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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - July 19, 1993 Page - 14 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) He said, in 1983, substantial flooding in this area resulted in severe damage to the rear property, and it has been unoccupied since that time. He said the owner would like to rebuild the unit and has applied for a Conditional Use. He said the required width of the lot is 60 feet. The lot is 57.61 feet wide. He said the property owner also applied for a Variance. He described the existing homes on the site and said the property owner wants to rebuild and expand the first floor of the rear home, including a garage, and add a second floor. He said the second floor would be 6 feet from the property line to the south and 5 feet from the property line to the north. He said the minimum requirement is 10 feet. He said there is also a requirement for a 20-foot building separation, and they are requesting a Variance for a 10-foot building separation so they can build a garage. He said the unit would increase in size from 950 to 2,945 square feet. He said the Variance and Conditional Use were approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustments in May and appealed by the owner of the property to the south. He said a number of concerns were raised at the Board of Zoning Adjustments Hearing, including a proposal for two uncovered parking spaces in the front of the front unit, which would be visible from the street. He said the Appellant also objected to any Variances for setbacks, as did one other speaker. He said the Board of Zoning Adjustments felt rebuilding the structure would be a major improvement to the property and to the area. He said the windows are oriented to the bay and would not face the southerly property. He said the windows on the northerly side would face a blank wall on that property. He said the home to the south terminates 4 feet in front of the rear home on this parcel . He said the Board was also concerned about uncovered parking and asked for screening from the street. He said they were concerned about the proposal to drive through an existing garage to get to the rear parking and required that the doors of the front garage be removed. He said testimony was received expressing concern about inoperable vehicles in the area, and a Condition was applied that no inoperable vehicles could be stored, visible from the street. He said this project also requires approval of BCDC, but they will not consider the project until it has been approved by the City. In response to questions from the Council , Mr. Weisbrod said a number of homes in the area do not meet the 10-foot setback requirement, and there have been some variances reducing it. Mr. Weisbrod showed slides of the existing homes, the proposed 2 front parking spaces behind the 20-foot setback, the existing garage, and the damage to the rear unit.