Board continues Celita del Soul pre‑application; flags FAR supplemental materials and asks for coordinated windows, materials and landscape

The Single Family Design Board continued a pre‑application consultation for a proposed second‑story addition at 325 Celita del Soul on May 4, 2026 after applicants presented floor plan and elevation concepts and discussed an FAR exceeding the board’s 85% guideline (applicant cited about 89%).

Designer Shava Riley and owner Randy Chapman described a plan to add a second story (approximate peak elevation reported at 21.9 feet) with a front deck and modest modernized materials (stucco and Hardy siding options cited). Staff clarified the request was for a waiver of supplemental submittal requirements tied to FAR percentage, not a waiver of zoning requirements themselves, and noted that private view impacts are not within SFDB purview, while public view protection is.

A nearby resident, represented by Ken Boxer, raised privacy concerns about a second‑floor window that faces a neighbor’s backyard. The board asked the applicant to consider moving or modifying that window, to provide a site plan showing distances to neighboring property lines, and to return with refined drawings that coordinate plans and elevations. Board members also recommended re‑examining a proposed 9‑foot plate on the second floor relative to header heights and proportion, to wrap materials consistently at corners and to prepare a landscape plan that could buffer views to the west.