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PLN17-0484 - 1123 Versailles Avenue Call for Review - Applicant: Shirley Xie. A public hearing to consider Design Review to construct a one-story addition at the rear of an existing split-level single family home. The addition will add approximately 562 square feet to an existing 974-square foot residence. The property is listed on the City of Alameda's Historic Building Study List with a "B" designation. The project is located within the R-1 (One-Family Residence) Zoning District
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To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: David Sablan
Planner II
Date: April 23, 2018
Re: PLN17-0484 - 1123 Versailles Avenue Call for Review - Applicant: Shirley Xie. A public hearing to consider Design Review to construct a one-story addition at the rear of an existing split-level single family home. The addition will add approximately 562 square feet to an existing 974-square foot residence. The property is listed on the City of Alameda's Historic Building Study List with a "B" designation. The project is located within the R-1 (One-Family Residence) Zoning District.
BACKGROUND
On March 19, 2018, the Community Development Department approved a design review application to construct a two-story 1,572-square foot addition to an existing 974-square foot home, resulting in a 2,546-square foot single family home (Exhibit 1). The approved project fully complies with the Zoning Ordinance and Guide to Residential Design.
On March 26, 2018, Planning Board member Sandy Sullivan called the decision for review after hearing public testimony from the project's neighbors. The neighbors were concerned with the overall size of the addition, the lack of off-street parking on the property, and potential shade and privacy impacts from a two-story addition.
The Call for Review was scheduled to be heard at the April 23, 2018 Planning Board meeting, but the applicant requested a continuance in order to consider the neighbor's comments and redesign...
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