REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
DESIGN REVIEW: to allow a new one-story single family home resulting in 1,963 square feet (1,640 square feet of living area and 323 square foot one-car garage) and 49% floor area ratio on a 4,000-square foot lot;
VARIANCE: to allow the following deviations:
* 10-15' front yard setback where 20' minimum is required;
* 7' 2" combined side yard setback where 10' minimum is required;
* 49% lot coverage where 45% maximum is permitted;
* One-covered parking space where two-covered parking spaces are required; and,
* No uncovered parking spaces where two-uncovered parking spaces are required.
Location: 814 Coolidge Avenue (APN: 165-17-017)
File #: 2017-7765
Zoning: R-2 (Low Medium Density Residential)
Applicant / Owner: Joe and Raquel Fanucchi (applicant) / (owner)
Environmental Review: Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions that include minor additions to an existing single-family residence (CEQA Section 15301).
Project Planner: Cindy Hom, (408) 730-7411, chom@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Low Medium Density Residential
Existing Site Conditions: Single-story residence
Surrounding Land Uses
North: One-Story Single Family Residence
South: Two-Story Single Family Residence
East: One-Story Single Family Residence
West: Two-Story Single Family Residence
Issues: Setbacks, parking, and visual bulk and massing on a substandard lot.
Staff Recommendation: Approve the Design Review and Variance with the conditions in Attachment 4.
BACKGROUND
The project was scheduled and noticed for the Planning Commission meeting on March 26, 2018, and continued to the Planning Commission meeting on May 14, 2018 to allow re-noticing of the project with an updated project description.
The project consists of a 543-square foot one-story addition to the left side, rear and front of an existing single-family home, resulting in 1,...
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