REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN25-00522) for the Complete Demolition of an Existing 2,047 Square-Foot One-Story Single-Family Residence and the Construction of a New 2,773 Square Foot One-Story Residence Located at 3280 El Sobrante Street. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15303 (Class 3 -- New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures).
Report
File No.: PLN25-00522
Location: 3280 El Sobrante Street; Located South of the intersection of El Camino Real and Pomeroy Avenue; APN: 290-19-071; R1-6L Single-Family Residential
Applicant: Megan Blaine
Owner(s): Benjamin Poulain
Request: Architectural Review for the complete demolition of an existing 2,047 square-foot single-family residence and the construction of a new 2,773 square-foot single-story residence located at 3280 El Sobrante Street.
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 2,047 square foot one-story single-family residence.
* 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 structure.
* The existing 2,047 square foot home on the site will be demolished to make way for the construction of a new 2,773 square-foot one-story single-family residence. The new residence is designed as a contemporary midcentury modern one-story four-bedroom two-and-a-half-bathroom residence with painted wood siding, aluminum fluted siding cladding, breezeblock entry feature, and flat 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 that:
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