PLANNING COMMISSION STUDY SESSION
SUBJECT
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Proposed Project: Peery Park Specific Plan (PPSP) Amendment to increase office and research and development (R&D) square footage and residential units and allow relocation of the Libby Water Tower, and Scoping Meeting to receive public comments on the Notice of Preparation (NOP) of a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to the previously certified 2016 PPSP EIR.
Location: Peery Park Specific Plan (PPSP)
File #: PLNG-2024-0678
Applicant: Steelwave LLC
Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458, avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
The City released a Notice of Preparation (NOP) for a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) for the proposed Peery Park Specific Plan (PPSP) Amendment on September 30, 2026, initiating a 30day public comment period as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This marks the first step in the Supplemental EIR process. The purpose of the NOP is to inform agencies and the public that an EIR is being prepared to address potential impacts resulting from approval and implementation of the PPSP Amendment and gather input from the public and public agencies on the scope and content of the environmental analysis to be included in the Supplemental EIR.
The City, along with its consultant PlaceWorks, will hold a hybrid community outreach and environmental scoping meeting during the public comment period on October 12, 2026, as part of the Planning Commission Study Session. The public comment period will close at 5:00 p.m. on October 30, 2026. The City is also sending consultation request letters to local Native American tribes pursuant to AB 52 and SB 18.
The PPSP encompasses approximately 450 acres generally bounded by State Route 237 to the north and northwest, North Mathilda Avenue to the east, the Southern Pacific Railroad line to the south, and Mary Avenue to the west. Portions of the PPSP extend west of Mary Avenue toward the Sunnyva...
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