REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT INITIATION to consider a 100% FAR combining district on 11 parcels in the M-S zoning district totaling 17.85 acres.
File #: 2017-7382
Locations: 893-909 Kifer Road (APN 205-42-011), 905 Kifer Road (APN 205-42-009)
917 Kifer Road (APN 205-42-008), 133-135 Commercial Street and 919-921 Kifer Road (APN 205-42-007), 155 Commercial Street (APN 205-42-006), 165 Commercial Street (APN 205-42-010), 167-171 Commercial Street (APN 205-42-012), 181 Commercial Street (APN 205-42-003), 183 Commercial Street (APN 205-42-004), 193 Commercial Street (APN 205-42-002), No address (APN 205-42-001)
Applicant / Owner: ARC TEC, Inc. (applicant) / Fortinet (owner)
Environmental Review: The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 (a).
Report
Project Planner: George Schroeder, (408) 730-7443, gschroeder@sunnyvale.ca.gov
SUMMARY OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION
The Planning Commission considered this item on July 24, 2017. No members of the public spoke on the item.
The Planning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend approval of Alternative 3 to initiate a General Plan Amendment study of a larger study area (bounded by Central Expressway to the north, Kifer Road to the south, a private park to the east, and Wolfe Road to the west) as an industrial intensification site in the General Plan to allow 100 percent FAR with the preparation of a Specific, Area, or Precise Plan.
The Planning Commission inquired about the differences in cost and timing between the applicant's and staff's proposed study area (Alternative 2 and Alternative 3, respectively). The applicant expressed concern about how a larger study area and initiation of an area plan (e.g., Specific Plan) would affect their intended schedule to develop an office campus. If the City Council authorizes initiation of a General Plan study, and the applicant moves forward with the process, the estim...
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