AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 3/7/2018
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Development Department
SUBJECT:
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V2017-0102: City Council consideration to take no action or set for review the Planning and Housing Commission's approval of V2017-0102, application to reduce the minimum required rear yard setback from 10 feet to 6.48 feet for an existing single family dwelling (located at 404 S. Merrill Street) to enable a potential future lot split in the SF (Single Family) designation of the Downtown Corona Revitalization Specific Plan (SP98-01). (Applicant: George Landry)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
1. Take no action, thereby affirming the Planning and Housing Commission's action granting V2017-0102, based on the findings contained in the staff report and conditions of approval.
OR
2. Set the item for review at a subsequent meeting.
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ANALYSIS:
Variance 2017-0102 is an application by the property owner of 404 S. Merrill Street requesting a variance from the building setback required by the Downtown Revitalization Specific Plan (SP98-01) for Single Family (SF) residential properties. Specifically, the applicant is requesting to reduce the rear yard setback from 10 feet to 6.48 feet for an existing residence in order to accommodate a future lot split on the property. The property owner owns 14,810 square feet and only 7,405 square feet of the property is developed with a single family residence. The remainder of the property is undeveloped and essentially excess property for the owner. The owner is proposing to subdivide the property into two equal lots having an area of 7,405 square feet in order to allow another single family residence to be built on the vacant portion of the property. The SF designation of SP98-01 requires a minimum lot size of 7,200 square feet. Therefore, the future lot split would meet the minimum lot size of the zone.
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