REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN26-00047) for an 882 Square Foot Attached Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) to an Existing 2,215 Square Foot One-Story Single-Family Residence located at 150 Elmhurst Court. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15301(e)(1) (Class 1 -- Existing Facilities).
Report
File No.: PLN26-00047
Location: 150 Elmhurst Court; Located southwest of the intersection of Rondonovan Drive and Mauricia Avenue; on the south side of Elmhurst Avenue; APN: 296-19-022; Zoned Single-Family Residential R1-6L
Applicant: Nicolas Huizar
Owner(s): Yatrik Mehta
Request: Architectural Review for the addition of a 882 square-foot attached Accessory Dwelling Unit to an existing 2,215 square-foot single-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 both one- and two-story residences. See Vicinity Map in Attachment 1.
The site is currently developed with a 2,215 square-foot one-story, patio-style single-family residence constructed in 1957.
Per the Santa Clara City Code 18.120(D)(8), the request requires Architectural Review approval through a Development Review Hearing due to the addition of an attached accessory dwelling unit that does not match the height of the existing residence.
The project proposes a 882 square-foot attached Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) to an existing 2,215 square-foot single-story residence. The attached ADU will be fourteen feet four-and-a-half inches in height where the existing residence is eleven feet one-and-a-half inches in height. The new attached ADU is located at the rear of the existing residence and is designed as a contemporary one-story unit with stucco cladding and composite shingle roof.
The project has undergone multiple revisions based on comments provided by staff. One of the early conside...
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