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Sunnyvale Board of Adjustment denies variance for garage at 629 St. James Alley
Summary
The Board of Adjustment unanimously denied a request to reduce the required 120-foot rear-yard setback for a proposed oversized garage attached to a new house at 629 St. James Alley, finding the hardship self-imposed and noting neighborhood opposition.
The Sunnyvale Board of Adjustment voted unanimously Tuesday to deny a variance request that would have allowed an oversized attached garage to encroach into the 120-foot rear-yard setback at 629 St. James Alley.
The request would have modified Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) section 3.05.0.03 to permit the garage — roughly 1,500 square feet and reportedly encroaching between 12 and 30 feet at an angle — to extend into the required rear yard for a proposed 6,100-square-foot house. Staff recommended denial, saying the lot could accommodate a compliant design and that any hardship was self-imposed.
Saru Passen, director of planning and development, and staff presented the application and told the board the proposal meets maximum lot coverage for the SF-1 zone but still…
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