REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Action on the Architectural Review (PLN25-00150) for an 870 Square Foot First Floor Addition and 904 Square Foot Second Floor Addition to an Existing One-Story Residence Resulting in a 3,245 Square Foot Two-Story Residence located at 1783 Berna Street. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15303 (Class 3 -- New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures).
Report
File No.: PLN25-00150
Location: 1783 Berna Street, an 8,580 square foot property located on the east side of Berna Street just south of Warburton Avenue; APN # 224-16-032; zoned R1-6L single family residential
Applicant: Deepak Chauhan
Owner(s): Deepak Chauhan and Neelima Singh
Request: Architectural Review for an 870 square foot first floor addition and 904 square foot second floor addition to an existing one-story residence resulting in a 3,245 square foot four-bedroom three-bathroom 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 1,471 square foot one-story single-family residence.
* Per the Santa Clara City Code 18.120(D) (1d), the request requires Architectural Review approval through a Development Review Hearing.
* The existing single-story residence features a brick chimney, a front porch, wood and stucco siding, and a shingle roof.
* The project proposes an 870 square foot addition to the rear of the existing single-story home as well as a 904 square foot second story using materials that match the existing house. The proposed brick entry feature will match the existing brick chimney.
* 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:
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