2024-071 Allow The Construction Of An Accessory Structure Exceeding Fifteen Feet In Height Within The Rear Yard

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The proposed structure has been designed to be located away from adjacent properties to minimize the privacy concerns and visual impacts. By locating the structure towards the northeast end of the property, the design limits the potential impacts to the single-family properties along all elevations due the proposed setbacks (twelve and fifteen feet), the existing six foot high stucco wall, and existing mature landscaping ranging in height from twelve feet to 25-foot tall (e.g., mature tree and mature bamboo). In addition, the public right-of-way parkways are improved with mature oak trees along Santa Clara Avenue, which further help to minimize the privacy concerns and visual impacts of the proposed structure. The existing landscaping and mature trees are not proposed to be removed or altered. To ensure that the existing landscaping conditions are maintained, the Planning Division recommends a condition of approval requiring that the trees be preserved and protected in place. Also included is a condition of approval requiring that the applicant plant additional bamboo behind the existing six-foot high stucco wall, to help screen any deficient areas. It's noted that the site will be required to maintain the existing and added landscaping while the pavilion remains on the site. If the property owner fails to abide by all conditions of approval, the CUP may be subject to revocation as outlined in Section 41-651 of the SAMC. Lastly, the approval of the proposed structure is not a "dangerous precedent." Future requests for similar structures will continued to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the appropriate review authority, subject to the requirements outlined in Section 41-638 of the SAMC. Moreover, any accessory structure, whether administrative or discretionary (i.e., requiring review and approval of the Planning Commission and/or City Council) is reviewed against the relevant development standards, City design guidelines, and historic compatibility (as appropriate). C. Appellant Statement -- Architectural Compatibility. After several years of energy and expense, Floral Park was recently designated a National Historic District. Residents of this special neighborhood were drawn here because of the historic integrity of the homes and strive to maintain that integrity. With its historic status and storied history, The Maharaja House played a key role in obtaining the National Historic District status. The structure added in the past and the addition of this 2Y-4" structure are not consistent with the Art Modern style and detract from the historical designation of the home and the neighborhood as a whole. Analysis of Issue: The installation of the pavilion would not result in any physical alterations to the historic structure. As such, the historic Maharajah Resolution No. 2024-071 Page 10 of 15