REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
Forward Recommendations to the City Council related to the General Plan Update to:
a. Adopt a Resolution to Amend Chapter 3: Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE) to update Figure 3-2 and add clarifications in the Village Center Section regarding the Commercial Floor Area calculations; and
b. Find the proposed amendments are consistent with the LUTE EIR and do not require additional environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15183 and 15162.
Planning File Number: PLNG-2023-0840
Environmental Review: The proposed edits are exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 in that the proposed edits are within a development density established by the existing general plan policies for which EIRs were previously certified and does not require additional environmental review. In addition, the proposed edits are exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 as the proposed edits will not require major revisions of the previous EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects.
Project Planner: Shaunn Mendrin, 408-730-7431, smendrin@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
The proposed amendments to the Sunnyvale General Plan consist of updates to the Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE). Specifically, correcting a clerical error in Figure 3-2 which is the build out scenario from 2014 to 2035 (2040 including the Moffett Park Specific Plan). The second is clarifying how the amount of required commercial floor area is calculated for Village Centers as found in the Village Mixed-Use Framework section on page 3-88 of the LUTE. Staff is recommending this change due to questions raised by applicants proposing projects in the Village Centers about the calculation of commercial floor area. The changes to the text and associated table will clarify that the amount of commercial floor...
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