REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
PUBLIC HEARING: Action on Proposed First-Floor Addition Resulting in Five Bedrooms at an Existing Single-Story Residence at 3222 Loma Alta Drive
Report
File No.: PLN23-00576
Location: 3222 Loma Alta Drive, a 8,684 square foot lot located on the east side of Loma Alta Drive, approximately 400 feet southwest of Live Oak Drive; APN: 290-43-048; zoned Single-Family Residential (R1-6L)
Applicant: Cornelia Haber
Owner(s): Benjamin Lau and Xiaofang Yu
Request: Architectural Review for a 1,310 square-foot addition to an existing 2,119 square-foot residence resulting in a 3,429 square-foot, 5-bedroom, 4-bathroom one-story single-family residence.
Project Data
The Project Data and Compliance Table is included as Attachment 2.
Points for Consideration
* The proposed project is in a residential tract consisting of both one- and two-story residences.
* The site includes an existing 2,119 square-foot one-story residence with three bedrooms, two-bathrooms, attached two-car 478 square-foot garage, and a 119 square-foot shed.
* Per the Santa Clara City Code 18.120.020, the request requires Architectural Review approval through a Development Review Hearing.
* The project proposes a 1,197 square-foot first floor addition to the front and side of the existing one-story residence, and a 113 square-foot porch.
* With the remodel and addition, the total living area will be 2,719 square feet plus a 478 square-foot garage, a 113 square-foot covered porch, and a 119 square foot shed for a total building area of 3,429 square feet.
* As proposed, the project would result in five bedrooms and four bathrooms.
* The proposed addition to the residence will consist of new asphalt composition roofing existing wood shake roofing and stucco siding to match the existing residence.
* The project is consistent with the City's Single-Family Residential Design Guidelines (2014):
o Building height and bulk is appropriate relative to the neighborhoo...
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