REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT to demolish an existing one-story commercial building and construct a new 999 square feet one-story office building and 4,967 square feet two-story office building with podium parking. The project requests a deviation to allow 20-foot front yard setback, where 70 feet minimum is required.
Location: 1689 South Wolfe Road (APN: 309-51-028)
File #: 2022-7340
Zoning: C-1/PD (Neighborhood Business with a Planned Development combining district)
Applicant / Owner: Joseph Bellomo Architects (applicant)/PSR Development Inc. (owners)
Environmental Review: A Class 3 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Mary Jeyaprakash, 408-730-7449, mjeyaprakash@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project
The project site is a 0.36-acre property currently developed with a 3,300 square feet one-story retail building. Surrounding properties include commercial uses to the south, residential uses to the north and west, and City of Sunnyvale owned well site to the east.
The proposed project includes demolition of the existing retail building and construction of a one-story office building (Building 1) along Martin Avenue and a two-story office building with podium parking (Building 2) facing South Wolfe Road. Landscaping, lighting, surface parking, and right-of-way upgrades are also proposed.
A Special Development Permit (SDP) is required in C-1/P-D zoning to consider site and architectural modifications to the site, including deviation for front setback for Building 1 from Martin Avenue.
See Attachment 1 for the vicinity map and Attachment 2 for the Project Data Table.
Previous Actions on the Site
The existing building was constructed in 1971. There were no other building permits issued over the years. There were also no significant Planning approvals related to the proposed use...
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