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Zoning administrator approves minor-use permit allowing Mary McNeel to rebuild slightly larger garage
Summary
The Pleasant Hill City zoning administrator approved a minor-use permit for property owner Mary McNeel to reconstruct a previously approved single-car garage at 256 Oak Park Lane as a 268 sq ft legal nonconforming garage. A 10-day appeal period was announced.
The Pleasant Hill City Zoning Administrator approved a minor-use permit on Jan. 29, 2026 allowing property owner Mary McNeel to rebuild a previously approved single-car garage at 256 Oak Park Lane as a 268-square-foot legal nonconforming structure.
A staff member told the administrator the item, ENT2025-000035, is a minor-use permit request to replace a previously approved 228-square-foot garage with a slightly larger 268-square-foot garage. The staff member cited Pleasant Hill’s zoning ordinance (section 18.200.02) and chapter 18.155, and said the site is in an R-10 single-family zone (APN 170-030023). The staff member also noted related architecture approvals from the Architectural Review Commission on Jan. 15, 2026.
Mary McNeel, the property owner and applicant, said the project is intended to be "like for like" but acknowledged it is "a little over the original square footage," explaining corner-site constraints that prevent matching the exact previous footprint. The applicant confirmed she had read the recommended conditions of approval.
After opening the public hearing and receiving no public comments, the Zoning Administrator said they had reviewed the staff report, plans and conditions and that the proposed reconstruction complies with other development standards. The administrator said, "I can make the findings to approve the minor use permit," and allowed the reconstruction of the 268-square-foot legal nonconforming single-car garage as shown. The administrator announced a 10-day appeal period on the decision.
Staff and the applicant discussed how the conditions from the zoning decision and the separate architectural permit would be handled and noted overlapping items such as noise requirements. The staff member advised the applicant to coordinate with staff contact Eliza for plan details and post-approval requirements.
The meeting adjourned at 5:04 p.m.; the next scheduled meeting is Feb. 26, 2026.
