City of Sunnyvale - File #: 23-0932

• File #: 23-0932
• Type: Report to Board/Commission
• Status: Passed
• Meeting Body: Planning Commission
• On agenda: 10/9/2023
• Title: Proposed Project: Related applications on a 5.82-acre site: SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to demolish an existing surface parking lot at the rear of two existing office/R&D buildings and construct 225 apartment units at a density of 112.5 dwelling units per acre in an eight-story building inclusive of three levels of above-ground parking. TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP: to relocate the existing lot line between the two office/R&D building lots, resulting in a 3.82-acre lot for the office/R&D buildings and a two-acre lot for the apartment development. Location: 1150-1170 Kifer Road (APNs: 205-50-034 and 205-50-035) File #: 2022-7168 Zoning: MXD-I (Flexible Mixed-Use I) Applicant / Owner: Prometheus Real Estate Group (applicant) / 1150 Kifer LP (owner) Environmental Review: No additional review required as per CEQA Guidelines 15162 and 15168(c)(2) and (4) - environmental impacts of the project are addressed in the 2016 Lawrence Station Area Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR - State Clearinghous...
• Related files: 23-1022

REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION

SUBJECT
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Proposed Project: Related applications on a 5.82-acre site:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to demolish an existing surface parking lot at the rear of two existing office/R&D buildings and construct 225 apartment units at a density of 112.5 dwelling units per acre in an eight-story building inclusive of three levels of above-ground parking.
TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP: to relocate the existing lot line between the two office/R&D building lots, resulting in a 3.82-acre lot for the office/R&D buildings and a two-acre lot for the apartment development.
Location: 1150-1170 Kifer Road (APNs: 205-50-034 and 205-50-035)
File #: 2022-7168
Zoning: MXD-I (Flexible Mixed-Use I)
Applicant / Owner: Prometheus Real Estate Group (applicant) / 1150 Kifer LP (owner)
Environmental Review: No additional review required as per CEQA Guidelines 15162 and 15168(c)(2) and (4) - environmental impacts of the project are addressed in the 2016 Lawrence Station Area Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR - State Clearinghouse No. 2013082030) and 2021 Lawrence Station Area Plan Update/Intuitive Surgical Corporate Campus Project Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIR - State Clearinghouse No. 2019012022)
Project Planner: George Schroeder, (408) 730-7443, gschroeder@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Report
REPORT IN BRIEF

General Plan: Transit Mixed-Use
Existing Site Conditions: Two, two-story office buildings and surface parking
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Office/R&D across Kifer Road, and in the City of Santa Clara
South: Industrial/R&D
East: Wholesale retail and office building across Lawrence Expressway
West: Mixed-use multi-family residential and retail
Issues: Neighborhood compatibility and State Density Bonus waivers
Staff Recommendation: Alternative 1. Make the required findings to approve the CEQA determination that the project is consistent with the 2016 Lawrence Station Area Plan Environmental Impact Report and 2021 Lawrence Station Area Plan Update/Intuiti...