REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
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CONTINUED FROM NOVEMBER 27, 2017, PUBLIC HEARING
File #: 2017-7395
Location: 485 E. Mc Kinley Avenue (APN:209-11-047)
Zoning: R-2/PD
Proposed Project: Related applications for a 7,500-square foot (0.17 acre) site:
DESIGN REVIEW: To allow construction of two new 2-story, single-family homes (1,968 s.f. and 2,442 s.f. in size) resulting in a combined 57.5 percent Floor Area Ratio (FAR) for the site;
TENTATIVE MAP: To subdivide one parcel into two lots.
Applicant / Owner: 487 E. Mc Kinley LLC (applicant and owner)
Environmental Review: Categorically Exempt Class 3 (15303 - New construction and conversion of small structures)
Project Planner: Sh?tal Divatia, (408) 730-7637, sdivatia@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Low Medium Density Residential
Existing Site Conditions: Duplex
Surrounding Land Uses:
North: Single Family Residential
South: Single Family Residential (across E. Mc Kinley Ave.)
East: Single Family Residential
West: Fourplex
Issues: Floor Area Ratio (FAR) and neighborhood compatibility
Staff Recommendation: Alternative 1: Approve the Special Development Permit and the Parcel Map subject to recommended conditions of approval in Attachment 4.
BACKGROUND
The project site is a 7,500 square- foot lot (0.17 acres) and is currently developed with a one-story structure that includes a home in the front and an attached second unit in the rear making it a duplex.
Previous Actions on the Site
In 2005, a project that included rezoning the property from R-2 to R-2/PD, subdividing the lot into two lots, and construction of two new 2-story Single Family homes was considered and approved by the Planning Commission (May, 2005) and the City Council (June, 2005). The prior two single family homes were proposed with 58 percent FAR (for the combined site), but were approved at 55 percent FAR (see attachment 6 for prior approved plans). The previous project was not built and the approved Tentative Map an...
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