Douglas & Denise Wingett
1107 Old Hickory Road
Corona, CA 92882
Phone: (714) 801-1209
Email: [email protected]
June 13, 2024
City Council of Corona, CA
400 S Vicentia Avenue
Corona, CA 92882-2187
RE: Wingett ADU Grading Permit Application 23-01-4564 / Appeal and Variance Request Dear Mayor and City Council Members:
As the property owner of 1107 Old Hickory Road, I'm planning the construction of an ADU and garage on my property, which contains an existing single-family residence. The intent is for the property to be multi-generational where my wife and I will reside in the ADU while my daughter and her family reside in the primary residence.
The property was established by the Marvin and Lemon Tracts and includes the streets Shady Mill, Stillwater, Old Hickory, Millbrook and Bridgeport. According to city records, the 110 houses within these tracts were built in 1984 and no sidewalks and streetlights were constructed when the properties were developed. This continues to be the existing condition today and over the years certain properties have had building additions added without having to install the missing public improvements along the property's frontage. According to state law, the construction of the ADU does not require the construction of the missing public improvements. However, the proposed attached garage, being approximately 900 square feet requires the construction of the missing public improvements and the underground of the overhead utilities according to the city's ordinance.
The city's ordinance does make accommodations for the waiver of the construction of the public improvements and the undergrounding of overhead utility wires if the following findings can be made:
Waiver of public improvements:
1. The strict application of the particular requirement will cause unnecessary hardship to the applicant, which is inconsistent with the findings, as stated in § 15.48.010; Douglas & Denise Wingett
1107 Old Hickory Road
Corona, CA 92882
Phone: (714) 801-1209
Email: [email protected]
Response:
The 110 houses in the Marvin and Lemon Tracts were constructed in 1984 and the developer was not required to construct sidewalks and streetlights along the street frontages of these properties, which include portions of Shady Mill, Stillwater, Old Hickory, Millbrook and Bridgeport. The installation of the missing public improvements along my street frontage, which includes Old Hickory Road and Waterfall Lane, would be incongruent with the properties that are immediately adjacent to my property. The construction of the sidewalks along my property's frontage would not connect to other sidewalks because no sidewalks exist on the adjoining properties. Additionally, no streetlights exist within the street segments identified in the Marvin and Lemon Tracts. Therefore, this requirement would cause unnecessary hardship because the adjacent properties would remain in their current condition where no sidewalks or streetlights exist.
2. There are exceptional circumstances or conditions applicable to the subject property, or to its proposed use or development which make the application of the requirement unfair and oppressive to the applicant.
Response:
The construction of the missing public improvements would be inconsistent with the appearance of this neighborhood and not adjoin other improvements. The improvements at this corner would essentially be an island and stand on its own with no connection to a sidewalk beyond the boundaries of my property.
3. The granting of a waiver or deferral from such requirement would not adversely affect the public health, safety, and general welfare, nor be injurious to any property or improvements in the immediate vicinity of the property for which the applicant has pending with the city a request for a building permit.
Response:
Other property owners, including the property immediately to the north of our property, were not required to install the missing public street improvements or underground the overhead utilities when subsequent building additions were constructed. The adjacent property to the north of my property constructed an 875sf addition in 2017 and was not required to construct the missing sidewalks, streetlight or undergrounding of overhead utilities along the property's frontage. Additionally, city staff researched city records to see if any liens exist on the properties in the Marvin and Lemon Tracts for the missing public improvements, and no liens exist on any of the properties.
Douglas & Denise Wingett
1107 Old Hickory Road
Corona, CA 92882
Phone: (714) 801-1209
Email: [email protected]
Waiver of the undergrounding of overhead utilities:
1. The request would be unreasonable, impractical and cause undue hardship to the applicant or the general public.
Response:
The overhead wires on the west side of Waterfall Lane are multi-tiered and exist continuously from the corner of Millbrook and Waterfall (north) to the corner of Stillwater and Waterfall (south), which is approximately 1,400 linear feet. The one pole that fronts my property on Waterfall Lane supports the overhead wires that extend beyond my property. The overhead wires along the front of my property cannot be placed underground unless the overhead wires beyond my property are also placed underground to the next pole to the north and south on the neighbors' properties. Therefore, the cost to underground the overhead wires is not proportionate to the improvements being made to my property and is an unreasonable request.
Sincerely,
Doug and Denise Wingett
Jessica Lamm
(Applicants)
ATTACHMENTS - Photos of my property on following pages.
Douglas & Denise Wingett
1107 Old Hickory Road
Corona, CA 92882
Phone: (714) 801-1209
Email: [email protected]
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Douglas & Denise Wingett
1107 Old Hickory Road
Corona, CA 92882
Phone: (714) 801-1209
Email: [email protected]
Douglas & Denise Wingett
1107 Old Hickory Road
Corona, CA 92882
Phone: (714) 801-1209
Email: [email protected]
Douglas & Denise Wingett
1107 Old Hickory Road
Corona, CA 92882
Phone: (714) 801-1209
Email: [email protected]
Douglas & Denise Wingett
1107 Old Hickory Road
Corona, CA 92882
Phone: (714) 801-1209
Email: [email protected]
Douglas & Denise Wingett
1107 Old Hickory Road
Corona, CA 92882
Phone: (714) 801-1209
Email: [email protected]
Douglas & Denise Wingett
1107 Old Hickory Road
Corona, CA 92882
Phone: (714) 801-1209
Email: [email protected]
Douglas & Denise Wingett
1107 Old Hickory Road
Corona, CA 92882
Phone: (714) 801-1209
Email: [email protected]
Douglas & Denise Wingett
1107 Old Hickory Road
Corona, CA 92882
Phone: (714) 801-1209
Email: [email protected]
Douglas & Denise Wingett
1107 Old Hickory Road
Corona, CA 92882
Phone: (714) 801-1209
Email: [email protected]
Douglas & Denise Wingett
1107 Old Hickory Road
Corona, CA 92882
Phone: (714) 801-1209
Email: [email protected]
Douglas & Denise Wingett
1107 Old Hickory Road
Corona, CA 92882
Phone: (714) 801-1209
Email: [email protected]
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