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Zoning board holds open special-use request for accessory structure at 419 East Fulton amid neighborhood complaints
Summary
The board held open the Oliva family’s request to allow their detached accessory structure at 419 East Fulton to be occupied by family; neighbors raised safety and unpermitted-work concerns and presented recent photos.
The Long Beach Zoning Board of Appeals held open the application from Manuel and Tatiana (Tatiana) Oliva for a special-use permit to allow their detached accessory structure at 419 East Fulton Street to be occupied by family members.
Kenneth Apple, appearing for the applicants, told the board the family purchased the house jointly with the applicant’s father and asked for a two‑year special-use permit limited to family-only occupancy so the parents could live in the accessory unit. Apple said the structure has been occupied historically and that the request would be limited to the named family members; if the board granted the request Apple proposed conditions listing the parents by name.
Multiple neighbors and community members opposed or raised concerns. Eileen Damore and others said work had taken place without permits, that the detached structure had been occupied by nonfamily tenants in recent years and that parking and safety problems had followed. Meeting attendees presented recent photographs they said showed occupants using the accessory structure. One neighbor described confrontations and cited concerns about unpermitted interior work and long-term tenant parking blocking driveways.
City counsel and board members noted an outstanding building-department certificate-of-occupancy issue and that court proceedings related to occupancy remain pending. Inspector findings and the existence of a 1978 certificate of compliance in the file were discussed; counsel said a 1978 document would not supersede a 2018 certificate-of-occupancy. The board voted to hold the case open for one month to allow follow-up (photos, affidavits, documentation about tenant surrender, and financial backup if the applicants seek to demonstrate financial hardship). The hearing will return for a vote when additional evidence is submitted.
The record shows the board sought written confirmations of who would be allowed to occupy the accessory structure (names provided during the hearing) and requested supporting documents from both sides before making a final decision.
