REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
Title
File #: 2018-7737
Location: 898 E Evelyn (APN: 213-03-007)
Applicant / Owner: JTN Construction Inc. (applicant) / Jun Xiong And Xuedi Gao Et Al (owner)
Proposed Project:
TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP to subdivide an existing duplex into two condominiums with a common lot.
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT to allow a 263 square foot first floor addition, resulting in 3,878 square feet and 40.7 percent Floor Area Ratio (FAR).
Reason for Permit: A Tentative Parcel Map is required for the subdivision of a lot into four or fewer lots. A Special Development Permit (SDP) is required for additions within the Planned Development (PD) combining zoning district.
Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458, avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Issues: Design compatibility
Recommendation: Approve with conditions
Report
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Zoning District:
R-2/PD
Existing
One-Story duplex
Proposed
Two one-story condos with a common lot
Previous Planning Projects related to Subject Application
None
Neighborhood Preservation Complaint
No
Deviations from Standard Zoning Requirements
None
The applicant proposes to subdivide an existing one-story duplex into two condominiums and a common lot. A 263-square foot addition is proposed at the rear side of one of the two units, resulting in 3,878 square feet floor area and 40.7% FAR.
A Planning Commission review is not required for duplex or multi-family units in R-2 zoning district that have an FAR of equal or less than 55 percent. There are no previous planning applications for the subject site.
See Attachment 1 for Vicinity and Noticing Map and Attachment 2 for Project Data Table.
Site Layout
The property is located north of East El Camino Real, between Wolfe Road and Lawrence Expressway. The immediate neighborhood along the south side of East Evelyn Avenue has one-story duplexes with separate driveways for each unit.
The subject lot consists of two residential units with a shared wall and separa...
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