The below items will be heard by the Planning Commission under hearing procedures conforming to Government Code §54953(e). The agenda will be published a minimum of 72 hours before the Planning Commission meeting and will provide a more detailed description of hearing procedures.
Public Hearing Items
Use Permit and Variance/Kyuhee Voorhies/805 Harvard Ave.:
Request for a use permit to demolish an existing single-story, single-family residence with a partial basement and construct a new two-story, single-family residence with a basement on a substandard lot with regard to minimum lot depth and area in the R-1-U (Single Family Urban Residential) zoning district. The project also includes a use permit request for excavation within the required street side setback along Cornell Road for a proposed basement lightwell. Additionally, the project includes a variance request to locate the garage entrance 16 feet from the street side lot line instead of the required 20 feet. The proposal would also include an attached accessory dwelling unit (ADU), which is a permitted use and not subject to discretionary review.
Use Permit/Steve Bowers/1211 Arbor Rd., 1231 Arbor Rd., and 1100 Santa Cruz Ave.:
Request for a use permit to construct six foot tall metal fences/gates within the front setback of the St. Raymond School parking lot along Arbor Rd., which would transition to an eight foot tall metal fence with gates between the parking lot and the basketball courts to the west of St. Raymond Church in the R-E (Residential Estate) zoning district. The proposed fences/gates would exceed the maximum heights allowed in a residential district. A use permit revision is also requested to modify sitewide parking and circulation plans approved through a use permit in 1992 to reflect current uses for the church and school, without a reduction in parking availability.
Use Permit/Hongju Chen/1261 El Camino Real:
Request for a use permit to operate a massage therapy business, which is considered a restricted personal service and requires a use permit, in an existing multi-tenant commercial building in the SP-ECR/D (El Camino Real/Downtown Specific Plan) zoning district.
Use Permit/Kohei Tamagawa/3553 Haven Ave., Unit 4:
Request for a use permit to operate an indoor sports training private recreational use, which is considered a special use and requires a use permit, in an existing multi-tenant commercial building on a property that is substandard with regard to the minimum parking requirement in the M-2 (General Industrial) zoning district.