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City of Burlingame ITEM #
Side Setback Variance, Special Permit for Declining Height Envelope
and Design Review
Address: 1404 Alvarado Avenue
Meeting Date: 3/ 13/00
Request: First and second-story addition requiring a side setback variance for an entrance porch located 0'
from the side property line where 4'-0" is the minimum required and a special permit to exceed the limits of
the declining height envelope (24 SF encroachment) (CS 25.28.072 (c) and 25.28.035). Project is subject to
design review.
Applicant: Bill Van Housen, Van Housen Architecture APN: 027-182-260
Property Owner: John & Diane Petersdorf
Lot Area: 5795 SF '
General Plan: Low Density Residential Zoning: R-1
Adjacent Development: Single Family Residential
CEQA Status: Article 19. Categorically Exempt per Section: 15303 - Class 3- construction and location of
limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures including (a) single-family residences not in conjunction
with the building of two or more such units.
Summary: The applicant is requesting a side setback variance and a special permit for declining height
envelope for a first and second-story addition to enlarge a single family dwelling from 3 bedrooms to 4
bedrooms at 1404 Alvarado Avenue, zoned R-1. The project requires the following:
1. side setback variance for a 0'-0" setback to a covered entry porch where 4'-0" is the minimum
required;
2. special permit to exceed the limits of the declining height envelope (24 SF encroachment); and
3. design review for a first and second-story addition.
The existing two-story house now contains 2536 SF of floor area, and has three bedrooms. There is also a
930 SF basement which includes a 602 SF single car garage. This basement area is not included in the floor
area ratio calculation. The iirst floor is being enlarged by 168 SF to remodel and enlarge the kitchen and
dining area and create a family room. The 250 SF second-story addition would add a bedroom, for a total
of 4 bedrooms. The basement area is also being expanded by 80 SF.
The first and second floor addition will increase the floor area of the structure by 418 SF. The total floor area
of the remodeled house will be 2954 SF (0.51 FAR), where 2954.4 SF (0.51 FAR is the maximum allowed.
This excludes the basement/garage area, which is exempt from the floor area ratio calculations
Staff Comments: The City Engineer notes (January 31, 2000 memo) that the applicant shall provide a
driveway profile for the modified driveway, show how the underground drainage is handled for the basement,
and notes that the roof drainage shall be to the frontage street. The Chief Building Official and the Fire
Marshal had no comments on the project.
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Side Setbnck Vnrinnce and Special Permit for Declining Neig{it Envelope �nd Desigr: Review
SETBACKS
Front: lst flr
2nd flr
Side (left):
Side (right): *
Rear: 1 st flr
2nd flr
LOT COVERAGE:
FAR:
PARKING:
HEIGHT.•
PROPOSED
no change
no change
5' -6"
*0' to side entry
46'-5"
46'-5"
30. 8 %
(1790 SF)
2954 SF/
0.51 FAR
no change (door to be
widened to 10')
24'-3"
EXISTING
22' -7"
39' -7"
5'-6"
1'-0" to side entry
4'-0" to building
51'-11"
51'-11"
27.5 %
(1594 SF)
2536 SF/
0.44 FAR
1 covered in garage
(14' -0" x 43' -0")
+ 1 unc. in driveway
26' -6"
1404 Alvarado Avenue
ALLOWED/REQ'D
15' or block average
20' -0"
4' -0"
4' -0"
15' -0"
20' -0"
40 %
(2818 SF)
2954.4 SF/
0.51 FAR
one covered in garage
(10' -0" x 20' -0")
+ 1 unc. in driveway
30' /2 '/z stories
DH ENVELOPE: * *right side meets requirements; left side encroaches into DHE by 24 SF
*Side setback variance required for 0' side setback for a covered entry where 4'-0" is the minimum setback
required, and special permit to exceed the limits of the declining height envelope (24 SF encroachment).
This project meets all other zoning code requirements.
Design Reviewer Comments: The design reviewer notes that the addition is well designed and blends nicely
with the existing structure, and the interior anangement is consistent with the structural design. The
architectural style of the proposed addition is compatible with the existing character of the neighborhood. The
proposetl addition will relate well to the adjacent structures to each side since there is only a 5'-6" extension
to the rear. The wall height to the top of the new plate will be less than the existing wall height at gable ends.
Design Reviewer Recommendations: The design reviewer made one recommendation that shutters be added
to each side of the window on the east elevation adjacent to the new doors from the family room. The
applicant has revised the plans (see Sheet 6 date stamped February 25, 2000) to reflect this recommendation.
The design reviewer recommends that the Planning Commission approve the design review application for
the proposed addition.
Maureen Brooks
Planner
c: William Van Housen, applicant
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