REPORT TO HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
File #: 2015-7032
Location: 225 Waverly Street (APN: 165-12-028)
Zoning: R-2 (Low-Medium Density Residential)
Proposed Project: Related applications on a 6,000 square-foot site:
RESOURCE ALTERATION PERMIT: For a 265 square-foot addition to a Heritage Resource.
VARIANCE: To allow one covered parking space where two covered parking spaces are required for an addition resulting in gross floor area greater than 1,800 square feet; and to allow for a combined side-yard setback of approximately 6 feet, 3 inches, where a minimum of 10 feet is required.
Applicant / Owner: Michael Lam (applicant/owner)
Environmental Review: Class 1 Categorical Exemption
Project Planner: Timothy Maier, (408) 730-7257, tmaier@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Residential Low-Medium
Existing Site Conditions: Single-Family Residential (Heritage Resource)
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Single-Family Residential
South: Single-Family Residential
East: Single-Family Residential
West: Single-Family Residential
Issues: Compatibility of design, parking capacity and encroachment into required setbacks.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions
BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project
The proposed project is a 265 square-foot addition located in the rear of an existing single-family home. The single-family home was designated as a Heritage Resource in 1979 and is a part of the Sunnyvale Heritage Resource Inventory. The City of Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC) requires review of any project that proposes construction, demolition, relocation, or material change to any historic resource.
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
Minor building permits from the 1960's to the 1990's related to electrical, gas, and roofing upgrades have been issued for the site. No prior Pl...
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