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EXCERPTS OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING CITY OF SAN LEANDRO BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS MAY 15, 2008 7:03 P.M. Regular Meeting Item l: Roll Call Present: Members Daly, Gilcrest, Marr, Shields, Sidari, Vice Chair Pearson, Chair Goldt (All present) Absent: None Staff: Larry Ornellas, Civic Center Meeting Room Coordinator; Inga Lintvedt, Assistant City Attorney; Alice Malotte, Recording Secretary; Elmer Penaranda, Secretary Item 6: Public Hearing (a) Matter of 2008-00003; Revised and Re-noticed after continuing the matter from the April 17, 2008 Board of Zoning Adjustments meeting; Site Plan Review, Conditional Use Permit, and Parking Exception; to construct aone-story, 1,300 square-foot additional dwelling unit at the rear of the existing single-family home at 78 Williams Street (previously proposed addition was two-story with 1,342 square feet). The addition would create a duplex. The proposed roof height of the addition would be an average of 14 feet (previous design averaged approximately 19 feet, 6 inches tall). The proposed duplex would include a minimum of three uncovered parking spaces, including one space in tandem. Site Plan Review is required as this proposal creates a new dwelling unit. A 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. A Parking Exception is required, as the two-family dwelling in the DA District requires two of the three parking spaces to be covered spaces. Assessor's Parcel Number 77-549-11; D. and S. Christian (applicants and property owners); DA-3 Downtown Area 3 District. [Penaranda] Planner Penaranda stated that the existing home was 896 square feet, with two bedrooms and one bathroom. The net living area of the addition would be 1,257.5 square feet, because of the 45 degree angle at the rear of the building and the recessed front entry. The first proposal had been 1,525 square feet, the second proposal (heard last month) had been 1,342 square feet. Exterior materials, window types and easterly side yard setback remained the same. The DA-3 District was more lenient and relaxed, and it permitted zero side yard setbacks and higher density with 100 percent lot coverage and reduced parking. He displayed a vicinity map, site plan and photos that showed the proposed project and the surrounding neighborhood, which included the homes of the Woolstons to the west, the Cordero-Johnsons to the east and the four-story apartment building at the rear. The new dwelling unit would consist of two bedrooms and two baths with a small eating area in the kitchen. Elevations would match the existing home with the same ridgeline and same hipped roof design. This one-story design should address the concerns that the neighbors and the board had expressed. It should not obstruct the availability of light and air to the adjacent properties. This