REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN26-00333) for the Replacement of 1,500 Square Feet of Existing Stucco to Seven-Inch Plank Cedar Mill Siding on an Existing One-Story Residence located at 2727 Forbes Avenue. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15301(e)(1) (Class 1 -- Existing Facilities).
Report
File No.: PLN26-00333
Location: 2727 Forbes Avenue; located northeast from the intersection of Kiley Boulevard and Forbes Avenue on the northern side of Forbes Avenue; APN: 294-26-022; Zoned Single-Family Residential R1-6L
Applicant: Chris Nieblas
Owner(s): Emily Erwin
Request: Architectural Review for the replacement of 1,500 Square Feet of Existing Stucco to Fiber Cement Siding on an existing one-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 single-story single-family residence built 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 removal of the siding to the studs. Per the Santa Clara City Code 18.120(E) "demolition" means removal of more than fifty percent of the exterior walls of a building including when the exterior siding of the wall is removed.
The project proposes the removal of the existing siding down to the studs to be replaced with seven-inch Plank Cedar mill fiber cement siding. No changes to the existing site layout or structure are proposed.
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:
The project proposes the use of high-quality materials.
The replacement of the stucco with siding provides m...
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