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comments and to evaluate if the proposed project conforms to the basic setback, coverage, height and off-street parking requirements. Opposing comments and concerns were received from the adjacent neighbors. The Board postponed its decision at the March 6th meeting and directed the applicant to explore some revisions to address the neighbors concerns. The applicant has revised the plans in an effort to address the neighbors' comments. DETAILS OF THE REVISED PROPOSAL The applicant has made the following changes to the previous submittal: • The proposed additional unit's floor area has been reduced to 1,342 square feet from 1,525 square feet (a 183 square foot reduction in floor area). The ground floor living room area was reduced to 357 square feet from 480 square feet (123 square foot reduction). The revised plan also resulted in a 60 square foot reduction of the upstairs floor area. • The proposed roof height of the addition would be an average of 19 feet, six inches (previous design averaged approximately 22 feet tall). The revised roof design would be 3:12, a shallower pitch, than the previous design at 4:12 pitch. In addition, the design would be slab on-grade construction. The revised plan results in a ridge height that would be a maximum of 21 feet, versus the previous design which had the ridge height at 25 feet tall. The new proposal is substantially unchanged in terms of building details such as exterior finish, materials and window types. The proposed setbacks from the side property lines remain the same. The size of the two bedrooms on the second floor was unchanged. STAFF ANALYSIS The revisions were made to address the concerns of the neighbors. The floor area to the proposed unit was reduced 12 percent. The downstairs living room and the upstairs kitchen and dining area were reduced. The roof was redesigned to a lower pitch and the ground floor would be minimized to a slab on-grade. The proposed two-story addition is almost as low as it can be designed without having a flat roof design. Reducing the two-story design and situating it behind the existing unit would further deernphasize the height, bulk and mass of the proposed two-story unit. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION This item was re-noticed for the April 17, 2008, Board of Zoning Adjustments meeting which included a legal advertisement in the Daily Review newspaper, the posting of placards on the property and nearby utility poles, and mailing notification to property owners within 300-feet of the subject property. The story-poles on the subject property have been corrected to depict the revised plans. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS This project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15303(b). Board of Zoning Adjustment Staff Report April 17, 2008 PLN2008-00003 Page 2 of 3