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ADR split on variance for parking deck at 313 Upper Toyon; neighbor supports project
Summary
At 313 Upper Toyon Drive an engineer proposed a 500 sq ft parking deck that would add two stalls but encroach on a 45-foot side-yard setback; the neighboring resident called in support, while several ADR members questioned whether the application demonstrates the legal "hardship" needed for a variance and noted the packet did not include formal variance findings.
Ross’ Architectural Design Review panel reviewed a proposal for a 500-square-foot open parking deck at 313 Upper Toyon Drive that would sit partly within a 45-foot side-yard setback and requires design-review recommendation plus variance and hillside permit consideration.
Engineer Vlad Yojica described the deck as a slab‑above‑grade structure on concrete columns intended to provide two additional parking stalls and to keep cars off a narrow cul‑de‑sac street.…
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