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Planning commission approves small rear-yard setback variance for 183 Anna Street
Summary
The Imperial City Planning Commission on March 12 voted 3-0 to approve a variance allowing a room addition at 183 Anna Street to encroach on the 10-foot rear-yard setback by roughly six inches. Staff recommended approval and the building department raised no objections; a neighbor spoke in support.
The Imperial City Planning Commission on March 12 voted 3-0 to approve a variance that allows a room addition at 183 Anna Street to encroach on the 10-foot rear-yard setback requirement.
The variance (listed in materials as Variance 25-01) would permit the applicant’s sunroom addition to sit closer than the 10-foot rear setback because the structure measures about 9 feet 1 inch from the property line, a difference of roughly 11 inches; a speaker during the hearing described the gap as about 9 feet 6 inches, and staff characterized the needed deviation as roughly six inches. Staff recommended approval and described the project as categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15303, Class 3(e), for small structures.
Applicant Eric Chung told the commission he believed "everything I have to disclose was already submitted," and a nearby resident attended the hearing in support. Staff reported no written opposition and said the building department did not object to the proposal and would complete its permitting review if the variance was approved. Commissioners discussed that similar requests may appear in the future in the neighborhood because small lot sizes reduce available side and rear yard space.
After discussion, a commissioner moved to approve the variance as recommended by staff; another commissioner seconded the motion. The planning commission voted 3-0 to approve the variance.
Votes at a glance: the commission also approved two sets of minutes earlier in the meeting. Recorded formal outcomes from the March 12 session were: approval of planning commission meeting minutes for Jan. 24, 2024 (C1) and Feb. 26, 2025 (C2), motion carried 3-0; and approval of Variance 25-01 for 183 Anna Street (D), motion carried 3-0.
The commission closed the public hearing on the variance and thanked the applicant and the neighbor. The planning commission’s next scheduled meeting was announced for March 26, 2025.
