REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
DESIGN REVIEW: Construct a first and second-story addition of 1,045 square feet (21 square feet to the first floor and 1,024 square feet to the second floor) to an existing one-story single-family home, resulting in 3,151 square feet (2,753 square feet living area and 398 square feet garage and 51% floor area ratio (FAR).
Location: 1039 Iris Ave. (APN: 213-16-033)
File #: PLNG-2025-0553
Zoning: R-0 (Low Density Residential)
Applicant / Owner: Phoi Phan / Cesare Celozzi and Barbara Coluccio
Environmental Review: A Class I Categorical Exemption relieves this project from California Environmental Quality Act provisions.
Project Planner: Christian Mendoza, (408) 730-7429, Cmendoza@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Low Density Residential
Existing Site Conditions: One-story single-family home
North: Single-Family Residence
South: Ponderosa Park
East: Single-Family Residence
West: Single-Family Residence
Issues: Exceeding (3,600 square feet floor area / 45% Floor Area Ratio) Threshold
Staff Recommendation: Find that the Project is Exempt from CEQA Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 and Approve the Design Review based on the Recommended Findings in Attachment 3 and subject to the Recommended Conditions of Approval in Attachment 4.
BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project
The project is a Design Review for the construction of a 21 square foot addition to the first floor and a new 1,024 square foot second story addition to an existing one-story, single-family home. The proposed addition to the home will result in a 51% floor area ratio (FAR) and 34% lot coverage.
Planning Commission review is required for single-family homes and duplexes with a gross floor area exceeding 3,600 square feet or FARs greater than 45% in the R-0 zoning district. See Attachment 1 for a map of the vicinity and mailing area for notices and Attachment 2 for the Data Table of the project.
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