REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
Related application on a 5.08-acre site:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT to allow expansion of an existing Recreational and Athletic Facility use ("Gold Star Gymnasium") into an adjacent tenant space within an existing shopping center.
Location: 721 - 727 Sunnyvale Saratoga Road (APN: 201-37-012)
File #: PLNG-2024-0441
Zoning: ECR/MU54
Applicant / Owner: Anthony Roxas (applicant) / Leung Kason K C Trustee & Et Al (owner)
Environmental Review: A Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Julia Klein, 408-730-7463, jklein@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project
The project site is 5.08 acres in size and is located on the south-west corner of West El Camino Real and Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road. The site has been developed as a neighborhood commercial center with multiple buildings that are currently occupied by a variety of commercial uses including coffee/tea shops, dental office, recreational and athletic facility (gym), restaurants, retail, and tutoring center.
Gold Star Gymnastics initially moved into this site in the spring of 2016, occupying tenant spaces at 725 and 727 Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road. The gym has operated at this location continuously since that time. In May 2001, the current owners acquired the business and continue to operate the facility to the present day.
The proposed project would enable the existing Gold Star Gymnastics to expand into the adjacent tenant space at 721 Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road which is currently occupied by Big 5 Sporting Goods. The project involves converting the existing retail store into a recreational and athletic facility with minor interior and exterior changes. Interior changes would connect the two spaces for easier patron/student and employee access, restrooms, and employee areas. Exterior changes include new replacement doors, op...
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