REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
PUBLIC HEARING: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN24-00519) for the Construction of an 809 Square-Foot First Floor Addition and a 942 Square-Foot Second Floor Addition, Resulting in a 3,381Square-Foot Three Bedroom and Three and a Half Bathroom Two-Story Single-Family Residence on a 7,558 Square-Foot Lot at 1962 Graham Lane.
Report
File No.: PLN24-00519
Location: 1962 Graham Lane, a 7,558 square foot lot located on the west side of Graham Lane, approximately 180 feet south of Cabrillo Avenue.
APN: 224-12-124
Zoned: Single-Family Residential (R1-6L)
Applicant: Fernando Gutierrez
Owner: Waqas Haque
Request: Architectural Review for the construction of an 809 square-foot first floor addition and a 942 square-foot second floor addition to an existing 1,794 square-foot single story residence, resulting in a 3,381square-foot three bedroom, three and a half bathroom two story residence.
PROJECT DATA
The Project Data and Compliance Table is included as Attachment 2
POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION
* The 7,558 square-foot lot ("project site") is developed with a residence built in 1952. See the attached vicinity map (Attachment 1) for a visual context of the project site.
* The project site is surrounded by one-story single-family residences and the San Tomas Expressway. The single-family residences are all part of the same subdivision development and an early example of post-war tract home architecture as they were built with efficiency in mind. The homes have low-pitched roofs and few visible architectural features
* The existing structure is not a potential historical structure as it doesn't meet the Historical Resource designation criteria under Santa Clara City Code 18.130.040(A).
* The applicant proposes a new second story addition and therefore, under Santa Clara City Code 18.120.020(D)(1), requires an Architectural Review approval through a Development Review Hearing.
* The applicant intends to convert 200 square ...
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