REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
USE PERMIT: for the installation of two 15-foot tall wireless telecommunication facilities for Verizon Wireless on the top floor of the parking structure at the Sunnyvale Caltrain Station.
Location: 295 West Evelyn Avenue (APN: 209-06-082)
File #: PLNG-2025-0437
Zoning: DSP-21 (Downtown Specific Plan Area, Block 21)
Applicant / Owner: Centerline Communications (applicant) / City of Sunnyvale (owner)
Environmental Review: Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Momo Ishijima, 408-730-7532, mishijima@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project
The proposed project is to allow installation of a new wireless telecommunications facility with two 15-foot tall telecommunication poles on the top floor of the City-owned parking structure at the Sunnyvale Caltrain Station. The project also includes the installation of associated telecommunications equipment, equipment screening structures, and conduits for power and cables on the ground floor and up to the fourth floor of the parking structure. Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC) Section 19.54.080 requires a Minor Use Permit, with approval by the Zoning Administrator, for the installation of telecommunications equipment which extend up to 15 feet above the structure ridgeline in the Downtown Specific Plan zoning district.
See Attachment 1 for a map of the vicinity and mailing area for notices.
Previous Actions on the Site
Murphy Station was established as a flag stop of the Central Railroad in 1864 and has continued to function to present day as one of the two Sunnyvale Caltrain stations. The Downtown Specific Plan was adopted by City Council in 1994, with significant updates in 2003 and 2020. The City-owned four-story parking structure was constructed in 2004. There are currently no wireless telecommunication facilities on the parking s...
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