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Planning Commission approves renovation at 714 Escalona with ADUs and garage setback variance
Summary
The Capitola City Planning Commission approved a coastal development permit, design review, ADU permits and a variance to reduce a rear‑yard setback at 714 Escalona Drive, subject to conditions including verification of property lines and biological protections in the ESHA.
The Capitola City Planning Commission voted to approve a renovation at 714 Escalona Drive that includes two accessory dwelling units (one attached, one previously unpermitted and to be legalized), a new garage and a variance to reduce the rear yard setback for the garage.
The project as presented by planning staff would demolish an existing garage and construct a new roughly 912‑square‑foot garage, a 154‑square‑foot entry addition, a two‑story attached ADU (presented as about 93 square feet in the staff slides) and legalize an existing detached ADU (presented as about 333 square feet). Because the site lies within an appealable coastal zone and an Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area (ESHA), staff recommended a coastal development permit, design review, the ADU permits and a variance to reduce…
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