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Commission grants conditional use permit for single-family home with ADUs at 167 F Street despite design criticism
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for a single-family dwelling with attached JADU and detached ADU at 167 F Street, finding the use consistent with the BP district and exempt from CEQA (Class 32); a commissioner criticized garage-front elevations and one commissioner recused.
Assistant planner Boniface presented the conditional use permit (CUP) application for 167 F Street, explaining the proposal is for a single-family dwelling with an attached junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU) and a detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU). Staff told the commission that single-family dwellings are a conditional use in the Business and Professional (BP) zoning district, that the proposal is consistent with the general plan and zoning, and recommended a CEQA Class 32 infill exemption and approval subject to conditions.
Commissioner Jerry Johnson questioned the building elevation and garage orientation, urging that alleys and alley-loaded garages be used where possible to avoid a streetscape dominated by garage doors. In his remarks he said the elevation as shown produces "a pretty good imitation of a fire station in a residential neighborhood," and urged the applicant to consider loading garages from the alley to create better street frontage.
Staff and the applicant responded that the detached ADU is alley-served, that the site constraints influenced the main-unit layout, and that the site plan will include landscaping between the two proposed driveways. Commissioner Eklund announced she would recuse herself from this matter after a disclosure related to the Levine Act.
The chair opened and then closed the public hearing after hearing no public testimony. The commission moved and seconded the staff-recommended resolution approving the CUP with conditions. The motion passed on a roll-call vote with the commissioners present voting to approve; the chair announced the motion carried.
The CUP approval establishes the land-use entitlement; final building design and building-permit review remain separate processes where additional design details and conditions can be addressed.
