REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
Title
File #: 2015-7052
Location: 707 Kifer Road (APN: 205-44-023)
Applicant / Owner: David Whitney Architects, Inc. (applicant) / Walton San Gabriel Owner VI, LLC (owner)
Proposed Project:
USE PERMIT to allow a 10-foot tall perimeter fence at an industrial campus.
Reason for Permit: A Use Permit is required to allow front yard fences to exceed 6 feet in height and rear yard fences to exceed 8 feet in height.
Project Planner: Noren Caliva-Lepe, (408) 730-7659, ncaliva-lepe@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Issues: Visual impacts
Recommendation: Approve with conditions
Report
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Existing
Proposed
Zoning District:
M-S
Same
Gross Floor Area:
304,904 sq. ft.
Same
Parking:
985
911
Fence Height:
8 ft.
8-10 ft.
Previous Planning Projects related to Subject Application:
The site was redeveloped into office/research and development (R&D) buildings in the 1970s. Additional buildings were added to the site in the late 1990s. In 2013, a Use Permit and Vesting Tentative Map (2013-7103) were approved to allow for condominium ownership of each building, with a common lot to allow for shared parking, access, and landscaping. Subsequent staff-level permits have been approved for minor site modifications.
Yes
Neighborhood Preservation Complaint
No
Deviations from Standard Zoning Requirements
No
Background: Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC) 19.48.025 requires a Use Permit to allow front yard fences to exceed 6 feet in height and rear yard fences to exceed 8 feet in height. The subject site is approximately 12.4 acres and contains seven office/R&D buildings and one parking structure. The site is bound by Central Expressway to the north, Wolfe Road to the east, Kifer Road to the south, and Sunnyvale East Channel to the west. San Gabriel Drive bisects the campus.
The prospective tenant of the first three buildings closest to Kifer Road requests to fence off the back parking lot of the buildings for security purposes (see ...
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