REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: General Plan Amendment Initiation to consider amending the General Plan designation from Commercial to Medium Density Residential on a one-acre site.
Location: 665 South Knickerbocker Drive (APN: 198-08-036)
File: 2022-7477
Zoning: C-1/PD (Neighborhood Business with a Planned Development Combining District)
General Plan: Commercial
Applicant / Owner: Mandevilla LLC
Environmental Review: The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(a)
Project Planner: Shila Bagley, (408) 730-7418, sbagley@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
BACKGROUND
General Plan Amendment Initiation (GPI) requests are considered on a quarterly basis through a recommendation from the Planning Commission and then action by the City Council. The process for considering a General Plan Amendment (GPA) begins with a written request from a property owner or applicant (Attachment 2). If the City Council approves the GPI, a formal application for a GPA may be filed by the property owner/applicant. Approval of the GPA and related rezoning are typically required prior to scheduling a public hearing for an application for a development project.
Staff received a GPI request from the Applicant on July 28, 2022, requesting to change the General Plan designation of the subject one-acre property at 665 South Knickerbocker Drive from Commercial to Medium Density Residential to allow for a future 24-unit townhome development project. The Applicant submitted a site plan (Attachment 3) that shows the conceptual layout of 24 three-story townhomes at a density of 24 dwelling units per acre.
The City Council is scheduled to consider this GPI request on November 1, 2022.
EXISTING POLICY
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