Skip to main content
File #: 25-0497    Version: 1
Type: PC/DRC New Items Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 8/19/2025 In control: Design Review Committee
On agenda: 10/15/2025 Final action:
Title: A request to demolish the existing structures and construct a new single-family residence and detached garage at 405 E. Toluca Avenue. (Design Review No. 5156).
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment 1 Vicinity Map, 3. Attachment 2 Letter Of Justification June 17, 4. Attachment 3 DPR Form, 5. Attachment 4 Project Plans, 6. Attachment 5 Historic Resource Assessment
TO: Chair and Members of the Design Review Committee

THRU: Hayden Beckman, Planning Manager

FROM: Arlen Beck, Associate Planner


1. SUBJECT
title
A request to demolish the existing structures and construct a new single-family residence and detached garage at 405 E. Toluca Avenue. (Design Review No. 5156).
end
2. SUMMARY
body
The applicant proposes to demolish the existing 480 square foot single family residence, 162 square foot porch, and 192 square foot detached garage and construct a new 992 square foot single-family residence, a new 495 square foot Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (JADU), a new 43 square foot front porch, and a new 795 square foot detached two-car garage on a property designated as a non-contributor, in the Old Towne Historic District located at 405 E. Toluca Avenue.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
recommendation
Approval of Design Review No. 5156.
end
4. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Applicant/Owner: Rafi Baghdasarian
Property Location: 405 E. Toluca Avenue
General Plan Designation: Low-Medium Density Residential (LMDR)
Zoning Classification: Duplex Residential District (R2-6)
Existing Development: Single Family Dwelling & detached garage
Associated Application: None
Previous DRC Project Review: None
5. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The project includes the demolition of the existing structures on the lot, which include a 480 square foot single family residence, a 162 square foot porch, and a 192 square foot detached garage. A new 992 sq ft single family residence, 495 square foot Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit, 43 square foot front porch, and a 795 sq ft detached two-car garage are proposed for construction on the existing lot located wtihin the Old Towne Orange Historic District.
The major components of this project include:
* Demolition of an existing 480 square foot single family residence of Mediterranean Revival architecture which was constructed in 1935, 162 square foot porch, and 192 square foot detached garage which is designated as a n...

Click here for full text