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" CITY OF GLENDALE PLANNING DEPARTMENT DESIGN REVIEW STAFF REPORT MEETING DATE: March 7, 2013 (continued from February 28, 2013) TO: Design Review Board No. 2 PREPARED BY: Vilia Zemaitaitis, Senior Planner CASE NUMBER: 2-PDR-1301725 ADDRESS: 2064 Buckingham APPLICANT/OWNER: Armen Mkrtchian PROJECT SUMMARY: To remodel and expand an existing 2,011 sq.ft. , 1-story single family residence by adding 252 sq.ft. to the first floor and constructing a new 1,120 sq.ft. second story (total of 3,383 square feet). A new deck is also proposed at the rear. EXISTING PROPERTY: The existing property is developed with a 1-story, single-family residence, a pool, and an attached 2-car garage on an irregular shaped, hillside lot. The 30,400 sq .ft. parcel is a through-lot with frontages on both Buckingham Place and Chevy Chase Drive. Access to the home is taken off Buckingham Place, while the rear yard steeply slopes downward towards Chevy Chase Drive. CEQA STATUS: The project is exempt from environmental review. RECOMMENDATION: Approve with conditions. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The applicant is proposing to add 252 sq.ft. to the existing 2,011 sq.ft., single-story home and construct a new 1,120 sq.ft. 2nd story, for a total of 3,383 sq.ft. of habitable area. The existing 2-car attached garage will be retained and expanded to comply with the minimum dimensions for a twocar garage. The pool will also be maintained as is. A new deck is proposed at the rear. The proposed addition and remodel will alter the architectural style of the existing house from a simple Ranch to a more Modern style (Exhibit 2). PROJECT BACKGROUND A previous proposal (Case No. 1-PDR-2008-089) was approved with conditions by ORB #2 on April 2, 2009. The case was appealed to the City Council by the next door neighbor. City Council voted in favor of the appeal and denied the project on July 7, 2009. The City Council cited that the previous project was not compatible with the neighborhood in terms of mass and scale, and design, and that the project resulted in conflicting relationships with adjacent buildings (Exhibit 4). The owner hired a new architect who submitted a new design submittal in response to the City Council's comments: • The current project is approximately 700 square feet less in size than the previous proposal; • The footprint/size of the 2nd story addition has been reduced and shifted away from the adjacent neighbor to the east; and • The project has been redesigned in a more contemporary, Ranch-influenced style to be more compatible with the neighborhood.
2064 Buckingham Place Page 2 of 7 CONTEXT GENERAL PLAN: Land Use Element: Low Density Residential. The project complies with the Land Use Element of the General Plan. The property is located in a low-density residential area and is surrounded by local streets and similar single-family homes. ZONE: R1 R (Restricted Residential) Zone, Floor Area Ratio District Ill ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS: None The existing 1-story residence was built in 1963 in a simple Ranch style with a shed roof entry added at a later date. The Historic Preservation Planner has reviewed the proposal and has determined that the existing home is not eligible for any historic register, and is not a historic resource under CEQA. NEIGHBORING ZONES AND USES: Zoning Existing Uses North R1 R-Ill $ingle Family Dwelling South R1R-III Single Family Dwelling East R1R-III Single Family Dwelling West R1R-III Single Family Dwelling Project Site R1R-III Single Family Dwelling COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN GUIDELINES: The subject property is located in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Glendale. According to the City's Comprehensive Design Guidelines, site planning should address the opportunities and constraints of the site, including existing site features such as mature trees, topography, and drainage patterns. Components of site development extend beyond building placement and configuration, and include consideration of topography, surrounding uses, retaining walls, landscape design, hardscape considerations, and parking. New projects should fit well with surrounding building fabric. While new proposals need not copy existing development, mass and scale should respect adjacent building context. Detailing and choice of materials should reinforce the overall project design. Architectural design elements, details and materials should be consistent throughout a project, recognizing that a building is 3-dimensional and must be well designed on all sides. COMPARISON OF NEIGHBORHOOD AND PROPOSAL: Average of Properties Range of Properties within Subject Property within 300 linear feet of 300 linear feet of subject Proposal subject property property Lot size 15,270 sq.ft. 7,040 sq. ft. to 30,490 sq.ft. 30,400 sq.ft. Setback 50 ft. 15 ft. to 130 ft 73ft House size 2,110 sq.ft. 1,624 sq. ft. to 2,358 sq.ft. 3,383 sq.ft. Floor Area 0.18 0.07 to 0.33 0.11 Ratio Number of 7 1-story, 10 2 -story 1- and 2-story 2 stories
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