REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
PUBLIC HEARING: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN24-00581) for the Demolition of an Existing Residence to Construct a 4,726 Square-Foot Two Story Six Bedroom and Five Bathroom Single-Family Residence on a 9,301 square-foot lot at 3342 Allen Court.
Report
File No.: PLN24-00581
Location: 3342 Allen Court, a 9,301 square foot lot located on the west side of Allen Court, approximately 1,848 feet north of Stevens Creek Boulevard APN: 296-08-025
Zoned: Single-Family Residential (R1-6L)
Applicant: Barzin Keyhankhadiv
Owner: Ritesh Biltheria
Request: Architectural Review for the demolition of an existing residence to construct a 4,726 square-foot two story six bedroom and five-bathroom single-family residence.
PROJECT DATA
The Project Data and Compliance Table is included as Attachment 2.
POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION
* The 9,301 square-foot lot ("project site") is developed with a residence built in 1958. See the attached vicinity map (Attachment 1) for a visual context of the project site.
* The project site is surrounded by one-story single-family residences and a public school. The single-family residences belong to the same tract built in a ranch architectural style that was common at the time. These ranch style homes have low-pitched roofs with the front of the roof eaves extending over the structure walls to serve as a front porch. The residences were all built with siding on them.
* The existing structure that will be demolished is not a potential historical structure as it doesn't meet the Historical Resource designation criteria under Santa Clara City Code 18.130.040(A).
* The applicant will demolish an existing structure therefore, under Santa Clara City Code 18.120.020(D)(7), it will require an Architectural Review approval through a Development Review Hearing.
* The applicant intends to build a new residence in a modern vernacular architectural style with hipped roofs and a prominent entry feature. The r...
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