REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: Related applications on a 0.26-acre site:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to construct four townhomes and associated site improvements and maintain the existing single-family home (Heritage Resource)
TENTATIVE MAP: to create five residential lots and one common lot.
Location: 434 Crescent Avenue (APN: 211-35-030)
File #: PLNG-2024-0719
Zoning: R-3/PD (Medium Density Residential/Planned Development)
Applicant / Owner: Gordon Wong, GKW Architects (applicant) /John Chao (owner)
Environmental Review: A Class 32 categorical exemption relieves this project from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Margaret Netto, Senior Planner, (408) 730-7628 mnetto@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Medium Density Residential
Existing Site Conditions: A one-story single-family home
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Multi-family residential (condominium development)
South: Single family home
East: Multi-family residential (condominium development)
West: Multi-family residential (condominium development)
Issues: Neighborhood Compatibility
Staff Recommendation: Find the Project Exempt from CEQA under the Class 32 Infill Exemption and Approve the Special Development Permit and Tentative Map with the Recommended Findings in Attachment 3 and Recommended Conditions of Approval in Attachment 4.
BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project
The proposed project is to redevelop a 0.26-acre site with a three-story four-unit townhouse development and retain the existing 960-square foot single-family home.
A Special Development Permit (SDP) is required for the development of multi-family projects in the R3/PD zoning district. A Tentative Map (TM) is required for the creation of five residential lots and one common lot. The findings required in order to grant an SDP and TM are discussed in Attachment 3.
This item was continued from the March 26, 2026, Planning Commission hearing to allow...
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