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Commission continues contentious Ord Court through‑lot variance after weeks of testimony; directed design changes
Summary
After hours of public testimony on proposed single‑family homes at 22 and 24 Ord Court, the Planning Commission continued the discretionary review and variance requests to Feb. 5, 2015, and directed the sponsor to explore design reductions (removing the top floor on State Street facades, architectural differentiation, garage sizing) and to await tree‑removal determinations.
The Planning Commission on Nov. 20 heard a long, emotionally charged discretionary‑review appeal and associated variance requests for proposed single‑family houses at the State Street ends of through lots at 22 and 24 Ord Court.
Neighbors and neighborhood groups urged denial, citing the RH2 rear‑yard requirements (45% rear yard), the prevalence of through lots that maintain staggered open space, loss of mature Monterey cypress trees, and potential precedent for similar infill that would erode State Street’s characteristic greenery. Chris Parks, the DR requester, asked the commission to deny the variance and said…
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