REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
File #: 2015-7411
Location: 1464 Ramon Drive (APN: 313-14-005)
Zoning: R-1
Proposed Project:
Appeal of a staff-level decision to deny an application for a Design Review to allow for modifications to a single-family home, including construction of tandem parking, a 963 square-foot addition (including 815 square-foot garage), and a 400 square-foot detached accessory structure.
Applicant / Owner: Tamir Reshef (applicant/owner)
Environmental Review: A Class 1 Categorical Exemption (modification to existing structures) relieves this project from California Environmental Quality Act provisions and City Guidelines.
Project Planner: Gerri Caruso, (408) 730-7591, gcaruso@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Note: This item was continued from the September 14, 2015 Planning Commission meeting.
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Residential Low-Density
Existing Site Conditions: Single-family home
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Single-family home
South: Single-family home
East: Single-family home
West: Single-family home
Issues: Compliance with Municipal Code
Staff Recommendation: Approve the appeal based on new information received after the September 14, 2015 hearing.
BACKGROUND
A Design Review application was filed, requesting modifications to an existing home comprised of an addition of 963 square feet, including an 815 square-foot tandem garage; two bathrooms of 60 square feet and 88 additional square feet, respectively; and a detached habitable space of 400 square feet.
Staff denied the application for Design Review on grounds that the request for inclusion of a tandem garage failed to satisfy the criteria specified by the City of Sunnyvale Municipal Code. The applicant appealed staff's decision to deny the project.
The Planning Commission considered the appeal on September 14, 2015. There were four commissioners at the hearing and there was a 2-2 split on whether to deny or grant the appeal. The ...
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