REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT to allow a Public Service Building Use within an existing office building. No expansion or exterior modifications are proposed with this application.
Location: 298 S. Sunnyvale Avenue (APNs: 209-10-061)
File #: PLNG-2025-0507
Zoning: DSP-17 (Downtown Specific Plan, Block 7)
Applicant / Owner: Daniel Awogbemila (applicant) / SVCE Authority (owner)
Environmental Review: Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Gino Victoria, 408-730-7430, GVictoria@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
BACKGROUND
The project site is currently developed with a 27,920-square foot commercial office building, surrounded by mature landscaping along the street frontages and building perimeter. The project area is 0.49 acres in size, located at the northeast corner of S. Sunnyvale Avenue and E. McKinley Avenue. The site is bordered by a public parking lot to the north and east, with an additional public parking lot across S. Sunnyvale Avenue. A residential development is located across E. McKinley Avenue.
The project site is zoned Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) with the Block 7 combining district and located in the Sunnyvale/Carroll District. The site is located in the Transit Mixed-Use (TMU) General Plan land use designation. Surrounding land uses include various commercial businesses, offices, and residential developments.
The property was recently acquired by SVCE Authority and they intend to relocate the primary operations of Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) to this building.
Description of Proposed Project
The proposed project includes a request to allow a Public Service Building use within an existing office building for SVCE. As described in the Project Description Letter (Attachment 5), SVCE proposes improvements to support their operational, community, and governance needs. The primary functions...
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