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REQUEST FOR <br />Planning Commission Action <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE: <br />FEBRUARY 25, 2008 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING - FILED BY JOHNSON CHAPEL <br />AME CHURCH FOR VARIANCE NO. 2008-01 TO <br />ALLOW A REDUCTION IN SETBACKS FOR A NEW <br />FAMILY LIFE CENTER AT 1309 WEST SECOND <br />STREET <br />Prepared by Vince Fregoso <br />~L <br />Executive Director <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Set Public Hearing For <br />DENIED <br />^ Applicant's Request <br />^ Staff Recommendation <br />CONTINUED TO <br />Planni Manager <br />Adopt a resolution approving Variance No. 2008-01 as conditioned. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Request of Applicant <br />Mr. Ken Agharokh, on behalf of the Johnson Chapel AME Church, is <br />requesting approval of a variance from the required side yard setback <br />standard in order to allow a 10,700 square foot family life center to be <br />constructed at 1309 West Second Street. <br />Property Description <br />The subject site is an 11,100 square foot, vacant parcel of land that is <br />located on the northwest corner of Second and Bristol Streets. The site <br />was formerly occupied by approximately 6,500 square feet of building <br />area that was used by the church for classroom and meeting purposes. In <br />order to implement the Bristol Street Widening Project, the City <br />purchased the lot fronting Bristol Street from the church and demolished <br />the structure. <br />The project site is zoned Community Commercial (C-1) and has a General <br />Plan land use designation of General Commercial (GC). Surrounding land <br />uses include retail and residential to the north, retail and the main <br />church campus to the south, retail and vacant land to the east and <br />residential to the west (Exhibits 1 and 2). <br />EXHIBIT A <br />31 B-2 <br />