REPORT TO HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
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.
Location: 435 East McKinley Street (APN: 209-11-051)
File #: 2017-7961
Zoning: R-2
Applicant / Owner: Gary Holmes Architects (applicant) / Meena and William Tapsall (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: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458, avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Low Medium Density Residential
Existing Site Conditions: Single-Family Residence
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Single-Family Residence
South: Single-Family Residence
East: Single-Family Residence
West: Single-Family Residence
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 subject property, and staff is requesting a determination to conduct appropriate environmental review prior to reviewing building renovations or future redevelopment of the site. The applicant has expressed interest in adding a second residential unit on the property.
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
A Planning permit to allow the operation of a two-unit hotel in conjunction with a single-family home was approved in 1980. The use was discontinued and the property ha...
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