REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Action on the proposed demolition and construction for a new single-story residence with an attached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) at 3054 Harding Avenue
Report
File No.(s): PLN21-15076
Location: 3054 Harding Avenue, a 5,500 square foot lot on the south side of Harding Avenue between Woodland Road and Jenkins Place; APN: 296-37-005; property is zoned Single-family Residential (R1-6L).
Applicant: Dan Suo
Owner: Dan Suo
Request: Architectural Review of a complete demolition of the existing residence and construction of a new 1,719 square foot two-bedroom, three-bathroom single-story residence with an attached 412 square foot garage and a 493 square foot two-bedroom, one-bathroom ADU.
Project Data: see Attachment 2 for full-sized table
Lot Size: 5,500 sq. ft.
Existing Floor Area (sq. ft.)
Proposed Addition (sq. ft.)
Proposed Floor Area (sq.ft.)
First Floor
1,024 (full demo)
1,719
1,719
Second Floor
n/a
n/a
Garage
473 (full demo)
412
412
ADU
n/a
493
493
Covered Patio
n/a
Gross Floor Area
1,497
2,624
2,624
Lot Coverage
1,497/5,500= 27%
2,624/5,500 = 39%
F.A.R.
1,497/5,500= 0.27
2,624/5,500= 0.39
Bedrooms/Baths
3/2 (full demo)
2/3
ADU Bedrooms/Baths
n/a
2/1
Flood Zone
X
X
Points for Consideration
* The project includes a 493 square foot attached Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) located within the building envelope which provides the 20 feet for the front yard setback and 5 feet for the street side yard setback.
* The addition will be a one-story scale similar to the neighborhood. However, the roof pitch will be about 4:12 which is more than the existing 2:12 pitch in the immediate neighborhood. Houses with similar roof pitch can be found 240 feet down on Jenkins Place.
* The proposed residence will have composition shingle roof and stucco siding. Both materials would match the existing residence.
* The project site is in FEMA Flood Zone X, which is considered a moderate to low risk area.
* 300-feet nei...
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