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PLN21-0003 Consideration of a Major Residential Site Plan Review for a 1,558 SF, two-story addition to a single-family residence located at 1106 Gardner Blvd.; Zoning District: RS (Residential Single-Family); Alameda County Assessor's Parcel Number (APN): 77A-625-5; Applicant: Hien Nguyen; Property Owner: Junnuo Huang & Betty Wong.
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION
The applicant proposes to add a second-story addition to an existing single-family residence at 1106 Gardner Boulevard. The subject property is zoned RS, Residential Single-Family. Because the proposed addition exceeds 100 percent of the existing residence's habitable space, Major Site Plan Review approval is required. The Zoning Enforcement Official normally reviews these applications in an administrative hearing, but has referred this request to the Board of Zoning Adjustments for their consideration due to a potential conflict of interest.
Staff recommends that the Board of Zoning Adjustments Adopt Resolution 2021-011, approving Major Site Plan Review for 1106 Gardner Boulevard, PLN21-0003, based on the Findings of Fact and subject to the Conditions of Approval.
BACKGROUND
The subject property is zoned RS, Single-Family Residential, and is part of the Eastshore neighborhood, on the corner of Gardner Boulevard and Wayne Avenue. The property is a 5,550 square-foot lot with a one-story house measuring 982 square feet and a detached garage measuring 612 square feet.
DETAILS OF THE PROPOSAL
A 1,558 square-foot, two-story, addition is proposed on the northwesterly portion of the lot, behind the existing house. The addition will add a family room, dining room, and one bathroom on the ground floor. On the second floor there will be two bedrooms and two bathrooms (one ensuite). The updated house will have a total of five (5) bedrooms and four (4) bathrooms.
The existing horizontal siding on the house will carry over to the new addition. A new roof with matching composite shingles will b...
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