Legislation Details

File #: 26-665    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Public Hearing/General Business Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 6/2/2026 In control: Development Review Hearing
On agenda: 7/8/2026 Final action:
Title: Public Hearing: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN26-00130) for a 977 Square Foot Single-Story Addition to an Existing 1,176 Square Foot One-Story Residence Resulting in a 2,153 Square Foot One-Story Residence Located at 1205 Janice Drive. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15301(e)(1) (Class 1 -- Existing Facilities).
Attachments: 1. Vicinity Map, 2. Project Data & Compliance Table, 3. Conditions of Approval, 4. Development Plans
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REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING

SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN26-00130) for a 977 Square Foot Single-Story Addition to an Existing 1,176 Square Foot One-Story Residence Resulting in a 2,153 Square Foot One-Story Residence Located at 1205 Janice Drive. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15301(e)(1) (Class 1 -- Existing Facilities).

Report
File No.: PLN26-00130
Location: 1205 Janice Drive; on the east side of Janice Drive southwest from the intersection of Los Padres Boulevard and Harrison Street; APN 290-12-040; Zoning R1-6L
Applicant: Chia Chi Chang
Owner(s): Antonio Nieves
Request: Architectural Review for a 977 square foot single-story addition to an existing 1,176 square foot single-story residence resulting in a 2,153 square foot single-story residence.

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 1,176 square-foot one-story single-family residence with a 559 square-foot detached garage constructed in 1955.
* 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 more than fifty percent of the structure.
* The project proposes a 977 square-foot addition to the existing 1,176 square-foot single-story single-family residence. The rear detached garage will be demolished, and a new attached garage will be constructed. The renovated residence is designed as a contemporary one-story four-bedroom three-bathroom residence with stucco cladding, natural stone wainscotting, and composite shingle roof.
* The proposed project complies with the City's Single-Family and Duplex Residential Design Guidelines (2014). Specifically, the project is consistent with the guidelines, in tha...

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