REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on an Architectural Review (PLN26-00273) for the Demolition of an Existing Single-Family Residence and the Construction of a 3,317 Square Foot Five-Bedroom, Five-Bathroom Two-Story Single-Family Residence with an Attached 459 Square Foot Garage on a 6,863 Square Foot Lot Located at 2288 Manhattan Place. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15332 (In-Fill Development Projects).
Report
File No.: PLN26-00273
Location: 2288 Manhattan Place
Applicant: Kyle Chan
Owner(s): Yi Sun Wang & Alice Cao
Request: Architectural Review for the demolition of an existing single-family residence and the construction of a 3,317 square foot five-bedroom, five-bathroom two-story single-family residence with an attached 459 square foot garage.
PROJECT DATA
The Project Data and Compliance Table is included as Attachment 2.
POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION
* The proposed project is in a predominantly single-family residential tract built in the tract-style architectural style as shown in the Vicinity Map in Attachment 1.
* The site consists of a 2,109 square foot single-story, three-bedroom, two-bathroom tract-style residence built in 1958.
* There are no significant historical features in the existing residence other than the structure's age; therefore, it is not eligible to be designated a Historical Resource under Santa Clara City Code ("SCCC") 18.130.030.
* Per the Santa Clara City Code 18.120(D).7, the request to demolish an existing single-story residence requires Architectural Review approval through a Development Review Hearing ("DRH").
* The proposal will be a 3,776 square foot two-story single-family residence with an attached garage.
* The applicant proposes more than the required second-story front and side setbacks to break the mass and add articulation to the proposed second-story element. The design of the residence shifts from tract-style to modern style, with a steep-pitched roof and an empha...
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