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Monterey Planning Commission approves residential elevator as reasonable accommodation at 720 Terry Street
Summary
The Monterey Planning Commission voted 4-0 to approve ARP 25247, allowing a residential elevator addition at 720 Terry Street that encroaches into the side-yard setback and exceeds the zone's two-story limit under a reasonable accommodation request to improve the owner's mobility. The decision is appealable to City Council within 10 days.
The Monterey Planning Commission on a 4-0 vote approved an architectural review permit and a reasonable accommodation request that will allow a residential elevator to be added to a single-family house at 720 Terry Street.
Senior Associate Planner Chris Schmidt told the commission the project includes a small elevator at the rear of the home to serve all three levels. Schmidt said the elevator has an "approximately a 30-square-foot footprint" and would sit about 3.25 feet from the neighboring lot line; it would meet the city's 25-foot height limit but would exceed the zone's two-story limit, which is why a reasonable accommodation and architectural review were required. "Staff recommends approval of the project,"…
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