REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE TO NOVEMBER 9, 2026
Proposed Project: Forward a recommendation to the City Council on related items associated with residential off-street parking requirements:
1. Find that the proposed actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Sections 21080.25(b)(11) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3); and,
2. Introduce an ordinance to amend the Sunnyvale Municipal Code Title 19 (Zoning) related to revising residential off-street parking requirements, including:
a. Repeal and Replace Chapter 19.46 Parking; and,
b. Amend the following Chapters:
i. 19.12 Definitions;
ii. 19.28 Downtown Specific Plan District;
iii. 19.35 Lawrence Station Area Plan District;
iv. 19.36 El Camino Real Specific Plan District; and,
v. 19.78 Dual Urban Opportunity Housing
Location: Citywide
File #: 2022-7404
Applicant: City of Sunnyvale
Project Planner: Jeffrey Cucinotta, (408) 730-7424, jcucinotta@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
This item was scheduled to be reviewed by the Planning Commission on October 26, 2026, and City Council on November 10, 2026. However, City staff is recommending that this item be continued to a date specific of Monday, November 9, 2026. Moving the item to November 9, 2026, will allow staff additional time to complete the staff report and recommended ordinance.
Public Contact
This continuance report serves as a notice to the public.
Public contact regarding the notice of the City Council and Planning Commission public hearings as well as availability of the staff report and agenda were made available in the following ways:
• Notice published in the Sunnyvale Sun newspaper on October 2, 2026
• Posted on the City of Sunnyvale’s website
• Email to subscribers to the project website
• Agenda posted on the City’s official notice bulletin board
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Continue the Planning Commission public hearing to a date certain of Monday, November 9, 2026
Staff
Prepared by: Jeffrey Cucinotta, Senior Planner
Reviewed by: Aastha Vashist, Principal Planner
Reviewed by: Matthew VanHua, Assistant Director of Community Development