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PLN23-0016 - 1019 Morton Street - Design Review and Variance - Applicant: Donald Thompson. Public hearing to consider Design Review approval for a 1,290 square-foot second-story conversion and addition at the attic space, and a 61 square-foot balcony at the front facade of an existing single-family home. The applicant also requests a Variance to allow further increasing the height of the existing legal-nonconforming 32' - 6" high roof and the new roof of the addition to be 33'-6" where the maximum height limit is 30 feet. General Plan: Low Density Residential. Zoning: R-1 Residential District. CEQA Determination: This project is a Class 1 categorical exemption and no additional environmental review is necessary pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (e) - Additions to existing structures.
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To: Honorable President
and Members of the Planning Board
From: Andrew Thomas,
Planning, Building and Transportation Director
BACKGROUND
On January 12, 2023, Donald Thomas submitted an application for Design Review to add a second story to an existing Victorian Cottage over a high basement by converting the existing attic space, extending the roof, and adding side facing gables and bay windows. The proposed design also includes a prominent corner turret, and a new balcony at the front fa?ade. The applicant also requested a variance to raise the existing nonconforming 32' - 6" high roof one additional foot to 33' - 6" above grade. The proposed additional intersecting roofs would also be raised to 33' - 6" high. The project is located in the R-1, Residential district where the maximum height limit is 30 feet high. The existing 32-foot 6 inch roof is already non-conforming to the maximum height limit in the R-1 district. Staff supports the proposed design but cannot make the findings to support the variance. As an alternative, staff recommends that the Planning Board approve a modified design that incorporates an extension of the existing roo...
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