REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
PUBLIC HEARING: Action on An Architectural Review (PLN25-00061) for the Demolition of 50% or More of an Existing Residence to Construct a 2,192 Square Foot Four Bedroom, Three Bathroom, Single-Family Residence with an Attached Two-Car Garage on a 5,498 Square Foot Lot at 2475 Moraine Drive.
Report
File No.: PLN25-00061
Location: 2475 Moraine Drive, 5,498 square foot lot located north of Moraine Drive, approximately 877 feet west of Bowers Avenue.
APN: 216-19-010;
Zoned: Single-Family Residential (R1-6L)
Applicant: Frank L. Ho
Owner: Kim-An Truong
Request: Architectural Review for the demolition of 50% of an existing residence to construct a 2,192 square-foot four bedroom and three-bathroom single-family residence with an attached two-car garage.
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 single-family residences as shown in Attachment 1.
* The site includes an existing 1,066 square-feet one-story, three-bedroom, one-bathroom single-family residence built in 1954. There is an existing non-conforming attached garage that will become a code compliant two car garage.
* The existing single-family residence is a non-conforming structure as it does not have a required two car garage per the R1-6L Zoning District regulations. The property is required to provide a two-car garage because of the proposed addition is larger than 1,000 square-feet (Santa Clara City Code [SCCC) 18.92.040).
* There are no significant historical features in the existing residence other than the age of the existing structure therefore not eligible to be designated a Historical Resource under SCCC 18.130.040.
* The proposal includes demolition of more than 50% of the exterior walls. Per the SCCC 18.120.020(E)(1), a wall is deemed "demolished" when its structure is removed or moved to another loc...
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