Title
APL18-0001, Appeal by J.W. Blaine (Appellant) of the Decision of the Board of Zoning Adjustment's Approval of PLN17-0061, Site Plan Review to Construct a Five-story 62-unit Affordable Multi-Family Residential Building at 1604 and 1642 San Leandro Boulevard (southeast corner of San Leandro Boulevard and Parrott Street; Assessor's Parcel Numbers 75-28-1-2 and 75-28-11-2), which would place blockage of the sun on his adjacent property at 559 Parrott Street. S. Criscimagna, Eden Housing, Inc., Applicant; Parrott Street Investors, LLC, Property Owner; DA-4 Downtown Area 4 District.
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The appellant, J.W. Blaine, filed an appeal of the Board of Zoning Adjustment's January 4, 2018 decision to approve Site Plan Review for PLN17-0061 (Project), involving construction of a 62-unit affordable multi-family residential building. The appellant submitted a written statement (attached) that argues how the approved building will negatively impact the use of his adjacent single-family home. In rebuttal, the applicant prepared a shadow study in support of its Project. Staff recommends that the City Council deny the appeal and uphold the decision of the Board of Zoning Adjustments (BZA) by adopting a resolution affirming the BZA decision.
BACKGROUND
Eden Housing, applicant, proposed to redevelop a 20,021 square foot (0.46 acre) property located at the corner of San Leandro Boulevard and Parrot Street, across the street from the San Leandro BART station, with a five story, 62-unit multi-family affordable housing development (PLN17-0061). Following consideration of the project application, staff recommendation and public testimony, the BZA approved the proposed Project by a 4-0 decision with one abstention (Falero), one absence (Solis) and one vacancy (District 6). Attached to this report is the complete BZA staff report, along with all attachments and the adopted minutes from the January 4, 2018 meeting. Due to technical difficulties wi...
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