REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN26-00121) for the Demolition of an Existing One-Story Residence and the Construction of a new 4,829 Square-Foot Two-Story Residence located at 108 Brookside Avenue. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15303 (Class 3 -- New Construction). Continued from the May 13, 2026, Development Review Hearing.
Report
File No.: PLN26-00121
Location: 108 Brookside Avenue, a 13,700 square foot lot, located mid-block on the eastern side of Brookside Avenue between Forest Avenue and Stevens Creek Boulevard, APN: 303-22-022, Zoned R1-8L (Single-Family Residential)
Applicant: Bess Wiersema
Owner(s): Sreenath Kurupati and Rashmi Bhandari
Request: Architectural Review for the Demolition of an Existing One-Story Residence and the Construction of a new 4,829 Square-Foot Two-Story Residence with Four Bedrooms and Three and a Half Bathrooms, located at 108 Brookside Avenue.
PROJECT DATA
The Project Data and Compliance Table is included as Attachment 2.
POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION
* This item was continued from the May 13, 2026, Development Review Hearing due to public concerns regarding the landscape plan for the proposed project. The project proposes to remove a large oak tree near the center of the property in order to construct the new residence. The oak tree is listed as a 'protected tree' per Santa Clara City Code Section 12.35.080. The applicant has worked with the surrounding property owners regarding the landscape plan and has received an arborist report for the large oak tree in question. The applicant has volunteered to plant additional native trees and shrubs on the property.
* The surrounding neighborhood mostly features original one-story single-family residences. See Vicinity Map in Attachment 1.
* The existing parcel contains the original 1940s one-story single-family residence of approximately 1,600 square-feet.
* Per the Santa Clara City Code...
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