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File #: 21-0123   
Type: Report to Board/Commission Status: Agenda Ready
Meeting Body: Zoning Administrator Hearing
On agenda: 2/24/2021
Title: Proposed Project: SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: Demolish an existing 7,016 square feet auto repair/body shop buildings including a 399 square feet mezzanine, and construct a new 10,998 square feet auto repair shop building with a 2,231 square feet mezzanine for the Toyota Pre-owned Vehicle Reconditioning Center. Location: 928 West El Camino Real (APN: 201-19-036) File #: 2019-7404 Zoning: C-2/ECR - Highway Business/Precise Plan for El Camino Real Applicant / Owner: TWM Architects + Planners (applicant) / Price-Simms Re, LLC (owner) Environmental Review: Class 32 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions. Project Planner: Momoko Ishijima, 408-730-7532, mishijima@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Attachments: 1. Vicinity and Noticing Map, 2. Project Data Table, 3. Recommended Findings, 4. Recommended Conditions of Approval, 5. CEQA Class 32 Exemption Analysis, 6. Site and Architectural Plans, 7. Architectural Renderings, 8. Color Board, 9. Project Description Letter
REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR

SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: Demolish an existing 7,016 square feet auto repair/body shop buildings including a 399 square feet mezzanine, and construct a new 10,998 square feet auto repair shop building with a 2,231 square feet mezzanine for the Toyota Pre-owned Vehicle Reconditioning Center.
Location: 928 West El Camino Real (APN: 201-19-036)
File #: 2019-7404
Zoning: C-2/ECR - Highway Business/Precise Plan for El Camino Real
Applicant / Owner: TWM Architects + Planners (applicant) / Price-Simms Re, LLC (owner)
Environmental Review: Class 32 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Momoko Ishijima, 408-730-7532, mishijima@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Report
BACKGROUND
The project site is located on a 0.52-acre parcel, mid-block on the south side of El Camino Real, near the intersection of El Camino Real and South Mary Avenue. The project site is within a developed, urban area of Sunnyvale and is immediately adjacent to other auto repair and auto dealership uses. The surrounding area also has a mix of commercial retail, restaurants, medical and office use, single-family homes, and apartments. The existing building was constructed in 1957 and has been occupied by various auto related businesses including a carwash, auto dealership, and auto body repair.

Description of Proposed Project
The proposed project is the demolition of the existing 7,016 square feet auto repair/body shop buildings including a 399 square feet mezzanine, and construction of a new 10,998 square feet auto repair shop building with a 2,231 square feet mezzanine for the Toyota Pre-owned Vehicle Reconditioning Center. The proposed net increase in building area is 3,982 square feet. The project also includes on-site improvements including landscaping and construction of a new solid waste enclosure, and off-site improvements including the widening of a ...

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