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REQUEST FOR <br />Zoning Administrator Action <br />ZONING ADMINISTRATOR MEETING DATE: <br />NOVEMBER 28, 2012 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING -FILED BY MIDOROS LLC <br />FOR MINOR EXCEPTION N0.2012-02 TO ALLOW <br />A SETBACK REDUCTION AND EXCEED THE <br />ALLOWABLE HEIGHT FOR A SECOND DWELLING <br />UNIT LOCATED ABOVE A DETACHED GARAGE AT <br />2326 SOUTH MAPLE STREET <br />Prepared by Matt Foulkes <br />PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Set Public Hearing Far <br />DENIED <br />^ Applicant's Request <br />^ Staff Recommendation <br />CONTINUED TO <br />1~~~ <br />Planning anager <br />RECQMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a resolution approving Minor Exception No. 2012-02 as conditioned. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Request of Applicant <br />The applicant, Midoros LLC, is requesting approval of Minor Exception Na. 2012-02 to construct a <br />new two-car garage and second dwelling unit. A minor exception from Santa Ana Municipal Code <br />(SAMC} Sections 41-194(h) and 41-194{k} are requested to allow a reduction in the rear yard <br />setback as well as to allow the second dwelling unit to be above a detached garage. <br />Proiect Location and Site Description <br />The site is located within the Delhi neighborhood. The property is located on the west side of Maple <br />Street between Warner and Central Avenues (Exhibit 1). The existing 5,940 square foot lot <br />currently contains an 866 square foot single family residence with no garage. The property is <br />surrounded by single-family residential homes to the nor#h, south, east and west (Exhibit 2}. <br />Proiect Descri tiara <br />The applicant is proposing to construct a 324 square foot second dwelling unit above a 504 square <br />foot two-car garage. The second dwelling unit will be accessed from an internal stairway located <br />within the garage. <br />Improvements to the main residence, which will be completed under separate permits, include a <br />225 square foot addition to the rear of the existing home to create a new bedroom and bathroom, <br />bringing the primary residence square footage to 1,091. Additional improvements to the property <br />will include the removal of a storage shed in the rear yard, a new concrete driveway and new <br />landscaping in the front and rear yards {Exhibits 3 and 4}. <br />