REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
File #: 2014-8023
Location: 787 N. Mary Avenue (APN: 165-40-003)
Zoning: MS
Proposed Project: Application for a project on a 4.02-acre site:
USE PERMIT to allow a new 54-foot tall wireless facility (mono-eucalyptus) in the parking lot of an industrial site.
Applicant / Owner: Verizon Wireless (applicant) / North Mary, LLC (owner)
Environmental Review: Negative Declaration
Project Planner: Timothy Maier, (408) 730-7257, tmaier@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Industrial
Existing Site Conditions: Industrial/Office
Surrounding Land Uses
North: CA-237/US-101 Interchange
South: Industrial/Office
East: Industrial/Office
West: Sunnyvale Golf Course
Issues: Aesthetics, neighborhood compatibility
Planning Commission/Staff Recommendation: Approve with conditions
BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project
The applicant requests approval of a Use Permit to locate a new wireless telecommunications facility in the parking lot of an existing industrial/office property.
See Attachment 1 for a map of the vicinity and mailing area for notices and Attachment 2 for the Data Table of the project.
Previous Actions on the Site
A Use Permit was approved in 1980, allowing high-intensity employment at the subject site and permitting construction of the existing office building. No other significant land-use application has been reviewed in conjunction with the subject property.
DISCUSSION
Background
City of Sunnyvale Municipal Code Section 19.16.070 states that an application for a discretionary permit regarding any action proposed on a site located within the Peery Park District shall be considered by the Planning Commission for recommendation, with the City Council serving as the final decision-making body. The proposed project, construction of a wireless telecommunications tower, would take place on a property within the Peery Park District and constitutes an action which require...
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