Legislation Details

File #: 25-0975   
Type: Report to Board/Commission Status: Passed
Meeting Body: Planning Commission
On agenda: 10/27/2025
Title: Proposed Project: Related applications on a 5.28-acre site: SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: Redevelop three non-contiguous lots with: 1) A new two-story commercial building totaling 23,104 square feet on the commercial lot; and, 2) 101 new market-rate townhouse units, distributed among 15 three-story buildings on the residential lots. VESTING TENTATIVE MAP: Subdivide one existing lot into 26 lots and 101 residential condominium spaces, and merge two existing commercial lots into one. Location: 1119-1163 Lawrence Expressway (APN 110-23-110);1037 Lakehaven Drive (APN 110-23-109); and 1051 Lakehaven Drive (APN 110-23-108) File #: PLNG-2023-0302 Zoning: VCMU-22 (Village Center Mixed-Use) and VCC (Village Center Commercial) [formerly C-1/PD (Neighborhood Business/Planned Development)] Applicant / Owner: The True Life Companies (TTLC; applicant)/Dick's Lakewood Corporation (owner) Environmental Review: No additional review required per CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 - environmental impacts are ad...
Attachments: 1. Notice and Vicinity Map, 2. Project Data Table, 3. Recommended Findings, 4. Recommended Conditions of Approval, 5. Site and Architectural Plans, 6. CEQA Environmental Checklist, 7. Applicant's Project Description Letter, 8. Retail Preservation Incentive Program Resolution, 9. Public Comments, 10. Public Comments Received After Staff Report Published and Four Hours Prior to Meeting, 11. DRAFT Presentation to Planning Commission RTC No 25-0975 - 20251027
REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION

SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: Related applications on a 5.28-acre site:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: Redevelop three non-contiguous lots with:
1) A new two-story commercial building totaling 23,104 square feet on the commercial lot; and,
2) 101 new market-rate townhouse units, distributed among 15 three-story buildings on the residential lots.
VESTING TENTATIVE MAP: Subdivide one existing lot into 26 lots and 101 residential condominium spaces, and merge two existing commercial lots into one.
Location: 1119-1163 Lawrence Expressway (APN 110-23-110);1037 Lakehaven Drive (APN 110-23-109); and 1051 Lakehaven Drive (APN 110-23-108)
File #: PLNG-2023-0302
Zoning: VCMU-22 (Village Center Mixed-Use) and VCC (Village Center Commercial) [formerly C-1/PD (Neighborhood Business/Planned Development)]
Applicant / Owner: The True Life Companies (TTLC; applicant)/Dick's Lakewood Corporation (owner)
Environmental Review: No additional review required per CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 - environmental impacts are addressed in the Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE) Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Project Planner: Jeffrey Cucinotta, (408) 730-7424, jcucinotta@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Report
REPORT IN BRIEF

General Plan: Village Center Master Plan [formerly Village Mixed Use (VMU)]
Existing Site Conditions: Shopping center building (56,541 sq. ft.), former auto service station building (2,008 sq. ft.), and associated surface parking and access driveways.
Surrounding Land Uses: The site is surrounded by single family residential neighborhoods on all sides and is bifurcated by the John W. Christian Greenbelt (owned by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission [SFPUC]).
North: Duplexes and single-family homes across Lakedale Way
South: Single-family homes across Lakehaven Drive
East: Single-family homes and the John W. Christian Greenbelt across Lawrence Expressway
West: Single-family homes along Stoneylake Court
Issues: Village Center Retail Pre...

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