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File #: 17-0994   
Type: Report to Board/Commission Status: Passed
Meeting Body: Heritage Preservation Commission
On agenda: 11/1/2017
Title: File #: 2017-7701 Location: 316 Morse Avenue (APN: 204-040-025) Zoning: R-2 Proposed Project: RESOURCE ALLOCATION PERMIT to consider the historic significance of a single-family home which is listed as part of the Sunnyvale Heritage Resources Inventory. Applicant / Owner: Catherine Liu (applicant) / Xiangyang Yao (owner) Environmental Review: Environmental review will be conducted as required by California Environmental Quality Act provisions and City Guidelines upon determination of significance by the Heritage Preservation Commission.
Attachments: 1. Vicinity and Noticing Map, 2. Proposal Letter from the Applicant.pdf, 3. 316 Morse Ave - Historical Eval & DPR.pdf
REPORT TO HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION

SUBJECT
Title
File #: 2017-7701
Location: 316 Morse Avenue (APN: 204-040-025)
Zoning: R-2
Proposed Project:
RESOURCE ALLOCATION PERMIT to consider the historic significance of a single-family home which is listed as part of the Sunnyvale Heritage Resources Inventory.
Applicant / Owner: Catherine Liu (applicant) / Xiangyang Yao (owner)
Environmental Review: Environmental review will be conducted as required by California Environmental Quality Act provisions and City Guidelines upon determination of significance by the Heritage Preservation Commission.

Project Planner: Ryan Kuchenig, (408) 730-7431, rkuchenig@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Report
REPORT IN BRIEF

General Plan: Residential Low Medium Density
Existing Site Conditions: Single Family Home
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Single Family Home
South: Commercial Retail/Office Building
East: Single Family Home
West: Single Family Home
Issues: Historic Significance of the Single-Family Home
Staff Recommendation: Determine that the single-family residence does not have local historic significance and recommend that the home be removed from the City Heritage Resource Inventory

BACKGROUND

Description of Proposed Project
The applicant is requesting a determination from the Heritage Preservation Commission in regards to the local historical significance of the property at 317 Morse Street, and staff is requesting a determination in order to conduct appropriate environmental review prior to reviewing building renovations or future redevelopment of the site.

See Attachment 1 for a map of the vicinity and mailing area for notices and Attachment 2 for the Data Table of the project.

Previous Actions on the Site: There are no previous actions related to this site.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), any application that may cause a substantial adverse change to a Heritage Resource is subject to environmental review. Since, the applicant ...

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