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PlanningBoard | 2017-01-23 | 2 | 7. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 7-A 2017-3803 PLN15-0232 - 1208 St. Charles Street - Applicant: Paula Mathis and Tom Ellerbe. The Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing to consider Design Review for a project consisting of the demolition of a two car garage and the construction of an accessory structure that will have a three car garage and an artist studio. The proposed accessory structure is approximately 880 square feet which is less than 40% of the required rear yard allowed for accessory structures per Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) Section 30- 4.1 1(d).7. This project is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section 15303 - New Construction of Small Structures. (Continued from January 9, 2017) Staff Member Sablan gave the staff presentation. Tom Ellebie and Paula Mathis, applicants, spoke about their plans and goals for their project. They said they worked hard to find common ground with their neighbors and resolve concerns about the project's potential impact on the nearby oak trees. Italo Calpestri, project architect, gave a summary of the process and revisions to the plans have gone through. Board Member Sullivan asked how far the new structure is from the property line. Mr. Calpestri said it was almost three feet from the property line, but the existing fence was about 1.5 feet onto the applicant's property. President Köster opened the public hearing. Judy Thomas, applicant's arborist, said the garage should be constructed using pier and grade beam construction to avoid damaging tree roots. She said she will be present whenever work is done near the tree roots. Antonia Nicosia said that they are asking for changes to the design to protect the oak trees. She said that pier and grade construction can still cause damage to tree health. She said they have had trees fall recently in the neighborhood. She said we should not jeopardize the tree's health for a recreational structure. She suggested scaling back the design and/or moving it to a different site on the property. [Board Member Zuppan arrived at 7:30pm] Approved Minutes Page 2 of 15 Planning Board Meeting January 23, 2017 | PlanningBoard/2017-01-23.pdf |