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File #: 24-1139   
Type: Report to Board/Commission Status: Agenda Ready
Meeting Body: Planning Commission
On agenda: 11/25/2024
Title: Proposed Project: Related application on 0.24-acre site: DESIGN REVIEW: Construct a 604 square-foot covered rear patio and 111 square-foot storage shed to an existing one-story single-family home, resulting in 4,314 square feet and 40.8% Floor Area Ratio (FAR). Location: 937 Marion Way (APN: 313-13-045) File #: PLNG-2024-0326 Zoning: R0 (Low Density Residential) Applicant / Owner: Cornelia Haber (applicant) / Lital Ben Moshe (owner) Environmental Review: A Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions. Project Planner: Wendy Lao, (408) 730-7408, wlao@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Attachments: 1. Vicinity and Noticing Map, 2. Project Data Table, 3. Recommended Findings, 4. Recommended Conditions of Approval, 5. Architectural and Site Plans, 6. Neighborhood Square Footage Comparison, 7. Color and Material Board, 8. Presentation to Planning Commission RTC No 24-1139 - 20241125
REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION

SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: Related application on 0.24-acre site:
DESIGN REVIEW: Construct a 604 square-foot covered rear patio and 111 square-foot storage shed to an existing one-story single-family home, resulting in 4,314 square feet and 40.8% Floor Area Ratio (FAR).
Location: 937 Marion Way (APN: 313-13-045)
File #: PLNG-2024-0326
Zoning: R0 (Low Density Residential)
Applicant / Owner: Cornelia Haber (applicant) / Lital Ben Moshe (owner)
Environmental Review: A Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Wendy Lao, (408) 730-7408, wlao@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Report
REPORT IN BRIEF

General Plan: Low Density Residential
Existing Site Conditions: One-Story Single-Family Residence
Surrounding Land Uses
North: One-Story Single-Family Home
South: One-Story Single-Family Homes across Marion Way
East: Two-Story Single-Family Home across Hampton Drive
West: One-Story Single-Family Home
Issues: Exceeding 3,600 square feet floor area threshold
Staff Recommendation: Find that the Project is Exempt from CEQA Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 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 applicant proposes to construct a 604 square-foot covered patio and a 111 square-foot storage shed at the rear of the existing single-family home, resulting in 4,314 square feet and 40.8% FAR (see Attachments 6 and 7 for plans and color board and materials).

Planning Commission review is required for single-family homes and duplexes with a gross floor area exceeding 3,600 square feet or floor area ratios greater than 45% in the R-0 zoning district. The project results in a floor area of 4,314 square feet, which requires Planning Commission review and approval.

See Attachment 1 for a map of the vicinity and mai...

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