Development Review Hearing

City of Santa Clara Meeting Agenda Development Review Hearing Wednesday, September 13, 2023 4:00 PM Hybrid Meeting City Hall Council Chambers/Virtual 1500 Warburton Avenue Santa Clara, CA 95050 The City of Santa Clara is conducting the Development Review Hearing meeting in a hybrid manner (in-person and method for the public to participate remotely) • Via Zoom: o https://santaclaraca.zoom.us/j/92950218717 or o Phone: 1 (669) 900-6833 Meeting ID: 929 5021 8717 How to Submit Written Public Comment Before Development Review Hearing Meeting: By email to PlanningPublicComment@santaclaraca.gov by 12 p.m. the day of the meeting. Please identify the Agenda Item Number in the subject line of your email. Those emails will be forwarded to Staff and will be uploaded to the Development Review Agenda as supplemental meeting material. Emails received after 12:00 P.M. cutoff time up through the end of the meeting will form part of the meeting record. Please note: Emails received as public comment will not be read aloud during the meeting. Agendas, Staff Reports and some associated documents for Development Review Hearing items may be viewed on the Internet at https://santaclara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx All public records relating to an open session item on this agenda, which are not exempt from disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act, that are distributed to a majority of the legislative body will be available for public inspection at the Office of the City Clerk at Santa Clara City Hall, 1500 Warburton Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95050 at the same time that the public records are distributed or made available to the legislative body. City of Santa Clara Page 1 of 7 Printed on 9/6/2023 Development Review Hearing Meeting Agenda September 13, 2023 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN ZOOM Please follow the guidelines below when participating in a Zoom Webinar: - The meeting will be recorded so you must choose 'continue’ to accept and stay in the meeting. - If there is an option to change the phone number to your name when you enter the meeting, please do so as your name will be visible online and will be used to notify you that it is your turn to speak. - Mute all other audio before speaking. Using multiple devices can cause an audio feedback. - Use the raise your hand feature in Zoom when you would like to speak on an item and lower when finished speaking. Press *9 to raise your hand if you are calling in by phone only. - Identify yourself by name before speaking on an item. - Unmute when called on to speak and mute when done speaking. If there is background noise coming from a participant, they will be muted by the host. Press *6 if you are participating by phone to unmute. - If you no longer wish to stay in the meeting once your item has been heard, please exit the meeting. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 23-1125 Declaration of Procedures REQUEST FOR EXCEPTIONS, WITHDRAWALS AND CONTINUANCES PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS [This item is reserved for persons to address the body on any matter not on the agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the body. The law does not permit action on, or extended discussion of, any item not on the agenda except under special circumstances. The governing body, or staff, may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed, and appropriate body may request staff to report back at a subsequent meeting.] CONSENT CALENDAR Consent Calendar items may be enacted, approved, or adopted by the action of the Development Review Hearing Officer unless requested to be removed by anyone for discussion or explanation. If any member of the staff, the applicant, or a member of the public wishes to comment on a Consent Calendar item, or would like the item to be heard on the regular agenda, please notify Planning staff, or request this action at the Development Review Hearing during the Consent Calendar review. Items listed on the Consent Calendar with associated file numbers constitute Public Hearing items. City of Santa Clara Page 2 of 7 Printed on 9/6/2023 Development Review Hearing Meeting Agenda September 13, 2023 1.A 23-1031 Action on an 846 Square Foot First Floor Addition and a 675 Square-Foot Second Floor Addition to an Existing One-Story Residence Resulting in 2,819 Square-Foot Two-Story Residence at 463 Maria Court. Recommendation: Determine the project to be Categorically Exempt from formal environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (e)(1) (Class 1 - “Existing Facilities”), and Approve the Architectural Review for an 846 square foot first floor addition, and 675 second floor addition to an existing one-story residence resulting in a 2,819 square foot six-bedroom, six-bathroom two-story residence at 463 Maria Court, subject to the findings and conditions of approval. 1.B 23-1034 Action on a 1,149 Square-Foot First Floor Addition and a 1,256 Square-Foot Second Floor Addition to an Existing One-Story Residence Resulting in 3,479 Square-Foot Two-Story Residence at 423 Dayton Avenue. Recommendation: Determine the project to be Categorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (e)(1) (Class 1 - “Existing Facilities”), and Approve the Architectural Review for a 1,149 square-foot first floor addition, and 1,256 second floor addition to an existing one-story residence resulting in a 3,479 square-foot four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom two-story residence at 423 Dayton Avenue, subject to the findings and conditions of approval. City of Santa Clara Page 3 of 7 Printed on 9/6/2023 Development Review Hearing Meeting Agenda September 13, 2023 1.C 23-1068 Action on a Proposed First-Floor Addition and Construction of a Second-Floor to an Existing Single-Story Residence, with a remodeled Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (JADU) and a New Attached Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) at 2627 Pilot Knob Drive (Categorically Exempt pursuant to CEQA guidelines 15303 (Class 3) New Construction or Conversion of Small Structure) Recommendation: Determine the project to be exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15303 (Class 3) (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structure) of the CEQA guidelines and Approve the Architectural Review for a first-floor expansion and second-floor addition resulting in a 2,462 square foot two-story five-bedroom, five-bathroom residence with a remodeled Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (JADU) and a new attached Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) at 2627 Pilot Knob Drive, subject to the findings and conditions of approval. 1.D 23-1069 Action on a Proposed First-Floor Addition to an Existing Single-Story Residence at 449 Kiely Boulevard (Categorically Exempt pursuant to CEQA guidelines 15303 (Class 3) New Construction or Conversion of Small Structure) Recommendation: Determine the project to be exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15303 (Class 3) (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structure) of the CEQA guidelines and Approve the Architectural Review for a first-floor addition to an existing single-story residence, resulting in a 2,653 square foot one-story six-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bathroom residence at 449 Kiely Boulevard, subject to the findings and conditions of approval. City of Santa Clara Page 4 of 7 Printed on 9/6/2023 Development Review Hearing Meeting Agenda September 13, 2023 1.E 23-1085 Action on a 928 Square Foot First Floor Addition to an Existing One-Story Residence Resulting in a 2,551 Square Foot Four-Bedroom, Three-Bathroom One-Story Residence at 2810 Sykes Court Recommendation: Determine the project to be Categorically Exempt from formal environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (e)(1) (Class 1 - “Existing Facilities”), and Approve the Architectural Review for an 928 square foot first floor addition to an existing one-story residence resulting in a 2,551 square foot four-bedroom, three-bathroom one-story residence at 2810 Sykes Court, subject to the findings and conditions of approval. GENERAL BUSINESS The following items from this Development Review Hearing agenda will be scheduled for further review following the conclusion of hearings and recommendations by the Development Review Hearing. Please contact the Planning Division office for information on the schedule of hearings for these items. 2. 23-731 Action on a New Attached Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) and Modification of Attic Space into Living Space at 611 Hilmar Street Recommendation: Determine the project to be Categorical Exempt pursuant to CEQA (Class 1) 15301(e)(1)-Existing Facilities and Approve the Architectural Review of a proposed new attached Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) and modify the attic to living space for an existing single-family residence, subject to the findings and conditions of approval. 3. 23-842 Action on the Architectural Review for a Multi-Family Residential Development within the Tasman East Specific Plan Area Located at 5185 Lafayette Street Recommendation: Consider the Addendum to the Tasman East Specific Plan EIR and Approve the Architectural Review for the new construction of a 21-story, 198-unit multifamily residential development with two levels below grade for parking, five levels above grade podium (with parking), and sixteen levels of residential units above within the Tasman East Specific Plan area located at 5185 Lafayette Street, subject to the findings and conditions of approval. City of Santa Clara Page 5 of 7 Printed on 9/6/2023 Development Review Hearing Meeting Agenda September 13, 2023 ADJOURNMENT The next regular scheduled meeting is on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 4 p.m. MEETING DISCLOSURES City of Santa Clara Page 6 of 7 Printed on 9/6/2023 Development Review Hearing Meeting Agenda September 13, 2023 The time limit within which to commence any lawsuit or legal challenge to any quasi-adjudicative decision made by the City is governed by Section 1094.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, unless a shorter limitation period is specified by any other provision. Under Section 1094.6, any lawsuit or legal challenge to any quasi-adjudicative decision made by the City must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which such decision becomes final. Any lawsuit or legal challenge, which is not filed within that 90-day period, will be barred. If a person wishes to challenge the nature of the above section in court, they may be limited to raising only those issues they or someone else raised at the meeting described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Santa Clara, at or prior to the meeting. In addition, judicial challenge may be limited or barred where the interested party has not sought and exhausted all available administrative remedies. If a member of the public submits a speaker card for any agenda items, their name will appear in the Minutes. If no speaker card is submitted, the Minutes will reflect "Public Speaker." In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), the City of Santa Clara will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities, and will ensure that all existing facilities will be made accessible to the maximum extent feasible. The City of Santa Clara will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities including those with speech, hearing, or vision impairments so they can participate equally in the City’s programs, services, and activities. The City of Santa Clara will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activities. Agendas and other written materials distributed during a public meeting that are public record will be made available by the City in an appropriate alternative format. Contact the City Clerk’s Office at 1 408-615-2220 with your request for an alternative format copy of the agenda or other written materials. Individuals who require an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or any other disability-related modification of policies or procedures, or other accommodation, in order to participate in a program, service, or activity of the City of Santa Clara, should contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at 408-615-3000 as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event. City of Santa Clara Page 7 of 7 Printed on 9/6/2023