REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
PUBLIC HEARING: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN25-00008) of the Proposed Demolition of an Existing Single-Family Residence and the Construction of a 2,591 square-foot Five Bedroom, Five and One half-Bathroom Two-Story Residence with an Attached Two Car Garage at 1279 Las Palmas Drive.
Report
File No.: PLN25-00008
Location: 1279 Las Palmas Drive, a 6,000 square-foot lot located on the eastern side of Las Palmas Drive mid-block between El Camino Real and Benton Street;
APN: 290-07-024;
Zoned: Single-Family Residential (R1-6L)
Applicant: Hung Nguyen
Owner: Hung Nguyen
Request: Architectural Review of the demolition of an existing single-family residence and the construction of a 2,591 square foot five bedroom and Five and one half bathroom two-story residence with an attached two car garage at 1279 Las Palmas.
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 includes an existing single-family residence, a detached storage shed in the rear; both would be removed in order to construct the new two-story single-family residence.
* Per the Santa Clara City Code 18.120.020.(D)(1)(d) and (7) the request to demolish and construct a new two-story residence requires Architectural Review approval through a Development Review Hearing.
* The project proposes a 2,591 square foot five bedroom and five and one half-bathroom two-story residence, with a 459 square foot two-car garage. The first floor (including proposed garage and JADU) would be approximately 2,362 square feet and the second floor would be approximately 1,177 square feet.
* The project proposes to construct a two-story single-family residence with a gable roof design, a two-car garage at the front, and an attached Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (JADU)...
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