Legislation Details

File #: 26-0743   
Type: Report to Board/Commission Status: Passed
Meeting Body: Planning Commission
On agenda: 9/14/2026
Title: CONTINUED FROM AUGUST 10, 2026 Proposed Project: Related applications on a 0.57-acre site: SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to demolish the existing one-story single-family dwelling and construct eight two-story single-family dwellings with overall 65.8% Floor Area Ratio (FAR). VESTING TENTATIVE MAP: to subdivide the existing parcel into eight lots plus a common lot. Location: 781 S Wolfe Rd (APN: 211-05-009) File #: PLNG-2025-0592 Zoning: Low Medium Density Residential/ Planned Development (R-2/PD) Applicant / Owner: Dahlin Group/ California Communities, LLC (applicant/owner) Environmental Review: Addendum to Negative Declaration adopted on July 1, 2025, and Filed July 2, 2025 (Conf. No. 204714906). Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458, avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Attachments: 1. Noticing and Vicinity Map, 2. Project Data Table, 3. Recommended Findings, 4. Recommended Conditions of Approval (See Corrected Attachment 4, posted 20260914), 5. Architectural and Site Plans, 6. Project Description Letter, 7. Addendum to Negative Declaration Prepared by DJP, 8. State Density Bonus Justification Letter by Applicant, 9. Traffic Study Prepared by Hexagon Transportation Consultants, Inc., 10. Public Comment Letter, 11. Link to Negative Declaration Adopted by City Council on July 1, 2025, 12. 26-0743 Corrected Attachment 4 (posted 20260914), 13. Presentation to Planning Commission RTC No 26-0743 - 20260914
REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION

SUBJECT
Title
CONTINUED FROM AUGUST 10, 2026
Proposed Project: Related applications on a 0.57-acre site:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to demolish the existing one-story single-family dwelling and construct eight two-story single-family dwellings with overall 65.8% Floor Area Ratio (FAR).
VESTING TENTATIVE MAP: to subdivide the existing parcel into eight lots plus a common lot.
Location: 781 S Wolfe Rd (APN: 211-05-009)
File #: PLNG-2025-0592
Zoning: Low Medium Density Residential/ Planned Development (R-2/PD)
Applicant / Owner: Dahlin Group/ California Communities, LLC (applicant/owner)
Environmental Review: Addendum to Negative Declaration adopted on July 1, 2025, and Filed July 2, 2025 (Conf. No. 204714906).
Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458, avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Low-Medium Density Residential
Existing Site Conditions: One-story single-family dwelling
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Two-story single-family dwellings
South: One-story single-family dwellings
East: Single-family dwellings across South Wolfe Road
West: One-story single-family dwellings across Lusterleaf Drive
Staff Recommendation: Adopt the addendum to the previously adopted Negative Declaration and make the findings in accordance with CEQA in Attachment 3 and approve the Special Development Permit and Tentative Map with the Recommended Findings in Attachment 3 and subject to the Recommended Conditions of Approval in Attachment 4.

BACKGROUND

On August 10, 2026, staff requested continuance of this item to the Planning Commission’s September 14, 2026 meeting due to a new request for a State Density Bonus Law concession related to undergrounding the overhead electric lines and poles along the project frontage. The updates are reflected on Sheet C6.0 in Attachment 5 (Architectural and Site Plans).

Description of Proposed Project
The 0.57-acre site is located on the west side of South Wolfe Road between Old San Fran...

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