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Design Review Commission approves two-story home at 1133 Abbot Ave., with conditions on materials and final color board
Summary
The San Gabriel Design Review Commission approved planning case SPR24-015 on Aug. 6 for a new two-story, ~2,600-square-foot single-family house at 1133 Abbot Avenue, subject to conditions requiring uniform windows, revised porch and siding details, painted stucco with acrylic additive, a black front door, and submission of a final material board and landscape plan L1.
The San Gabriel Design Review Commission on Aug. 6 voted unanimously to approve planning case SPR24-015, allowing a new two-story single-family residence at 1133 Abbot Avenue, conditioned on several design clarifications and submittals.
Planning staff member Sam told the commission the subject property is approximately 7,600 square feet and the proposed house would total about 2,600 square feet (roughly 1,400 square feet on the first floor and 1,100 square feet on the second), with a rear two-car garage and a detached accessory dwelling unit that is reviewed administratively. Staff said the project complies with R1 zoning and the city's design guidelines and qualifies for a California Environmental Quality Act Class 3 exemption for new small-structure construction. "The recommendation before the design review commission this evening is to adopt the attached resolution approving planning case SPR24-015," Sam said.
Why it matters: The commission framed its approval around neighborhood compatibility and construction detail. Commissioners repeatedly flagged discrepancies between the applicant's digital…
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