REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN25-00483) to Allow a New Second Floor Approximately 800 Square Foot Accessory Dwelling Unit to an Existing Single-Family Residence located at 746 Woodhams Road. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15303.
Report
File No.: PLN25-00483
Location: 746 Woodhams Road
Applicant: Guanghong Ou
Owner(s): Minh Hang Vu
Request: Architectural Review to allow a new second floor approximately 800 square foot accessory dwelling unit addition to an existing single-family residence.
PROJECT DATA
The Project Data and Compliance Table is included as Attachment 2.
POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION
* The project site is located on Woodhams Road between Fairlane Avenue and Stevenson Street and is in a primarily single-family neighborhood. North of the project site is a two-story multi-family development. Single-family detached residences are located to the east, west, and south of the project site. West of the project site are primarily single-story single-family residences and east of the project site are a mixture of single-story and two-story single-family residences. See Vicinity Map in Attachment 1.
* The project site currently contains a single-story single-family residence with an attached garage.
* Per the Santa Clara City Code (SCCC) 18.120.020(D)(1)(d), the request requires Architectural Review approval through a Development Review Hearing.
* The proposed project involves a new second story addition of approximately 800 square feet for an attached accessory dwelling unit (ADU). The attached ADU will be accessed by an exterior staircase located along the southern property line and towards the rear of the single-family residence. The proposed project has implemented privacy measures by partially enclosing the ADU entrance and incorporating frosted and high sill windows on the second floor.
* A new second story is allowed by the Santa Clara City Code pursuant to Chapt...
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