AGENDA DATE: October 20, 2026
PANEL: A
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 4
DEPARTMENT: Department of Planning and Development
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BUILDING OFFICIAL’S REPORT
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Application of Maria Araceli Obregon for (1) a special exception to the single-family use regulations, and for (2) a variance to the floor area for structures accessory to single family use regulations at 1338 GALLOWAY AVENUE. This property is more fully described as Block 3579/19, Lot 10, and is zoned R-5(A), which limits the number of dwelling units to one, and states that an accessory structure may not exceed 25 percent of the floor area of the main structure. The applicant proposes to construct and/or maintain an additional dwelling unit (not for rent), which will require (1) a special exception to the single-family zoning use regulations, to construct and/or maintain a single-family residential accessory structure with 783 square feet of floor area (64 percent of the 1,219 square foot floor area of the main structure), which will require (2) a 479 square foot (39 percent) variance to the floor area for structures accessory to single family use regulations.
Location: 1338 GALLOWAY AVENUE
Applicant: Maria Araceli Obregon
Senior Planner: Bryant Thompson
Request(s): (1) A special exception to the single-family regulations, (2) A variance to the floor area for structures accessory to single family use regulations.
Staff Recommendation: (1) No staff recommendation, (2) Approval.
BOA-26-000066
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