REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
PUBLIC HEARING: Action on a Proposed First- and Second-Floor Addition to an Existing Single-Story Residence at 2820 Toledo Avenue.
Report
File No.(s): PLN24-00027
Location: 2820 Toledo Avenue, a 6,015 square foot lot located on the southwest corner of Toledo Avenue, approximately 150 feet northeast of Fairlane Avenue; APN: 293-26-036; zoned Single-Family Residential (R1-6L)
Applicant: Spenser Vieira
Owner: Wojciech and Rebecca Truty
Request: Architectural Review for a 1,135 square-foot second story addition, 426 square-foot first story addition, 143 square-foot porch, and a 205 square foot covered patio addition resulting in a 3,465 square-foot 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath two-story residence including a 413 square-foot two-car garage.
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 one-story residences.
* The existing residence is a 1,686 square foot three-bedroom, two-bathroom one-story residence with an existing 406 square foot attached two-car garage.
* Per the Santa Clara code 18.120.020.D.1.d, the project requires Architectural Review approval through a Development Review Hearing.
* The project proposes a first-floor addition of 426 square feet to the front and rear of the existing residence, a 143 square-foot porch addition, and a 205 square-foot patio addition, a 413 square-foot garage, and a 1,135 square-foot second-floor addition, resulting in a 3,465 square-foot four-bedroom, three and a half-bathroom two-story residence.
* The project is consistent with the Santa Clara Single-Family Design Guidelines (2014):
o The second floor is proposed to be 57% of the first floor, which is consistent with the guideline that second floor areas should not exceed approximately 66% of the first-floor area.
o The proposed second floor meets the step back guidelines in that second-floor areas are set bac...
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