REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Architectural Review (PLN25-00443) for the like-for-like replacement of windows for a property on the Historic Resource Inventory Located at 1310 Homestead Road. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15331 of the CEQA Guidelines (Class 31 - Historical Resource Restoration / Rehabilitation).
Report
File No.: PLN25-00443
Location: 1310 Homestead Road; on the Southern side of Homestead Road;
APN#: 269-26-067; zoned R3 Medium Density Residential
Applicant: Guanghong Ou
Owner(s): Giao Nguyen
Request: Architectural Review for the like-for-like replacement of existing windows on a Historic Resources Inventory (HRI) residence.
PROJECT DATA
The Project Data and Compliance Table is not included since the project only includes window replacement.
POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION
* The project site is in a residential neighborhood near downtown Santa Clara, surrounded by numerous HRI and Mills Act contract properties. See Vicinity Map in Attachment 1.
* The site is currently developed with multifamily residential uses and will continue to operate as such. A second, non-historic multifamily building is also located on the same parcel at 1340 Homestead Road.
* Per the Santa Clara City Code 18.120(D)(6), the request requires Architectural Review approval through a Development Review Hearing. For HRI properties, these proposals receive a recommendation from the Historical and Landmarks Commission (HLC).
* The project was heard by the HLC on December 4, 2025, to ensure consistency with the Secretary of Interior Standards for Rehabilitation and to make a recommendation to the Development Review Hearing.
* The project proposes a like-for-like replacement of all 26 existing windows to match the current design and materials. Details regarding the proposed windows are included as Attachment 2.
* The proposed project complies with the City's Single-Family and Duplex Residential Design Guidelines (2014). Spec...
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