REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
PUBLIC HEARING: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN23-00499) for the Demolition and Rebuild of the Exterior Walls of the Existing One-Story Single-Family Residence at 987 Cherry Lane
Report
File No.(s): PLN23-00499
Location: 987 Cherry Lane, a 6,426 square foot lot located to the northeast corner of Cherry Lane and Butcher Drive, APN: 290-22-097; property is zoned Single Family Residential (R1-6L).
Applicant: Bhuvaneshwari Rajaram
Owner: Bhuvaneshwari Rajaram
Request: Architectural Review for the demolition and rebuild of the exterior walls of the existing 1,160 square foot one-story residence and a 78 square foot front addition resulting in a 1,238 square-foot three-bedroom, two-bathroom one-story residence with a 431 square-foot attached two-car garage.
PROJECT DATA
The Project Data and Compliance Table is included as Attachment 2.
POINTS OF CONSIDERATION
* The proposed project is in a residential tract consisting of one-story residences.
* The existing residence is a 1,160 square foot three-bedroom, two-bathroom one-story residence with a 431 square foot attached two-car garage.
* Per the Santa Clara Code 18.120.020(D)(7), the project requires Architectural Review approval through a Development Review Hearing.
o Per the Santa Clara Code 18.120.020(E), "demolition" is defined as the removal of more than fifty percent of the exterior walls of a building.
* The project proposes to remove more than fifty percent of the existing exterior walls of the existing residence to construct new walls and to add 78 square feet in the front resulting in a 1,238 square-foot three-bedroom, two-bathroom one-story residence with a 431 square foot attached two-car garage.
o The exterior side wall of the existing garage will be retained to maintain the existing nonconforming side setback of 4'-10".
* The project is consistent with the Santa Clara Single-Family Design Guidelines (2014):
o Building height and bulk is app...
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