TO: Chair and Members of the Design Review Committee
THRU: Chad Ortlieb, Principal Planner
FROM: Arlen Beck, Associate Planner
1. SUBJECT
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A request to construct a new single-family residence with a detached one-car garage in the Old Towne Orange Historic District, 323 E. River Avenue (Design Review No. 5136-24).
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2. SUMMARY
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The applicant proposes to construct a new 934 sq ft single family residence with a 416 sq ft detached one-car garage on an existing vacant lot in the Nutwood Tract of the Old Towne Orange Historic District.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Recommendation to the Planning Commission
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4. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Applicant/Owner: Michael Muhonen
Property Location: 323 E. River Avenue
General Plan Designation: Low-Medium Density Residential (LMDR)
Zoning Classification: Duplex Residential (R-2-6)
Existing Development: Vacant
Associated Application: Variance No. 2262-24
Previous DRC Project Review: None
5. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The project includes a new 934 sq ft single family residence with a 416 sq ft detached one-car garage on an existing vacant lot in the Old Towne Orange Historic District. The existing lot is legal non-conforming in that the existing lot size is 3,995 sq ft whereas there is a 6,000 sq ft lot size minimum to establish a new legally subdivided lot for the R-2-6 zoning district. The constraints created by the small lot size of the vacant lot has resulted in proposing a one-car garage which does not meet the two-car garage requirement for the development. A Variance request for the substandard garage will be considered by the Planning Commission.
The major components of this project include:
* A new 934 sq ft two-bedroom, two-bathroom single family residence with a 3:12 pitch gable roof finished with shakewood type shingles and exposed rafter tails. The proposed house siding is Hardie Plank Lap Siding with a 7" lap and smooth finish in the Mountain Sage color.
* A 416 sq ft flat-roof det...
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