REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Action on a 982 square-foot second story addition, 238 squarefoot first floor addition, and 1,030 square feet remodel. (CEQA: Class 1 Categorical Exemption 15301(e)(1), Existing Facilities)
Report
File No.(s): PLN23-00109
Location: 74 Woodhams Road, a 6,264 square foot lot located at the northwest corner of Woodhams Street and McKinley Drive, approximately 512 feet north of Stevens Creek Boulevard; APN: 296-12-031; property is zoned Single-Family Residential (R1-6L)
Applicant: Leo Chuang, Studio Aioli
Owner: Yusuke and Winnie Chan Yamakita
Request: Architectural Review for the 982 square feet second story addition, 238 square feet first floor addition, and 1,030 square feet remodel resulting in a 2,893 square-foot residence
Project Data
The Project Data Table is included as Attachment 2.
Points for Consideration
* The existing residence is one-story with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, living space, and an attached two-car garage.
* The proposal involves a 982 square foot second story addition, 238 square foot first floor addition, and 1,030 square feet remodel of the existing residence resulting in a 2,893 square-foot two-story residence with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, kitchen, living space, and an attached 2-car garage.
* The proposed second story provides a 5-foot front step back.
* The proposed second story does not provide a rear or side stepback, but the extended eaves in the rear and interior side create the appearance of a stepback.
* The space above the living room is a double-height space; however, it is designed so that the first floor does not appear as two-stories tall from the exterior.
* Windows on the interior side fa?ade are frosted to maintain privacy.
* The proposed project complies with the R1-6L development standards; is generally consistent with the Single-Family Residential Design Guidelines; and is compatible with neighboring homes along the streetscape.
* A neighborhood notice w...
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