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San Bruno Planning Commission Meeting 07-21-09 6b. 564 1st Ave.
B
We
have
a
request
for
a
use
permit
to
allow
the
construction
of
an
addition
that
would
increase
the
floor
area
by
greater
than
fifty
percent
of
variance
to
allow
a
new
garage
with
less
than
six
feet:
separation
from
the
main
building,
a
minor
modification
to
allow
a
side
setback
less
than
four
feet
per
sections:
12
230
d,
1,
12,
1,
24
and
12
120
point
10
a
of
the
San
Bruno
Municipal
Code
staff
report.
Please
thank.
C
You
very
much
I'm
good
evening.
Members
of
the
Commission
the
application
is
for
a
use
permit,
which
is
the
fifty
percent
expansion.
It
was
a
relatively
a
modest
house
to
begin
with,
so
the
addition
triggers
that
requirement
I'm,
also
for
a
variance
to
permit
a
smaller
separation
than
the
code
typically
requires
between
the
house
in
the
garage.
Our
code
normally
says
that
you
would
have
six
feet
between
the
main
structure
and
the
detached
garage.
So
that's
part
of
the
application,
and
then
the
minor
modification
is
to
continue
the
existing
side
setback
of
three
feet.
C
This
property
is
located
at
the
end
of
first
avenue
across
from
the
railroad
tracks.
The
site
does
have
somewhat
unusual
dimensions
of
40
feet
wide
and
75
feet
deep,
which
poses
quite
a
few
physical
constraints
for
the
addition
and
the
in
the
project
at
the
site.
Under
the
previous
owner,
there
was
a
serious
code
enforcement
case
that
went
on
for
several
years
that
included
a
lot
of
police
activity
as
well.
There
was
significant
construction
done
without
permits
under
that
owner,
a
lot
of
renovation
and
a
big
addition
out
the
back
of
the
house.
C
This
new
owner
is
applying
to
basically
reconstruct
that,
but
under
today's
Building
Code,
the
addition
previously
was
not
anywhere
near
our
expectations
or
standards
under
the
building
code.
They
also
proposed
to
add
a
garage
because
there's
currently
no
covered
parking
on
site
so
again
that
addition
would
continue
the
existing
three
foot
side.
Setback
on
the
right
hand,
side.
That's
what
requires
the
minor
modification,
and
this
is
a
common
development
pattern
in
the
neighborhood
and
certainly
very
common
on
lots
of
substandard
with
such
as
this.
C
And
we
found
that
this
approach
kind
of
reconciles
or
compromises
the
need
for
a
covered
parking
space,
but
also
allow
them
to
do
a
reasonable
addition
and
kind
of
take
advantage
of
the
size
of
the
lot
that
they
do
have.
So
this
is
really
as
close
to
the
code
requirements
as
possible,
and
the
variants
have
approved
would
approve
that
condition
there.
So
the
item
was
heard
at
the
June
Architectural
Review
Committee
meeting
the
committee
had
minor
recommendations
and,
in
general
those
have
been
implemented.
C
The
landscaping
plan
is
a
kind
of
a
minimal
landscaping
plan,
but
it
is
included
in
the
plans
and
we
added
a
condition
of
approval
to
ensure
that
that's
put
in
before
the
building.
Inspection
is
final
before
the
building.
Permit
is
final.
Excuse
me
and
then
just
a
little
minor
recommendation
about
an
exterior
light
at
the
corner
of
the
garage,
since
it
would
be
a
long
driveway
going
back
there.
C
That's
something
that
we
like
to
see
as
well
as
the
architectural
feature,
the
lighting
the
safety
and
would
be
looking
for
that
at
building
permits
of
middle
stage.
So
overall
staff
supports
the
project.
It
is
well
integrated
into
the
existing
home.
It
would
rectify
a
long-standing
code
enforcement
issue.
B
D
My
name
is
Patrick
Spiteri
and
I'm,
the
new
owner
of
the
property
and
what
I'm
proposing
is
adding
a
third
bedroom
and
a
second
bathroom
also
going
to
add
a
detached
garage
and
expand
upon
the
kitchen
when
I
bought
the
property
pretty
rundown.
So
what
we're
doing
I
feel
is
a
major
improvement
at
the
neighborhood.
Thank
you
thank.
B
A
You
haven't
missed
anything
I
just
wanted
to
point
out
that
this
is
truly
a
success
of
the
code
enforcement
program.
This
so
I'd
like
to
tell
you
just
a
little
bit
about
that
background.
A
number
of
years
ago,
the
police
department
had
brought
forward
to
the
legal
department
and
the
number
of
criminal
problems
that
were
existing
at
the
property
gang-related
activities
and
also,
not
surprisingly,
a
number
of
illegal
housing
conditions
that
also
needed
to
be
addressed,
and
so,
with
the
help
of
the
community
development
director
and
the
police
chief.
A
This
became
the
subject
of
a
legal
action
in
court
in
which
the
city
was
not
only
successful
in
getting
the
injunction
and
orders
that
we
needed
from
the
judge,
but
in
recovering
almost
ninety
thousand
dollars
in
legal
fees
and
various
fines.
Ultimately,
the
property,
as
you
can
see,
did
change,
hands
and
we're
happy
to
see
that
and
to
see
all
of
the.
This
is
kind
of
the
final
step
in
wrapping
up
the
issues
that
needed
to
be
addressed
at
this
at
this
particular
property.