REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to allow an addition of 575 square feet to the rear unit of an existing one-story duplex, resulting in 3,125 square feet (2,549 square feet living area, 403 square feet garage, and 173 square feet rear covered pergola) and 48.1% floor area ratio (FAR).
Location: 448 South Frances Street (APN: 209-26-017)
File #: 2020-7353
Zoning: DSP-11 (Downtown Specific Plan - Block 11)
Applicant / Owner: Prachi Jain and Sagar Chordia (applicants and owners)
Environmental Review: Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Momoko Ishijima, 408-730-7532, mishijima@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
BACKGROUND
The project site is located mid-block on the east side of South Frances Street in the Downtown Specific Plan Area Block 11. The project site is 6,500 square feet and the existing duplex was constructed in 1971. The neighborhood consists of one- and two-story homes, duplexes, apartments, and commercial buildings on the north end of Block 11.
Description of Proposed Project
The proposed project includes a single-story 575-square foot addition to the rear unit of a duplex. The addition is located on the side and to the rear to create a new great room consisting of a combined kitchen, dining, and living room space. The interior of the rear unit will be reconfigured to add a master bedroom suite as a third bedroom. A 173-square foot covered patio is proposed in the rear outside of the new master bedroom. The project also includes exterior modifications to the entire duplex with new wood siding, paint color, and roof material.
A Special Development Permit with approval by the Zoning Administrator is required for additions to structures in the DSP per Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC) Section 19.28.080(c). See Attachment 1 for a map of the vicinity and mailing area for notices and Attachment 2 for th...
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