REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN24-00533) for the Demolition of Existing Buildings and Construction of Three Separate Multi-Family Buildings Resulting in 14 Townhomes and a Duplex Building With Commercial Space Located at 860 and 858 Civic Center Drive and 1526 Alviso Street. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Assembly Bill (AB) 130.
Report
File No.: PLN24-00533
Location: 860 and 858 Civic Center Drive and 1526 Alviso Street, three parcels with a total lot area of 0.61-acre, located on the south side of Civic Center, approximately 215 feet east of Lafayette Stret; APN: 224-29-009, 224-29-010, and 224-29-023; zoned MU-CC - Mixed-Use Community Commercial
Applicant: Anderson Architects, Inc
Owner(s): Speno Enterprises
Request: Architectural Review for the demolition of existing buildings and construction of three separate multi-family buildings, including an eight-unit 20,672 square-foot building, a six-unit 15,323 square-foot building, and a two-unit 6,012 square-foot building with 715 square-foot commercial space.
PROJECT DATA
The Project Data and Compliance Table is included as Attachment 2.
POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION
Background
* The proposed project is in a neighborhood consisting of townhomes to the east, across Alviso Street, commercial uses to the north and south, hotel use to the south, and one-story residences to the west. The project properties are not within 200 feet of a Historic Resource. See Vicinity Map in Attachment 1.
* The existing parcels on Civic Center Drive are developed with one-story auto-repair and auto-related uses. The parcel on Alviso Street is currently vacant.
* Per the Santa Clara City Code 18.120.020.D.3 and 18.120.020.D.7, the request requires Architectural Review approval through a Development Review Hearing.
* The project proposes 14 four-story "for-sale" attached townhomes spread out in two four-story buildings one with eight-units and one with...
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