HomeMy WebLinkAboutBZA 154-558 (2308 Manhattan Ave)RESOLUTION B.Z.A. 154-558
1 11 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS OF THE CITY OF
HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, GRANTED A VARIANCE ON PROPERTY LOCATED
2 11 AT 2308 MANHATTAN AVENUE, HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA.
31 1 WHEREAS, the Board of Zoning Adjustments of the City of
4 11 Hermosa Beach, at a public hearing held on April 2, 1984, in the
5 11 Council Chambers of the City Hall, considered the request of
61 1 Mr. Robert R. Swick for permission to encroach 4 feet into the
7 11 required front yard setback in lieu of the 3 feet encroachment
8 11 allowed, on property legally described as Lots 8 & 9, Block 64 ,
9 11 Eirst Addition to Hermosa Beach.
101 1 WHEREAS, at said public hearing, the following facts were
11 presented for consideration: that the request was for the appli~
12 cant to encroach four feet into the required ;front yard setback in
13 lieu of the three feet · required with an ~xterior balcony at the
14 second level. The present building meets the required front
15 yard setback, Project will increase lot coverage from 54,6% to
16 11 56. 7%.
17 WHEREAS , at said public hearing, th~ applicant stated
18 11 that the eave overhang will not extend beyond th~ balcony because
19llhe is planning on changing the roof design. He noted that there
20llare many other properties in the general area that are right on
21 the property line and explained that when he bought the property,
22 he did not realize that the City owned four feet of the property,
23 WHEREAS, at said public hearing, no one appeared to speak
24l l in opposition to the project.
25 WHEREAS, after due consideration, it is the opinion of the
26 Board of Zoning Adjustments that the variance request is granted
27 for the following reasons:
28111. That there are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances
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1 or conditions applicable to the property involved because this
2 house is quite close to the front property line,
3 ,2. That such variance is necessary for the preservation and
4 enjoyment of a substantial property right possessed by other
511 property in the same vicinity and zone because it has become more
6 and more common to maximize outdoor space on the beach; the
7 construction of a reasonable deck falls under the substantial
8 property right.
911 3. That the granting of such variance will not be materially
10 detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to the property
11 or improvements in such vicinity and zone in which the property
121 1 is located because this is a very minor encroachment and is
13 mitigated to certain degrees by the limitation of the roof
14 overhang,
15 11 4, That the granting of such variance will not adversely affect
1611 the comprehensive General Plan because there is no change to the
1711 property under the General Plan and the property is currently
1811 within the definition of the General Plan,
19 NOW 1 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that in view of the above
2011 findings of fact, the Board of Zoning Adjustments of the City of
21 Hermosa Beach, California, does hereby grant the variance by the
22 following vote:
23 AYES: Comms, Berardo, Corder, Chmn, Moore
24 NOES: Comms, Cutler, Williams
25 ABSENT: None
26 I/Ill
27 II/II
28 I/Ill
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CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution B.Z.A. 154-558 was
adopted by the Board of Zoning Adjustments of the City of Hermosa
Beach, California, at a regular meeting held on the 2nd day of
April, 1984.
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