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April 28, 2015
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DATE: April 28, 2015
TO: Honorable Chairman and Modification Committee
FROM: Lisa L. Flores, Planning Services Manager
By: Thomas Li, Associate Planner
SUBJECT: CONTINUANCE OF MODIFICATION NO. MC 15-02 WITH A
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FOR A ONE-STORY
ADDITION AND A THIRD CAR GARAGE ADDITION, WITH
MODIFICATIONS TO FRONT AND SIDE YARD SETBACKS AT 1125 DE
ANZA PLACE
The proposal is to allow several setback modifications for a 1,191 square foot, one story
addition, and a third car garage addition, to an existing 1,620 square-foot, one-story,
single-family residence with a two-car garage at 1125 De Anza Place. During the
notification period, the Santa Anita Residents' Homeowners Association (Lower
Rancho) Chair, Mr. Boehr, informed us that he was not in support of the subject
modifications and the project that he approved was issued without knowledge of any
setback non-conformity. Based on this information, staff is requesting that this item be
continued to allow the applicant ample time to work with the ARB and to return with
acceptable design alternative. A revised public hearing notice will be sent to all the
affected property owners.
Attachment: Email from Lower Rancho ARB Chair, dated April 24, 2015
April 24, 2015
Tom Li
Associate Planner
City of Arcadia
Planning Department
Re: 1125 De Anza Place
Tom,
As a follow up to our conversation yesterday, the Rancho Santa Anita HOA Architectural
Review Board did approve a remodel at the above referenced address. You informed me,
in a telephone call yesterday, of encroachments of setbacks, and whether these had been
factored into the ARB decision to approve the project.
It is the assumption of the ARB that the designer/architect/builder is aware of setback
requirements and has taken same into consideration in the design of the project. Our
board is focused on design esthetics and, though we should observe obvious issues, we
are imperfect.
As to the case in point, Mr. Samaan indicates that the side encroachments are minimal ( 1
½” ). Were this the case, I would consider it a non-issue. According to your observations,
the side encroachments are closer to 5’ and the front is 8’. If these observations are
accurate, they are not modifications that we would have included in our approval. To that
end, the ARB would not support the requested modification. We stand by our design and
esthetics approval of the project, but would suggest that the responsibility of
conformance to building and planning requirements rests on the designer.
Trusting that this clarifies the position of the ARB in this matter, I am
Very sincerely yours,
Ernie Boehr
ARB chair
CC: ARB
Mr. Nader Samaan