REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on an Architectural Review (PLN25-00227) for a 959 Square Foot Second Story Accessory Dwelling Unit Addition to an Existing One-Story Single-Family Residence on a 5,724 Square Foot Lot at 749 Clara Vista Avenue. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15332.
Report
File No.: PLN25-00227
Location: 749 Clara Vista Avenue
Applicant: Bahman Aval
Owner(s): Homeyra Sami
Request: Architectural Review for the construction of a 959 square foot second floor addition to create a 959 square foot second story accessory dwelling unit.
PROJECT DATA
The Project Data and Compliance Table is included as Attachment 2.
POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION
* The proposed project is in a residential tract that consists primarily of single-story patio style residences as shown in the Vicinity Map on Attachment 1.
* The site currently consists of a 1,785 square-foot one-story, three-bedroom, two-bathroom single family residence built in 1954.
* There are no significant historical features in the existing residence other than the age of the structure therefore not eligible to be designated a Historical Resource under Santa Clara City Code ("SCCC").
* The City of Santa Clara does not have a historic context statement for patio homes which would identify and evaluate patio homes' cultural and historical significance in the development of Santa Clara.
* The result of the project will be a 959 square foot two-bedroom, two-bathroom Accessory Dwelling Unit on the second story of an existing 1,785 square foot single-story residence.
* Per SCCC 18.60.020(A)(2)(a) the proposed Accessory Dwelling Unit ("ADU") cannot be approved ministerially as it does not match the height of the existing residence and requires Architectural Review approval at the Development Review Hearing (DRH).
* Per SCCC 18.60.020(E)(3) the proposed second story Attached ADU is required to have a 15-foot rear setback. The proposed Attached ADU has ...
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