REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: Convert an existing interior space - tall ceiling above dining room - to a 136-square foot second floor bedroom, resulting in a 1,771-square foot single-family home (1,350-square foot house and 421-square foot garage) and 56% floor area ratio (FAR).
Location: 370 Pismo Terrace (APN: 165-46-079)
File #: 2022-7337
Zoning: R-1.7/PD (Low Medium Density Residential/Planned Development)
Applicant / Owner: Ardekon Design and Construction (applicant) / Yilin Wang and Yi Qin (owner)
Environmental Review: Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Robby Miller, 408-730-7429, rmiller@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
BACKGROUND
The existing two-story, single-family residence was constructed in 1994 as part of the former Benner School Site development by SummerHill Homes. The existing residence is approximately 1,771 square feet with a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 56%.
The Benner School Site development is zoned R-1.7/PD. The R-1.7/PD zoning district was developed to provide smaller homes (40% lot coverage and 50% FAR) on smaller lots (2,600 to 4,000 square feet) to create more affordable single-family detached home options. The Planned Development (PD) combining district is always included with the R-1.7 zoning district to allow site design flexibility.
This Special Development Permit application requires Zoning Administrator review due to a proposed FAR exceeding 50% allowed in the R-1.7/PD zoning district. The Zoning Administrator may consider the proposed architecture, existing neighborhood, and adopted Single Family Home Design Techniques as part of the consideration for the request. The PD combining district allows approval of specified deviations to the zoning code including FAR. See Attachment 2 for the Data Table of the project.
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