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Benicia zoning administrator continues parcel map hearing for 1112 East 6th Street to April 28
Summary
Zoning Administrator Suzanne Thorson continued a hearing on a proposed two‑lot parcel map for 1112 East 6th Street to April 28 after finding the required parcel map was not in the meeting packet; staff said the project is categorically exempt from CEQA and no public comments were filed.
Suzanne Thorson, Venetia zoning administrator, continued a public hearing on a parcel map application for 1112 East 6th Street to Tuesday, April 28 at 9:30 a.m., after the zoning administrator said the parcel map required for formal action was not included in the packet.
Vivian Togganon, associate planner in the Development Services Department, presented the proposal and said the map would authorize a lot split creating two parcels. Togganon said Parcel A would be approximately 0.251 acres and contains an existing eight‑unit apartment building; Parcel B would be approximately 0.323 acres and contains two existing four‑unit apartment buildings. She said the site is zoned medium‑density residential and designated high‑density residential in the general plan. "The project is categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to guideline section 15301 and 15315," Togganon said, adding that staff found no environmental impacts and that notices were posted on March 10, 2026, and mailed to 123 property owners within 500 feet of the site.
Thorson asked whether any buildings on the site are architecturally or historically significant; staff replied no. She also pressed for clarification on parking, noting the buildings are nonconforming for parking and asking whether parking would be shared among buildings or allocated by the new property lines. Togganon said the applicant could address allocation questions.
Thorson told the property owner's representative that, without a parcel map in the packet, she could not take action. "I don't have a parcel map today," she said. The zoning administrator said the map must be properly published and noticed before the hearing can proceed to formal action, and she set a date certain for the continued hearing: "The hearing is continued to Tuesday, April 28 at 09:30AM." Togganon confirmed staff had set that date.
No members of the public were present to comment during the meeting, and staff reported no public comments had been received in writing. The hearing record therefore contains the staff presentation, the zoning administrator's procedural questions about the missing map and parking allocation, and the date‑certain continuance. The hearing was recessed briefly and then adjourned at 9:40 a.m.
Next steps: the hearing will reconvene on April 28, when the parcel map should be included in the packet and the zoning administrator can consider the map and any additional public comment.
