REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN26-00194) for an 851 Square Foot First Floor Addition to an Existing One-Story Residence Resulting in a 2,752 Square Foot One-Story Residence located at 128 Cronin Drive. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15301(e)(1) (Class 1 -- Existing Facilities).
Report
File No.: PLN26-00194
Location: 128 Cronin Drive; north of the intersection of Stevens Creek Boulevard and Cronin Drive on the western side of Cronin Drive; APN: 296-14-010
Applicant: Ramin Zohoor
Owner(s): Timothy Kohchih and Hsiao-Jiun Tsai
Request: Architectural Review for an 851 square foot single story addition to an existing 1,901 square foot single story residence resulting in a 2,752 square foot single story 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. See Vicinity Map in Attachment 1.
* The site is currently developed with a 1,901 square-foot one-story single-family residence constructed in 1957.
* Per the Santa Clara City Code 18.120(D)(1)(a), the request requires Architectural Review approval through a Development Review Hearing due to the addition of a fifth bedroom.
* The project proposes an 851 square-foot addition to the existing 1,901 square-foot single-story single-family residence. The rear detached garage will be demolished, and a new attached garage will be constructed. The renovated residence is designed as a contemporary one-story five-bedroom three-bathroom residence with stucco cladding and composite shingle roof.
* The proposed project complies with the City's Single-Family and Duplex Residential Design Guidelines (2014). Specifically, the project is consistent with the guidelines, in that:
o The front of the house is oriented toward the primary street frontage with an emphasis on the front por...
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