REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
Title
File #: 2016-7385
Location: 798 West Iowa Avenue (APN: 165-04-003)
Applicant / Owner: IDA Inc. (applicant) / Aapo Kyrola and Tingting Shi (owner)
Proposed Project:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT to allow a 155 square foot first-floor addition to an existing one-story single-family residence, resulting in total floor area of 3,397 square feet and 34.6 percent Floor Area Ratio. The property is located in Office zoning district with Planned Development combining district (O/PD).
Reason for Permit: A Special Development Permit is required for additions within a Planned Development (PD) zoning district and can allow deviation from the minimum 10 foot rear yard setback and 25 percent rear yard encroachment standard (SMC 19.34.03).
Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458, avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Issues: Setbacks, rear yard encroachment
Recommendation: Approve with recommended Conditions of Approval.
Report
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Previous Planning Projects related to Subject Application:
None
Neighborhood Preservation Complaint
None
Deviations from Standard Zoning Requirements
Rear Setback and Required Rear Yard Encroachment
Background: The existing 3,242 square foot residence on a 9,808 square foot lot was built in 1955. The single-family residence is a legally non-conforming use within the Office/Planned Development (O/PD) zoning district. The applicant proposes a 155 square foot first-floor addition to the rear side of the one-story residence, and interior remodeling of the existing detached garage and guest room with a new bathroom. A Special Development Permit is required for additions within a Planned Development (PD) zoning district and to allow deviations from the rear yard setback and rear yard encroachment requirements.
See Attachment 1 for a map of the vicinity and mailing area for notices and Attachment 2 for the Data Table of the project.
Architecture: The existing neighborhood is predominantly one- story ...
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