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. 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. JUNE 7, 2023 AT 9:30 AM 1. ITEM: 221 North Glendale Avenue Variance Case No. PVAR-000654-2022 PROJECT DESCRIPTION A standards variance request for two new signs proposed for an existing retail liquor store (Total Wine). The variance requests for signage include: a second wall sign along the front elevation of the ground floor tenant space, where the zoning code allows a maximum of 1  one wall sign on a building wall that directly faces a parking area; and to allow an additional wall sign on the parking structure parapet located at the driveway entrance along North Glendale Avenue, where the zoning code requires a wall sign to be attached to the occupancy building wall, in the "C2 II" – Community Commercial, Height District II, described as Lots 1 thru 4, Parcel Map GLN No. 1598. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION The project is exempt from CEQA review as a Class 11 “Accessory Structures” exemption pursuant to Section 15311 (a) of the State CEQA Guidelines because the proposal is to construct two new on-premise signs. 2. ITEM: 318 Brockmont Drive Variance Case No. PVAR 1923322 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Request to construct a new 2,305 square feet, two-story, single-family residence with an attached two-car garage. A previous house located on the site was damaged by fire and subsequently demolished down to the foundation. The applicant is requesting four variances to allow the reconstruction of the residence. The variances include: Standards variance to allow development of a residence on a lot less than 7,500 square feet; Standards variance to allow a driveway length of 1-ft., 3-in.; Setback variance to allow a 1- ft., 3-in. street front setback; and Setback variance to allow 6-ft., 6-in and 3-ft., 8-in interior setbacks, in the “R1R” – Restricted Residential - FAR District II zone, described as Lot 5, Block 6, Tract No. 8280 (APN: 5632-011-012). ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION 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. 2