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The alternative to reduce the addition to one-story results in the covered parking spaces being deleted from the plans; however three or more parking spaces would still be provided on the property, at a concrete parking pad at the rear of the building and along the driveway that serves those spaces. The proposed one-story addition makes it impossible to provide the required two-covered off- street parking spaces on the property. However, the revised plans to reduce to addition's height and bulk are intended to address the neighbors concerns. Thus, staff finds the proposal as an acceptable and appropriate compromise to the interested parties. Staff recommends that the Board of Zoning Adjustments make the attached Firidings of Fact and approve PLN2008-00003 subject to the recommended Conditions of Approval. BACKGROUND Opposing comments and concerns were received from the adjacent neighbors due to the two-story design of the additional unit. The Board postponed its decision at the March 6th and April 17th meetings. The applicant has used the postponements as opportunities to explore revisions to the plans to address the neighbors' concerns. Thus, as already stated in this report, the proposal has been revised to a one-story addition. In this case, because of the narrowness of the lot, the proposal is required to undergo a conditional use permit review process (Zoning Code Section 4-1650). The review process is a tool to receive public comments and to evaluate if the proposed project conforms to the basic setback, coverage, and height requirements. Because the revised design does not include two covered parking spaces and the third space would not be independently accessible (rather along the driveway) the review process includes a parking exception (Zoning Code Section 5-2212 C.). DETAILS OF THE REVISED PROPOSAL The applicant has made the following changes to the previous submittal: • The proposed single-story addition's floor area has been reduced to 1,300 square feet from 1,342 square feet. (The actual interior and living "floor area is 1,257.5 square feet when subtracting the recessed front door entryway and the 45 degree corner at the rear of the unit to improve the vehicle turning movement into the uncovered parking pad.) The second unit would remain two bedrooms and two bathrooms. • The addition's foot print is approximately 26 feet wide by 50 feet deep. This would maintain a 23 foot setback from the rear property line. A 20 foot wide parking pad for two uncovered vehicles would be situated in this open area. • The proposed roof height of the one-story addition would be an average of 14 feet (previous design averaged approximately 19 feet, six inches; the original design averaged 22 feet tall). The roof design would match the height and design of the existing home. The one-story proposal is substantially unchanged in terms of building details such as exterior finish, materials and window types. The exterior would have new matching stucco and the roof would be matching hipped roof design with composition shingle. Board of Zoning Adjustment Staff Report May 15, 2008 PLN2008-00003 Page 2 of 4