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FINDING OF FACT VARIANCE APPLICATION 76-8 REPORT DATE Staff: 3/23/76 5/4/76 Revised Commission: 3/23/76, 4/26/76 5/10/76 APPLICANT: Lois E. Miner ADDRESS & ZONING: 2605 West Pomona AP 408-052-46 R 1 District SDM 23-5-10 VA PURPOSE: To legalize two dwelling units on an R 1 single family residential lot, waiving the required one covered parking space per unit. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Denial COMMISSION ACTION & VOTE: DENIED - May 10, 1976 AYES: Commissioners Yates, Griset, Acosta, O'Dell, Ankrum, Winters NOES: Commissioner Gosse ABSENT: Commissioners None REASON FOR ACTION: That the proposed project would be detrimental to the surrounding area and to the City's General Plan. That the subject property is a legal non-conforming parcel not meeting the 6,000 sq.ft. minimum lot size, norlthe 50-foot minimum street frontage. To allow an additional unit on the property, waiving the required off-street parking, would be a detriment to the neighborhood. 'DETAILS OF PROPOSAL: 1. Description of Proposal: The applicant proposes to legalize a second dwelling unit on an R 1 lot, w&iving the required one covered parking space per unit. The front dwelling unit, which i§ the main house, contains approximately 1,140 sq.ft. The second dwelling unit, which is located on the rear portion of the lot, con- tains approximately 700 sq.ft..Building Department records indicate that the unit was legally constructed as a rumpus room and storage room. However, at no time was there a permit granted for the installation of a kitchen facility, thereby making it a separate dwelling unit and requiring the filing of this application. Although there is an existing drive on the property with room for parking one automobile, the Code requirement of one garage or carport per unit has not been met. 2. Area Description: A. Property: A rectangular shaped parcel with 45 feet of frontage on Pomona Street, a depth of 116 feet, and a total area of approximately 5,220 sq.ft. B. Surrounding Development: single family residences in all directions. C. Street System: Pomona Street is designated as a local street. D. Comparable Applications or Circumstances: Variance 1309, 2610 W. Pomona, to build an additional single family dwelling on the rear part of a lot with an existing single family residence on the front part ~ i~e lot was denied by the Planning Commission on 4/25/60 and by the City Council on 5/2/60. VA 76-8 Page 1.