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Development Review Committee approves three-unit infill at 224 North Church Street with minor design conditions
Summary
The Grass Valley Development Review Committee approved a proposal for a duplex with an attached accessory dwelling unit at 224 North Church Street, finding the project CEQA-exempt with conditions to modify rear windows and enlarge south-side support posts.
The Grass Valley Development Review Committee on March 11 approved a development review permit for a duplex with an attached accessory dwelling unit at 224 North Church Street, adopting findings and a Categorical Exemption under CEQA.
The committee voted 4–0 with one recusal to approve the project as recommended in the staff report, with conditions requiring the second-story rear elevation window pattern be changed and that wood support posts on the south elevation be cased to provide a larger appearance. Jacob McDonald recused himself from the item because the property is within 500 feet of land he owns.
City planner Lucy Rullins told the committee the lot is currently vacant after a home condemned in 2014 was demolished, and that the applicant’s design evolved through multiple submittals to better meet the City of Grass Valley design guidelines. The proposal provides two primary dwelling units plus an attached accessory dwelling unit, with garage capacity for four cars using tandem parking and a two-door garage on the facade facing North School Street.
The committee’s discussion focused on several design details. A committee member noted the rear elevation’s stacked, identical window pattern was visually monotonous and asked the applicant to alter the second-floor pattern or add a small roof element. The applicant (present at the podium) described two metal, prefabricated awnings over side windows and confirmed they would match the building color: “They are pre fabricated by metal,” the applicant said. Committee members agreed changes to the rear-window pattern and casing the south-side wood posts could be handled as conditions.
Rullins said building, fire and engineering departments had reviewed and approved the building permit with conditions; planning action remained pending this committee decision. Amy Wilson, city planner, moved approval with the listed modifications; the motion was seconded and carried with four ayes and one recusal.
The committee directed staff to update the official address to reflect the building’s primary entry facing North School Street once the building permit is finalized.
A staff report and conditions of approval accompany the committee’s action; building permit conditions from building, fire and engineering remain in effect.
