PLANNING AND HOUSING COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
DATE: 11/13/2018
TO: Honorable Chair and Commissioners
FROM: Community Development Department
APPLICATION REQUEST:
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ZTA2018-0001: Proposal to amend various sections of, and add a new subsection to, Title 17 pertaining to: 1) lot coverage for legal non-conforming smaller lots in residential zones with larger minimum lot size standards (CMC Sections 17.06.120; 17.08.120; 17.10.120; 17.11.120; 17.12.120; 17.20.120; 17.64.010[E] (new); and 2) amend Sections 17.85.040(B)(2) and (C)(3) pertaining to parking requirements for accessory dwelling units in order to conform with recent state legislation (Applicant: City of Corona).
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the Planning and Housing Commission recommend APPROVAL OF ZTA2018-0001 to the City Council, based on the findings contained in the staff report.
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BACKGROUND
ZTA2018-0001 features two components within the same zone text amendment. The first involving the lot coverage limitations on smaller lots within larger lot zones has been precipitated by a circumstance involving the potential development of a single-family home on a residential lot that is located in a zone that requires a larger estate-sized minimum lot area. In this particular situation, the vacant residential lot and many like it are located in the southeast portion of the city known as the Overlook Addition that was a very old subdivision that created lots most of which approximate 50 feet wide by 130 or 135 feet deep with total lot areas of 6,500 to 6,750 square feet (Exhibit D). However, these lots are zoned R-1-14.4 which is a residential estate zoning with a minimum lot size of 14,400 square feet reflective of the zoning in the greater area that implements the underlying General Plan designation of ER (Estate Residential, 1-3 du/ac).
The R-1-14.4 Zone imposes a maximum lot coverage limit of 40% for single story residences and 30% for two-story residences. W...
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