City of Sunnyvale - File #: 23-1022

• File #: 23-1022
• Type: Report to Council
• Status: Passed
• Meeting Body: City Council
• On agenda: 12/5/2023
• Title: Proposed Project: Appeal by Laborers International Union of North America, Local Union No. 270 (LIUNA) of the Planning Commission decision approving related applications on a 5.82-acre site: SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to demolish an existing surface parking lot at the rear of two existing office/R&D buildings and construct 225 apartment units at a density of 112.5 dwelling units per acre in an eight-story building inclusive of three levels of above-ground parking. TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP: to relocate the existing lot line between the two office/R&D building lots, resulting in a 3.82-acre lot for the office/R&D buildings and a two-acre lot for the apartment development. Location: 1150-1170 Kifer Road (APNs: 205-50-034 and 205-50-035) File #: 2022-7168 Zoning: MXD-I (Flexible Mixed-Use I) Applicant / Owner: Prometheus Real Estate Group (applicant) / 1150 Kifer LP (owner) Appellant: Lozeau Drury LLP on behalf of Laborers International Union of North America, Local Union No. 270 (LIUNA) Env...
• Related files: 23-0932

REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL

SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: Appeal by Laborers International Union of North America, Local Union No. 270 (LIUNA) of the Planning Commission decision approving related applications on a 5.82-acre site:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to demolish an existing surface parking lot at the rear of two existing office/R&D buildings and construct 225 apartment units at a density of 112.5 dwelling units per acre in an eight-story building inclusive of three levels of above-ground parking.
TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP: to relocate the existing lot line between the two office/R&D building lots, resulting in a 3.82-acre lot for the office/R&D buildings and a two-acre lot for the apartment development.
Location: 1150-1170 Kifer Road (APNs: 205-50-034 and 205-50-035)
File #: 2022-7168
Zoning: MXD-I (Flexible Mixed-Use I)
Applicant / Owner: Prometheus Real Estate Group (applicant) / 1150 Kifer LP (owner)
Appellant: Lozeau Drury LLP on behalf of Laborers International Union of North America, Local Union No. 270 (LIUNA)
Environmental Review: No additional review required as per CEQA Guidelines 15162 and 15168(c)(2) and (4) - environmental impacts of the project are addressed in the 2016 Lawrence Station Area Plan Environmental Impact Report (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)
Project Planner: George Schroeder, (408) 730-7443, gschroeder@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Report
BACKGROUND
The Special Development Permit and Tentative Parcel Map for the project were considered by the Planning Commission on October 9, 2023 (see Report to Planning Commission in Attachment 11). Minutes of the Planning Commission public hearing can be found in Attachment 12. The Planning Commission approved the project on a 7-0 vote with the revisions to the Recommended Conditions of Approval as outlined in Attachment 9. The upd...