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Board of Zoning Adjustments Regular Meeting, July 20, 2006 Excerpt of the Minutes item PLN2005-00063 Page 3 of8 Planner Barros stated that the garage would accommodate four and one-half spaces (200 square feet per interior space) with the carriage house proving a two-car garage. Three spaces were required overall for the project. Chair Raposo asked if additional parking would be available apart from the garages, such as the turnaround space. Planner Barros said that the emergency vehicle turnaround would be red curbed and parking would not be allowed in that space. Chair Raposo called the applicant to speak before the Board. Stephen Glaudemans, architect, 155 Filbert Street, Suite 234, Oakland, stated that a four-lot subdivision had been considered, but too much of the hill would have been carved out. The one home was deemed best for the applicant and his extended family. Additional parking could be accommodated by the spaces in front of the garage and a space next to the carriage house. The circular cap, as shown on the model, would have been the highest part of the house, but it had been eliminated. The house would be set into the hillside to reduce the mass and perceived volume of the house. The applicant had three brothers, three sisters and parents who would live in the house. The applicant was a responsible builder who had constructed many homes in the area and a member of the family currently lived in a home at the base of the project. The hope was to allow the family to live together, so they hoped to receive permission to have as many as 20 adults living in the home. Planning Manager Pollart stated that the Building Code required that a Zoning Permit be obtained if more than 10 adults were to live in any structure. The condition would stay, but it would be up to the Building Official as to how many adults would be allowed. Mr. Glaudemans agreed to all conditions. Member Pearson asked if20 people were expected to live in the proposed home. Mr. Glaudemans clarified that if one of the brothers had children or if extended family members visited for an extended amount of time, 20 adults might be appropriate in a home of this magnitude with the privacy that this compound would have. Only if one stood at the top of the hill and intentionally looked down on the house, would privacy be a problem. Planning Manager Pollart stated that a zoning permit would have to be obtained if more than 10 adults wished to reside in the home. Member Eliason asked if a home had originally been designed that would not have required a height exception and, if so, what would the size and lot coverage have been?