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PLANNING COMMISSION –October 28, 2020
REQUIRED FINDINGS & CONSIDERATIONS FOR:
101 Broadway
Architecture and Site Application S-20-003
Consider an Appeal of a Development Review Committee Decision Approving a
Request for Demolition of an Existing Single-family Residence and Construction of a
New Single-family Residence Located in the Broadway Historic District on Property
Zoned R-1D:LHP Located at 101 Broadway. APN 510-45-041.
PROPERTY OWNER: ZKJ LLC.
APPLICANT: Jay Plett
PROJECT PLANNER: Sean Mullin
FINDINGS
Required finding for CEQA:
■ The project is Categorically Exempt pursuant to the adopted Guidelines for the
Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act, Section 15303: New
Construction or Conversion of Small Structures.
Required finding for the demolition of a two -family residence:
■ As required by Section 29.10.09030(e) of the Town Code for the demolition of
existing structures:
1. The Town's housing stock will be maintained as the two-family residence will be
replaced.
2. The existing structure has no architectural or historical significance and is in poor
condition.
3. The property owner does not desire to maintain the structures as they exist; and
4. The economic utility of the structures was considered.
Required compliance with the Zoning Regulations:
■ The project meets the objective standards of Chapter 29 of the Town Code
(Zoning Regulations).
Required compliance with the Residential Design Guidelines:
■ The project is in compliance with the Residential Design Guidelines for single-
family residences located in Historic Districts and not in hillside areas. The project
was found to be compatible with the Broadway Historic District in terms of style,
massing, and scale by the Historic Preservation Committee. The applicant
responded to the recommendation of the Historic Preservation Committee be
revising the siding material to a wood channel lap siding.
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■ The project is not the largest for floor area or FAR, and is not the first two-story
residence in the neighborhood
■ The applicant revised the design to respond to the privacy concerns of the
neighbor by removing one second story window and reducing the size of another
second story window.
■ The applicant lowered the roof ridge by six (6) inches above the master bedroom
and master bathroom to respond to the view concerns of the neighbor.
■ The applicant revised the design to respond to the privacy concerns of the
neighbor by reducing the extent of the upper terrace patio by five (5) feet to be
farther away from the property to the east. Additionally, the applicant introduced
a fence along a portion of the east property line, adjacent to the neig hbor’s patio,
with a height 1.33 feet above the neighbor’s eave line for a length of not less than
40 feet.
Required Compliance with the applicable sections of the Hillside Development Standards and
Guidelines (HDS&G):
■ The project is in compliance with the applicable sections of the Hillside
Development Standards and Guidelines for properties outside of the hillside area
with an average slope exceeding 10 percent.
CONSIDERATIONS
Required considerations in review of Architecture & Site applications:
■ As required by Section 29.20.150 of the Town Code, the considerations in review
of an Architecture and Site application were all made in reviewing this project.