REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
PUBLIC HEARING: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN24-00308) for a Remodel and Addition of an Existing Single-Family Residence Consisting of the Demolition of More than Fifty Percent of the Existing Structure to Construct a Single-Story 1,696 Square Foot Four-Bedroom, Three-Bathroom Residence with a Two-Car Garage at 1916 Murguia Avenue.
Report
File No.: PLN24-00308
Location: 1916 Murguia Avenue, a 6,019 square-foot lot located on the north side of Murguia, on the corner of Moreno Lane and Murguia Avenue; APN: 269-32-042; zoned Single-Family Residential (R1-6L)
Applicant: Spenser Vieira
Owner(s): Marsha Smith Trustee
Request: Architectural Review for a remodel and addition of an existing single-family residence consisting of the demolition of more than fifty percent of to construct a single-story 1,696 square foot four-bedroom, three-bathroom residence with a 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 both one- and two-story residences. See Vicinity Map in Attachment 1.
* The site includes an existing 1,265 square-foot one-story residence with two bedrooms, one bathroom, and a one-car garage.
* The applicant proposes demolition consisting of more than 50% of the existing structure and remodel and additions that would create a single-story 1,696 square foot four-bedroom, three-bathroom residence with a two-car garage.
* Per the Santa Clara City Code 18.120.020.D.7, "Demolition of an existing structure, other than a non-habitable accessory structure.", the request requires Architectural Review approval through Development Review Hearing,
* The definition of demolition SCCC 18.120.020.E. is "means removal of more than fifty percent of the exterior walls of a building". The applicant will be removing more than fifty percent of the exterior walls of the residence.
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