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Planning Commission approves special use permit for unpermitted metal accessory structure at 10922 Bryant Street
Summary
The Yucaipa Planning Commission approved a special use permit allowing a 21.5-foot-tall, 2,500-square-foot steel accessory building to remain and be finalized at 10922 Bryant Street, contingent on completing the taller primary residence first and resolving county/city parcel mapping discrepancies.
The Yucaipa Planning Commission on May 21 approved a special use permit for an existing unpermitted steel accessory structure and a proposed second residence at 10922 Bryant Street (case PLNPHE24-0002). Planning staff recommended adoption of the special-use findings and a categorical exemption under CEQA, and commissioners voted to approve the permit by voice vote.
Planning staff told commissioners the steel structure is roughly 21 feet, 6 inches at its peak, enclosed on all four sides, and measures about 2,500 square feet. Staff said the structure sits on a 1.58-acre corner parcel currently improved with a single-story residence and that the applicants propose a second, taller primary residence. Staff said the permit requires the second, taller home be finaled before issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the metal structure so the accessory building remains subordinate in size and appearance to the primary unit.
Staff also reported a discrepancy between San Bernardino County Assessor parcel data and the city’s GIS mapping: assessor maps suggested the structure encroached on the city right-of-way, but the applicant’s land surveyor found the property line is 22 feet north of the structure. Staff said they will reconcile assessor and city mapping records as a follow-up.
Donna Solomon, owner of Garden Works for Kids located adjacent to the property, spoke in support of the Guerrero family (the property owners). Solomon said the Guerreros have partnered with her nonprofit garden and that allowing the structure to remain will help the family live on-site and support the garden program. She said notices were sent to contiguous property owners and staff received no written objections.
After the public hearing closed, a commissioner moved to approve the special use permit and a second was recorded. The commission approved the motion by voice vote; the record shows the motion passed without a roll-call tally listed in the transcript.
The permit includes conditions requiring finalization of the taller residence before the metal accessory structure can receive a certificate of occupancy; staff will file a notice of exemption pursuant to CEQA and reconcile the parcel-boundary mapping discrepancy between county assessor data and the city GIS.
