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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Chris Saunders, Policy and Planning Manager
Wendy Thomas, Director of Community Development
SUBJECT: Martin Solar Certificate of Appropriateness, to install solar panel on the
SW portion of the roof of the home at 402 W. Koch Street. Application 15501.
MEETING DATE: November 2, 2015
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent (quasi-judicial).
RECOMMENDATION: Approval
MOTION: I hereby adopt the findings presented in the staff memo for application 15501 and
move to approve the Certificate of Appropriateness subject to all applicable code provisions.
BACKGROUND: On April 13, 2015 the City Commission reclaimed all active and future
applications for the redevelopment of this site. The action item was Agenda Item H.10. The
Commission had previously approved a renovation and deviation for the site. The applicant later
without permission demolished the entire structure.
After applicable notice, staff review and considerable public comment the City Commission
approved the reconstruction of the originally approved project. The home is actively under
construction and appears to conform to all submitted plans.
The owner applied on October 16, 2015 for a Certificate of Appropriateness to add a solar
collector to the roof on the SW portion of the building. Staff has reviewed the application and
finds it meets all zoning and certificate of appropriateness standards. No conditions of approval
or code corrections have been identified as necessary. No public notice is required for this
application due to the very minor scope of the work.
Normally, this type of application would be handled by staff and does not require public notice
or Commission action. However, due to the history of this project and the Commission
reclaiming all applications on the site, and the approved reconstruction still being under
construction, Staff considered it appropriate for the City Commission to take action on this item.
This application is consistent with the COA/DEV approved by the City Commission on June 8,
2015. As the staff review found no deficiencies in the application materials, non-compliance
with standards, inconsistencies with the previously approved design, or required code provisions
a formal staff report was determined to be unnecessary. Standard procedure code requirements
automatically apply and will be included with the action letter for this application. These include
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constructing the application as approved and obtaining a building permit for the work. This
memo and subsequent minutes of the City Commission meeting will provide the required record
of review.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES: None
ALTERNATIVES: Approve or as the Commission directs
FISCAL EFFECTS: No effects on any budget items are expected with this action.
Attachments: Application material
Commission minutes from April 13, 2015
Report compiled on: October 23, 2015
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