REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
Title
File #: 2016-7645
Location: 219 Jackson Street (APN: 204-44-007)
Applicant / Owner: Jacob A Headley (applicant) / Debbi R and Jacob A Headley (owner)
Proposed Project: USE PERMIT to allow a 15-foot tall, 62 square feet playhouse in the rear yard of a single-family residence. The total area of all the accessory structures on the property including the detached garage and playhouse is 462 square feet with 30.5 percent rear yard encroachment.
Reason for Permit: A Use Permit is required to allow areas of all accessory structures to exceed 450 square feet and exceed 25 percent encroachment of the required rear yard.
Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458, avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Issues: Neighborhood compatibility and impacts
Recommendation: Approve with conditions
Report
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The applicant proposes an enclosed playhouse in the rear yard of an existing home, adjacent to an existing detached two-car garage. A detached enclosed playhouse is defined as a utility building, per Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC) 19.12.020.
The resulting area of the combined accessory structure and garage would be 462 square feet and 30.5 percent encroachment of the required rear yard. A Use Permit is required for accessory structures greater than 450 square feet area and exceeding the rear yard coverage, per SMC Section 19.40.020.
See Attachment 1 for a map of the vicinity and mailing area for notices, and Attachment 2 for the Project Data Table.
Previous Planning Projects related to Subject Application:
No
Neighborhood Preservation Complaint
#2016-2553 for constructing playhouse without permit.
Yes
Deviations from Standard Zoning Requirements
The playhouse results in 30.5 percent encroachment into the required rear yard where 25 percent is the maximum permissible per Sunnyvale Municipal Code 19.48.050.
Yes
Background
The subject property is located adjacent to Murphy Park within a neighborhood of single-family homes b...
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