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All right.

I would like to call this meeting to order.

It's currently four o'clock.

Today we're hosting the City of Monterey Zoning Administrator meeting.

On today's date is September 18th, 2025.

My name is Chris Schmidt.

I'll be serving as the zoning administrator for the city today.

Spencer, could you announce the staff present?

Staff present today are Senior Associate Planner Schmidt, Senior Associate Planner Buggert, and myself recording Secretary Arginbright.

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Thank you, Spencer.

And so the first item on the agenda that we have is the consent agenda, and there's only one item in the consent agenda that is approval of the minutes of the zoning administrator meeting for September 4th.

I do not see any attendees online currently with their hands raised.

So that item is approved.

The next item, item number three is considered 22 dormant court, use permit application UP twenty-five zero.

Oh, excuse me.

I have to go back.

Uh, we do have to open this would now be the time for public comments not uh relating to items not on the agenda.

So uh do we have any public comments for items not on the agenda?

There are still currently no attendees with their hands raised.

Online.

And seeing no one in the chamber, uh I will move on to our first public hearing item.

Uh so that was considered 22 dormitory court, use permit application UP twenty-five zero one zero five to allow conversion of an existing commercial office to a single family dwelling and construction of a new garage, HRM and DAC.

Applicant Glenn Warner, property owner, Eureka Group LP, uh C O E S zoning district and mixed use neighborhood general plan, land use designation.

Do we have a staff report?

We do.

I will share my screen.

Good afternoon.

My name is Matthew Buggert, and I am a senior associate planner with the City of Monterey's Planning Division.

Today we're here to talk about 22 dormity court APN 001 591033-000 for a use permit for a new residential unit at the existing office site at today's zoning administrator meeting.

The recommendation from staff is that the zoning administrator adopt the resolution to approve the use permit.

The subject property is in the central south central area of the city near downtown.

The zoning district is COES for commercial office emergency shelter overlay and a land use of commercial in the general plan.

Some of the address markings on site include 20 dormity, our GIS identifies the site as 22 Normati, which is why it's referenced by APN near the beginning.

The project description.

Here it marks that there's an existing 2,499 square foot office building.

That's actually the proposed square footage after addition of the garage.

Regardless, the office building is anticipated to be converted to a single family residence and includes a new garage, an enlarged heightened atrium, and a new deck at the rear of the structure, in addition to the removal of tree or trees.

Staff is already discussed with the city's urban forester regarding removal of those trees, and that would be done as part of the architectural review application with associated tree removal permits.

A use permit is required for residential uses in the commercial office district, which is why we are here today.

And the structure was assessed for historic significance and was found not significant.

Here's the site plan.

A new garage at the front, a new atrium on an existing deck, somewhere in the middle, and then a new deck at the rear.

All additions would comply with required development standards for the CO zone district.

Here's a closer plan of the building.

This is as it would be proposed.

And these are the three areas that would receive new additions to the structure.

And here's an elevation of the east side that most clearly shows the three portions: the garage, a heightened atrium area, and the rear deck.

Findings required for approval from the zoning administrator include that the proposed use is in accordance with the objectives of the chapter and purposes of the zoning district, residential uses are permitted with a use permit.

And the project includes required parking, meets all development standards.

Additionally, the proposed use and conditions under which it would be operated would be consistent with the general plan, would not be detrimental to public health and safety and welfare of persons in the area.

The project was found to be consistent with the commercial land use and density, and there is uh parking provided.

And finally, that the proposed use will comply with any specific conditions required for that use.

There are no specific conditions that are put on this project.

If my memory serves, and my memory was wrong.