Planning Hearing Officer

AGENDA GLENDALE PLANNING HEARING OFFICER Municipal Services Building 633 E. Broadway, Room 105 Glendale, CA 91206 Meetings are broadcast live on Glendale TV, viewable on Spectrum Cable, channel 6, and AT&T U- verse, channel 99. Meetings are also streamed live in high definition (HD) on the city's webpage, glendaleca.gov/live, on YouTube.com/myglendale, and on Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire devices using a free app called Screenweave and choosing “Glendale TV” from the menu. Meetings are also archived on the City Website for viewing anytime at glendaleca.gov/agendas. Call (818) 548-4013 for program schedules. DVDs of the proceedings are available for purchase in the City Clerk's Office. For public comments and questions during the meeting, call (818) 937-8100. Public comments on a specific agenda item will be taken when that agenda item is discussed. If you have any question about matters on the agenda, or requests for assistance, please contact the CDD Planning Division staff at (818) 548-2140 during regular business hours. PLEASE TURN OFF CELLULAR PHONES WHILE INSIDE THE MEETING LOCATION In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, auxiliary hearing aids, sign language translation, and Braille transcripts are available upon request. Assisted listening devices are available same-day upon request. At least 48 hours (or two business days) notice is required for requests regarding sign language translation and Braille transcription services. All documents related to open session items on this agenda that are received less than 72 hours prior to this meeting, and are public records, will be available for review in the Planning Division, Municipal Services Building, 633 E. Broadway, RM 103. Translation services are provided for meetings through the use of bilingual staff for speakers who wish to utilize the service as available. Speakers should state their request by contacting the City Clerk’s office at (818) 548-2090, at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. Please specify the language for which you require translation. The exclusive use of City provided interpreters is not required and persons are welcome to use their own interpreter or speak in their native language. MAY 24, 2023 AT 9:30 AM 1. ITEM: 511 Nolan Avenue Variance Case No. PVAR-000961-2023 and Administrative Exception Case No. PAE- 001142-2023 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The applicant is requesting a STANDARDS VARIANCE and ADMINISTRATIVE 1 EXCEPTIONS to construct a 2,149 square-foot (SF), three-story single-family home with an attached two-car garage on a 7,166 SF, vacant, hillside lot in the "R1R-II" - (Restricted Residential Zone, Floor Area Ratio District II) Zone, and described as Lot 68 Tract 4881/ 5630-011-033. VARIANCES are requested for a reduced street front setback (six feet whereas 15 feet is required) and to provide a ten-foot driveway length (18 feet required). ADMINISTRATIVE EXCEPTIONS are requested to develop the project on a substandard lot size (7,166 whereas 7,500 SF is required) and to exceed the maximum allowed height (32 feet) by four feet (36 feet). ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION This project is categorically exempt from environmental review as a Class 3 “New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures” per Section 15303(a) of the State CEQA Guidelines because the project involves construction of one single-family residence. The on-site oak tree is not a protected species and the protected oak tree near the site is over 20 feet away from the property line. 2