Commission approves remodel, garage conversion at 3800 Prado Del Trigo

The Calabasas Planning Commission on March 5 approved staff’s recommendation to prepare a resolution of approval for SPR202510, a residential remodel at 3800 Prado Del Trigo that includes a 484‑square‑foot first‑floor addition, a 446‑square‑foot second‑floor addition, a new 510‑square‑foot garage and conversion of a 724‑square‑foot existing garage into living area.

Staff planner Jacqueline told the commission the project was noticed to property owners within 500 feet, listed the project’s building footprints and renderings and said the site meets the city’s development standards. “The project complies with all development standards for the residential single family zone,” Jacqueline said, citing height, setbacks and site‑coverage calculations and noting that the Architecture Review Panel (ARP) recommended approval with a suggestion about a front porch post.

The ARP had asked the applicant to consider removing a small post at the northwest corner of the front facade to make the front elevation more uniform; the architect reviewed that suggestion and decided the post is an original structural feature and should remain. Commissioner Leah and others asked staff and the applicant to clarify whether the ARP’s advice had been purely aesthetic. “The ARP only had that as a suggestion,” staff said; the applicant, George Delanoise, confirmed the post was retained for structural reasons.

Commissioners also pressed for clarity about driveway and parking layouts after they noted differences between an illustrative rendering and the site plan. The architect confirmed that the site plan controls and that the driveway configuration shown on the plan sheet (sheet A1) is the operative design. Commission members and Public Works staff discussed construction parking and enforcement; Public Works said the project’s conditions require a traffic management plan and coordination with the city engineer to identify off‑site contractor parking.

After discussion, Vice Chair Washburn moved to direct staff to prepare a resolution for approval; the motion was seconded and carried 5‑0. Staff will draft the resolution and return the item to the commission for formal adoption of the resolution language.

The commission’s action was procedural: staff will prepare the written resolution and findings necessary to finalize the approval at a subsequent meeting.