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3 City of San Leandro Community Development Department Planning Services Division Staff Report DATE: July 20,2006 TO: Board of Zoning Adjustments FROM: Sally Barros, Planner II SUBJECT: PLN2005-00063; Major View Preservation/Site Plan Review and Height Exception; to build an approximate 10,679 square-foot new home, with livable area of 8,002 square feet, including seven bedrooms and seven and one-half bathrooms; and a 1,326 square-foot carriage house, with livable area of 450 square feet, including one bedroom and one full bath; and one 288 square-foot pool house. The main house and the carriage house exceed the maximum height in the RS- VP District of 18 feet and require a Height Exception; two-story dwellings in the RS- VP district require a Major Site Plan Review/View Preservation; 2888 Darius Way; Assessor's Parcel Number 79-20-47; M. Luong (applicant and property owner); RS- VP Residential Single-Family View Preservation District. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION The applicant proposes to construct a new, three-story 10,679 square-foot single-family home and a 1,326 square-foot in-law unit within a two-story "carriage house" on a vacant lot located at the terminus of Darius Way. The property is zoned RS-VP, Residential Single-Family View Preservation Sub-District and encompasses 64,708 square feet (1.49 acres). The irregular-shaped parcel is an up-slope lot with a flat building pad in the middle of the site. The proposed home includes 8,002 square feet of conditioned livable floor area, plus an attached 985 square-foot garage and 1,692 square feet of decks and stairs. The in-law cottage includes 450 square feet of livable area, 300 square feet of stairs and decks, and a 576 square-foot garage. The proposal also includes a single-story, 288 square-foot accessory pool house. Section 2-582 of the Zoning Code requires Major View Preservation/Site Plan Review for two- and three-story development in the RS- VP Sub-District. In addition, because the proposed home and in-law unit exceeds the 18-foot height limit, with average roof heights of30 feet and 24 feet, respectively, measured from grade at approximate mid-slope, the proposal will require approval of a Height Exception. Both of these applications are subject to review by the Board of Zoning Adjustments. Staff review of the proposal, including an informal recommendation by the Zoning Enforcement Official and extensive field analysis of the impact of the new development on the surrounding