Summary Sheet- DRC ITEM SUMMARY

CITY OF TEMPE
Meeting Date: 1/13/2026  
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMISSION
Agenda Item: 4D
ACTION: Request a Use Permit to allow one (1) required parking space within the front yard setback 
for HOWE STREET PROPERTY, located at 620 West Howe Street. The applicant is Trinity Home 
Investments LLC. (PL250402)
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact on City funds.
RECOMMENDATION: Approval, subject to conditions.
 
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:  This site is Lot 50, Block 7 of the Val Verde Plat Subdivision, in 
the Downtown Tempe / Rio Salado /ASU/ NW Neighborhood Character area, north and east of West 
Howe Street and South Judd Street. The subject property is zoned R1-6, Single-Family Residential and 
was previously a three-bedroom home. The current owner has received permit BP241203 allowing for 
renovations and an addition, resulting in a five-bedroom home with an attached, single car garage. The 
new home is 2,376 square feet. The issuance of the building permit requires the owner to meet the 
requirements of the current Zoning and Development Code.
Properties with R1-6 zoning Single-Family Residential are constructed with garages or carports required 
to be outside of the required front yard setback and are served by driveways to connect to the right of 
way. The number of parking spaces required for Single-Family Residential properties is determined by 
the number of bedrooms. The Zoning and Development Code of 1948, in effect when the original home 
was constructed, only required a single parking space. With the issuance of BP241203, the owner must 
comply with the current Zoning and Development Code, which requires two off-street spaces. The 
original site plan reviewed for BP241203 had discrepancies that do not reflect the site conditions and 
required field verification. The water meter is shown on private property, when it is located within the 
right-of-way.  The dimensioned building setback line is taken from a property line shown at back of 
sidewalk, when there is approximately 4 feet or right-of-way north of the sidewalk. The depth of driveway 
is shown as twenty-one (21) feet but is twenty-three (23) feet on site. The remodeled home has a garage 
which can accommodate a single parking space, requiring the second space to be located on the 
driveway within the front yard setback.  The Code allows required parking to be located within the front 
yard setback, so long as parking surfaces are improved and owner receives a Use Permit.
The applicant is requesting the Development Review Commission take action on
ZUP250113      Use Permit to allow one (1) required parking space within the front yard setback.
ATTACHMENTS:    
1. DRC_STAFF REPORT_HOWE_STREET_PROPERTY_011326.DOCX
2. DRC_EXHIBITS_HOWE_STREET_PROPERTY_011326.PDF
STAFF CONTACT(S): Warren Rivera, Planner (480) 350-8716
Department Director: Jeff Tamulevich, Community Development Director  
Legal review by: N/A,
Prepared by: Warren Rivera, Planner
Reviewed by: Michelle Dahlke, Planner, Principal

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