REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on Architectural Review (PLN26-00188) of a 517 Square Foot First-Floor Addition and a 1,000 Square Foot Second-Floor Addition to an Existing Three-Bedroom, One-Bathroom Single-Story Single-Family Residence on a 6,272 Square Foot Lot at 2261 Rita Court. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15332 (In-Fill Development Projects).
Report
File No.: PLN26-00188
Location: 2261 Rita Court
Applicant: Marta Andersson
Owner(s): Nandita Upadhyaya & Katsturi Raghavan
Request: Architectural Review of a 517 square foot first-floor addition and a 1,000 square foot second-floor addition to an existing three-bedroom, one-bathroom single-story single-family residence.
PROJECT DATA
The Project Data and Compliance Table is included as Attachment 2.
POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION
* The proposed project is in a predominantly single-family residential tract built in the ranch-style architectural style as shown in the Vicinity Map on Attachment 1.
* The site consists of a single-story three-bedroom, one-bathroom ranch-style residence built in 1952.
* There are no significant historical features in the existing residence other than the structure's age, therefore is not eligible to be designated a Historical Resource under Santa Clara City Code ("SCCC") 18.130.030
* Per the Santa Clara City Code 18.120(D).1, the request to build a new second-story element in an existing single-story residence requires Architectural Review approval through a Development Review Hearing ("DRH").
* The proposal will result in a 2,629 square foot five-bedroom, four-bathroom two-story residence with a 395 square foot attached garage.
* The applicant proposes more than the required second-story front & side setbacks to break the mass and add articulation to the proposed second-story element. The design of the residence shifts from ranch-style to modern farmhouse, with a steep-pitched roof and a long-covered porch.
* The proposed c...
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