REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
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Proposed Project:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to demolish an existing 19,512 square foot industrial building and construct a 172-unit multi-family housing development (170 affordable units plus two managers' units) within a seven-story building (five levels of housing on top of two levels of podium parking).
Location: 1171 Sonora Court (APN: 205-50-024)
File #: PLNG-2024-0003
Zoning: MXD-1 (Flexible Mixed Use I)
Applicant / Owner: MP Sonora Court Associates, L.P. (applicant) / City of Sunnyvale (owner)
Environmental Review: The project is within the scope of the Lawrence Station Area Plan (LSAP) and the LSAP Program EIR (State Clearinghouse No. 2013082030) and 2021 Lawrence Station Area Plan Update/Intuitive Surgical Corporate Campus Project Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIR - State Clearinghouse No. 2019012022). Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15168, no additional CEQA review and documentation is required.
Project Planner: Margaret Netto, (408) 730-7628, mnetto@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Transit Mixed Use (TMU); Lawrence Station Area Plan (LSAP)
Existing Site Conditions: One-story industrial building
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Multifamily apartment buildings (Savoy Apartments)
South: One-story industrial building and recently constructed MidPen affordable housing project at 1178 Sonora Court
East: One-story industrial building
West: One-story industrial building
Issues: Compliance with LSAP guidelines and State Density Bonus concessions/waivers.
Staff Recommendation: Alternative 1: Make the required findings to approve the CEQA determination that the project is consistent with the Lawrence Station Area Plan (LSAP) and the LSAP Program EIR and 2021 LSAP Update/Intuitive Surgical Corporate Campus Project Subsequent EIR and no additional environmental review is required as described in the Final Environmental Checklist in Attachment 5 and Approve the Special Development Pe...
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