REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
VARIANCE: to allow deviation from Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC) Section 19.34.030 for a 74-square foot front addition to encroach five feet into the required 20-foot front yard setback; a new gable roof to encroach two and one half feet into the required front yard setback; and, increase the height of the existing front fa?ade wall for a new gable roof form five feet into the front yard setback.
Location: 448 Vine Avenue (APN: 209-23-031)
File #: PLNG-2023-0842
Zoning: R-0 (Low Density Residential)
Applicant / Owner: Anais Schenk (applicant) / Tracy Tripp Trustee (owner)
Environmental Review: Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Momo Ishijima, 408-730-7532, mishijima@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project
The project proposes to enclose an existing 74 square foot front porch, construct a new front porch and modify an existing front-facing roof from a hipped to a gabled roof. The existing house was built at a 15-foot front setback, where 20 feet minimum is required. Therefore, a Variance is required to consider the following:
* 15-foot front setback associated with front porch conversion to living area and increased roof height, where 20 feet minimum is required; and
* 12.5-foot front porch overhang, where 18 feet minimum is required.
The project also includes a 614-square foot addition and the conversion of a sunroom space to living area in the rear.
See Attachment 1 for a map of the vicinity and mailing area for notices and Attachment 2 for the Data Table of the project.
Previous Actions on the Site
There are no previous planning applications and no active Neighborhood Preservation complaints for the subject site. The conversion of the detached garage to habitable space was approved with building permits in 1988.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
A Class 1 Categorical Exe...
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