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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBZA 154-510 (938 14th St)t ._J 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION B.Z.A. 154-510 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS OF THE CITY OF : •• HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING A VARIANCE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 938 -14th STREET, HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA. WHEREAS, the Board of Zoning Adjustments of the City of Hermosa Beach, at a public hearing held on May 16, 1983, in the Council Chambers at City Hall to consider the request of Leslie Neff for permission to 1) add more than 40% (1st & 2nd stories) to an existing single family residence with a nonconform- ing easterly sideyard of 3.05' in lieu of the 5' required and 2) add a parking space within the front fifty feet of the lot which is not within a garage (carport), for property legally described as Lot 12, Block 2, Hermosa Knob Hill Tract; and WHEREAS, at said public hearing, the following facts were presented for consideration: that the property is located in the R-2 zone, low density residential; lot size is 50'x 74.54' and .lot area is 3,727 sq. Jt.; existing and proposed lot density is 11.68 du/ac; existing lot coverage is 30.57% and proposed lot coverage is 57.11%; existing square footage is 940 sq. ft. and proposed square footage is 1506 sq. ft.; and all of the setbacks for the new construction comply with the Zoning Code requirements; WHEREAS, at said public hearing, the applicant stated that her main reason for adding on is for her mother to move in; WHEREAS, at said public hearing, no one spoke in opposi- tion to the project; WHEREAS, after due consideration, it is the opinion of the Board of Zoning Adjustments that the variance request is justified for the following reasons: 1. That there are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applicable to the property involved because to build 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 anything on this property would require a variance unless the original building were torn down; the original building was built prior to the current zoning laws and was apparently legal at the time it was built; the variance requested is relatively minor in that the building already meets the minimum sideyard requirement of three feet; it is the total lot width that causes it to be out of Code. 2. That such 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 to expand this building, a variance is required; there is no other practical way to add on to this building other than to permit a variance to maintain the existing sideyard. 3. That the granting of such variance will 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 because the new construction does meet Code and the old construction provided minimum access for fire and safety personnel~ 4. That the granting of such variance will not adversely affect the comprehensive General Plan because it does not change the usei there is some marginal protection granted to the City that the use will not change because of demonstrated neighbor vigilance and a deed restriction that will be placed on the property. AND FURTHER, that the variance is granted subject to the following: That a deed restriction be placed on the said property limiting the property to R-1 use only. -2- . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that in view of the above findings of fact, the Board of Zoning Adjustments of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, does hereby grant the variance by the following vote: AYES: Comms. Corder, William, Chmn. Moore NOES: None ABSENT: Comms. Cutler, Toth CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution B.Z.A. 154-510 was adopted by the Board of Zoning Adjustments of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, at a regular meeting held on the 16th day of May, 1983. DATE ~ CARL MOORE, CHA I RMAN JUNE WILLIA~S, ~CTING SECRETARY -3-