REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on an Architectural Review (PLN25-00453) for the Construction of a 117 Square Foot First-Floor Addition and a 957 Square Foot Second-Floor Addition to an Existing 1,749 Square Foot Single Family Residence on a 5,338 Square Foot Lot at 2693 Toledo Avenue. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15332.
Report
File No.: PLN25-00453
Location: 2693 Toledo Avenue
Applicant: Alexandra Sun
Owner(s): Edmond Hui & Bena Chang
Request: Architectural Review for the construction of a 117 square foot first-floor addition and a 957 square foot second-floor addition to an existing 1,749.5 square foot single story residence with an attached two-car garage.
PROJECT DATA
The Project Data and Compliance Table is included as Attachment 2.
POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION
* The proposed project is located in a predominantly single-story 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, two-bathroom ranch-style residence built in 1955.
* 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 SCCC 18.120.020.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 2,498 square-foot six-bedroom, four-bathroom two-story residence with a 340 square foot attached two-garage.
* The applicant proposes the second-story element to be incorporated into the roof form and utilizes dormers to keep it proportional with the existing ground floor. The design of the residence changes to a modern farmhouse from a ranch-style as it has a steep pitched roof and a long-covered porch.
* The proposed cons...
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