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File #: 26-68    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Public Hearing/General Business Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 1/15/2026 In control: Historical & Landmarks Commission
On agenda: 3/5/2026 Final action: 3/5/2026
Title: Public Hearing: Recommendation on the Significant Property Alteration / Architectural Review (PLN25-00524) for an approximately 481 square foot first floor addition and an approximately 233 square foot second floor addition to an existing two-story single-family residence for a property on the Historic Resource Inventory Located at 1184 Washington Street. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Sections 15332 (In-Fill Development Projects) and 15331 (Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation).
Attachments: 1. Vicinity Map, 2. Project Data & Compliance Table, 3. Conditions of Approval, 4. Development Plans, 5. SOIS Analysis Memorandum, 6. PMM Correspondence - Morais, 7. PMM Staff Presentation
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SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Recommendation on the Significant Property Alteration / Architectural Review (PLN25-00524) for an approximately 481 square foot first floor addition and an approximately 233 square foot second floor addition to an existing two-story single-family residence for a property on the Historic Resource Inventory Located at 1184 Washington Street. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Sections 15332 (In-Fill Development Projects) and 15331 (Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation).

Report
File No.: PLN25-00524
Location: 1184 Washington Street, located approximately 75 feet from the southwest corner of Fremont Street and Washington Street
Applicant: Julie Salinas
Owner(s): Julie and Robert Salinas
Request: Significant Property Alteration for an approximately 481 square foot first floor addition and an approximately 233 square foot second floor addition to an existing two-story single-family residence resulting in a 3,006 square foot single-family residence on the Historic Resource Inventory.

PROJECT DATA
The Project Data and Compliance Table is included as Attachment 2.

POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION
* The project site is in a primarily residential area, with one-story and two-story residences (including properties on the Historic Resources Inventory and Mills Act Contract properties) and commercial uses along Benton Street. See Vicinity Map in Attachment 1.
* The project site contains an existing two-story single-family residence with a detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU). The property is listed on the city's Historic Resources Inventory (HRI) and was constructed in 1861. The single-family residence is currently subject to a Mills Act Contract.
* The project is before the Historical and Landmarks Commission (HLC) in accordance with Historic Preservation Ordinance (Santa Clara City Code 18.130.050), which requires any project determined to be considered a major alteration to a historic r...

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