REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
CONTINUED FROM NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Proposed Project: Adopt a Resolution for a:
SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT to modify Block 20 of the Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) 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) 730-7628, mnetto@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Planning Commission considered this item on December 12, 2022. No members of the public spoke during the public hearing. Discussion from the Planning Commission primarily related to building height limit, upper floor step backs along the rear of the property, the need for ground floor retail, and bike lanes along Mathilda Avenue.
The Planning Commission voted to recommend Alternatives 1 and 2 to City Council in accordance with the staff recommendation, which included accepting the Addendum to a previously certified 2020 DSP EIR Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 1516, and approval of the Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) and General Plan (LUTE) Amendments. The vote was 6-0 with Commissioner Weiss absent.
Minutes of the Planning Commission meeting are in Attachment 7.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall, at the ...
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