A use permit has been approved to allow one required parking space within the front yard building setback at a home in Tempe.
The Tempe Development Review Commission voted 6-0 Oct. 8 to approve the permit for the home at 1701 E. Secretariat Drive. Vice Chair Michelle Schwartz abstained from the vote without comment.
The applicant is proposing an addition to a single-family residential building, including a new bedroom, that brings the total number of bedrooms in the building to seven. A use permit is required to allow a required third parking space within the front yard building setback, according to a memo from Project Planner Chris Jasper to the commission.
“The proposed addition would add a seventh bedroom, a third bathroom, a new closet area and would expand the existing dining room. The existing two-car garage accommodates two of the required parking spaces on the site,” it states. “Due to the additional bedroom, a third off-street parking space is required in accordance with the zoning and development code, and a use permit is required to place that third parking space within the front yard building setback.”
The applicant is Justin Dahl-James.
The concrete driveway is long enough to accommodate the parking space in front of the garage, according to a written letter of explanation.
“(S)ince the designated space partially overlaps the 35-foot front setback line a use permit is required,” it states. “We are requesting (a) use permit for designating a portion of the existing driveway connected to this enclosed garage to be allocated as an additional required parking space.”
The Tempe Development Review Commission holds public meetings and hearings to provide analysis and recommendations to the City Council regarding general land use policies and applications. It renders final decisions on applications where the commission has final decision-making power, including, but not limited to, all aspects of a proposed and future development. The commission carries out the provisions and intent of the general plan and the zoning and development code, according to the city’s website.
Richard H. Dyer can be reached at rdyer@iniusa.org, or on X @rhdyer. To voice your opinion on this story, connect with us at AzOpinions@iniusa.org.
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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