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Description
San Bruno Planning Commission Meeting August 20, 2013
5A. 675 Cedar Ave.
A
B
You
and
good
evening
the
subject
site
is
on
Cedar
Avenue
near
the
corner
of
canes
Avenue.
The
lot
is
5000
865
square
feet.
It's
currently
developed
with
a
split-level
home
and
a2
card
tandem
garage.
The
applicant
is
proposing
to
add
1659
square
feet
for
a
total
floor
area
of
2790
square
feet
that
corresponds
to
a
floor
area
ratio
of
0
point
5
1,
which
is
beneath
the
floor
area
ratio
threshold.
So
the
entitlement
tonight
is
just
for
greater
than
fifty
percent
expansion.
The
project
does
comply
with
all
other
development
standards
in
the
Municipal
Code.
B
The
addition
would
be
located
to
the
rear
of
the
existing
home.
The
applicant
has
indicated
to
staff
that
the
ceiling
heights,
the
design
in
the
window
placement,
were
all
specifically
designed
to
accommodate
an
artist's
studio,
so
two
artists
actually
reside
in
the
home
and
the
space
was
designed
to
help
accommodate
that
that
practice
that
they
have.
Although
the
addition
would
remain
at
one
story,
it
would
be
slightly
more
visible
on
the
left-hand
side.
The
site
does
have
some
cross
slope.
B
So,
on
the
right
side,
it
has
that
appearance
of
a
customary
one-story
home
on
the
left
side
because
of
the
cross
slope.
It
is
a
little
bit
taller
than
we
often
see,
and
so
staff
did
work
with
the
applicant
both
on
the
roof
lines,
as
well
as
the
window
designs
to
try
to
help
integrate
that
addition
into
the
existing
home.
So
the
plans
that
are
in
front
of
you
today
reflect
a
couple
of
different
revisions
that
the
applicant
has
made
to
try
to
incorporate
that
addition
into
the
existing
house.
B
The
exterior
materials
and
colors
would
match
the
existing
that
are
on
the
house
today.
The
project
was
reviewed
at
the
July
architectural
review
committee
meeting.
At
that
time,
the
committee
members
made
a
couple
of
recommendations
and
staff
asked
for
just
a
couple
of
clarifications
on
the
plan.
They
did
make
the
change
of
the
architectural
review
committee
recommended
and
that
was
to
add
a
backdoor
basically
from
the
media
room
to
provide
access
to
the
rear
yard
steps
on
a
courtesy
notice
and
the
require
required
legal
notice.
B
We
received
one
written
comment
today
and
that
has
been
provided
to
the
Planning
Commission
today
on
paper,
it's
available
as
well
here
in
the
room
for
any
members
of
the
public
that
might
wish
to
access
it.
The
public
comments
were
related
to
two
of
the
standard
conditions
of
approval,
so
just
as
confirmation
for
the
Planning
Commission
and
for
members
of
the
public.
B
The
question
the
first
question
was
in
regards
to
the
curb
gutter
and
sidewalk
and
city
staff
does
do
an
inspection
of
the
curb
gutter
and
sidewalk
to
ensure
that
this
condition
of
approval
is
met.
So
the
authority
over
this
condition
rests
actually
with
our
engineering
staff
or
development
review
engineer
or
with
our
Public
Works
and
engineering
inspectors,
and
so
they're
the
ones
that
oversee
this
and
get
condition,
but
they
are
required
to
meet
the
condition
before
the
building
permit
can
be
finaled.
B
The
second
comment
from
the
member
of
the
public
and
was
in
regards
to
the
tree-planting
requirement.
The
city
does
have
a
strong
preference
for
planting
the
street
tree
instead
of
paying
the
in
Luffy.
So
the
the
member
of
the
public
wish
to
express
that
preference
for
planting
the
tree
instead
of
just
paying
the
fee,
and
that
is
the
city
standard
policy.
There
are
some
cases
when
there's
a
conflict
in
terms
of
the
design
or
perhaps
utilities
where
the
payment
of
the
fee
is
made
instead,
but
that
is
somewhat
rare.
B
The
authority
over
this
condition
rests
with
our
Parks
and
Recreation
staff
and
planning
works
with
them,
and
we
do
not
final
those
building
permits
until
that
tree
has
been
planted
or
it's
been
taken
care
of,
and
so
those
were
the
two
comments
that
were
provided
by
the
member
of
the
public
and
we
do
have
procedures
in
place
to
ensure
that
those
things
take
place.
I
would
also
like
to
what
note
one
new
condition
and
that's
number
10
and
the
remainder
of
the
conditions.
B
This
project
are
all
standard
conditions
of
approval,
and
so
with
number
10
is
related
to
FAA
notification,
and
recently
the
county
has
adopted
a
new
airport,
land
use
compatibility
plan,
and
so
there's
been
one
in
place
for
quite
some
time.
That's
a
standard
requirement,
but
with
the
adoption
of
the
newest,
one
staff
has
become
aware
of
an
FAA
notification
process
so
for
smaller
projects
such
as
this,
we
would
not
expect
that
notification
project
process
to
result
in
any
changes
to
the
design.
B
So
it's
we
consider
it
our
senses
that
for
a
small
project
like
this,
it's
not
too
significant
and
should
not
impact
the
design
or
anything
that
would
affect
the
discretionary
review
that
you're
considering
tonight,
as
I
mentioned,
the
rest
of
the
conditions
of
approval
are
standard
for
this
project.
Staff
does
find
that
it
meets
the
residential
design
guidelines
and
it's
in
the
compliance
with
all
of
our
development
standards
and
again,
as
only
before
you
because
of
the
fifty
percent
expansion.
B
C
C
Have
this
preference
that,
when
a
member
the
public
or
the
applicant
reads
this
that
they're
able
to
understand
it
readily
and
that
could
be
grammatically
correct?
This
is
not
a
sentence.
It's
a
fragment
of
a
sentence,
but
the
real
problem,
I
believe,
is
that
the
beginning
says
that
any
proposed,
single-family
or
two-family
dwelling
conforms
that
that's
stilted
and
it
and
gives
me
the
feeling
that
it's
extracted
from
another
document,
but
I
wondered
if
there
would
be
any
problem
with
changing
it
to.
C
B
I
think
from
a
staff
perspective,
even
if
the
language
perhaps
could
be
improved,
I
think
we
would
prefer
to
stay
with
the
language
that
is
within
the
municipal
code,
as
we
make
the
legal
findings
but,
as
you
know,
we're
undertaking
the
zoning
code
update
at
this
time,
and
so
that
would
certainly
be
something
we
could
look
at
to
improve
the
language.
At
the
time
of
the
zoning
code
update
well.
B
C
D
D
Do
you
think
that
that's
a
good
location
to
provide
the
clarification
that
you're
looking
for
because
seems
to
me
that
you
want
to
make
sure
that
the
applicant
and
that
the
the
attendees
here
tonight
and
those
viewing
really
have
a
clear
understanding
that
this
particular
project
does
conform
in
certain
ways
with
this
required
finding?
So
if
we
need
to
modify
our
staff
language,
we
could
certainly
do
that
and
could
incorporate
your
your
suggestion.
Well,.
D
D
C
To
do
that,
that's
that
you're
missing.
My
point,
my
point
is
that
the
bolded
material,
even
if
it's
made
into
a
sentence,
is
so
vague
as
to
appear
not
to
not
to
recognize
that
the
there
is
a
specific
application
under
consideration
and
water
and
the
characteristics
of
okay
shahi.
That
is
a
single-family
dwelling.
D
We're
not
necessarily
disagreeing
with
you
in
terms
of
that
language,
that's
bolded!
We
can
look
at
updating
that,
in
terms
of
our
municipal
code,
we'd
be
happy
to
do
that,
but
in
terms
of
this
particular
item
before
you
tonight,
we
can
take
the
language
you're
suggesting
and
put
that
directly
into
the
staff
analysis
below
so.
D
We're
simply
saying
is
that
it's
directly
from
the
Municipal
Code,
it's
our
practice
to
use
that
language.
If,
if
we're
going
to
modify
it,
we
should
probably
go
through
a
formal
modification
process.
I,
don't
think
we're
disagreeing
with
you.
It's
just
in
terms
of
timing,
we're
hearing
what
you
say,
we'd
be
happy
to
take
that
under
advisement
and
and
modify
this
language
as
needed.
No
problem
with
that,
but
for
tonight
we
can
certainly
take
your
language
and
put
it
under
the
staff.
D
C
Wouldn't
be
opposed
to
having
a
citation
of
what
the
decibel
code
section
is
right
in
that
room
face
language.
My
point
is
that
it's
vague
and
misleading
the
way
it's
stated
and
I.
Think
part
of
the
part
of
the
objective
is
to
have
the
findings
of
fact
be
understandable
and
directly
religious.
The
project
and
I'll
drop
it
with
that.
I
can
see
you're
fixed
on
this
language,
I'll,
just
close
by
saying,
I
think
it's
vague
and
misleading
and.
E
B
When
the
applicant
comes
in
to
pull
their
building
permit
for
a
project
such
as
this
discretionary
application
at
that
time,
when
they
pay
their
permit
fees,
they
also
pay
a
deposit
for
the
tree
planting,
and
so
they
actually
pay.
What
could
be
considered
kind
of
like
the
in
lieu
fee
at
the
time
of
the
building
permit
issuance
at
the
end
of
the
project
is
typically
when
the
tree
is
planted
and
that's
in
coordination
with
our
parks
staff.
B
Once
the
tree
has
been
planted
and
our
park
staff
sign
off
on
it,
then
that
tree
deposit
is
refunded
back
to
the
applicant
at
the
end
of
the
project,
and
so
only
in
that
case
that
we
discussed
if
there
was
a
conflict
such
as
utilities
or
physical
constraint,
with
the
project
applicant
not
plant
the
tree
and
then
that
fee
would
be
kept
and
put
into
the
in
lieu
fee
replacement.
The
tree
replacement
fund.
A
F
The
reason
of
the
extension
is
my
debt
is
his
our
artists
and
he
lived
with
me
and
our
he
is.
You
know
his
of
his
p
have
a
lot
of
paintings
that
required
a
higher
ceiling
for
for
him
to
paint.
That's
that's
the
reason
why
we
does
the
reason
wife
resubmit
for
this
project
and
also
like
I
did
talk
to
inform.
I
did
talk
to
my
next
door.
Nate
neighbors,
you
know
dr.
F
to
next
to
me
and
I
did
ask
them
if
they
have
any
questions
as
I
know,
they
don't
have
any
questions
other
than
dr
who's
paying
for
the
air.
You
know
if
the
house
is
our
if
their
construction
start
who's
paying
for
the
cleaning,
the
roof
and
and
we
work
work
work
if
we
work
it
out
already.
So
thank.
A
C
A
E
A
E
E
E
E
B
My
interpretation
of
the
discussion
of
the
motion
was
to
add
a
statement
at
the
beginning
of
the
finding
to
read
the
application
for
the
proposed
single-family
dwelling
reasonably
conformed
to
the
basic
design
principles
of
the
residential
design
guidelines.
I
would
then
go
on
to
include
the
remainder
of
the
language,
with
the
specifics
and
finding
a
fact:
number
seven
staff
analysis,
but.