REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT (SDP) to allow on-sale general alcoholic beverage service including on-site consumption at a restaurant with an outdoor covered patio.
Location: 240 S. Taaffe Street Suite J134 (APN: 209-35-032)
File #: PLNG-2024-0584
Zoning: DSP-18 (Downtown Specific Plan Block 18)
Applicant / Owner: Sunny Tam (applicant) / STC Venture Block 3RWS LLC (owner)
Environmental Review: Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Wendy Lao, 408-730-7408, wlao@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
BACKGROUND
The project site is located on the northeast corner of West McKinley Avenue and South Taaffe Street in the Downtown Specific Plan Area Block 18 - Sub-block 3. The existing building, The Martin, Building 1 (West Tower on Taaffe Street) at CityLine, completed construction on February 5, 2025. The ground floor is currently awaiting tenant improvement, including the proposed restaurant in Suite J134.
Description of Proposed Project
The proposed project includes an application for alcoholic beverage sale and services at a planned 2,364 square-foot full-service restaurant, Senro Sushi. The restaurant would be located at the ground floor of an existing 12-story residential and commercial mixed-use building known as The Martin in Cityline Sunnyvale. The restaurant would consist of a dining area, a complete kitchen, a sushi bar, a full liquor bar with general alcohol service, and restroom facilities. The proposed use requires Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License Type 47 for on-site consumption of alcoholic beverage sale and service associated with food establishments.
The proposed project also includes a new 870 square-foot outdoor covered patio in the building's courtyard. The patio consists of a predominantly flat roof made of opaque glass panels and light gauge metal frame, with a total height of 13 feet 10 ...
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