REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN26-00268) for the Complete Demolition of The Existing Single-Story Residence and the Construction of a New 3,309 Square Foot Two-Story Residence With Six-Bedrooms and Six-And-A-Half Bathrooms Located at 826 Christopher Court. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section Guidelines Section 15303 (Class 3 -- New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures).
Report
File No.: PLN26-00268
Location: 826 Christopher Court; a 6,564 square foot lot located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Miles Drive and Christopher Court; APN: 290-25-010; zoned Single Family Residential R1-6L
Applicant: Wanchen Cai
Owner(s): Stephen Mao
Request: Architectural Review for the complete demolition of the existing single-story residence and the construction of a new 3,309 square foot two story residence with six bedrooms and six and a half bathrooms.
PROJECT DATA
The Project Data and Compliance Table is included as Attachment 2.
POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION
* The proposed project is in a residential tract consisting of both one- and two-story residences. See Vicinity Map in Attachment 1.
* The site is currently developed with a 1,889 square-foot one-story single-family residence
constructed in 1958.
* Per the Santa Clara City Code 18.120(D) (7), the request requires Architectural Review approval through a Development Review Hearing due to the demolition of the existing residence.
* The project proposes the complete demolition of the existing 1,889 square-foot single-story residence and the construction of a new 3,309 square foot two-story residence. The newly constructed residence is designed as a contemporary two-story six-bedroom six-and-a-half-bathroom residence with stucco cladding, stone veneer on the garage, a wood accent wall on the right side of the porch, and composite shingle roof.
* The proposed project complies with the City's Single-Family and Duplex R...
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