REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
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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
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Industrial
Zoning: M-S (Industrial and Service)
Specific Plan: Arques Campus Specific Plan (974 East Arques A...
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