REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: allow a Recreational and Athletic Facility Use in an existing 6,300 square feet, ground floor tenant space in the Downtown Specific Plan.
Location: 250 W Washington Avenue (APN: 209-35-030)
File #: PLNG-2025-0311
Zoning: DSP-18 (Downtown Specific Plan - Block 18)
Applicant / Owner: Josh Rupert (applicant)/ STC Venture 200WA, LLC (owner)
Environmental Review: 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
The project site is an approximately 3.5 acres, rectangular-shaped lot that was recently developed as the CityLine project for a mix of uses including commercial, office and residential. As originally envisioned, the ground-floor of the existing seven-story building is intended for active uses; and may be divided up to support a combination of uses. The property owner has submitted applications for two adjacent tenant spaces: one is for a Recreational and Athletic Facility (fitness gym) use and the other is for an Education Recreation and Enrichment use. This application (PLNG-2025-0311) is focused on the Recreational and Athletic Facility use (fitness gym) use. A separate application (PLNG-2025-0308) is focused on the Education Recreation and Enrichment use.
Description of Proposed Project
The applicant proposes use of the vacant, ground-floor tenant space for Recreational and Athletic Facility (fitness gym) use. The applicant will not be operating the business, rather this application is intended to allow a future tenant to operate a fitness gym. As proposed, the future tenant would be a third-party operator and would be required to comply with this application and the Conditions of Approval for its operation. The project does not include any physical changes to the tenant space, building or property; how...
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