REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on a Variance from the parking requirement for the single family residence at 648 Robin Drive. Continuance from February 27, 2019 Planning Commission Meeting.
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Project: Variance to allow an 891 square feet rear addition, resulting in a 1,828 square foot 4 bedroom and 3 bathroom one-story single family residence with an existing 292 square feet one car garage to remain.
Applicant/Owner: Sanchali Srivastava, SAN Interior Design/Sean Randolph
General Plan: Very low density residential
Zoning: Single Family Residential (R1-6L)
Site Area: 5,880 square feet (0.13 acres)
Existing Site Conditions: Developed with a one-story single family residence
Surrounding Land Uses
North and South: Single Family residences along Robin drive
West: Single Family residences along Armanini Avenue
East: Robin Drive and Single family residences
Issues: Consistency with the City's General Plan and Zoning Ordinance
Staff Recommendation: Alternative 1: Deny the request for a variance from the parking requirement for the single family residence.
BACKGROUND
The applicant requests approval of a variance to the covered parking requirement of the R1-6L Single Family Zoning District in order to move forward with a proposed 891 square foot addition to the rear of the existing house. The property was originally developed with a house and attached one-car garage in 1951, predating the City's requirement for two covered parking spaces pursuant to Section 18.12.120(a) of the Santa Clara City Code (SCCC). The proposal is subject to the parking requirements of the Zoning Code unless a variance is granted by the Planning Commission. Pursuant to Chapter 18.108 of the City's Zoning Ordinance, where practical difficulties, unnecessary hardships and effects inconsistent with the general purposes of the Zoning Code may result from the strict application of certain provisions, variances may be granted. However, gr...
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