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Schroeder, Sheryl] Date%-20-13 Item#
From: Marx, Jan FAUG
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Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 2:58 PM
To: Schroeder, Sheryll 20 2013Subject: FW:` IT Y CLERK
Please post this as agenda correspondence.
Thanks,
Jan
From: Brett Cross [mailto:brettcross(-ayahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 2:53 PM
To: John Ashbaugh; Marx, Jan; Carpenter, Dan; Smith, Kathy
Subject:
Dear Council Members,
I am very concerned about reducing the street yard setback for carports. First
of all the City shouldn't be allowing construction of carports regardless. Most
are not consistent within most established neighborhoods and are not very
esthetically pleasing. To allow them to be built within 10 feet of the front
property line has been poorly thought out by the planning staff. With changes
to the parking requirements of Secondary Dwelling units it is likely that a
carport would be built for one of the spaces. This is the wrong direction to
take given the negative impact carports have on neighborhood character in
established neighborhoods.
Sincerely,
Brett Cross
1217 Mariners Cove
San Luis Obispo, CA
SECTION 22
Zoning Regulations section 17.16.020.D.2. Discretionary
Exceptions. of the City of San Luis Obispo's Municipal Code is hereby
amended to
read as follows:
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2. Discretionary Exceptions.
a. Reduced Street Yards.
Upon approval of a use permit, or in conjunction with tandem
parking approval, the director may allow street yards to be reduced to zero for unenclosed
parking spaces. Street yard reductions are not intended to allow for garage conversions.
Street yards may be reduced to 10-feet for structures including carports. Reductions may
be approved for garages when the driveway is long enough to accommodate a parked car
that doesn't overhang the sidewalk (18.5 feet min.).