REPORT TO THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Title
File #: 2015-7699
Location: 568 South Frances Street (APN: 209-30-020)
Applicant / Owner: Efrat Barak (applicant and owner)
Proposed Project:
RESOURCE ALTERATION PERMIT to allow a 497-square foot addition to the rear of an existing single family home and the modification of the roof from a flat roof to a pitched roof (main residence and garage) in the Taaffe Frances Heritage Neighborhood. The total proposed floor area is 1,528 square feet (23.5% FAR) including the detached single car garage.
Reason for Permit: A Resource Alteration Permit is required for major alterations to a Heritage Resource.
Project Planner: Momoko Ishijima, (408) 730-7532, mishijima@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Issues: Compatibility with Taaffe-Frances Heritage District Design Guidelines
Recommendation: Approve with conditions
Report
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The applicant proposes a 498-square foot addition to the rear of an existing single family home and the modification of the roof from a flat roof to a pitched roof (main residence and garage) in the Taaffe-Frances Heritage Neighborhood. Total floor area is 1,728 square feet (27% Floor Area Ratio) with the detached single car garage. No trees are proposed for removal.
A Resource Alteration Permit is required for any major alterations to a Heritage Resource.
Background
The project site is located mid-block on the east side of South Frances Street between West El Camino Real and West Olive Avenue. The surrounding uses are single-family residences to the north, south, and west. A law office is located to the east of the property on South Murphy Street. The existing residence is a Spanish style cottage constructed in 1928 with a flat roof. The existing residence is 1,030 square feet and the garage is 200 square feet.
The project site is located within the Taaffe-Frances Heritage Neighborhood with a zoning of R0-HH (Low Density Residential, Heritage Housing Combining District...
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