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File #: 26-49    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Public Hearing/General Business Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 1/9/2026 In control: Development Review Hearing
On agenda: 2/11/2026 Final action:
Title: Public Hearing: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN25-00236) for a 97 Square Foot First Floor Addition and 1,030 Square Foot Second Floor Addition to an Existing One-Story Residence Resulting in a 2,592 Square Foot Two-Story Residence located at 2195 Amethyst Drive. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15301(e)(1) (Class 1 -- Existing Facilities).
Attachments: 1. Vicinity Map, 2. Project Data and Compliance Table, 3. Conditions of Approval, 4. Development Plans, 5. PMM Staff Presentation
REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING

SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN25-00236) for a 97 Square Foot First Floor Addition and 1,030 Square Foot Second Floor Addition to an Existing One-Story Residence Resulting in a 2,592 Square Foot Two-Story Residence located at 2195 Amethyst Drive. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15301(e)(1) (Class 1 -- Existing Facilities).

Report
File No.: PLN25-00236
Location: 2195 Amethyst Drive; south of the intersection of Monroe Street and Amethyst Drive, on the eastern side of Amethyst Drive; APN 220-26-042; zoned R1-6L - Single-Family Residential
Applicant: Aaron Winklebleck
Owner(s): Jonathan Ernst and Kelly Ernst
Request: Architectural Review for a 97 Square Foot First Floor Addition and 1,030 Square Foot Second Floor Addition to an Existing 1,465 Square Foot One-Story Residence Resulting in a 2,592 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 1,465 square foot one-story single-family residence.
* Per the Santa Clara City Code 18.120(D)(1)(d), the request requires Architectural Review approval through a Development Review Hearing due to the addition of a second story.
* The project proposes a 1,127 square-foot addition to the existing 1,465 square-foot single story residence resulting in a 2,592 square-foot two-story residence. The remodeled residence is designed as a contemporary two-story five-bedroom three-and-a-half-bathroom residence with cement plaster cladding and shingle hip-style roof.
* The proposed project complies with the City's Single-Family and Duplex Residential Design Guidelines (2014). Specifically, the project is consistent with the guidelines, in that:
o The front of the house is oriented tow...

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