REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
Introduce an Ordinance to:
Amend Article 5 (Special Housing Issues) of Title 19 (Zoning) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code to Allow Safe Parking as a Primary or Ancillary Use at Specified Sites, other related Zoning Code Amendments, and related Amendments to the Peery Park Specific Plan Land Use Table and Direct Staff to Pursue Implementing a Safe Parking Pilot Program on Public Land.
Location: Citywide
File #: PLNG-2024-0645
Zoning: C-4, MP-02, M-S, M-3, PPSP-IE, and PPSP-MIC and Place of Assembly - Community Serving us sites
Environmental Review: Class 1 (California Environmental Quality Act [CEQA] Guidelines Section 15301), Class 4 (Section 15304), and Class 11 (Section 15311) Categorical Exemptions and Section 16061(b)(3)
Project Manager: Amanda Sztoltz, (408) 730-7451, asztoltz@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
In 2020, the City Council approved the 2020 Housing Strategy that prioritized the development of a Safe Parking program. In December 2023, the City Council adopted the 2023-2031 Housing Element of the General Plan; any remaining programs from the 2020 Housing Strategy were added to the programs in the Housing Element, including program 'H34 Safe RV Parking' that directs staff to work with local human service providers to encourage the creation of a Safe RV parking program for the unhoused community. Throughout 2024, City Staff has been working to learn, research, and identify requirements needed to allow a Safe Parking Program for cars and RVs in Sunnyvale. After various outreach meetings and several meetings with neighboring jurisdictions, staff is proposing an Ordinance to allow Safe Parking as both as a standalone program in various commercial or industrial zones (as a primary use), while allowing Safe Parking as ancillary to a place of assembly/community service use in any zoning district. Staff is also proposing two types of parking programs: small (2-10 parking spaces) and lar...
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