REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN25-00398) for a 1,435 Square Foot First Floor Addition to an Existing One-Story Residence Resulting in a 3,406 Square Foot One-Story Residence located at 472 Muriel Court. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15301(e)(1) (Class 1 - "Existing Facilities").
Report
File No.: PLN25-00398
Location: 472 Muriel Court
Applicant: Azadeh Masrour
Owner(s): Arunjit Sahni and Venkata Ramana Malladi
Request: Architectural Review for a 1,435 square-foot addition to an existing 1,971 square-foot single-story residence resulting in a 3,406 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 1,971 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 an existing structure.
* The project proposes a 1,435 square-foot addition to the existing 1,971 square-foot single story residence resulting in a 3,406 square-foot single story residence. The new residence is designed as a contemporary one-story four-bedroom three-and-a-half-bathroom residence with stucco cladding, stone entryway, and shingle hip-style 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:
o The front of the house is oriented toward the primary street frontage with an emphasis on the front porch or entry element toward the street by architectural design and landscaping treatment.
* The proposed project meets the required findings set forth in Santa Clara City Code 18.120...
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