REPORT TO HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
RESOURCE ALTERATION PERMIT: to allow modification to the front facade of the main residence, including a new 6-foot tall gate; and
VARIANCE: to allow an increase of the existing height of the legal and nonconforming detached garage with insufficient side and rear setbacks in the rear yard.
Location: 559 S Taaffe Street (APN: 209-29-043)
File #: 2018-7120
Zoning: R-0/HH
Applicant / Owner: Rob Mayer (applicant) / Sonal Gupta and Apurva P Samudra (owner)
Environmental Review: A 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: Kelly Cha, (408) 730-7408, kcha@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Low Density Residential
Existing Site Conditions: Single-story Single-family Residence
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Single-story Single-family Residence
South: Two-story Single-family Residence
East: Two-story Multi-family Residence
West: Single-story Single-family Residence
Issues: Increase in nonconformity
Staff Recommendation: Approve the Resource Alteration Permit and the Variance with recommended conditions in Attachment 3.
BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project: The project site is 5,000 square feet in size and is currently a single-story single-family home with a detached garage in the rear yard. The project site is located within the Taaffe-Frances Heritage District.
The applicant proposes to replace the existing 367-square foot detached garage in the rear yard with the same size garage in the same location, but with an increased overall height. The existing garage is dilapidated and lacks flooring and a foundation. A Variance is requested due to the increase in nonconformity resulted from the height increase of an existing nonconforming structure.
In addition, the applicant requests a Resource...
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