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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC RES 4051 RESOLUTION NO. 4051 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, REVERSING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S DECISION AND ALLOWING THE USE OF ALTERNATE FIBERCEMENT SIDING ON THE DETACHED ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 200 SOUTH "A" STREET The Planning Commission does hereby resolve as follows: I. The Planning Commission finds and determines as follows: A. That a proper request was submitted by Michelle Young, requesting to appeal the Community Development Director's decision to disallow the use of fibercement siding on a detached two (2) car garage with second story game room that is currently under construction on a Single Family Residential (R-1) zoned property improved with an A-Rated dwelling in the Cultural Resource (CR) Overlay District located at 200 South "A" Street; B. That the project was originally submitted with plans showing redwood siding matching the siding used on the historic residence and the plans were approved by Zoning Administrator Action 05-007; C. That in May 2006, construction began and in September 2006, Drew McCausland, the general contractor, submitted a request on behalf of Ms. Young to use CertainTeed WeatherBoards™ Fibercement Siding instead of the approved redwood siding on the proposed detached garage/game room. In a letter dated September 15, 2006, staff denied the request since the use of fibercement is not consistent with the intent of the CR District findings and the residential design guidelines; D. That in November 2006, Ms. Young met with the Community Development Director to discuss the fibercement board request further and on December 5, 2006, at the request of Ms. Young, staff met with her, the project contractor, and the territory manager for Certainteed to review the fibercement siding in detail. Following the meeting Ms. Young provided a letter requesting a variance to allow the use of Certainteed WeatherBoards™ Fibercement Siding. In response, on January 17, 2007, the Community Development Director denied the second request for the use of fibercement siding and confirmed the previous decision allowing the use of redwood siding on the garage and game room structure; E. That a public hearing was duly called, noticed, and held for said appeal application on February 12, 2007, by the Planning Commission; F. At the February 12, 2007, Planning Commission meeting, the Planning Commission considered the subject request and an alternate fibercement siding material brought to the meeting by the project proponent. The Resolution No. 4051 Appeal of Community Development Director Decision Page 2 Planning Commission indicated that they would support the appeal and use of the alternate fibercement siding because: the material is proposed to be used on an ancillary building and not an existing historical structure; the detached garage is set back 67 feet from the street; and, the proposed alternate fibercement material, to the greatest extent possible, would be comparable with the style, quality, dimensions, texture, color, and materials of the existing home. The Planning Commission, however, clarified that fibercement siding may not be acceptable for all structures in the Cultural Resource District and/or properties improved with structures designated on the Historic Resource Survey. Consequently, the Planning Commission determined that, due to the unique circumstances of the project, the proposed alternate fibercement siding would be an appropriate substitute for wood siding on the accessory structure approved by Conditional Use Permit 04-022 and Design Review 04-020 in that: 1. The proposed project conforms to the Tustin City Code and design standards which may be established from time to time by the Historic Resource Committee in that the project meets all setback, height, and lot coverage requirements for the zoning district and meets the spirit and intent of the design review criteria of the zoning code and Residential Design Guidelines. Specifically, the detached garage implements character-defining features of the Colonial Revival architecture of the main dwelling as intended in the Design Guidelines, and the detached garage is an accessory structure ancillary to the main structure and does not need to attempt to incorporate the level of detail and decoration as the house. Therefore, the alternate fibercement siding on the new accessory structure does not need to have the same level of detail as wood siding on the existing dwelling which exhibits beveled or rounded edge characteristics or gradation in width. In addition, the proposed detached garage is setback 67 feet from the front yard setback, maintains approximately 43 feet from the rear property line, and is detached a distance of 24 feet from the main residence. Therefore, the use of painted alternate fibercement siding on the accessory structure would not be distinguishable from wood siding as viewed from the public right-of-way and would be appropriate. 2. The proposed work would not adversely affect the character of the District or designated cultural resources within the District in that the accessory structure has been evaluated by the Planning Commission for design consistency with the existing Colonial Revival dwelling on the property and with other historically designated properties in the surrounding cultural resource district. Since the alternate fibercement siding would not be used on an existing structure listed on the historical survey, would not be associated with an addition to a structure listed on the historical Resolution No. 4051 Appeal of Community Development Director Decision Page 3 survey, would only going to be installed on a new detached garage significantly setback from the public right-of-way which would not be distinguishable from wood siding to the untrained eye, no adverse impact to the character of the Cultural Resource District is anticipated. 3. The proposed work would be harmonious with the existing surroundings. The project has been evaluated in terms of its appropriateness of materials, scale, size, height, placement, and use of the new building or structure in relationship to existing buildings and structures and the surrounding setting in that the architecture of the detached garage has been d~termined to be complementary of the existing Colonial Revival dw~lIing on the site and is compatible with structures in the Cultural Resource District. The use of alternate fibercement siding on a detached garage setback 24 feet away from the main structure and over 50 feet from the public right-of-way will appear to be representative of appropriate wood siding used on properties identified in the historic survey. G. This project is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15303 (class 3) of the California Code of Regulations (Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act). II. The Planning Commission hereby reverses the Community Director's Decision and allows the use of alternate fibercement siding on a detached accessory structure located at 200 South "A" Street. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Tustin at a regular meeting on the 26th day of February, 2007. . .~ ,/ a~d d i;:,~;4Ct1' L ELIZABETH A. BINSACK Planning Commission Secretary Resolution No. 4051 Appeal of Community Development Director Decision Page 4 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) City of Tustin ) I, Elizabeth A. Binsack, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am the Planning Commission Secretary of the City of Tustin, California' that the Resolution No. 4051 was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin Planning Commission, held on the 26th day of February, 2007. a~~L ELIZABETH A. BINSACK Planning Commission Secretary , l.~ .",:?l;~"-~~ .. ,,,," 'II' .. _ . _ . lIlIJ "':!" _... ~ . 11' .. ...