REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on an Architectural Review (PLN26-00258) to Demolish an Existing One-Story Residence and Construct a New 2,917 Square Foot Two-Story Three-Bedroom, Four-Bathroom Single-Family Residence with a 420 Square Foot Attached Garage and a 315 Square Foot Attached Accessory Dwelling Unit on a 5,000 Square Foot Lot at 3074 McKinley Drive. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15303.
Report
File No.: PLN26-00258
Location: 3074 McKinley Drive
Applicant: Ravikiran Thirumalai
Owner(s): Ravikiran Thirumalai
Request: Architectural Review to demolish an existing one-story residence and construct a new 2,917 square foot two-story three-bedroom, four-bathroom single family residence with a 420 Square Foot attached garage and a 315 square foot attached accessory dwelling unit.
PROJECT DATA
The Project Data and Compliance Table is included as Attachment 2.
POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION
* The proposed project was previously entitled under PLN23-00406, but the approval expired on November 8, 2025, during the building permit review, thus requiring a new entitlement.
* The project site is in a predominately single-story residential tract that abuts a commercial property to the south as shown in the Vicinity Map on Attachment 1.
* The project site is currently developed with a three-bedroom, two-bathroom 1,643 square foot one-story patio style residence built approximately in 1954.
* There are no significant historical features in the existing residence other than the structure's age, therefore is not eligible to be designated as a Historical Resource under Santa Clara City Code ("SCCC") 18.130.030.
* Per the Santa Clara City Code 18.120.D.7, the demolition of an existing structure requires approval through a Development Review Hearing ("DRH").
* The proposal will result in a 2,917 square foot two-story three-bedroom, four-bathroom single-family residence with an attached two-car garage and an attached ...
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