HomeMy WebLinkAboutBZA 154-503 (153 Lyndon St)RESOLUTION BZA 154-503
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS OF THE
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH GRANTING A VARIANCE ON PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 153 LYNDON STREET, HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA.
WHEREAS, the Board of Zoning Adjustments of the· City of Hermosa Beach,
at a public hearing held on April 18, 1983, in the Council Chambers of
the City Hall, considered the request of Mr. Richard Margrave for
permission to add more than 40% to an existing single family residence
with a nonconforming sideyard of 1.7ft. and a nonconforming front yard
of .85 ft. and to maintain the conconforming sideyard with the addition,
and maintain the nonconforming front yard of 2.75 ft. The required
sideyard setback is 3 ft. and the required front yard setback is
5 ft., per sections 603 and 1309 of the Zoning Code, on property
legally described as Lot 27, Blcok 41, First Addition to Hermosa Beachi
and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing the following facts were presented
for consideration: that the face of the building is 2,75' into the
frontyard setback, but the entry way comes out to ,85 1 from the front
property line; that the applicant is not asking to go to the
second story with the incroachment; and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, a neighbor of the applicant stated
that he was not necessarily opposed to the variance, however the
construciton of a second story would eliminate all of the sun to his
structure, and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing no one else appeared to speak in
opposition of the variance; and
HWEREAS, after due consideration, it is the op1n1on of the Board of
Zoning Adjustments that the request is justified, subject to conditions
for the following reasons:
1. That there are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or
conditions applicable to the property involved because it ;is an
extremely small lot that has a large amount of building on it that
was constructed many years ago. Perhaps by carelessness or by
different regulations, the building was constructed incorrectly
on the lot. This renders the sideyards illegal under today's
standards. Since it is in the best interests of both the applicant
and the City to place the second story walls over the first story
wall, the applicant is requesting a variance to do so. This
building was constructed through no fault of the applicant, and
the applicant had no way of knowing that the building was inappro-
priately configured prior to undertaking this project, The general
configuration on the street suggests an initial survey that was
incorrect. The pattern of error seems to follow along the street.
2. That the variance is necessary for the preservation and
enjoyment of a substantial property right possessed by
other property in the same vicinity and zone, and denied
to the property in question because there are numerous
others in the same vicinity and zone with two story structures
with side yard violations in the same area, many of them
constructed years ago; and a few, recently. The improvement
of this property should be a credit to the neighborhood it is
in. Therefore, the approval of this variance will extend
the property right of being able to confugure the house to
the applicant~s wishes.
3. That the granting of such variance will nto be materailly
detrimantal to the public welfare or injurious to the property
or improvements in such vicinity and zone in which the property
is located because the project will enhance the neighborhood,
provide nodern construction with fire and vermin-proof techniques
upgrade the plumbing, sewer service, and generally be a credit to
the neighborhood and the City.
4. That the granting of such variance does n0t adversely affect
the comprehensive General Plan because the granting of this
variance will not increase the density becuase the plan as
proposed does not represent a change in use, and, therefore
has no effect on the General Plan.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVE, that in view of the above findings of
fact, the Board of Zoning Adjustments does hereby grant the varianee
by the following vote:
AYES
NOES
ABSENT:
Comm. Corder, Toth, Chmn. Moore
None
Comm Cutler, Comm. W;nlliams
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution BZA 154-503 was adopted
by the Board of Zoning Adjustments of the City of Hermosa Beach at a
regular meeting held on April 18, 1983.
DATE
~1ill/JmL CARL MOORE,
ALEX TOTH, ACTING SECRETARY