REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: Call for Review by the City Council of a Decision by the Planning Commission Approving Related Applications on a 0.34-acre site:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to develop four new single family homes. The existing single family home and accessory living unit are proposed to be demolished.
VESTING TENTATIVE MAP: to subdivide one lot into four lots
File #: 2017-7248
Location: 838 Azure Dr. (APN: 211-18-030)
Zoning: R-2/PD (Residential Low-Medium Density/Planned Development)
Applicant / Owner: Xin Lu
Environmental Review: Mitigated Negative Declaration
Report
Project Planner: Ryan Kuchenig, (408) 730-7431, rkuchenig@sunnyvale.ca.gov
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Planning Commission considered this item on December 11, 2017 and voted to approve the Special Development Permit and Vesting Tentative Map with the recommended findings in Attachment 3 and modified conditions of approval in Attachment 4. The vote was 4-2, with Commissioner Howe and Olevson dissenting. Commissioner Howard was absent. As captured in more detail in the Minutes of the Planning Commission of December 11, 2017 (Attachment 8), the following modified Conditions of Approval were approved:
* Add PS-1 b) regarding addition of backing to allow safety bars in bathtub area;
* Modify BP-5 regarding appropriate curb color painting for four sets of trash and recycling containers (each set is three carts) along the public street;
* Add BP-22 h) regarding the size and paving for the guest parking space between Azure Drive and Unit 2;
* Add BP-38 to specify that all garages be pre-wired for electric vehicles, as
* required by the Building Code;
* Add BP-19 g) regarding implementation of International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) approved exterior lighting hardware;
* Remove PS-1 a) regarding the minimum combined second-story side yard setback requirement; and,
* Add BP-9 g) to require that native large species trees as appropriate for the site be sele...
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