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1. Variance (VAR-000472-2025)
Project Address: 1320 Hillcrest Drive
Project Applicant: Norma Torres
Project Planner: Alan Fortune, Associate Planner
Council District: Council District 1
A request for a Variance to allow for an increase in the maximum allowable height for a frontage yard fence from 4.5’ to 6’ and to reduce the required street lot line setback for frontage yard fences on a property within the Residential Neighborhood District 4 (RND-4).
The City of Pomona, as lead agency, has conducted an environmental review of the proposed project per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Pursuant to the provisions of CEQA (Public Resources Code, Section 21084 et. seq.), the guidelines include a list of classes of projects which have been determined not to have a significant effect on the environment and which shall, therefore, be exempt from the provisions of CEQA. The proposed project meets the criteria for a Class 1 (Existing Facilities) and a Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) Categorical Exemption pursuant to Article 19, Sections 15301 and 15303 in that the proposed project consists of the new construction of an accessory structure (a fence) at an existing single-family home. The proposed project described above hereby meets the guidelines for a Categorical Exemption, therefore, no further environmental review is required.
Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission approve the Variance request and adopt Resolution No. 25-012.