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File #: 23-0330   
Type: Report to Council Status: Passed
Meeting Body: City Council
On agenda: 2/14/2023
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 Sam Cloud Barn LLC (Shawn Taheri) (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) 730-7628, mnetto@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Attachments: 1. Report to Planning Commission [22-0912, December 12, 2022] (without attachments), 2. Vicinity Map and Noticing, 3. Relevant General Plan and DSP Policies, 4. Link to Addendum to the DSP Amendments FEIR for the Block 20 Area Project with Appendices, 5. Resolution to Amend the DSP and the General Plan Land Use and Transportation Chapter, 6. Map of Block 20 within the DSP, 7. Report to City Council [23-0233, January 24, 2023] (without attachments), 8. Draft Excerpt Minutes of the City Council Meeting of January 24, 2023, 9. Report to Planning Commission [23-0253, February 6, 2023] (without attachments), 10. Draft Excerpt Minutes of the Planning Commission Meeting of February 6, 2023, 11. Presentation to Council 20230213
Related files: 23-0253
REPORT TO COUNCIL

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 Sam Cloud Barn LLC (Shawn Taheri) (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) 730-7628, mnetto@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Report
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Planning Commission considered this item on February 6, 2023. Several members of the public spoke concerned about height, State housing laws, traffic, sidewalk widths, bicycle lanes, and preservation of trees at the rear property line for privacy screening.

The Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of Alternative 1 to rescind their recommendation from December 12, 2022. The Planning Commission also recommended to the City Council, in accordance with staff's recommendation, Alternatives 2a, and 2b, which included accepting the Addendum to the previously certified 2020 Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, and approval of the DSP and General Plan (LUTE) Amendments. The vote was 7-0.

Minutes of the Planning Commission are in Attachment 10.

PUBLIC CONTACT
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