Planning Commission

Online and Bay Conference Room (Room 145), City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086

Agenda — 19 items

1. 1 Public Participation
2. 2 Accessibility/Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Notice
3. 3 NO STUDY SESSION
4. 4 7 P.M. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
5. 5 CALL TO ORDER
6. 6 SALUTE TO THE FLAG
7. 7 ROLL CALL
8. 8 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
9. 9 CONSENT CALENDAR approved on the Consent Calendar Pass
10. 1. Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of January 8, 2024 24-0219
11. 11 PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
12. 2. Proposed Project: Consider actions related to implementation of the 2023-2031 Housing Element to create a By-Right Approval process for certain parcels within the City: A. Adopt Urgency Ordinance to: a. Add By-Right Approvals (Chapter 19.73) to the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, Designate Parcels Subject to By-Right Approval, and Make Related Amendments to Chapters 19.12 (Definitions), Zoning Districts and Specific Plan Districts - Residential (19.18), Commercial (19.20), Office and Public Facilities (19.24), Downtown Specific Plan (19.28), Moffett Park Specific Plan (19.29), Lawrence Station Area Plan (19.35), El Camino Real Specific Plan (19.36), Inclusionary Below Market Rate Ownership Housing Program (19.67), Miscellaneous Plan Permit (19.82); and B. Introduce an Ordinance to: a. Add By-Right Approvals (Chapter 19.73) to the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, Designate Parcels Subject to By-Right Approval, and Make Related Amendments to Chapters 19.12 (Definitions), Zoning Districts and Specific Plan Districts - Residential (19.18), Commercial (19.20), Office and Public Facilities (19.24), Downtown Specific Plan (19.28), Moffett Park Specific Plan (19.29), Lawrence Station Area Plan (19.35), El Camino Real Specific Plan (19.36), Inclusionary Below Market Rate Ownership Housing Program (19.67), and Miscellaneous Plan Permit (19.82) File #: PLNG-2023-0881 Location: Citywide Applicant: City of Sunnyvale Environmental Review: Non-discretionary project (Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(1), CEQA Guidelines Sections 15268, 15357) Project Planner: Julia Klein, (408) 730-7463, jklein@sunnyvale.ca.gov 24-0208 approved Pass
13. 3. Proposed Project: Forward Recommendations to the City Council related to the General Plan Update to: a. Adopt a Resolution to Amend Chapter 3: Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE) to update Figure 3-2 and add clarifications in the Village Center Section regarding the Commercial Floor Area calculations; and b. Find the proposed amendments are consistent with the LUTE EIR and do not require additional environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15183 and 15162. Planning File Number: PLNG-2023-0840 Environmental Review: The proposed edits are exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 in that the proposed edits are within a development density established by the existing general plan policies for which EIRs were previously certified and does not require additional environmental review. In addition, the proposed edits are exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 as the proposed edits will not require major revisions of the previous EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects. Project Planner: Shaunn Mendrin, 408-730-7431, smendrin@sunnyvale.ca.gov approved Pass
14. 4. Selection and Ranking of Potential 2024 Study Issues approved Pass
15. 15 STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
16. 16 NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS
17. 17 -Commissioner Comments
18. 18 -Staff Comments
19. 19 ADJOURNMENT