REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on an Architectural Review (PLN25-00274) for a 209 Square Foot First Floor Expansion and a 513 Square Foot Second Floor Expansion to an Existing Two-Story Residence Resulting in a 2,336 Square Foot Residence Located at 1640 Market Street within 200 Feet of a Historical Resource Inventory Property. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15301 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities).
Report
File No.: PLN 25-00274
Location: 1640 Market Street, a 7,500-square-foot lot, located on the southern side of Market Street mid-block between Isabelle Street and Lincoln Street:
Applicant: Jun Ruan
Owner(s): Denis Crasta
Request: Architectural Review for a 209 square foot first floor expansion and a 513 square foot second-story expansion to an existing two-story residence.
PROJECT DATA
The Project Data and Compliance Table is included as Attachment 2.
POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION
The site is surrounded by one- and two-story single-family residences, with several Historic Resource Inventory (“HRI”) properties within the vicinity. See the Vicinity Map in Attachment 1.
The site consists of a 1,969-square-foot, two-story, three-bedroom, two-bathroom English Cottage Revival-style residence built in the 1930s.
There are no significant historical features in the existing residence other than the structure’s age; therefore, it has been determined not eligible to be listed in the HRI.
Per the Santa Clara City Code 18.120.D.7, the request for an addition to an existing second-story residence requires Architectural Review approval through a Development Review Hearing (“DRH”).
The proposal will be a 2,336-square-foot two-story single-family residence with a detached garage.
The proposal was referred to the Historical Landmarks Commission (“HLC”) on September 3, 2026, in accordance with Santa Clara City Code (“SCCC”) 18.130.070, as the project is within 200 feet of 1680 Market Street and 580 Lincoln Street, HRI pro...
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