Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Residential Development topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Hearing officer approves minor-variance for family-room addition at 278 Burrell Avenue
Summary
The community development director approved a minor variance to allow a family-room addition at 278 Burrell Avenue to encroach into the required rear setback, finding the project maintains the existing footprint and is compatible with neighborhood scale; staff reported neighbor support and applied CEQA §15301 categorical exemption.
The City of Ventura community development director approved a request to allow a family-room addition to encroach into the 25-foot rear setback at 278 Burrell Avenue.
AJ Bernhardt, the case planner, told the hearing officer the project preserves the existing building footprint, is compatible with the single-story neighborhood, and was supported by adjacent neighbors. Bernhardt said staff found the project categorically exempt from further environmental review under CEQA §15301 for existing facilities and recommended approval as conditioned.
Director Rachel Diamond asked whether the applicant or any members of the public wished to speak; there were none. Diamond said the application was straightforward, noted that the lot and neighborhood conditions commonly necessitate a variance, and moved to approve the project as conditioned in the staff report.
The approval was granted administratively at the director's hearing and included the conditions identified in the staff report. The record shows no public opposition during the hearing.
