REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
Introduce an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 19.67 (Inclusionary Below Market Rate Ownership Housing Program) and Chapter 19.77 (Inclusionary Below Market Rate Rental Housing) of Title 19 (Zoning) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code to Modify Requirements for Qualified Retail Preservation Projects, Adopt a Resolution to Establish a Retail Preservation Incentive Program for Certain Village Center Sites and Find that the Proposed Actions are Consistent with the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE) and do not Require Additional Environmental Review Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162.
Location: Citywide Village Center Sites
File #: PLNG-2025-0001
General Plan Land Use: VMU (Village Center Mixed Use)
Project Planner: Trudi Ryan, (408) 730-7435, tryan@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Planning Commission considered this item on February 24, 2025. Attachment 11 is an excerpt of the Final Minutes of the Planning Commission meeting.
Commissioners asked questions about whether a BMR program discourages development, whether the proposed commercial incentive program would be subject to the other housing development requirements and standards, how waivers and concessions would be handled, the current market for townhouse development, how a development qualifies as affordable in the Housing Element, the locations of the recommended Village Center sites, the recommended distance to other commercial zoning, the distinction between waivers and concessions, and how zoning land use categories are generally broad (e.g. retail vs grocery store).
The Commission and staff discussed the Village Center Master Plan schedule and recommendations from the Planning Commission and direction that could be given by the Council on zoning and density and any future General Plan and zoning designations for Village Center sites. Staff ...
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