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ADR presses applicant at 325 Upper Toyon to pull new structures out of setbacks
Summary
During conceptual review of a proposed guest house and separate gym at 325 Upper Toyon Drive, ADR members urged the applicant to move building mass away from neighbor setbacks, questioned variances for two covered parking spaces and expressed skepticism about granting variances for non‑hardship uses such as a home gym.
The ADR conducted a conceptual review of a two‑lot proposal at 325 Upper Toyon Drive that would replace an existing nonconforming guest house with a new single‑family residence on one lot and construct a separate gym on the other.
Architect Greg Godsey showed story‑pole surveys and explained the constraints of steep grades, a sewage easement and dense vegetation. He said the proposal reduces impervious cover in part by…
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