REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Forward Recommendation to the City Council:
Proposed Project: General Plan Amendment Initiation to consider amending the General Plan land use designation from Low Density Residential to Low-Medium Density Residential
Location: 781 S. Wolfe Road (APN: 211-05-009)
File #: PLNG-2023-0521
Zoning: R-0 (Low Density Residential)
Applicant/Owner: California Communities, LLC (applicant) / Yamaoka Larry K Trustee (owner)
Environmental Review: The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(a)
Project Planner: Kelly Cha, (408) 730-7408, kcha@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
BACKGROUND
General Plan Amendment Initiation (GPI) requests are considered on a quarterly basis through a recommendation from the Planning Commission and then action by the City Council. The process for considering a General Plan Amendment (GPA) begins with a written request from a property owner or applicant. If the City Council approves the GPI, a formal application for a GPA may be filed by the property owner/applicant. Council policy is to schedule public hearings for development applications after approval of the GPA and related rezoning.
The applicant submitted a GPI request on July 19, 2023, requesting to change the General Plan land use designation of the property at 781 S. Wolfe Road from Low Density Residential (RLO) to Low-Medium Density Residential (RLM) to allow for a future small-lot single-family development project. If the GPI is initiated, the applicant also intends to request a Planned Development (PD) combining district to consider flexibility in development standards to achieve superior community design. See Attachment 2 for the applicant's GPI letter. The applicant submitted a site plan (Attachment 3) that shows the conceptual layout of eight two-story single-family homes at a density of approximately 12 dwelling units per acre.
The City Council is scheduled to consider this...
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