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Torrance council upholds planning commission, approves second‑story addition with privacy conditions
Summary
The Torrance City Council denied an appeal and adopted a precise plan allowing one‑ and two‑story additions at 671 Kaira Miramar, approving setback waivers and requiring modifications to mitigate privacy concerns raised by a neighbor.
The Torrance City Council on March 25 denied an appeal and adopted a resolution approving a precise plan of development for additions to a single‑family home at 671 Kaira Miramar, with amended conditions requiring additional screening on the new second‑story balcony.
Staff and the Planning Commission recommended approval of the project, which proposes one‑ and two‑story additions to an existing 1952 house. The council vote followed more than an hour of testimony from the adjoining homeowner who filed the appeal, the project applicants and their attorney, multiple neighbors and several council members who pressed for design changes to reduce direct sight lines into adjoining yards.
The Planning Division told the council the site measures 6,996 square feet and that the proposed additions would create 3,368 square feet of total floor area (0.48 floor‑area ratio, below the 0.60 limit for the R‑1 zone). Staff said proposed lot coverage (2,376 square feet) and usable open space…
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