REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN26-00018) for the Complete Demolition of the Existing 1,627 Square-Foot One-Story Single-Family Residence and the Construction of a New 3,002
Square-Foot Two-Story Residence Located at 3523 Golden State Drive. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15303 (Class 3 - New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures).
Report
File No.: PLN26-00018
Location: 3523 Golden State Drive; Located to the south-east of the intersection of Lawrence Expressway and Benton Street; on the northern side of Golden State Drive; APN 290-22-139
Applicant: Han Li
Owner(s): Wei Li
Request: Architectural Review for the Complete Demolition of the Existing 1,627 Square Foot Single-Story Residence and the Construction of a1,908 Square Foot First Story and 1,094 Square Foot Second Story Resulting in a 3,002 Square Foot Two-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 1,627 square-foot one-story single-family residence constructed in 1954.
* Per the Santa Clara City Code 18.120(D)(7), the request requires Architectural Review approval through a Development Review Hearing due to the demolition of the existing residence.
* The project proposes the demolition of the existing residence and the construction of a new 3,002 square-foot two-story single-family residence. The new residence is designed as a contemporary two-story four-bedroom three-and-a-half-bathroom residence with white stucco cladding, stone veneer, seamed metal roof on the first story, and shingle roof on the second story.
* The proposed project complies with the City's Single-Family and Duplex Residential Design Guidelines (2014). Specifically, the project is consis...
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