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File #: 26-207    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Public Hearing/General Business Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 2/17/2026 In control: Development Review Hearing
On agenda: 3/11/2026 Final action:
Title: Public Hearing: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN25-00253) for a 500 Square Foot Second Floor and 130 Square Foot First Floor Addition to an Existing One-Story Residence Resulting in a 2,280 Square Foot Two-Story Residence Located at 1745 Oswald Place. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15332 - Infill.
Attachments: 1. Vicinity Map, 2. Project Data and Compliance Table, 3. Conditions of Approval, 4. Development Plans, 5. PMM Staff Presentation
REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING

SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN25-00253) for a 500 Square Foot Second Floor and 130 Square Foot First Floor Addition to an Existing One-Story Residence Resulting in a 2,280 Square Foot Two-Story Residence Located at 1745 Oswald Place. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15332 - Infill.

Report
File No.: PLN25-00253
Location: 1745 Oswald Place, a 5,700 square-foot lot located on the west side of Oswald Place, approximately 370 feet south of Warburton Avenue; APN: 216-03-020.
Applicant: Sullivan Santos
Owner(s): Namo Tiwari
Request: Architectural Review for a 500 square-foot second floor and 130 square-foot first floor addition to an existing one-story residence resulting in a 2,280 square-foot two-story residence, located at 1745 Oswald Place.

PROJECT DATA
The Project Data and Compliance Table is included as Attachment 2.

POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION
* The proposed project is located in a single-family neighborhood with a combination of single-story and two-story single-family residences. See Vicinity Map in Attachment 1.
* The project site currently contains a two-story single-family residence with four bedrooms and three bathrooms.
* Per the Santa Clara City Code 18.120020(D)(1)(d), the request requires Architectural Review approval through a Development Review Hearing for the second story addition.
* The proposed project involves interior and exterior alterations, and new construction of a 500 square-foot second story and 130 square-foot first floor addition, resulting in a 2,280 square-foot two-story residence with four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a 368 square-foot attached two-car garage, and a 43 square-foot front porch.
o The proposed project also includes an addition of 800 square-foot attached Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) on the first floor and the conversion of the existing 337 square-foot second story into a Junior ADU (JADU). The ADU and JADU are not subject to...

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