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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL DATE: December 4, 2006 TO: John Jermanis, City Manager FROM: Hanson Horn, Community Development Director Sally Barros, Planner II * BY: SUBJECT PROJECT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION: MATTER OF APPEAL BY WAYLAND LEW OF THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS' APPROVAL OF PLN2005-00063; MAJOR VIEW PRESERVATION/SITE PLAN REVIEW AND HEIGHT EXCEPTION; TO BUILD AN APPROXIMATE 10,679 SQUARE-FOOT NEW HOME, WITH LN ABLE AREA OF 8,002 SQUARE FEET, INCLUDING SEVEN BEDROOMS AND SEVEN AND ONE-HALF BATHROOMS; AND A 1,326 SQUARE-FOOT CARRIAGE HOUSE, WITH LN ABLE 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 ADDITIONS IN THE RS- VP DISTRICT REQUIRE A MAJOR SITE PLAN REVIEWNIEW PRESERVATION; 2888 DARIUS WAY; ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER 79-20-47; M. LUONG (APPLICANT AND PROPERTY OWNER); RS-VP RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY VIEW PRESERVATION SUB-DISTRICT. This item was continued from the October 16, 2006 City Council meeting SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION In July 2006, the Board of Zoning Adjustments (BZA) approved a Height Exception and Major Site Plan ReviewNiew Preservation for the proposed new home and in-law unit at 2888 Darius Way, with the recommended conditions of approval and findings of fact (see Attachments 4 and 5). The BZA decision was appealed by Wayland Lew on the grounds that the house would block his views and that the size of the home was not in keeping with the neighborhood. The applicant has since revised the plans to respond to the appellant's concerns over the height and size of the home. The original plan and the revised plan are described in the following table.