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Planning Commission approves reduced‑height house replacement at 1467 Clayton Street with variances under advisement
Summary
After a redesign that reduced overall height, the commission approved discretionary review of 1467 Clayton Street conditioned on an eight‑foot reduction in overall height and directed staff to take requested variances under advisement for follow‑up.
The Planning Commission approved discretionary review for a residential replacement project at 1467 Clayton Street on Aug. 3 after the applicant agreed to a further reduction in height.
Staff had previously asked the sponsor to remove the top floor; in response the architect revised the project and agreed to reduce total height by an additional three feet beyond the earlier reduction, yielding a total height reduction of eight feet versus the original proposal. Planning staff recommended approval subject to continued review of variances and asked the commission to take the variances under advisement rather than grant them immediately.
Neighbors who had opposed earlier versions signaled they were satisfied by the further reductions and revised rear‑yard arrangement. The commission approved the project subject to the 8‑foot overall height reduction and asked staff and the applicant to continue work on front‑setback and rear‑yard details and to finalize variance findings.
The decision directs the planning staff to process the specific variances under the zoning administrator’s review and to return with final written findings on the variances and any design refinements.
