REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: Adopt a Resolution for a:
SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT to modify Block 20 of the Downtown Specific Plan to allow additional residential units and office square footage, and associated modifications to design guidelines and development standards; and
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT to reflect increases in Projected Build-out in the Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE).
Location: 510 and 528 S. Mathilda Avenue (APNs:209-29-060 and 061), and 562 and 568 S. Mathilda Avenue (APNs:209-29-057 and 067)
File #: 2018-7585
Zoning: DSP (Block 20)
Applicant / Owner: Shawn Karimi, Karimi Shahriar Trustee, (applicant and owner 510 and 528 S. Mathilda Avenue, and Shawn Taheri, Sam Cloud Barn LLC (applicant and owner 562 and 568 S. Mathilda Avenue)
Environmental Review: Addendum to the Downtown Specific Plan Amendments Final Environmental Impact Report for the Block 20 Area Project.
Project Planner: Margaret Netto, (408) 730-1221, mnetto@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Downtown Specific Plan
Existing Site Conditions: Residential, commercial and offices
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Commercial uses across W. Olive Avenue
South: Restaurants and commercial uses across El Camino Real (Cherry Orchard Shopping Center)
East: Two-story apartment complex and a three-story office building
West: City of Sunnyvale offices across S. Mathilda Avenue
Issues: Height and Massing
Staff Recommendation: Recommend to City Council Alternative 1: 1) Accept the Environmental Checklist to the previously certified Environmental Impact Report Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, and 2) Adopt a Resolution to amend the Downtown Specific Plan and General Plan.
BACKGROUND
On May 8, 2018, the City Council considered a General Plan Initiation (GPI) request by the property owners of 510 and 528 S. Mathilda Avenue (then Silicon Sage, now Shawn Karimi), and 562 and 568 S. Mathilda Avenue...
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