St. Andrews General Plan/Local Coastal Program
Amendment
Agenda Item 11.A
By Matthew Downing, Community Development Director
Meeting Date: April 19, 2022
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Background
•March 2012 –City Council approved GP/LCP Amendments to Land Use Element Planning Areas ‘C’ through ‘I’.
•Planning Area ‘E’ –St. Andrews Tract Amendments –LU -E-1 ‘a’ and ‘b’
•‘a’ -New structures have a front setback consistent with existing front setback.
•‘b’ -10-foot step back required from first to second floor •Record and current public comment indicate properly noticed, but unclear how thoroughly the policies and their effect on the neighborhood were discussed
Project Scope
•March 16, 2021 –CDP for new SFR
•171 Naomi Avenue
•Front setback of 24 feet
•Variable step back from 1st to 2nd
floor
•Project not in compliance with St. Andrew’s Tract policies •July 2021 -GP/LCP Application
•Modify Policy LU-E-1a and 1b
•Construct new SFR in compliance with the 1983 Zoning Code:
•Minimum 20-foot front setback requirement
•2nd floor limited to 80% gross floor area of the 1st floor area
Planning Commission Recommendation
•March 22, 2022 –Planning Commission approves CDP/ARP
and recommends approval of GP/LCP Amendment to
eliminate LU -E-1a and 1b:
LU-E-1 Concept:The St.Andrews Tract Planning Area shall be retained as a residential neighborhood with Low and High Density residential uses .The focus is on conserving the existing housing stock and assuring that home additions and replacements are compatible with the scale and character of the existing development.This will be achieved by:
LU-E-1 a.Limiting the front yard setback for additions and reconstruction of existing homes or construction of a new home to the front yard setback in place on the existing home as of January 1,2012.The front yard setback for the single undeveloped lot in this area,APN 010-500-003,shall comply with the implementing ordinance;
LU-E-1 b.For additions or reconstruction of existing homes and the construction of new homes.A front elevation minimum 10’building stepback from the first floor to the second floor.
Environmental Review and Public Comment
•Staff has evaluated the project and recommends the
Council adopt the Negative Declaration that has been
prepared
•Item has been publicly noticed and we have received a
number of items of correspondence throughout the
process.
•Coastal Commission email regarding process
Recommendation
•Planning Commission recommends the City Council adopt
a Resolution adopting amendments to the GP/LCP Land
Use Element Planning Area ‘E’ (St. Andrews Tract) to
eliminate Policy LU-E-1 ‘a’ and ‘b’ (P21-000054); and
adopting a Negative Declaration.