REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: To allow a childcare center with preschool and afterschool programs with an occupancy of up to 70 children in Unit #1, the addition of a 1,400-square-foot outdoor play area, construction of a new trash enclosure, and associated site improvements.
Location: 717 E. El Camino Real (APN: 211-10-043)
File #: PLNG-2024-0826
Zoning: ECR/MU-24
Applicant / Owner: Ray House (applicants) / 717 El Camino, LP (owner)
Environmental Review: Class 1 and 3 Categorical Exemptions relieve this project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Julia Klein, 408-730-7463, jklein@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
BACKGROUND
The project site is an approximately two-acre, triangular-shaped lot that was redeveloped in the early 1980s and has operated as a mixed-use building since 1985, with retail and commercial uses fronting El Camino and residential units located above on the 2nd floor and at the rear. There are 11 commercial units along the front of the property. Currently, Unit 10 is occupied by Genius Kids, which has operated an after-school program since September 2014, serving up to 45 children at any one time. This use will be discontinued once the proposed use in Unit 1 becomes operational.
Description of Proposed Project
The applicant proposes to remodel the currently vacant Unit 1-an approximately 1,900-square-foot space-as a childcare center serving children ages 2 and above by offering both preschool and after-school programs. The project includes converting the existing 61-square-foot attached trash enclosure into interior tenant space, as well as making minor modifications to the northwest elevation to add new doors and windows for the classroom areas.
Additionally, the project involves associated site improvements, including reconfiguring the north parking lot and landscaping to create a 1,400-square-foot outdoor play area and constructing ...
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