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ATTACHMENT TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT VARIANCE APPLICATION Project Description The Project site, located on the northwest corner of West Lane and Alpine Ave in Stockton, CA, is zoned General Commercial and includes an existing 1.050sf retail building. The project site shares property lines with residences on the north and west property lines. Applicant is requesting a variance to reduce the setback from 20 feet to 12 feet on the north property line for two reasons: 1. Due to the growth of applicant's business since it was established almost fifteen years ago, Applicant's 1,050 sf retail building is too small to accommodate its inventory and office space needs for the conduct of its growing business. Accordingly, Applicant created additional space for inventory and office by placing two storage units on the property site that are non-conforming and must be removed. Liens have been placed on the property as a result of the non-conforming use. Applicant proposes to resolve the non-conforming issue by removing the storage units. and expanding the size of its existing retail building by approximately 682sf to accommodate the storage, inventory and office needs of its growing business. This would create an 8 foot encroachment of the north property line setback. 2. The additional retail space will allow Applicant to install an ADA compliant restroom for both employee and customer use. Presently, Applicant has an employee-only restroom which requires its employees to pass through a small office that contains valuable inventory, business records and proprietary information in order to access the restroom. Applicant must provide restroom access to its employees under Section 8394.4 of Title 8 of Cal/OSHA regulations. While Applicant trusts its employees, Applicant believes the better practice would be to eliminate the pass-through of its office/storage area to gain access to the existing restroom by providing a restroom for both its employees and retail customers in the expansion site. If the Variance is approved, Applicant is applying for Site Approval to expand the existing retail building and will obtain the necessary planning and building permits.