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Staff hearing officer approves front and interior setback modifications for additions at 1129 Crestline Drive
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Summary
An application to add a second‑story addition and reconfigure an undersized garage at 1129 Crestline Drive was approved with findings that the work is an appropriate improvement and that substantial redevelopment would impose undue hardship to bring an existing nonconforming portion into compliance.
Staff Hearing Officer Tess Harris on Oct. 15 approved front‑yard and interior‑setback modifications for renovations and a 752‑square‑foot second‑story addition at 1129 Crestline Drive.
Planner Carly Ernest summarized the proposal: the 13,503‑square‑foot lot contains a one‑story residence and attached garage; the project proposes a 752‑square‑foot second story addition, an 18‑square‑foot garage enlargement, new permeable driveway, fencing, site walls, landscaping and a rear deck. The project would result in a total of about 2,948 square feet of development (roughly 71 percent of the maximum floor‑area guideline reported by staff). Ernest said portions of the existing structure already encroach into the required 10‑foot interior setback and the existing garage encroaches into the 30‑foot front setback; because structural changes may be limited at the encroaching portion, staff recommended an interior setback modification to allow the portion of the house to remain and a front setback modification for the reconfigured garage.
The applicant stated the front reconfiguration was needed to meet current two‑car garage standards and to provide usable front yard area and a safer, more legible entry; the site is steep in the rear and creating more yard space at the front is the primary way to add usable outdoor area. Ernest said the project had been reviewed by the Single Family Design Board, which found the aesthetic impact of the grading to be negligible and continued the matter to the Staff Hearing Officer.
Harris approved the modifications, finding the scope of the proposed work qualifies for the CEQA exemption for alterations to existing facilities (CEQA Guidelines §15301) and that the requested deviations are reasonable given the lot, existing nonconforming conditions and the need to meet current parking standards. The decision is appealable to the Planning Commission within 10 calendar days.
Details: lot 13,503 sq. ft.; proposed total development 2,948 sq. ft.; second‑story addition 752 sq. ft.; garage addition 18 sq. ft.; project reviewed by Single Family Design Board and returned to Staff Hearing Officer for decision.
