REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: Consider actions related to implementation of the 2023-2031 Housing Element to create a By-Right Approval process for certain parcels within the City:
A. Adopt Urgency Ordinance to:
a. Add By-Right Approvals (Chapter 19.73) to the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, Designate Parcels Subject to By-Right Approval, and Make Related Amendments to Chapters 19.12 (Definitions), Zoning Districts and Specific Plan Districts - Residential (19.18), Commercial (19.20), Office and Public Facilities (19.24), Downtown Specific Plan (19.28), Moffett Park Specific Plan (19.29), Lawrence Station Area Plan (19.35), El Camino Real Specific Plan (19.36), Inclusionary Below Market Rate Ownership Housing Program (19.67), Miscellaneous Plan Permit (19.82); and
B. Introduce an Ordinance to:
a. Add By-Right Approvals (Chapter 19.73) to the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, Designate Parcels Subject to By-Right Approval, and Make Related Amendments to Chapters 19.12 (Definitions), Zoning Districts and Specific Plan Districts - Residential (19.18), Commercial (19.20), Office and Public Facilities (19.24), Downtown Specific Plan (19.28), Moffett Park Specific Plan (19.29), Lawrence Station Area Plan (19.35), El Camino Real Specific Plan (19.36), Inclusionary Below Market Rate Ownership Housing Program (19.67), and Miscellaneous Plan Permit (19.82)
File #: PLNG-2023-0881
Location: Citywide
Applicant: City of Sunnyvale
Environmental Review: Non-discretionary project (Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(1), CEQA Guidelines Sections 15268, 15357)
Project Planner: Julia Klein, (408) 730-7463, jklein@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Planning Commission considered this item on January 22, 2024. No members of the public spoke on the item or provided written comments before the hearing.
The Planning Commission voted in accordance with the staff recommendation to recommend approval of Alternative 1 to adopt the urgency and forma...
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