REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
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Proposed Project: General Plan Amendment Initiation: to consider a 100% Floor Area Ratio (FAR) combining district on 10 parcels in the M-S zoning district totaling 63 acres.
Location: 974 East Arques Avenue (APNs: 205-36-006, 205-36-007, 205-36-008), 190 Commercial Street (APN: 205-35-001), 198 Commercial Street (APN: 205-35-002), 930 East California Street (APN: 205-35-003), 1050/1090 East Arques Avenue (APN: 205-37-009), 928/930 East Arques Avenue (APN: 205-35-017), and 955/965 East Arques Avenue (APNs: 205-25-018 and 205-25-019)
File #: 2021-7282
Zoning: M-S - Industrial and Service
General Plan: Industrial
Applicant / Owner: RMW Architecture & Interiors (applicant) / Applied Materials, Inc. (owner)
Environmental Review: The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(a).
Project Planner: Momoko Ishijima, (408) 730-7532, mishijima@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
BACKGROUND
General Plan Amendment Initiation (GPI) requests are considered on a quarterly basis through a recommendation from the Planning Commission, and then action by the City Council. The process for considering a General Plan Amendment (GPA) begins with a written request from a property owner or applicant (Attachment 2). If the City Council approves the GPI, a formal application for a GPA may be filed by the property owner or applicant. The City Council must approve the GPA and related rezoning before the specific project is considered.
Staff received a GPI request from the applicant on April 16, 2021 requesting to consider a 100% floor area ratio (FAR) combining district for 10 parcels totaling 63 acres. All parcels are owned by Applied Materials, where they envision expanding their Sunnyvale Campus as their core global innovation platform for business, engineering, and advanced research, and development (R&D) lab operations. Three of the parcels (APNs: 205-36-006, -007,...
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