REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN26-00121) for the Demolition of an Existing One-Story Residence and the Construction of a new 4,829 Square-Foot Two-Story Residence located at 108 Brookside Avenue. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15303 (Class 3 -- New Construction).
Report
File No.: PLN26-00121
Location: 108 Brookside Avenue, a 13,700 square foot lot, located mid-block on the eastern side of Brookside Avenue between Forest Avenue and Stevens Creek Boulevard, APN: 303-22-022, Zoned R1-8L (Single-Family Residential)
Applicant: Bess Wiersema
Owner(s): Sreenath Kurupati and Rashmi Bhandari
Request: Architectural Review for the Demolition of an Existing One-Story Residence and the Construction of a new 4,829 Square-Foot Two-Story Residence with Four Bedrooms and Three and a Half Bathrooms, located at 108 Brookside Avenue.
PROJECT DATA
The Project Data and Compliance Table is included as Attachment 2.
POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION
* The surrounding neighborhood mostly features original one-story single-family residences. See Vicinity Map in Attachment 1.
* The existing parcel contains the original 1940s one-story single-family residence of approximately 1,600 square-feet.
* Per the Santa Clara City Code 18.120(D)(1) 'New or Expanded Single Family Homes', and SCCC 18.120(D)(7) 'Demolition of an existing structure, other than a non-habitable accessory structure', the request requires Architectural Review approval through a Development Review Hearing.
* The project proposes to demolish the existing one-story residence and construct a new 4,829 square-foot two-story residence with four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms. The project proposes a unique design with curved gable roof forms, arched windows, shutters, and a porte-cochere. The project proposes to be clad in smooth warm white colored stucco, with cedar shake shingle roofing material, standing seam metal roofin...
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