Planning Commission denies appeal, upholds SB 9 lot split and four-unit project at 1825 Nash Drive

The Planning Commission on Feb. 25 denied an appeal of the zoning administrator’s approval for an SB 9 urban lot split and single-family-dwelling design review at 1825 Nash Drive, upholding a decision to allow two lots and a total of four residential units (a primary unit and an ADU on each lot).

The commission’s action was to deny the appeal and sustain the zoning administrator’s decision; the motion was adopted by recorded vote with four votes in favor and one abstention. The decision can be appealed to City Council within 10 calendar days.

Staff summary and scope: Associate planner Liz Galliardi told the commission the proposal would split an existing 11,233-square-foot parcel into two lots: Lot A (fronting Nash Drive) would retain the existing two-story house and include a new detached ADU of about 1,200 sq. ft.; Lot B (a rear lot accessed by an easement) would include a new two‑story primary SB 9 unit of about 2,340 sq. ft. with a second‑floor ADU of roughly 800 sq. ft. Because the primary unit on Lot B exceeds 800 sq. ft., staff processed the project via the discretionary design-review path allowed under local code rather than the ministerial-only SB 9 process for units up to 800 sq. ft.

Galliardi told commissioners the…