REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
File #: 2016-7384
Location: 1092 Rembrandt Drive (APN:211-29-010)
Zoning: R-0
Proposed Project:
DESIGN REVIEW: To allow an addition of 1,129 square feet (276 s.f. at first floor and a new 853 s.f. second story) to an existing 2,129 square foot one-story single family home resulting in a total of a 3,258-square foot two-story home (2,782 s.f. living area, 443 s.f. garage and 33 s.f. front porch) resulting in 54% FAR (Floor Area Ratio).
Applicant / Owner: GP Residential Designs / Madhusudan Kashyap
Environmental Review: A Class 3 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions. Class 3(a) Categorical Exemptions include construction or conversion of new small structures that includes one single-family residence (CEQA Section 15303).
Project Planner: Sh?tal Divatia, (408) 730-7637, sdivatia@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Due to lack of a quorum of the Planning Commission on February 13, 2017, this item was rescheduled to the Planning Commission hearing of February 27th, 2017.
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Residential Low Density
Existing Site Conditions: One-story single family home
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Single family residential
South: Single family residential
East: Single family residential
West: Single family residential (across Rembrandt Ave)
Issues: FAR and neighborhood compatibility
Staff Recommendation: Approve the Design Review subject to recommended conditions of approval in Attachment 4.
BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project
The subject lot is 6,000 square feet in size and is currently developed with a 2,129-square foot one story single family home at 35% FAR. The applicant proposes to add 1,129 square feet of floor area to this existing home that will result in a 3,258-square foot home at 54% FAR. The addition includes a 276-square foot addition on the first story which mainly occurs in the front and a new 853 square foot second story...
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