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The appeal is currently before the City Council for review and action. Please refer to Attachment 3 for a copy of this appeal. For additional background information, please refer to the July 12 and August 23, 2017 Planning Commission staff reports in Attachments 1.A and 1, and Planning Commission meeting minutes in Attachments 1.D and 2. The Planning Commission staff reports provide additional background information and a detailed discussion of the proposed application, including project compliance with the General Plan, Downtown Specific Plan, underlying zoning regulations, and other issues. The ADR process is intended to preserve and enhance the City's aesthetic values and to ensure the preservation of the public health, safety, and general welfare. Additions exceeding 10 feet in height are required to obtain ADR approval. ADR applications are typically reviewed at the Zoning Administrator level. The subject proposal was heard and approved with conditions by the Zoning Administrator and was appealed to and denied by the Planning Commission. The City Council is empowered to deny the appeal (denying the project), uphold the appeal (therefore granting the appellants' requested approval of the current proposal subject to the conditions of approval listed in Attachment 1.C), or uphold the appeal and approve the project with modified conditions which differ from those listed in Attachment 1.C. Council could also direct the applicant to undertake further design revisions with staff. Site Development Standards The subject property is zoned R-1-6,500 (One-Family Residential) District. Additions to existing single-family residences are permitted in this district provided the development standards prescribed by the PMC are met. A summary of the prescribed development standards for an addition in this district and a comparison of the subject proposal to those standards are provided below: Required Existing' Proposed Setbacks Front 20 feet minimum 20 feet No change Rear 20 feet minimum 22 feet No change Side 5 feet one side/12 feet 5 feet one side/13 No change combined both sides combined both sides minimum FAR 40% maximum 26.4% 38.2% Height 30 feet maximum2 15 feet (code height); 20 20 feet (code height); 25 feet (grade to peak) feet (grade to peak) Pursuant to the approved plot plan on file with the City dated July 14, 1970. Please note these dimensions differ from the plans submitted for the project in Exhibit B; however, the discrepancies would not affect the project's compliance with the requirements of the PMC as outlined above. Staff relies upon applicants to provide accurate information; however, in many cases, applicants rely on field measurements from fence lines, interior versus exterior wall measurements, and other measurements that can change over time due to a variety of factors and could slightly affect the information provided by applicants without their knowledge.This is especially common for older properties. 2The height of a structure is measured vertically from the average elevation of the natural grade of the ground covered by the structure to the mean height between eaves and ridges for a building with a hip, gable,or gambrel roof. Page 8 of 11