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City of San Leandro Community Development Department Planning Services Division Staff Report DATE: April 17, 2008 TO: Board of Zoning Adjustments FROM: Elmer Penaranda, Planner II SUBJECT: Matter of PLN2008-00003; Revised Site Plan Review and Conditional Use Permit; to construct a 1,342 square foot additional dwelling unit at the rear of the existing single-family home at 78 Williams Street (previously proposed addition was 1,525 square-feet). The addition would create a duplex. The proposed roof height of the addition would be an average of 19 feet, six inches (previous design averaged approximately 22 feet tall). The proposed duplex would include two covered parking spaces and two surface parking spaces. Site Plan Review is required as this proposal creates a new second-story dwelling unit. The conditional use permit is required as the lot is 40 feet wide where 50 feet is the minimum lot width in the DA-3 Downtown Area District and as two-family residences are also conditionally permitted in the DA District. Assessor's Parcel Number 77-549-11; D and S. Christian (applicant and property owner); DA-3 Downtown Area 3 District. (Tabled at the March 6, 2008 meeting and re-noticed for the April 17, 2008 Board of Zoning Adjustments meeting.) SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION The application was reviewed by the Board of Zoning Adjustments at the March 6, 2008 meeting. The staff report and minutes for that meeting are attached. At the March 6th meeting, the Board received various opposing comments from adjacent neighbors regarding the size and height of the proposed addition. Board members directed the applicant to consider revisions to address the adjacent neighbors concerns. The applicant revised the plans to reduce the size (i.e., height and bulk) of the proposed dwelling in an effort to address the adjacent neighbors concerns. The floor area of the addition and the total height of the addition were reduced. With the revisions that lessen the floor area and reduce the height of the proposal, the staff recommendation remains unchanged. Staff recommends that the Board of Zoning Adjustments make the attached Findings of Fact and approve PLN2008-00003 subject to the recommended Conditions of Approval. BACKGROUND The Zoning Code does not preclude two-story construction in the DA3 District. In this case, because of the substandard 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