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File #: 23-703    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Public Hearing/General Business Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 5/17/2023 In control: Development Review Hearing
On agenda: 6/7/2023 Final action:
Title: Action on a proposed 491 square-foot first floor and 1,230 square-foot second story addition to an existing single-family residence totaling 3,284 square feet at 3649 Eastwood Circle.
Attachments: 1. Development Plans, 2. Project Data, 3. PMM Staff Presentation
REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Action on a proposed 491 square-foot first floor and 1,230 square-foot second story addition to an existing single-family residence totaling 3,284 square feet at 3649 Eastwood Circle.

Report
File No.(s): PLN23-00159
Location: 3649 Eastwood Circle, a 7,664 square foot lot located midblock on Eastwood Circle, about 800-feet from Greenwood Drive; APN: 101-14-061; property is zoned Single-Family Residential (R1-6L).
Applicant: Jimmy Chang
Owner: Young and Kil Shin Et Al
Request: Architectural Review for a 491 square-foot first floor and 1,230 square-foot second story addition to an existing single-family residence, including the construction a front porch and rear covered deck, totaling 3,064 square feet of building coverage.

Project Data

The Project Data Table is included as Attachment 2.

Points for Consideration

* The project includes a 491 square-foot first floor addition and a 1,230 square-foot second floor addition resulting in a two-story single-family residence with six bedrooms and five bathrooms.
* Additionally, the applicant has proposed a roofed patio in the rear of the house of 465 square feet and an additional 88 square feet of porch area.
* The proposed second story addition provides three feet of upper story setbacks on the east and west side of the residence and substantial setbacks for the front and rear. The second story addition, however, has long continuous walls, about 38 feet in length, on both the east and west elevations. Per the Single-Family Design Guidelines, horizontal insets and offsets of two feet deep by six feet wide minimum, for any second-floor walls of 25 feet in length or greater are required
* The second story roof forms are mostly hipped roofs which present a less bulky appearance to the rear and side of the residence.
* The windows, doors, and other openings on the front of the home do not algin their centerlines, which does not conform to the City's Design Guideli...

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