REPORT TO HISTORICAL AND LANDMARKS COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Recommendation on the Significant Property Alteration / Architectural Review (PLN26-00020) for The Construction of a 1,200 Square Foot Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit and a Detached 347 Square-Foot Garage on a Historic Resource Inventory Property Located at 1391 Washington Street. CEQA Status: Categorically Exempt per Section 15303 (Class 3 – New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures)
Report
File No.: PLN26-00020
Location: 1391 Washington Street
Applicant: Sheldon Eaton
Owner(s): Donald Hare
General Plan: Very Low Density Residential
Zoning: Single-Family Residential (R1-6L)
Request: Architectural Review for the construction of a 1,200 square foot detached accessory dwelling unit and a detached 347 square foot garage on a Historic Resource Inventory Property
PROJECT DATA
The Project Data and Compliance Table is included as Attachment 2.
POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION
The subject site is located in the Old Quad neighborhood north of downtown Santa Clara at the intersection of Washington Street and Lewis Street. See Vicinity Map in Attachment 1.
The subject site consist of a two-story residence constructed circa 1890 and is referred to as the “Cunningham House” in the 1980 Historic Survey Report. The two-story residence was built in the stripped Victorian Italianate style with a truncated, low-hipped roof and a narrow, rectangular front veranda. The residence was added to the Historical Resource Inventory (HRI) in 1980 due to its architectural significance as one of the remaining examples of Victorian Italianate homes in Santa Clara.
The project is before the Historical and Landmarks Commission (HLC) in accordance with the Historic Preservation Ordinance (Santa Clara City Code 18.130.050). Because the project proposes an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on a property listed on the Historic Resources Inventory (HRI), approval of a Significant Property Alteration (SPA) Permit...
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