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Home My WebLink AboutAdministrative Permit APX2004018 - Notice of Filing StatusCity of Huntington Beach 2000 MAIN STREET CALIFORNIA 92648 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING Phone Fax 536-5271 374-1540 March 28, 2006 NOTICE OF FILING STATUS Application: ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT NO. 04-18 (HORGAN WAIVER OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS) Applicant: Mark Paulson 31991 Dove Canyon Drive, #1 00-C Dove Canyon, CA 92679 Property Owner: Tom Horgan 88 Seafare Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 Project Location: 209 18'x' Street, Huntington Beach Request : To allow construction of an addition to an existing single-family dwelling resulting in 60 percent lot coverage, in lieu of a maximum of 50 percent, and 1.7 floor area ratio, in lieu of a maximum of 1.0. Dear Mr. Paulson: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Administrative Permit No. 04-18, submitted November 5, 2004, shall be deemed withdrawn, absent submittal of plans and applications materials consti- tuting a complete application on or prior to April 28, 2006. A "withdrawn" status is applied, upon notice and failure to respond, to applications which remain idle in excess of one year fol- lowing the most recent notice of filing status letter. A withdrawn application may be re-initiated only upon submittal of a complete application package and payment of the corresponding appli- cation processing fee. If you have any questions regarding this notice or the processing of your application, please contact me at (714) 536-5561. R N SANTOS Associate Planner C: property owner Herb Fauland - Principal Planner A & City of Huntington beach 2000 MAIN STREET CALIFORNIA 92648 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING Phone Fax 536-5271 374-1540 374-1648 November 16, 2004 NOTICE OF FILING STATUS Application: ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT NO. 04-18 (HORGAN WAIVER OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS) Applicant: Mark Paulson 31991 Dove Canyon Drive, #100-C Dove Canyon, CA 92679 Property Owner: Tom Horgan 88 Seafare Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 Request: To allow construction of an addition to an existing single-family dwelling resulting in 60 percent lot coverage, in lieu of a maximum of 50 percent, and 1.7 floor are ratio, in lieu of a maximum of 1.0. Project Location: 209 18th Street, Huntington Beach Dear Mr. Paulson: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Department has reviewed your entitlement application and has determined that the request can not be processed pursuant to the provisions of the Huntington Beach Zoning & Subdivision Ordinance (HBZSO), based on the following: CODE REQUIREMENTS 1. HBZSO Section 241.22 - Waiver of Development Standards identifies standards which may be waived by the Planning Director pursuant to the authority granted therein, and further states that no other standards shall be subject to waiver. Floor area ratio is not among the standards listed. Accordingly, approval of a variance would be required in order to allow any increase in floor area ratio above that allowed by the HBZSO. 2. Section 231.04 - Off-Street Parking and Loading Spaces Required requires two enclose 'rking paces per unit with up to three bedrooms, plus one additional parking spaces for each addi i6 ttbedfpom. The proposed project would increase the number ofn=. .bedroom from three to four, and acc5rdingJy,.,increase the on-site parking requirement by one parking space over that existing on the site (v e, atwo--car garage). Parking is not among the standards which may waived in conjunction wltr'A'n-anistrative permit. Accordingly, approval of a variance would be required in order to allow a in required on-site parking. 3. HBZSO Section 203.06 - Definitions defines a dwelling unit as having only one kitchen. The proposed addition includes construction of a second kitchen on the third floor. The Notice of Filing Status: AP No. 04-09 18" St.) November 16, 2004 2/2 RMH-A zoning district allows a maximum of one unit on lots less than 50 feet in width. The HBZSO has no provisions to allow a second dwelling unit on the subject property. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS 1. As noted above, multiple variance requests would be required in order to continue processing of your proposed project, in lieu of the Administrative Permit request. HBZSO Section 241.22 provides for Waiver of Development Standards only without a variance or conditional use permit request. The variance application processing fee is $2,402. A credit for the fees paid to date ($736) may be applied to a variance application filed for the proposed project. Additional requirements for filing a variance application include a revised project narrative, an amended application, public hearing noticing requirements and twelve sets of project plans. Please note that variance application fees are non-refundable. Alternatively, you may opt to withdraw your administrative permit request and request a partial refund of the fees paid to date. 2. The submitted project narrative and request is inconsistent with the submitted plans with respect to the proposed lot coverage and floor area ratio. Based on the to-scale dimensioned plans, the proposed lot coverage exceeds the permitted lot coverage by 10 percent (vs. 9 percent requested in the submitted narrative) and the floor area ratio maximum by 7 percent (vs. 4.4 percent requested in the submitted narrative). Any amended or substitute entitlement application must be corrected for accuracy and consistency. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS Based on a review and analysis of the submitted plans, and not-withstanding the code requirements identified above, the Planning Department does not concur that the design of the proposed project would be improved by the granting of a waiver of HBZSO lot coverage standards. Moreover, staff has failed to identify unusual circumstances associated with the project site or a hardship resulting from strict application of the zoning ordinance, that would serve to meet the required findings for approval of a variance to floor area ratio or parking requirements. Finally, please note that additional comments or concerns may be generated upon receipt of revised plans or new information. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the information in this letter or the processing of your application, please feel free to contact me at (714) 536-5271. Since ON SANTOS Assistant Planner xc: Property Owner Herb Fauland - Principal Planner H:\Administrative Permits\04-18 (209 18th St)\Filing Status - Reject.DOC