REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
PUBLIC HEARING: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN23-00569) for a Remodel and Addition of an Existing Two-Story Family Residence Consisting of the Remodel of the First Floor Without Expansion and a 588 Square-Foot Second Floor Addition to be Used as an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) at 2348 Manhattan Place.
Report
File No.: PLN23-00569
Location: 2348 Manhattan Place, a 6,050 square-foot lot located on the western side of Manhattan Place, about 150 feet from the on the corner of Manhattan Place and Kearney Avenue; APN: 216-18-067; zoned Single-Family Residential (R1-6L)
Applicant: Ramin Zohoor
Owner(s): Blake and Chun Schindler Trustee
Request: Architectural Review for a remodel and addition of an existing two-story family residence consisting of the remodel of the first floor without expansion and a 588 square-foot second floor addition to be used as an Accessory Dwelling Unit
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 two-story residence with a 1,571 square-foot first floor and 563 square-foot second floor, consisting of five bedrooms, four bathrooms, and a two-car garage.
* The applicant proposes a remodel that would maintain the 1,571 square foot first floor, altering it to allow for accessibility features (consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act) as well as adding an additional 437 square-feet to the second story for a 1,000 square-foot second story ADU.
* Per the Santa Clara City Code 18.120.020.D.1.d., "A new second story or the expansion of an existing second story.", the request requires Architectural Review approval through Development Review Hearing. Additionally, attached ADUs must match the existing height to qualify for ministerial review (Santa Clara Cit...
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