REPORT TO HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
RESOURCE ALTERATION PERMIT: to remove 148 Crescent Avenue from the Heritage Resource Inventory and consider the impacts of an 18-unit townhouse development (#2021-7826) and minor exterior improvements for the house at 156 Crescent Avenue.
Location: 148 and 156 Crescent Avenue (APNs: 211-35-008 and 211-35-009)
File #: 2021-7265
Zoning: R-3/PD (Medium Density Residential / Planned Development)
Applicant / Owner: Samir Sharma (applicant) / Crescent Ave LLC (owner)
Environmental Review: A Class 32 categorical exemption relieves this project from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Momo Ishijima, (408) 730-7532, mishijima@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
General Plan: Medium Density Residential
Existing Site Conditions: A one-story single-family house, a two-story single-family house, a warehouse building, and accessory structures
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Senior residential care facility across Crescent Avenue
South: Multi-family residential (apartment complex) and duplex
East: Multi-family residential (condominium development)
West: Multi-family residential (senior apartment complex)
Issues: Removal and alteration of Heritage Resources
Staff Recommendation: Approve the Resource Alteration Permit based on the Findings in Attachment 2 and subject to the Conditions of Approval in Attachment 3.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The proposed project is redevelopment of a combined 0.85-acre site with a three-story 18-unit townhouse development and minor exterior improvements to a 1,062-square foot single-family home (156 Crescent Avenue).
The 148 and 156 Crescent Avenue properties are both listed as heritage resources on Sunnyvale's Heritage Resource Inventory. The applicant proposes to remove 148 Crescent Avenue from the Heritage Resource Inventory, and demolish the house, detached garage, and covered patio structure. The house at 156 Crescent Avenue would be retained with ...
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