REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
File #: 2014-7985
Location: 1050-1060 Helen Avenue (APNs: 213-35-009, 213-35-010)
Zoning: C-2/ECR (Commercial Highway Business/Precise Plan for El Camino Real)
Proposed Project: Related applications on a 0.59-acre site:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to construct 7 two-story homes (3 duets and 1 detached home)
VESTING TENTATIVE MAP: to subdivide 2 lots into 8 lots, including 7 ownership lots and one common lot.
Applicant / Owner: Fred Azarm (applicant) / FMA Development LLC, D'Ambrosio Brothers Investments Company (owners)
Environmental Review: Mitigated Negative Declaration
Project Planner: Timothy Maier, (408) 730-7257, tmaier@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Commercial General Business
Existing Site Conditions: Two single-family homes
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Townhomes (located in City of Santa Clara)
South: Commercial (restaurant, located in City of Sunnyvale)
East: Commercial/retail (located in City of Santa Clara)
West: Townhomes, single-family residence, and motel (located in City of Santa Clara).
Issues: Neighborhood compatibility, traffic, parking, noise
Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions
BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project
The project site is 0.59 acre in size and is currently developed as two single-story, single-family homes, each located on a separate lot.
The proposed project includes demolition of the existing buildings and construction of seven houses: six duets and one detached home. Each home would contain three to four bedrooms and an attached two-car garage. A total of four unassigned parking spaces are proposed.
The project site is located near the corner of El Camino Real (ECR) and Helen Avenue and is located in the Precise Plan for El Camino Real, updated in January 2007. The site lies adjacent to a residential development to the north and portions of the west and commercial developments to the east, west...
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