Planning Commission

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

Agenda — 22 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.A Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of April 8, 2024 24-0581
11. 1.B Proposed Project: Related applications on a 0.21-acre site: TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP to subdivide a 9,397 square foot lot into two lots (Lot 1 - 4,978 square feet and Lot 2 - 4,269 square feet); USE PERMIT to allow lot area and lot widths less than the minimum required; and DESIGN REVIEW to demolish an existing one-story single-family home and construct two new, two-story single-family homes resulting in 2,587 square feet for Lot 1 (2,184 square foot living area and 403 square foot garage); and 2,570 square feet for Lot 2 (2,166 square foot living area and 404 square foot garage), resulting in 55.7% total floor area ratio (FAR). Location: 258 West California Avenue (APN: 204-51-005) File #: 2019-7552 Zoning: R-2 Applicant / Owner: George Novitskiy (applicant) / Hanson America LLC (owner) Environmental Review: A Class 3 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions. Project Planner: Cindy Hom, (408) 730-7411, chom@sunnyvale.ca.gov 24-0515
12. 12 PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
13. 2. Proposed Project: Appeal of a decision by the Zoning Administrator denying a VARIANCE to legalize an existing 112 square foot detached accessory structure in the rear yard of a single-family property with a two-foot, five-inch side setback where four-feet minimum is required, and a two-foot, two-inch rear yard setback where ten-feet minimum is required. Location: 160 South Pastoria Avenue (APN: 165-15-007) File #: PLNG-2023-0642 Zoning: R-2 (Low Medium Density Residential) Applicant / Owner: Scott McClennan (applicant) / Tracy and Scott McClennan (owner) Environmental Review: Class 3 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions. Project Planner: Robby Miller, 408-730-7429, rmiller@sunnyvale.ca.gov 24-0491
14. 13 Proposed Project: Appeal of a decision by the Zoning Administrator denying a VARIANCE to legalize an existing 112 square foot detached accessory structure in the rear yard of a single-family property with a two-foot, five-inch side setback where four-feet minimum is required, and a two-foot, two-inch rear yard setback where ten-feet minimum is required. Location: 160 South Pastoria Avenue (APN: 165-15-007) File #: PLNG-2023-0642 Zoning: R-2 (Low Medium Density Residential) Applicant / Owner: Scott McClennan (applicant) / Tracy and Scott McClennan (owner) Environmental Review: Class 3 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions. Project Planner: Robby Miller, 408-730-7429, rmiller@sunnyvale.ca.gov 24-0491 approved Pass
15. 3. Proposed Project: Related applications on a 45.6-acre site: USE PERMIT: to demolish an existing recreation center, surface parking lot, and six-level parking structure to allow a new 592,567 square-foot research and development (R&D) building along Central Expressway; demolition of four buildings (928 East Arques Avenue, 242 Commercial Street, 230 Commercial Street, and 222 Commercial Street) to allow for a new seven-story parking structure along Commercial Street; demolition of one building at 930 East California Avenue to allow for the expansion of an existing PG&E electrical substation; and installation of associated site improvements around the proposed R&D building and parking structure. The site would retain four existing industrial/office/R&D buildings, including an office building (930 East Arques Avenue), Building 81 (974 East Arques Avenue), Building 85 (978 East Arques Avenue), and a central utility plant. The project includes merging seven existing lots to form a larger campus parcel, with one existing lot remaining at 222 Commercial Street. VARIANCE: to exceed the maximum height limit and floor plate sizes specified in the Arques Campus Specific Plan. Location: 974 East Arques Avenue (APNs: 205-36-006, -007 and -008); 928-930 East Arques Avenue (APN: 205-35-017); 222, 230 and 242 Commercial Street (APNs: 205-35-006, 007 and 008, respectively) and 930 East California Street (APN 205-35-003). File #: PLNG-2023-0134 Zoning: M-S Applicant / Owner: Applied Materials (Applicant/Owner) Environmental Review: An addendum to the Arques Specific Plan EIR and the Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE) Update EIR has been prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15164. Project Planner: Cindy Hom, Associate Planner (408) 730-7411, chom@sunnyvale.ca.gov 24-0464 approved Pass
16. 14 Proposed Project: Appeal of a decision by the Zoning Administrator denying a VARIANCE to legalize an existing 112 square foot detached accessory structure in the rear yard of a single-family property with a two-foot, five-inch side setback where four-feet minimum is required, and a two-foot, two-inch rear yard setback where ten-feet minimum is required. Location: 160 South Pastoria Avenue (APN: 165-15-007) File #: PLNG-2023-0642 Zoning: R-2 (Low Medium Density Residential) Applicant / Owner: Scott McClennan (applicant) / Tracy and Scott McClennan (owner) Environmental Review: Class 3 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions. Project Planner: Robby Miller, 408-730-7429, rmiller@sunnyvale.ca.gov 24-0491 approved Pass
17. 4. Proposed Project: Related applications on three sites totaling 1.74 acres: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT: Amend the General Plan land use designation from Commercial to either Medium Density (15-24 du/ac) or High Density (25-36 du/ac) Residential. REZONE: Rezone from Neighborhood Business with a Planned Development combining district (C-1/PD) to either Medium Density Residential (R-3) or High Density Residential (R-4) with a Mixed Use (MU) and Planned Development (PD) combining district. File #: 2022-7146 Location: 1313 South Wolfe Road (APNs 309-10-026 and 309-10-027) and 898 East Fremont Avenue (APN 309-10-015) Current Zoning: C-1/PD (Neighborhood Business with a Planned Development combining district) Applicant / Owner: 4Terra Investments (applicant)/Desmond Family Real Estate Limited Partner (Owner) Environmental Review: Mitigated Negative Declaration Project Planner: Mary Jeyaprakash, (408) 730-7449, mjeyaprakash@sunnyvale.ca.gov 24-0412 approved Pass
18. 16 STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
19. 17 NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS
20. 18 -Commissioner Comments
21. 19 -Staff Comments
22. 20 ADJOURNMENT

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