REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
Title
File #: 2015-7044
Location: 1220 Oakmead Parkway (APN: 216-44-048 )
Applicant / Owner: Edward F. Caropepe (applicant) / TW Ireland (owner)
Proposed Project:
USE PERMIT to allow general alcohol sales at an existing pizza restaurant that currently allows sale of beer and wine.
Reason for Permit: A Use Permit is required for a restaurant that have on sale general alcohol beverage service.
Project Planner: Jonathan Caldito, (408) 730-7452, jcaldito@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Issues: Parking
Recommendation: approve with conditions
Report
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Existing
Proposed
Zoning District
MS, Industrial and Service
Same
General Plan
Industrial
Same
Lot Sq. Ft.
40,314
Same
Building Sq. Ft.
5,515
Same
Parking
50
Same
Previous Planning Projects related to Subject Application:
2012-7871-To allow beer and wine; 1993-0207-To convert bank into restaurant
Neighborhood Preservation Complaint
No
Deviations from Standard Zoning Requirements
No
Background
The existing 5,515 square foot restaurant was converted from a bank in 1993(1993-0207) and an application for limited alcohol sales of beer and wine was approved in 2012 (2012-7871). The proposal is for an addition of a bar area and to have general alcohol sales. The bar will serve as an area that is separated with half walls but will not serve as stand-alone bar. Food would be served in the bar area.
There are no proposed changes to the exterior of the building. The subject application for the general alcohol sales are targeting customers that want to come into the restaurant to watch sports events and to eat and drink.
Under the current Sunnyvale Municipal Code, the parking standards for a restaurant without a bar or entertainment require a minimum of 9 spaces and a maximum of 11 spaces per 1,000 square feet of building space. The current restaurant has 50 spaces which meets the parking standard but, with the addition of a bar area, the parking standards are ...
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