The four single-family home project at 1163 Curtiss Ave., which sits on a 0.39-acre site, was unanimously approved by the planning commission on Sept. 14, with Xavier Campos absent.

The two-story house on the property will be renovated as part of the project. Two two-story homes will be built behind the existing residence and a third single-story home is planned for the end of the lot. The site is located on the west side of Curtiss Avenue, approximately 350 feet south of Willow Street, San Jose planner Ed Schreiner said.

He said that the major concerns voiced by the community at an earlier meeting were about the parking situation, the height of the new homes and "visual invasion."

Curtiss Avenue is a narrow, two-way street that allows parking on only one side of the road.

The project will include a private driveway that will alleviate congestion, Schreiner said.

Each of the homes will have a two-car garage or carport and there will be four additional parking spots at the rear of the development for guests, he added.

Homeowners to the right of the development site, Mike Bantum and Melissa Parry, attended the community meeting last month.

"This development will improve the appearance of our street," Bantum said.

"With the renovation of the current home and the addition of landscaping, the home will have better curb appeal," Parry said.

The new homes will keep the "Willow Glen" style, Bantum said.

The issue of privacy was discussed at the community meeting but Bantum wasn't too worried because the two-story homes will be built away from his property. And they are grateful that it's not an apartment complex.

"We already have one on our right," Parry said. "It would have been too much to have another on the other side."

The homeowners to the left of the development had no comments.

Long-time Curtiss Avenue resident Tom Liggett said he likes that the property is being worked on and said that density housing was not the issue.

There already are 10- and 20-plexes on the street, he said.

"As long as they clean things up, I have no issues," Liggett said.

Liggett said the concern he's has had for many years is that Curtiss Avenue should be changed to a one way street.

"It's too narrow to be two ways," he said. "People drive too fast and when you are going opposite of them, one of you has to pull over to let the other pass by," he said.

As for the development, Liggett said that as long as there is a need for housing, Curtiss will continue to be developed.

The Curtiss Avenue project will come before the San Jose City Council for rezoning approval on Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. at the new San Jose City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St.