Review appeal of permit to raise house on Santa Fe Avenue by 34 inches
In Plain English
Margaret Peterson is challenging the Design Review Board's decision to let her neighbor raise their house by 34 inches. The city planning board already gave conditional approval for the project. The city council will hear both sides and decide whether to uphold or overturn the board's decision.
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Votes
Motion · Official minutes
Close the public hearing
7 aye · 0 nay
Why This Vote Matters
The council unanimously closed the public hearing on Margaret Peterson's appeal of her neighbor's house-raising project at 302 Santa Fe Avenue. This procedural step ends public comment and moves the case to council deliberation, where they will decide whether to uphold or overturn the Design Review Board's approval for raising the house by 34 inches. The council has not yet voted on the actual appeal - that decision will come next after they discuss the case among themselves.
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Substitute motion · Official minutes
Uphold the decisions of all agencies that approved the permit and deny the appeal
4 aye · 2 nay · 1 abstain
Why This Vote Matters
The council denied Margaret Peterson's appeal and allowed her neighbor's house-raising project to proceed as planned. Peterson had challenged the Design Review Board's approval of a permit to raise the house at 302 Santa Fe Avenue by 34 inches. In a divided 4-2 vote, the council upheld the planning decisions that had already given conditional approval to the project, with Councilmembers Butt and McLaughlin dissenting and Lopez abstaining. This means the neighbor can move forward with raising their house according to the approved plans.
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Motions without individual roll-call records
Motion · Official minutes
Continue the hearing in 30 days and direct city manager to designate staff to mediate with applicant and appellant
Related agenda records
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Resolution No. 164-05 - Design Review Appeal
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Appeal of Design Review Board denial for 5900 Tehama Avenue
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