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Planning Commission approves nonconforming-lot house at 1050 Cornett Street
Summary
The Glendora Planning Commission voted 4-0 to approve a two-story, 2,506-square-foot single-family home on a nonconforming lot at 1050 Cornett Street, granting setback waivers and adopting a CEQA categorical exemption.
The Glendora Planning Commission voted 4-0 to approve a nonconforming-lot development plan for a two-story single-family home at 1050 Cornett Street (project PLN24-0024), adopting a categorical exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act and a resolution approving the plan.
Staff told commissioners the project is a 2,506-square-foot house with decks, balconies and an attached two-car garage on a shallow lot in the E-6 Single-Family Estate zone. The applicant requested waivers to several setback requirements, including a reduction of the second-story setback from the standard 35 feet to about 14.5 feet and a front-yard setback reduction where the closest point is 11 feet because the nonconforming lot is too shallow to meet typical setbacks.
Associate Planner Donovan told the commission the house is sited at the end of a cul-de-sac near Colby Trail, that existing easements and a drainage channel in the rear would remain unchanged, and that the walkway from Cornett Street to Lorraine Avenue would be slightly widened with new fencing. Donovan also said public notices were mailed and published in the San Gabriel Tribune on March 20 and that staff recommended a CEQA categorical exemption under Section 15303 (new construction of small structures) and adoption of Planning Commission Resolution PC 2025-07 approving the nonconforming-lot development review.
Applicants, represented by Ken King (NK Design), and applicants Patrick McKee and Luciano Herrera described the design as compatible with neighborhood sizes (staff noted nearby homes average about 2,100 square feet) and said the home would include fire-resistant exterior walls, soffited eaves, sprinklers and other materials intended to meet California fire-construction standards.
During deliberations commissioners asked about potential impacts of the reduced second-story setback. Vice Chair Crimmins noted the second-floor reduction faces an open-space area and said she did not expect an impact; other commissioners asked whether the closest setbacks faced a drainage channel or a street. Donovan and the applicants confirmed the drainage channel and nearby open space and pointed the commission to the project analysis memo (attachments) that tabulates conformance and deviations.
There were no public comments on the item. Commissioner Costs moved to adopt the CEQA exemption and resolution; Vice Chair Crimmins seconded. The motion carried, 4-0.
The commission record shows staff recommended the categorical exemption under CEQA Section 15303 and a resolution approving the plan; the commission approved that recommendation. The record also notes the applicant will work with relevant easement holders and that final plan details are in the project attachments and the project analysis memo.
