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File #: 25-0523   
Type: Report to Board/Commission Status: Passed
Meeting Body: Planning Commission
On agenda: 5/27/2025
Title: Proposed Project: Related applications on the 0.69-acre site: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT: Amend the General Plan land use designation from Low Density Residential (up to 7 du/acre) to Low-Medium Density Residential (7-14 du/acre). REZONE: Rezone from Low Density Residential (R-0) to Low-Medium Density Residential (R-2) with a Planned Development (PD) combining district. Location: 781 S. Wolfe Road (APN: 211-05-009) File #: PLNG-2024-0344 Zoning: R-0 (Low Density Residential) Applicant / Owner: Dahlin Group (applicant) / Forrest Mozart (owner) Environmental Review: Negative Declaration Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458, avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Attachments: 1. Reserved for Report to Council, 2. Noticing and Vicinity Map, 3. Recommended Findings, 4. Draft Resolution and Map, 5. Draft Ordinance and Map, 6. Table with Comparison of Development Standards, 7. Applicant’s Conceptual Site Plan, 8. Initial Study - Negative Declaration (See Corrected Attachment 8, posted 20250527), 9. Public Comments Received, 10. 25-0523 Corrected Attachment 8 (posted 20250527), 11. Presentation to Planning Commission RTC No 25-0523 - 20250527
REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION

SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: Related applications on the 0.69-acre site:
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT: Amend the General Plan land use designation from Low Density Residential (up to 7 du/acre) to Low-Medium Density Residential (7-14 du/acre).
REZONE: Rezone from Low Density Residential (R-0) to Low-Medium Density Residential (R-2) with a Planned Development (PD) combining district.
Location: 781 S. Wolfe Road (APN: 211-05-009)
File #: PLNG-2024-0344
Zoning: R-0 (Low Density Residential)
Applicant / Owner: Dahlin Group (applicant) / Forrest Mozart (owner)
Environmental Review: Negative Declaration
Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458, avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Report
REPORT IN BRIEF

General Plan: Low Density Residential
Zoning: R-0
Existing Site Conditions: One-story single-family dwelling
Surrounding Land Uses:


Issues: Land use compatibility
Staff Recommendation: Recommend to the City Council Alternative 1 for the parcel at 781 S. Wolfe Road:
a) Make the Findings required by CEQA (Attachment 3 to the report) and Adopt the Negative Declaration (Attachment 8 to the report);
b) Adopt a Resolution (Attachment 4 to the report) to Amend the General Plan Land Use Designation for the site from Low Density Residential to Low-Medium Density Residential;
c) Make the Finding that the General Plan Amendment and Rezoning is deemed to be in the public interest (Attachment 3 to the report); and
d) Introduce an Ordinance (Attachment 5 to the report) to Rezone the site from Low Density Residential (R-0) to Low-Medium Density Residential (R-2) with a Planned Development (PD) combining district.

Detailed recommendations are listed in the Alternatives section of the staff report.
The City Council is scheduled to consider this item on July 1, 2025.
BACKGROUND
On November 14, 2023, the City Council authorized a General Plan Amendment Initiation (GPI) study (RTC No. 23-0993) for the 0.64-acre parcel located at 781 S. Wolfe Road. The study...

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