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PLN24-0508 - Administrative Variance - 3119 Gibbons Dr. - Applicant: Lawrence Rugg. A public hearing to consider an Administrative Variance to allow the reduction of the rear yard setback from 12 feet to 5 feet, to accommodate an approximately 229-square-foot first-story addition located to the rear of the existing residential building pursuant to AMC 30-2.1.2.
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CITY OF ALAMEDA
PLANNING, BUILDING & TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
ITEM NO: 3-D
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
PLN24-0508 - Administrative Variance - 3119 Gibbons Dr. - Applicant: Lawrence Rugg. A public hearing to consider an Administrative Variance to allow the reduction of the rear yard setback from 12 feet to 5 feet, to accommodate an approximately 229-square-foot first-story addition located to the rear of the existing residential building pursuant to AMC 30-2.1.2.
GENERAL PLAN: Low Density Residential
ZONING: R-1, Residential District
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:
Categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15305 - Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations.
PROJECT PLANNER: Tristan Suire, Planner II
PUBLIC NOTICE: A notice for this hearing was mailed to property owners and residents within 300 feet of the site, published in local newspapers and posted in public areas near the subject property. Staff have not received any public comments on this proposed project.
EXHIBITS: 1. Project Plans
2. Accessor's Parcel Map with Notes
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the project with conditions.
PROPOSAL SUMMARY:
The applicant is requesting a Variance to allow a reduction in the rear yard setback from 12 feet to 5 feet to facilitate construction a single-story rear addition. The subject property has a very irregular geometry that results in typical setback standards reducing the buildable area of the lot to the extent that it constitutes an unnecessary hardship compared to otherwise similar lots in the same district and vicinity. The proposed variance would only reduce the r...
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