Title
PLN19-0017; Consideration of a Fence Modification to allow for a ?6-foot-tall redwood fence to encroach approximately 4-feet-6 inches into a required side yard to allow for an expanded enclosed side yard at 4021 Monterey Blvd. The subject property is zoned RS (Residential Single-Family) and is located on the northwest corner of Monterey Blvd. and Crespi Drive. The parcel is approximately 6,279 square feet in area and developed with a 1,505 square-foot, two story residence. Alameda County Assessor's Parcel Numbers 077-B1125-020-00 (4021 Monterey Blvd.) Nolan P. Quinabo & Victor Aguilar Jr. (applicants & property owners).
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION
The application is a request for a Fence Modification to allow for a ?6 foot-tall redwood fence to encroach approximately 4 feet, 6 inches (the fence is assumed to be set back 3 feet from the property line) into the required side yard to allow for an expanded enclosure of the side yard at 4021 Monterey Blvd., located in the Floresta Gardens neighborhood. The City's Zoning Enforcement Official has deferred this application for consideration by the Board of Zoning Adjustments in accord with Zoning Code section 4-1682 C.4. The application was reviewed and processed by a third-party contract planning consultant in accord with the procedures outlined in the City's Administrative Code.
With the recommended Conditions of Approval, the proposed project meets the standards necessary to approve a Fence Modification in a manner compatible with adjacent residential properties in the immediate neighborhood. A Resolution to approve the requested Fence Modification has been prepared based on the proposal's compliance with the Standards for Approval outlined in this report.
ANALYSIS
Portions of the fence located facing the Monterey Blvd. street frontage were appropriately constructed and comply with the required front yard fence setback. However, the ?6 foot, 6 inch-tall fence measuring 42 feet in length located...
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