on Recycled Paper. f 5. As stated previously, much of the residence is located close to the roadway within the front yard setback, and that area is not included as part of the residential building pad. As a result, 4,177 square foot coverage of the permitted 3,510 square foot residential pad will be 119%. Coverage on the stable building pad will be 20% of the 478.5 square foot pad. Total building pad coverage will be 80% of the 5,845 square foot building pads. 6. Disturbed area of the lot will be approximately 7,289.5 square feet or 12% of the net lot area (40% maximum permitted). 7. Grading will not be required for the project. 8. Access to the residence from Middleridge Lane North will remain the same. The lot is cut in two by Middleridge Lane North with a portion of the lot across the lane. 9. The project has been determined to be categorically exempt pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council receive and file Resolution No. 99-17. oUIri C ; INN I10 A. That there are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applicable to the property that do not apply generally to other properties in the same vicinity and zone; and B. That such variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of substantial property rights possessed by other properties in the same vicinity and zone but which is denied the property in question; and C. That the granting of such variance will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity; and D. That in granting the variance, the spirit and intent of this title will be observed; and E. That the variance does not grant special privilege; F. That the variance is consistent with the portions of the County of Los Angeles Hazardous Waste Management Plan relating to siting and siting criteria for hazardous waste facilities; and G. That the variance request is consistent with the General Plan of the City of Rolling Hills. ZONING CASE NO. 601 PAGE 2 • RA-S-1 Zone Setbacks: Front: 50 ft. from front easement line Side: 20 ft. from property line Rear: 50 ft. from property line Structures Grading Disturbed Area (40% maximum; any graded building pad area, any remedial grading (temporary disturbance), any graded slopes and building pad areas, any nongraded area where impervious surfaces exist) Structural Lot Coverage (20% maximum) Existing residence encroaches up to 40 feet into the front yard setback. Residence Garage Stable TOTAL N/A 3,749 sq.ft. 400 sq.ft. 479 sq.ft. 4,628 sq.ft. Proposed expanded entry will encroach up to 43 feet at its base into the front yard setback. Residence Garage Stable TOTAL None 3,777 sq.ft. 400 sq.ft. 479 sq.ft. 4,656 sq.ft. 12% No change as front entry will be constructed over existing entry. 7.7% Total Lot Coverage (35% maximum) 12% Residential Building Pad Coverage (Guideline maximum of 30%) 118% Stable Building Pad Coverage 20% Total Building Pad Coverage 79% Roadway Access Existing at northwest off Middleridge Lane North Preserve Views N/A Preserve Plants and Animals N/A No change No change 119% No change 80% No change Planning Commission Review Planning Commission Review ZONING CASE NO. 601 PAGE 3 RESOLUTION NO. 99-17 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS GRANTING A VARIANCE TO ENCROACH INTO THE FRONT YARD SETBACK TO EXPAND A FRONT ENTRY AT AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE IN ZONING CASE NO. 601. THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS DOES HEREBY FIND, RESOLVE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Applications were duly filed by Mr. and Mrs. Give Kamali with respect to real property located at 21 Middleridge Lane North (Lot 3-MR), Rolling Hills requesting a Variance to encroach into the front yard setback to permit the expansion of a front entry at an existing single family residence. Section 2. The Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing to consider the application on September 21, 1999 and October 19, 1999, and at a field trip visit on October 12, 1999. Section 3. The Planning Commission finds that the project qualifies as a Class 1 Exemption [State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301(e)] and is therefore categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. Section 4. Sections 17.38.010 through 17.38.050 of the Rolling Hills Municipal Code permit approval of a Variance from the standards and requirements of the Zoning Ordinance when exceptional or extraordinary circumstances applicable to the property and not applicable to other similar properties in the same zone prevent the owner from making use of a parcel of property to the same extent enjoyed by similar properties in the same vicinity. Section 17.16.110 requires a front yard of fifty feet (50') from the front easement line. The applicant is requesting to add 28 square feet for the expansion of a front entry which will encroach a maximum of forty-three feet (43') into the fifty foot (50') front yard setback. With respect to this request for a Variance, the Planning Commission finds as follows: A. There are exceptional and extraordinary circumstances and conditions applicable to the property or to the intended use that do not apply generally to the other property or class of use in the same zone because the residence is located close to the street and adjacent residences. The existing development pattern on the lot and the sloping rear portion precludes continued expansion of the residence on the lot. B. The Variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right possessed by other property in the same vicinity and zone, RESOLUTION NO. 99-17 PAGE1 • • but which is denied to the property in question. The Variance is necessary because by. allowing incursion into the front yard there will not be any greater incursion into the front yard setback than already exists. C. The granting of the Variance would not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to the property or improvements in such vicinity and zone in which the property is located. Development on the pad will allow a substantial portion of the lot to remain undeveloped. Section 5 . Based upon the foregoing findings, the Planning Commission hereby approves the Variance for Zoning Case No. 601 to permit the encroachment of 28 square feet of additional residential space into the front yard setback with a maximum encroachment of forty-three feet (43') into the fifty foot (50') front yard setback, as indicated on the development plan submitted with this application and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit A, subject to the conditions specified in Section 6 of this Resolution. Section 6. The Variance to the front yard setback approved in Section 5 is subject to the following conditions: A. The Variance approval shall expire within one year from the effective date of approval as defined in Section 17.38.070. B. It is declared and made a condition of the Variance approval, that if any conditions thereof are violated, this approval shall be suspended and the privileges granted thereunder shall lapse; provided that the applicant has been given written notice to cease such violation and has failed to do so for a period of thirty (30) days. C. All requirements of the Buildings and Construction Ordinance, the Zoning Ordinance, and of the zone in which the subject property is located must be complied with unless otherwise set forth in the Permit, or shown otherwise on an approved plan. D. The lot shall be developed and maintained in substantial conformance with the site plan on file dated August 31, 1999 and marked Exhibit A, except as otherwise provided in these conditions. E. The project must be reviewed and approved by the Rolling Hills Community Association Architectural Review Committee prior to the issuance of any building or grading permit. F. The applicant shall execute an Affidavit of Acceptance of all conditions of these Variance approvals, or the approvals shall not be effective. G. All conditions of this Variance approval must be complied with prior to the issuance of a building permit from the County of Los Angeles. RESOLUTION NO. 99-17 PAGE 2 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON THH .D Y(O OCTOBER, 1999. ATTEST: .„Aft,) MARILYN KERN, DEPUTY CITY CLERK STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CITY OF ROLLING HILLS §§ ALLAN ROBERTS, CHAIRMAN I certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 99-17 entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS GRANTING A VARIANCE TO ENCROACH INTO THE FRONT YARD SETBACK TO EXPAND A FRONT ENTRY AT AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE IN ZONING CASE NO. 601. was approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission on October 19, 1999 by the following roll call vote: AYES: Commissioners Hankins, Margeta and Chairman Roberts. NOES: None . ABSENT: Commissioners Sommer and Witte. ABSTAIN: and in compliance with the laws of California was posted at the following: Administrative Offices. . _thin) DEPUTY CITY CLERK RESOLUTION NO. 99-17 PAGE 3 • Ciiy ol Ie0fA4 .AIL HEARING DATE: OCTOBER 19, 1999 TO: • INCORPORATED JANUARY 24, 1957 NO. 2 PORTUGUESE BEND ROAD ROLLING HILLS, CALIF. 90274 (310) 377-1521 FAX: (310) 377-7288 E-mail: cityofrh@aol.com HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: LOLA M. UNGAR, PLANNING DIRECTOR APPLICATION NO. SITE LOCATION: ZONING AND SIZE: APPLICANT: REPRESENTATIVE: PUBLISHED: REOUEST ZONING CASE NO. 601 21 MIDDLERIDGE LANE NORTH (LOT 3-MR) RAS-1, 1.382 ACRES MR. AND MRS. GIVE KAMALI MR. NAGY BAKHOUM, ARCHITECT SEPTEMBER 11, 1999 Request for a Variance to encroach into the front yard setback to permit the expansion of a front entry at an existing single family residence. BACKGROUND 1. The Planning Commission viewed a silhouette of the proposed project on October 12, 1999. Staff prepared a draft resolution of approval should the Commission be so inclined. 2. The applicants are requesting a Variance to permit an encroachment of up to 43 feet into the 50 foot front yard setback to construct a 28 square foot enclosed expansion at the front of the residence. The front columns of the proposed project will be 5 feet at the base from the front of the residence. Much of the residence is located within the front yard setback and encroaches up to 40 feet. The expanded enclosed space of the entry will be in alignment with the existing attached garage at the front of the residence. 3. The existing house with attached garage was built in 1950. Two bedrooms were added and a stable was constructed in 1957, additions and remodeling took place in 1983, and an interior remodel was completed in July, 1999. 4. The structural lot coverage proposed is 4,655.5 square feet or 7.7% (20% maximum permitted) and the total lot coverage proposed is 7,289.5 square feet or 12% (35% maximum permitted). ZONING CASE NO. 601 PAGE 1 Printed on Recycled Paper. • • 5. As stated previously, much of the residence is located close to the roadway within the front yard setback, and that area is not included as part of the residential building pad. As a result, 4,177 square foot coverage of the permitted 3,510 square foot residential pad will be 119%. Coverage on the stable building pad will be 20% of the 478.5 square foot pad. Total building pad coverage will be 80% of the 5,845 square foot building pads. 6 Disturbed area of the lot will be approximately 7,289.5 square feet or 12% of the net lot area (40% maximum permitted). 7. Grading will not be required for the project. 8. Access to the residence from Middleridge Lane North will remain the same. The lot is cut in two by Middleridge Lane North with a portion of the lot across the lane. 9. The project has been determined to be categorically exempt pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Planning Commission review the proposed plans, draft Resolution No. 99-17, and take public testimony. VARIANCE REQUIRED FINDINGS A. That there are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applicable to the property that do not apply generally to other properties in the same vicinity and zone; and B. That such variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of substantial property rights possessed by other properties in the same vicinity and zone but which is denied the property in question; and C. That the granting of such variance will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity; and D. That in granting the variance, the spirit and intent of this title will be observed; and E. That the variance does not grant special privilege; F. That the variance is consistent with the portions of the County of Los Angeles Hazardous Waste Management Plan relating to siting and siting criteria for hazardous waste facilities; and G. That the variance request is consistent with the General Plan of the City of Rolling Hills. ZONING CASE NO. 601 PAGE 2 CRITERIA & MAJOR IMPACTS ; EXISTING RA-S-1 Zone Setbacks: Front: 50 ft. from front easement line Side: 20 ft. from property line Rear: 50 ft. from property line Structures Grading Disturbed Area (40% maximum; any graded building pad area, any remedial grading (temporary disturbance), any graded slopes and building pad areas, any nongraded area where impervious surfaces exist) Structural Lot Coverage (20% maximum) Total Lot Coverage (35% maximum) Residential Building Pad Coverage (Guideline maximum of 30%) Existing residence encroaches up to 40 feet into the front yard setback. Residence Garage Stable TOTAL N/A 3,749 sq.ft. 400 sq.ft. 479 sq.ft. 4,628 sq.ft. PROPOSED Proposed expanded entry will encroach up to 43 feet at its base into the front yard setback. Residence Garage Stable TOTAL None 3,777 sq.ft. 400 sq.ft. 479 sq.ft. 4,656 sq.ft. 12% No change as front entry will be constructed over existing entry. 7.7% 12% 118% Stable Building Pad Coverage 20% Total Building Pad Coverage 79% Roadway Access Preserve Views Existing at northwest off Middleridge Lane North N/A Preserve Plants and Animals N/A No change No change 119% No change 80% No change Planning Commission Review Planning Commission Review ZONING CASE NO. 601 PAGE 3 • • DRAFT RESOLUTION NO. 99-17 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS GRANTING A VARIANCE TO ENCROACH INTO THE FRONT YARD SETBACK TO EXPAND A FRONT ENTRY AT AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE IN ZONING CASE NO. 601. THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS DOES HEREBY FIND, RESOLVE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Applications were duly filed by Mr. and Mrs. Give Kamali with respect to real property located at 21 Middleridge Lane North (Lot 3-MR), Rolling Hills requesting a Variance to encroach into the front yard setback to permit the expansion of a front entry at an existing single family residence. Section 2. The Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing to consider the application on September 21, 1999 and October 19, 1999, and at a field trip visit on October 12, 1999. Section 3. The Planning Commission finds that the project qualifies as a Class 1 Exemption [State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301(e)] and is therefore categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. Section 4. Sections 17.38.010 through 17.38.050 of the Rolling Hills Municipal Code permit approval of a Variance from the standards and requirements of the Zoning Ordinance when exceptional or extraordinary circumstances applicable to the property and not applicable to other similar properties in the same zone prevent the owner . from making use of a parcel of property to the same extent enjoyed by similar properties in the same vicinity. Section 17.16.110 requires a front yard of fifty feet (50') from the front easement line. The applicant is requesting to add 28 square feet for the expansion of a front entry which will encroach a maximum of forty-three feet (43') into the fifty foot (50') front yard setback. With respect to this request for a Variance, the Planning Commission finds as follows: A. There are exceptional and extraordinary circumstances and conditions applicable to the property or to the intended use that do not apply generally to the other property or class of use in the same zone because the residence is located close to the street and adjacent residences. The existing development pattern on the lot and the sloping rear portion precludes continued expansion of the residence on the lot. B. The Variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right possessed by other property in the same vicinity and zone, RESOLUTION NO. 99-17 PAGE 1 • • DRAFT but which is denied to the property in question. The Variance is necessary because by allowing incursion into the front yard there will not be any greater incursion into the front yard setback than already exists. C. The granting of the Variance would not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to ,the property or improvements in such vicinity and zone in which the property is located. Development on the pad will allow a substantial portion of the lot to remain undeveloped. Section 5 . Based upon the foregoing findings, the Planning Commission hereby approves the Variance for Zoning Case No. 601 to permit the encroachment of 28 square feet of additional residential space into the front yard setback with a maximum encroachment of forty-three feet (43') into thefifty foot (50') front yard setback, as indicated on the development plan submitted with this application and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit A, subject to the conditions specified in Section 6 of this Resolution. Section 6. The Variance to the front yard setback approved in Section 5 is subject to the following conditions: A. The Variance approval shall expire within one year from the effective date of approval as defined in Section 17.38.070. B. It is declared and made a condition of the Variance approval, that if any conditions thereof are violated, this approval shall be suspended and the privileges granted thereunder shall lapse; provided that the applicant has been given written notice to cease such violation and has failed to do so for a period of thirty (30) days. C. All requirements of the Buildings and Construction Ordinance, the Zoning Ordinance, and of the zone in which the subject property is located must be complied with unless otherwise set forth in the Permit, or shown otherwise on an approved plan. D. The lot shall be developed and maintained in substantial conformance with the site plan on file dated August 31, 1999 and marked Exhibit A, except as otherwise provided in these conditions. E. The project must be reviewed and approved by the Rolling Hills Community Association Architectural Review Committee prior to the issuance of any building or grading permit. F. The applicant shall execute an Affidavit of Acceptance of all conditions of these Variance approvals, or the approvals shall not be effective. G. All conditions of this Variance approval must be complied with prior to the issuance of a building permit from the County of Los Angeles. RESOLUTION NO. 99-17 PAGE2 - DRAFT PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON THE 19TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1999. ALLAN ROBERTS, CHAIRMAN ATTEST: MARILYN KERN, DEPUTY CITY CLERK STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) §§ CITY OF ROLLING HILLS ) I certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 99-17 entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS GRANTING A VARIANCE TO ENCROACH INTO THE FRONT YARD SETBACK TO EXPAND A FRONT ENTRY AT AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE IN ZONING CASE NO. 601. was approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission on October 19, 1999 by the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: and in compliance with the laws of California was posted at the following: Administrative Offices. DEPUTY CITY CLERK RESOLUTION NO. 99-17 PAGE 3 i • Ci,y o/{2fP•,.9 J�P� HEARING DATE: OCTOBER 12, 1999 TO: INCORPORATED JANUARY 24, 1957 NO. 2 PORTUGUESE BEND ROAD ROLLING HILLS, CALIF. 90274 (310) 377-1521 FAX: (310) 377-7288 E-mail: cityofrh@aol.com HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: LOLA M. UNGAR, PLANNING DIRECTOR APPLICATION NO. SITE LOCATION: ZONING AND SIZE: APPLICANT: REPRESENTATIVE: PUBLISHED: REOUEST ZONING CASE NO. 601 21 MIDDLERIDGE LANE NORTH (LOT 3-MR) RAS-1, 1.382 ACRES MR. AND MRS. GIVE KAMALI MR. NAGY BAKHOUM, ARCHITECT SEPTEMBER 11, 1999 Request for a Variance to encroach into the front yard setback to permit the expansion of a front entry at an existing single family residence. BACKGROUND 1. The applicants are requesting a Variance to permit an encroachment of up to 43 feet into the 50 foot front yard setback to construct a 28 square foot enclosed expansion at the front of the residence. The front columns of the proposed project will be 5 feet at the base from the front of the residence. Much of the residence is located within the front yard setback and encroaches up to 40 feet. The expanded enclosed space of the entry will be in alignment with the existing attached garage at the front of the residence. 2. The existing house with attached garage was built in 1950. Two bedrooms were added and a stable was constructed in 1957, additions and remodeling took place in 1983, and an interior remodel was completed in July, 1999. 3. The structural lot coverage proposed is 4,655.5 square feet or 7.7% (20% maximum permitted) and the total lot coverage proposed is 7,289.5 square feet or 12% (35% maximum permitted). 4 As stated previously, much of the residence is located close to the roadway within the front yard setback, and that area is not included as part of the residential building pad. As a result, 4,177 square foot coverage of the ZONING CASE NO. 601 PAGE 1 Printed on Recycled Paper. • • permitted 3,510 square foot residential pad will be 119%. Coverage on the stable building pad will be 20% of the 478.5 square foot pad. Total building pad coverage will be 80% of the 5,845 square foot building pads. 5. Disturbed area of the lot will be approximately 7,289.5 square feet or 12% of the net lot area (40% maximum permitted). 6. Grading will not be required for the project. 7. Access to the residence from Middleridge Lane North will remain the same. The lot is cut in two by Middleridge Lane North with a portion of the lot across the lane. 8. The project has been determined to be categorically exempt pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Planning Commission review the proposed plans and take public testimony. VARIANCEREQUIRED FINDINGS A. That there are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applicable to the property that do not apply generally to other properties in the same vicinity and zone; and B. That such variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of substantial property rights possessed by other properties in the same vicinity and zone but which is denied the property in question; and C. That the granting of such variance will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity; and D. That in granting the variance, the spirit and intent of this title will be observed; and E. That the variance does not grant special privilege; F. That the variance is consistent with the portions of the County of Los Angeles Hazardous Waste Management Plan relating to siting and siting criteria for hazardous waste facilities; and G. That the variance request is consistent with the General Plan of the City of Rolling Hills. ZONING CASE NO. 601 PAGE 2 CRITERIA & MAJOR IMPACTS RA-S-1 Zone Setbacks: Front: 50 ft. from front easement line Side: 20 ft. from property line Rear: 50 ft. from property line Structures Grading Disturbed Area (40% maximum; any graded building pad area, any remedial grading (temporary disturbance), any graded slopes and building pad areas, any nongraded area where impervious surfaces exist) Structural Lot Coverage (20% maximum) EXISTING' Existing residence encroaches up to 40 feet into the front yard setback. Residence Garage Stable TOTAL N/A 3,749 sq.ft. 400 sq.ft. 479 sq.ft. 4,628 sq.ft. PROPOSED Proposed expanded entry will encroach up to 43 feet at its base into the front yard setback. Residence Garage Stable TOTAL None 3,777 sq.ft. 400 sq.ft. 479 sq.ft. 4,656 sq.ft. 12% No change as front entry will be constructed over existing entry. 7.7% Total Lot Coverage (35% maximum) 12% Residential Building Pad Coverage (Guideline maximum of 30%1 118% Stable Building Pad Coverage 20% Total Building Pad Coverage 79% Roadway Access Existing at northwest off Middleridge Lane North Preserve Views N/A Preserve Plants and Animals N/A No change No chancre 119% No change 80% No change Planning Commission Review Planning Commission Review ZONING CASE NO. 601 PAGE 3 • Cuy oll2PingJd,'PP, HEARING DATE: SEPTEMBER 21, 1999 HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: LOLA M. UNGAR, PLANNING DIRECTOR TO: • INCORPORATED JANUARY 24, 1957 APPLICATION NO. SITE LOCATION: ZONING AND SIZE: APPLICANT: REPRESENTATIVE: PUBLISHED: REQUEST NO. 2 PORTUGUESE BEND ROAD ROLLING HILLS, CALIF. 90274 (310) 377-1521 FAX: (310) 377-7288 E-mail: cityofrh@aol.com ZONING CASE NO. 601 21 MIDDLERIDGE LANE NORTH (LOT 3-MR) RAS-1, 1.382 ACRES MR. AND MRS. GIVE KAMALI MR. NAGY BAKHOUM, ARCHITECT SEPTEMBER 11, 1999 Request for a Variance to encroach into the front yard setback to permit the expansion of a front entry at an existing single family residence. BACKGROUND 1. The applicants are requesting a Variance to permit an encroachment of up to 43 feet into the 50 foot front yard setback to construct a 28 square foot enclosed expansion at the front of the residence. The front columns of the proposed project will be 5 feet at the base from the front of the residence. Much of the residence is located within the front yard setback and encroaches up to 40 feet. The expanded enclosed space of the entry will be in alignment with the existing attached garage at the front of the residence. 2. The existing house with attached garage was built in 1950. Two bedrooms were added and a stable was constructed in 1957, additions and remodeling took place in 1983, and an interior remodel was completed in July, 1999. 3. The structural lot coverage proposed is 4,655.5 square feet or 7.7% (20% maximum permitted) and the total lot coverage proposed is 7,289.5 square feet or 12% (35% maximum permitted). 4. As stated previously, much of the residence is located close to the roadway within the front yard setback, and that area is not included as part of the residential building pad. As a result, 4,177 square foot coverage of the ZONING CASE NO. 601 PAGE 1 CP Printed on Recycled Paper. • • permitted 3,510 square foot residential pad will be 119%. Coverage on the stable building pad will be 20% of the 478.5 square foot pad. Total building pad coverage will be 80% of the 5,845 square foot building pads. 5. Disturbed area of the lot will be approximately 7,289.5 square feet or 12% of the net lot area (40% maximum permitted). 6. Grading will not be required for the project. 7. Access to the residence from Middleridge Lane North will remain the same. The lot is cut in two by Middleridge Lane North with a portion of the lot across the lane. 8. The project has been determined to be categorically exempt pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Planning Commission review the proposed plans and take public testimony. VARIANCE REQUIRED FINDINGS A. That there are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applicable to the property that do not apply generally to other properties in the same vicinity and zone; and B. That such variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of substantial property rights possessed by other properties in the same vicinity and zone but which is denied the property in question; and C. That the granting of such variance will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity; and D. That in granting the variance, the spirit and intent of this title will be observed; and E. That the variance does not grant special privilege; F. That the variance is consistent with the portions of the County of Los Angeles Hazardous Waste Management Plan relating to siting and siting criteria for hazardous waste facilities; and G. That the variance request is consistent with the General Plan of the City of Rolling Hills. ZONING CASE NO. 601 PAGE 2 CRITERIA'& MAJOR IMPACTS RA-S-1 Zone Setbacks: Front: 50 ft. from front easement line Side: 20 ft. from property line Rear: 50 ft. from property line Structures Grading Disturbed Area (40% maximum; any graded building pad area, any remedial grading (temporary disturbance), any graded slopes and building pad areas, any nongraded area where impervious surfaces exist) Structural Lot Coverage (20% maximum) Total Lot Coverage (35% maximum) Residential Building Pad Coverage (Guideline maximum of 30%) EXISTING Existing residence encroaches up to 40 feet into the front yard setback. Residence Garage Stable TOTAL N/A 3,749 sq.ft. 400 sq.ft. 479 sq.ft. 4,628 sq.ft. PROPOSED Proposed expanded entry will encroach up to 43 feet at its base into the front yard setback. Residence Garage Stable TOTAL None 3,777 sq.ft. 400 sq.ft. 479 sq.ft. 4,656 sq.ft. 12% No change as front entry will be constructed over existing entry. 7.7% 12% 118% Stable Building Pad Coverage 20% Total Building Pad Coverage 79% Roadway Access Preserve Views Existing at northwest off Middleridqe Lane North N/A Preserve Plants and Animals N/A No change No change 119% No change 80% No change Planning Commission Review Planning Commission Review ZONING CASE NO. 601 PAGE 3