REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on an Architectural Review (PLN26-00182) for the Demolition of an Existing Structure for the Construction of a 2,225 Square Foot Four-Bedroom, Three-and-a-Half-Bathroom Two-Story Single-Family Residence with an Attached 489 Square Foot Garage and a 798 Square Foot Attached Accessory Dwelling Unit on a 5,942 Square Foot Lot at 2331 Castro Place. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15332.
Report
File No.: PLN26-00182
Location: 2331 Castro Place
Applicant: Moe Jalili
Owner(s): Jensen Hsu
Request: Architectural Review for the demolition of an existing structure for the construction of a 2,225 square foot four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom two-story single-family residence with an attached 489 square foot garage and a 798 square foot attached accessory dwelling unit.
PROJECT DATA
The Project Data and Compliance Table is included as Attachment 2.
POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION
* The proposed project is in a predominantly single-story residential tract as shown in the Vicinity Map on Attachment 1.
* The site consists of a single-story three-bedroom one-bathroom patio-style residence built in 1954.
* There are no significant historical features in the existing residence other than the structure's age, therefore is not eligible to be designated a Historical Resource under Santa Clara City Code ("SCCC") 18.130.030.
* Per the SCCC 18.120.020.D.7, the demolition of an existing structure requires Architectural Review approval through a Development Review Hearing ("DRH").
* The proposal will result in a 2,225 square foot four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom two-story residence with a 489 square foot garage and a 798 square foot-attached accessory dwelling unit.
* The proposed 798 square foot attached accessory dwelling unit meets all the objective standards under SCCC 18.60.020.E.3 and will be approved ministerially under SCCC 18.60.020.A.
* The applicant proposes a modern California...
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