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CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA
REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA ITEM
Report: Findings and Conditions of Approval of DRB Case No. PDR 002532-2023 located at 1000 Sandringham Drive for the construction of a new 2-story, 5,067 square-foot (SF) single-family dwelling with an attached 3-car garage on a vacant 31,290 SF lot located in the R1R, FAR District III Zone.
1. Motion to sustain the Design Review Board’s decision of April 25, 2024, to approve the project with conditions.
COUNCIL ACTION
Item Type: Consent Calendar
Approved for April 1, 2025 calendar
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Following a February 11, 2025, noticed public hearing to consider the appeal of the decision of the Design Review Board to approve with conditions Design Review Case No. PDR 002532-2023 for the construction of a new two-story, 5,067 SF single-family residence and an attached three-car garage on a 31,290 SF lot in the R1R, FAR District III zone (“Project”), the Council continued the hearing until March 11, 2025 to allow the parties time to discuss potential new or modified conditions that would be acceptable to both sides, so that the Council could further consider the appeal with such potential new conditions. At the March 11, 2025, continued hearing, both parties represented they were amenable to the Project’s approval with the addition of six new conditions.
Accordingly, the Council directed the City Attorney to prepare a motion to sustain the Design Review Board’s decision of April 25, 2024, to approve the Project with the original conditions, along with the 6 additional conditions agreed to by both sides (with some revisions for clarity); this motion is now before Council for its consideration and vote.
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RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council adopt a motion to sustain the Design Review Board's approval of Case No. PDR 002532-2023 with the Design Review Board’s conditions, along with the 6 additional conditions presented at the continued hearing on March 11, 2025, and based on all of the evidence, testimony, reasoning and findings of the DRB articulated at the April 25, 2024 DRB hearing, and set forth in the DRB’s Record of Decision dated April 25, 2024, staff’s analysis of the appeal set forth in this and any previous staff reports, any additional testimony or evidence presented at the hearings, and the Project’s overall conformance with the Comprehensive Design Guidelines.
BACKGROUND
On February 11, 2025, the City Council held a noticed public hearing to consider the appeal of the decision of the Design Review Board to approve with conditions Design Review Case No. PDR 002532-2023 for the construction of a new two-story, 5,067 SF single-family residence and an attached three-car garage on a 31,290 SF lot in the R1R, FAR District III zone. The first floor will contain 2,880 SF and the second floor will contain 2,187 SF. A swimming pool and 1,400 SF basement (not counted as floor area due to ceiling height) are also proposed.
The Council voted to continue the February 11, 2025 hearing to the March 11, 2025 City Council meeting, and encouraged the parties to meet and discuss potential Project modifications or new or modified conditions that would be acceptable to both sides, so that the Council could further consider the appeal with such potential new conditions.
On March 11, 2025, the City Council held the continued public hearing for the Project, and heard from both the Project applicant and the appellant regarding 6 new conditions that were acceptable to both sides for the Project to be approved. The Council closed the hearing and, by a vote of 3-0 (with Mayor Asatryan not able to participate and Councilmember Najarian recused), directed the City Attorney to prepare a motion to sustain the Design Review Board’s decision of April 25, 2024, to approve the project with conditions, along with the 6 additional conditions agreed to by both sides (with some revisions for clarity).
The requested motion to sustain the Design Review Board approval for the Project, with all of the original conditions, along with the 6 additional conditions presented at the March 11, 2025 continued hearing, has been prepared for Council’s consideration and vote.
STAKEHOLDERS/OUTREACH
The Code requires public notice when the Council considers approval of entitlements such as design review. Prior to the initial hearing on this Project, staff mailed copies of the notice to all property owners and occupants within 500’ of the project. Also, a public notice was posted on-site.
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FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this project.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (CEQA/NEPA)
The project is exempt from CEQA review as a Class 3 “New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures” exemption pursuant to Section 15303 of the State CEQA Guidelines because the project is the construction of a new single-family house. The property does not appear eligible for historic designation at the federal, state or local levels and is, therefore, not considered a historic resource under the California Environmental Quality Act.
CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE
The names and business addresses of the members of the board of directors, the chairperson, CEO, COO, CFO, Subcontractors and any person or entity with more than 10% interest in the company proposed for contract in this Agenda Item Report are attached in Exhibit 1, in accordance with the City Campaign Finance Ordinance No. 5744.
ALTERNATIVES
The City Council has the following alternatives to consider:
Alternative 1. Do not adopt the motion sustaining the Design Review Board’s decision to approve Case No. PDR 002532-2023, in which case staff will return with a motion making findings for denial.
Alternative 3. Any other alternative not proposed by staff.
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
Prepared by:
Roger Kiesel, Senior Planner
Approved by:
Roubik R. Golanian, P.E., City Manager
EXHIBITS/ATTACHMENTS
Exhibit 1: Campaign Disclosure Form