REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
PUBLIC HEARING: Action On The Architectural Review (PLN24-00336) For The Demolition Of An Existing 1,032 Square Feet Single Family Residence For The Construction Of A New 3,069 Square Feet, Five Bedroom, Three Bathroom, Two-Story, Single-Family Residence On A 5,044 square foot lot at 1779 Ravizza Avenue.
Report
File No.: PLN24-00336
Location: 1779 Ravizza Avenue, a 5,044 square foot lot located on the east side of Ravizza Avenue, approximately 66 feet south of Warburton Avenue; APN: 216-03-049; Zoned Single-Family Residential (R1-6L)
Applicant: Bardia Khadiv
Owner: Mehrdad Zamani
Request: Architectural Review for the demolition of an existing 1,548 square foot single-family residence for the construction of a new 3,069 square foot, five-bedroom, three-bathroom, two-story, single-family 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 predominately one-story & two-story single-family tract residences as shown in Attachment 4.
* The site includes an existing 1,032 square-foot, one-story, three-bedroom, one-bathroom, single-family residence with a one car garage that was constructed in 1953 as a part of a residential subdivision.
* The existing single-family residence was not a conforming structure as it had a one-car garage instead of the two-car garage required by the R1-6L Zoning district development standards.
* The proposal includes demolition and new construction which per the Santa Clara Municipal Code 18.120.020(D)(7) requires an Architectural Review approval through a Development Review Hearing.
* The applicant proposes a contemporary Mediterranean architectural style with minimalistic articulation in massing with hip and gabled roofs.
o The second story is stepped backed in all directions from the first-floor walls to reduce the bulk of the building.
o Second story win...
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