TO: Chair and Members of the Planning Commission
THRU: Hayden Beckman, Planning Manager
FROM: Arlen Beck, Associate Planner
1. SUBJECT
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Public Hearing to consider a request to add 305 square feet to a non-contributing single-family home in the Old Towne Historic District located at 412 S. Pixley Street and finding of CEQA exemption (Variance No. 25-0001, Administrative Adjustment No. 25-0001, and Design Review No. 5146).
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2. SUMMARY
The applicant proposes adding a total of 305 square feet to an existing single-family home located on a substandard 2,880-square-foot lot at 412 S. Pixley Street. A variance is requested to deviate from the required usable open space development standard, and an administrative adjustment is requested to deviate from the required driveway width development standard. The property is located in the Old Towne Historic District, and it is designated as a non-contributing property.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1. Conduct and close the Public Hearing.
2. Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 11-25 approving Variance No. 25-0001, Administrative Adjustment No. 25-0001, and Design Review No. 5146 for a 305 square foot addition to an existing single-family residence with a detached one-car garage in the Old Towne Orange Historic District located at 412 S. Pixley Street.
3. Find the proposal exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301.
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4. AUTHORIZING GUIDELINES
Orange Municipal Code (OMC) Section 17.08.020(B)(2)(a) authorizes the Planning Commission to review and take final action on applications for Variances, Administrative Adjustments, and Design Review. Note (b) of Table 17.08.020 of the OMC - Reviewing Bodies - states that when more than one type of application is filed for a single project, the application requiring the highest level of approval shall dictate the review process for the entire group of applications. The Planning Commission is...
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