REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
2014 Quarterly Consideration of General Plan Amendment Initiation Requests: 915 De Guigne Drive - Industrial to Residential Medium Density
File #: 2014-7244 (associated with file #s: 2011-7021 & 2011-7017)
Location: 915 De Guigne Drive (APN: 205-21-001)
Proposed Project:
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT INITIATION Request to study a change from Industrial to Residential Medium Density and discussion of an Area Plan, Sense of Place Plan, Market and Fiscal Impact Analysis and parkland dedication.
Owner/Applicant: Watt Companies
Project Planner: Shaunn Mendrin, (408) 730-7429, smendrin@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
BACKGROUND
The subject site is located adjacent to the 73 acre East Sunnyvale Industrial to Residential (ITR) area. The subject site and several other properties along De Guigne Drive and Stewart Avenue were part of a larger study area evaluated in 2006-2007 but were not selected to change from industrial to residential. An Environmental Impact Report was prepared at that time that studied the transition of the entire area to residential. The City Council approved a smaller ITR than what was studied (see map in Attachment 1).
Study Initiation and Area Plan: In 2010, Equity Office (owner of 920 De Guigne) and Spansion (owner of 915 De Guigne) submitted General Plan Initiation requests to study a change in the current industrial land use to residential, which was authorized by the City Council. The Council clarified later in 2010 that the study should evaluate the remaining industrial land in the East Sunnyvale Area and required the development of an Area Plan and Sense of Place Plan. Spansion was in contract with Prometheus Real Estate Group for the sale of the land and Prometheus was the primary contact from 2011 to 2013. Prometheus developed a draft Area Plan which staff felt needed further refinement and Council directed that the contract for the preparation of the Area Plan should be managed by the...
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