REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: Related applications on the 26-acre site:
VARIANCE: To allow a new screened utility yard to be placed between the building and a public street (Central Expressway) on an existing industrial campus; and.
USE PERMIT: To allow mechanical equipment coverage to exceed 5%
Location: 1230 East Arques Avenue (APNs: 216-350-24, 216-35-025, 216-35-026)
File #: PLNG-2025-0636
Zoning: M-S (Industrial and Service)
Applicant / Owner: Sean Mcfeely (applicant) /Ingrasys Technology USA Inc (owner)
Environmental Review: Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Christian Mendoza, 408-730-7429, Cmendoza@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project
The applicant seeks a Variance approval for a deviation from Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC) Section 19.48.100 to allow two new fully screened equipment yards for a total of approximate 87,123 square feet (7%) within an existing parking lot located at the southern facing front yard along Central Expressway, where the code prohibits the location of mechanical equipment between the face of the building and the street. The project will include two screening walls of varying height with additional landscaping along Central Expressway to further obscure the proposed wall and equipment yards.
The applicant also seeks a Use Permit for ground-mounted mechanical equipment coverage to exceed the five percent of the lot area as required by SMC Section 19.88.020(a)(3). Modifications to parking, tree removals, and landscaping are also included in the project.
See Attachment 1 for a map of the vicinity and mailing area for notices and Attachment 2 for the Data Table of the project.
Previous Actions on the Site
The project site was the former Fujitsu campus that was developed in 1974 and the site has been vacant since 2021. A Preliminary Review was completed for re...
Click here for full text