Case Number:
A-15-163
Applicant:
John Hurtado
Owner:
John Hurtado
Council District:|1313|Location:
2410 Dignowity
Legal Description:
Lot 3, Block 7, NCB 1200
Zoning:
"I-1 EP-1 AHOD" General Industrial Facility Parking/Traffic Control Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Margaret Pahl AICP, Senior Planner
Request
A request for a 15 foot variance from the minimum 30 foot front setback, as described in Table 35-310-1, to allow a manufactured home to remain 15 feet from the street right of way line.
Executive Summary
The subject property is located in the Government Hill Neighborhood, in an area isolated by the freeway to the north and the railroad tracks to the south. The area is predominantly industrial in zoning and use. Almost half of the streets in this area have never been constructed, and several of the improved streets dead end. There are no sidewalks in the vicinity. The property has had a manufactured home on it since early 2001. The previous owner applied for a similar variance in 2001 when the zoning district required both a 20 foot front and rear setback but withdrew the application prior to a decision. That same previous owner also attempted to rezone the property in 2011 for use as an RV park, but this request was not approved. Since that time, the previous owner sold this lot and several others on both sides of the street to the applicant (May 2013). The new owner was granted non-conforming use rights in 2014 to allow the manufactured home to remain. In addition, according to Appendix "D" of the Unified Development Code, Section 35-D101 (h) legally existing manufactured homes may be replaced with a newer home.
The applicant switched out a newer home after his 2013 purchase without a permit. The home measured 72 feet in length, leaving a total of 32 feet for setbacks. There are no minimum side or rear setbacks required in the "I-1" zoning district, however the applicant has provided a 9 foot rear setback. A neighbor initiated a co...
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