05-13-2026 Development Review Hearing Meeting - May 13, 2026

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What are the opening procedures and agenda distribution for the Development Review Hearing?

Sheldon Ossing 0:06

All right, I now call the order of the development review hearing of May 13th, 2026 at the time of four o'clock. After you, my name is Sheldon Ossing and I am the hearing officer for today's agenda is delegated by the director of community development, Afshab Ahmed. Staff in attendance today are planners, Daniel and Summer. Distribution of the agenda. The agenda is available on the city's website under the calendar event on the Friday afternoon preceding the meeting. Those of you in attendance, please silence your mobile devices. Copies of the agenda are available for your convenience by the door here. Declaration of procedures. The hearing procedure and order of input for this hearing will be as follows.

Sheldon Ossing 0:47

I will identify each project as described on the agenda. For 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. The separate discussion is not needed. The item will remain on the consent calendar for approval. Those items listed under public hearing, I will ask staff to provide a brief report. The applicant, the representative will have up to 10 minutes to speak and should identify themselves by state 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.

Sheldon Ossing 1:29

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 applicant or the public, or further discuss the item. I will take action on the item. If you challenge these language decisions in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the 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, the public for withdrawal, continuance or exception to any of the other items on today's agenda?

Sheldon Ossing 2:18

None. Public presentations, would any member of the public like to briefly address any item or topic that is not on today's agenda? None. Consent calendar, there's one item on the consent calendar. It is item one, development review hearing minutes of April 8th, 2026 meeting. If anyone has any comments on this item, please raise your hand. Seeing no comments, item one on the consent calendar is approved. Moving on to public hearing items. Item number two is a public hearing action on architecture review PLN 2600121 for demolition of an existing one-story residence and the construction of a new 4,829 square foot two-story residence located at 108 Brookside Avenue. CEQA status is exempt from CEQA for section 15303 new construction.

Sheldon Ossing 3:18

So Daniel. Please provide the presentation.

Unknown 3:22

Much appreciation, Officer Ha-Singh. Annual subject,

Daniel 3:29

City of Santa Clara. The application in front of us today is for the removal of an existing one-story single family home and the construction of a new 4,829 square foot, two-story single family home with four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms, The existing site is about 13,700 square feet and surrounded by single-family homes on all sides. The zoning is R18L and the general plan is very low. The presentation shows the elevations of the project. The project proposes curved roof forms, arched windows, shutters, and other architectural elements. The project proposes to be clad in stucco with cedar shake roofing and other accents as well. The site plan here and the elevations will show that the project meets all the zoning code requirements, setbacks, height, et cetera.

Daniel 4:38

And the slideshow here shows the floor plans for both the first and the second floor. Please note that the second floor meets the 66% threshold that is in the city's rules and regulations.