REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Action on a proposed first and second-story addition for the single-family residence located at 3470 Mauricia Avenue
Report
File No.(s): PLN21-15154
Location: 3470 Mauricia Avenue, a 7,150 square foot lot located on the south side of Mauricia Avenue; APN: 296-19-062; the property is zoned Single-Family Residential (R1-6L)
Applicant: Maria Barmina
Owner: Yuri Ardulov
Request: Architectural Review of a new 583 square foot second-story addition and a 202 square foot ground-floor addition to the existing single-story residence that would result in a 2,563 square foot two-story residence with four-bedrooms, four-bathrooms, and a 407 square-foot attached garage.
Project Data: see Attachment 2 for full-sized table
Lot Size: 7,150 sq. ft.
Existing Floor Area (sq. ft.)
Proposed Addition (sq. ft.)
Proposed Floor Area (sq.ft.)
First Floor
1,778
202
1,980
Second Floor
n/a
583
583
Garage
407
407
ADU
n/a
Covered Porch
18
18
Gross Floor Area
2,203
2,989
Lot Coverage
2,203/7,150 = 31%
2,406/7,150 = 33%
F.A.R.
2,203/7,150 = 0.31
2,989/7,150 = 0.42
Bedrooms/Baths
4/2
4/3
ADU Bedrooms/Baths
n/a
Flood Zone
X
X
Points for Consideration
* The project proposes a rear second-story balcony with an approximate size of 12' - 7" long by 9' in depth. Staff recommend reducing the depth from 9ft to 4ft to comply with the design standard for second-story balcony.
* The second-story addition has no front step-back from the first-floor exterior wall. This is consistent with some of the second-story residences in the surrounding neighborhood.
* The front fa?ade of the second-floor is mainly a plain stucco finish with clearstory windows. Given that there is a zero setback for the second-floor front fa?ade, the second-floor elevation needs to use more architectural features to help mitigate a large blank wall. Staff recommends adding more windows, replacing the clearstory windows with larger ones, or relocating the walk-in c...
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