REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: Related applications on a 0.40-acre site:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to allow demolition of an existing one-story single-family residence and construct eight three-story townhomes.
TENTATIVE MAP: to subdivide the parcel into eight lots plus a common lot.
Location: 444 Old San Francisco Road (APN: 211-01-031)
File #: 2020-7112
Zoning: R-4/PD (High Density Residential/Planned Development Combining District)
Applicant / Owner: Silicon Valley Wzredwood Capital LLC (Applicant/Owner)
Environmental Review: A Class 32 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458, avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: High Density Residential
Existing Site Conditions: One-story single-family residence
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Medical offices across Old San Francisco Road
South: Two-story senior housing development
East: Two-story senior housing development
West: Shopping center across Cezanne Drive
Issues: Consistency with the City's High Density Residential Design Guidelines and deviations from development standards.
Staff Recommendation: Approve the Special Development Permit and Tentative Map with the Recommended Findings in Attachment 3 and Conditions of Approval in Attachment 4.
BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project
The 0.40-acre site at the southeast corner of Old San Francisco Road and Cezanne Drive is currently developed with a one-story single-family home. The project consists of demolishing the existing single-family home, constructing eight townhomes within a three-story building, and associated site and off-site improvements.
A Special Development Permit (SDP) is required for new construction within a Planned Development combining district. The Planning Commission may allow deviations to certain development standards with the SDP. The applicant is requesting dev...
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