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Zoning hearing officer approves ADU legalization and setback exception on through lot in unincorporated county
Summary
The hearing officer approved a use permit to legalize a converted detached garage and expand an ADU on a through lot, granting a requested off-site parking accommodation and setback exception; the applicant agreed with staff findings and no members of the public testified.
The San Mateo County Zoning Hearing Officer on Feb. 6 approved a use permit (PLN2024-00195) to legalize a 467-square-foot first-floor conversion of a detached garage into habitable space and to permit an expanded accessory dwelling unit (ADU) above the garage at a through lot that fronts both Devonshire Boulevard and Chestnut Avenue (APN 049-020-360).
Planner Olivia Blue told the hearing the project seeks to legalize the conversion, allow an ADU expansion, grant an off-site parking exception for one parking space within the Devonshire Boulevard right-of-way, and approve an existing reduced front-yard setback (staff corrected the recorded measurement in the report to 4 feet 9 inches). Staff concluded the proposal conforms with the S-71 zoning district's standards for lot coverage and floor area and recommended approval. The planner also stated the project is exempt from CEQA (planner’s wording at hearing: “exempt from CEQA for section 15,305 plus 3” as read into the record).
No members of the public raised concerns at the hearing. The applicant confirmed having read the staff report and that they agreed with the findings and conditions of approval. The Zoning Hearing Officer approved the use permit, noting the site’s steep topography and the impracticality of providing on-site parking for the ADU, and repeated the appeal process and deadline.
Pursuant to the findings and subject to the conditions of approval, PLN2024-00195 was approved. The officer stated an appeal may be filed in writing with the Planning and Building Department by Feb. 21, 2025 and must be accompanied by the appeal fee as specified in the hearing.
