03-11-2026 Development Review Hearing Meeting - Mar 11, 2026
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Santa Clara Boards and Commissions
49 min
8 agenda items
transcribed 3 days ago
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What are the opening procedures and agenda overview for the March 11, 2026 Development Review Hearing?
Now call to order the development review hearing of March 11th, 2026 at the time of four o'clock. Afternoon, my name is Sheldon Ossing and I am the hearing officer for today's agenda as delegated by the Director of Community Development, Afshan Ahmed. Staff in attendance today's Associate Planner, Meha Patel and Assistant Planner, Summer Voss. Distribution of the agenda. The agenda is available on the city's website under the calendar event on the Friday afternoon preceding the meeting. For those in attendance, please silence mobile devices. Copies of the agenda are available for your convenience. Over by the entry. Declaration of procedures. The hearing procedure and order of input for this hearing will be as follows.
I will identify each project as described on the agenda. Those items on the consent calendar, I will ask if anyone wishes to speak on the item. If separate discussion is warranted, I will move the item to the public hearing portion of the agenda. If a separate discussion is not needed, the item will remain on consent calendar for approval. Those items listed under public hearing, I will ask staff to provide a brief report. The applicant or the representative will have up to 10 minutes to speak and should identify themselves by stating their name for the record. After the applicant or the representative has spoken, any member of the public who wishes to speak on an item may provide testimony up to two minutes per speaker, either for or against the project.
All speakers are required to state their name for the record. Following comments from the public, the applicant may make additional remarks for up to five minutes. I will then close the public hearing and I may ask staff to answer questions, respond to comments made by the public, or further discuss the item. and will then take action on the item. If you challenge these land use decisions in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at this public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the city at or prior to the public hearing. Actions on the agenda items are final unless appealed within seven calendar days. Continuances or exceptions. Are there any requests from applicants or the public for withdrawal, continuance or exception or any items on,
today's agenda. Public presentations. Any member of the public like to briefly address any item or topic not on today's agenda? All right, see none. Consent calendar. So one item on the consent calendar as follows. Item one is the development review hearing minutes of February 11th, 2026. Anyone has any comments on this item, please raise your hand. Seeing no comments, item one, a consent calendar is approved. Moving on to the public hearing portion of the agenda. Item number two is a public hearing action on architectural review. for the complete demolition of existing 1,485 square foot, one-story single family residence and the construction of a new 2,637 square foot, two-story residence located at 3359 Machado Avenue.
And we have here CEQA status is class three new construction exemption. Summer, I think you have a presentation.
Thank you, Officer Essing.
Hi, my name is Summer Foss, Assistant Planner. I will be presenting item 23359, Machado Avenue. This is the request for architecture review for the complete demolition of the existing 1,485-square-foot single-story single-family home and the reconstruction of a new 2,637-square-foot two-story residence. For the Santa Clara City Code Section 18.120 , the request requires architecture review through approval through a development review hearing due to the demolition of the existing residence. The lot is a 6,000 square foot lot. The surrounding uses are all single family, which is consistent with the general plan designation of very low density residential, as you can see here on the map. The subject parcel is highlighted in red.
Here are the elevations of what the proposed structure will look like. As you can see, it is a two-story with wood siding on the top and stucco on the bottom.
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Agenda
8 items
1
What are the opening procedures and agenda overview for the March 11, 2026 Development Review Hearing?
0:02–6:58
2
How does the hearing officer explain the consent calendar and public hearing process?
6:58–13:10
3
What is the proposed demolition and new construction at 3359 Machado Avenue and why is it CEQA‑exempt?
13:10–17:29
4
What concerns did neighbors raise about privacy, window fogging, and roof design for the Machado project?
17:29–23:51
5
How does the staff address and resolve the public comments on the Machado project?
23:51–30:16
6
What are the details of the second project at 1745 Oswald Place and its design guidelines?
30:16–35:21
7
What issues were discussed for the demolition and new build at 3034 Cameron Way?
35:21–41:21
8
How does the board conclude the hearing, approve CEQA exemptions, and outline the appeal period?
41:21–49:07
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