Legislation Details

File #: 26-0646   
Type: Report to Board/Commission Status: Agenda Ready
Meeting Body: Planning Commission
On agenda: 8/10/2026
Title: Proposed Project: Related applications on a 0.57-acre site: SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to demolish the existing one-story single-family dwelling and construct eight two-story single-family dwellings with overall 65.8% Floor Area Ratio (FAR). VESTING TENTATIVE MAP: to subdivide the existing parcel into eight lots plus a common lot. Location: 781 S Wolfe Rd (APN: 211-05-009) File #: PLNG-2025-0592 Zoning: Low Medium Density Residential/ Planned Development (R-2/PD) Applicant / Owner: Dahlin Group/ California Communities, LLC (applicant/owner) Environmental Review: Addendum to Negative Declaration adopted on July 1, 2025, and Filed July 2, 2025 (Conf. No. 204714906). Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458, avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Attachments: 1. Noticing and Vicinity Map, 2. Project Data Table, 3. Recommended Findings, 4. Recommended Conditions of Approval, 5. Architectural and Site Plans, 6. Project Description Letter, 7. Addendum to Negative Declaration Prepared by DJP, 8. State Density Bonus Justification Letter by Applicant, 9. Traffic Study Prepared by Hexagon Transportation Consultants, Inc.
REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION

SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: Related applications on a 0.57-acre site:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to demolish the existing one-story single-family dwelling and construct eight two-story single-family dwellings with overall 65.8% Floor Area Ratio (FAR).
VESTING TENTATIVE MAP: to subdivide the existing parcel into eight lots plus a common lot.
Location: 781 S Wolfe Rd (APN: 211-05-009)
File #: PLNG-2025-0592
Zoning: Low Medium Density Residential/ Planned Development (R-2/PD)
Applicant / Owner: Dahlin Group/ California Communities, LLC (applicant/owner)
Environmental Review: Addendum to Negative Declaration adopted on July 1, 2025, and Filed July 2, 2025 (Conf. No. 204714906).
Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458, avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Report
REPORT IN BRIEF

General Plan: Low-Medium Density Residential
Existing Site Conditions: One-story single-family dwelling
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Two-story single-family dwellings
South: One-story single-family dwellings
East: Single-family dwellings across South Wolfe Road
West: One-story single-family dwellings across Lusterleaf Drive
Staff Recommendation: Adopt the addendum to the previously adopted Negative Declaration and make the findings in accordance with CEQA in Attachment 3 and approve the Special Development Permit and Tentative Map with the Recommended Findings in Attachment 3 and subject to the Recommended Conditions of Approval in Attachment 4.

BACKGROUND

Description of Proposed Project
The 0.57-acre site is located on the west side of South Wolfe Road between Old San Francisco Road and Iris Avenue. It is currently developed with a one-story single-family residence built in 1965, with driveway access from South Wolfe Road. The site is a through lot with frontage on two parallel streets, South Wolfe Road and Lusterleaf Drive. The project consists of demolishing the existing single-family home, constructing eight new two-story single-family dwellings, and ...

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