REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
File #: 2014-7584
Location: 215 Moffett Park Drive (APN: 110-34-006)
Zoning: MPI
Proposed Project: Application for a 9.5-acre site located within Moffett Park Specific Plan area.
MAJOR MOFFETT PARK DESIGN REVIEW PERMIT: To allow a second 86,400 square foot office R&D building and a new 5,000 square foot restaurant building resulting in a total of 248,460 square feet of building area on the site (59.9% FAR with LEED Gold incentive); and a new 3-level parking structure and associated site work, including requests to deviate from lot coverage and landscaping frontage width requirements
Applicant / Owner: Gensler / Four Corners Properties
Environmental Review: Mitigated Negative Declaration
Project Planner: Sh?tal Divatia, (408) 730-7637, sdivatia@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Industry
Existing Site Conditions: One two-story 158,497 square foot office building and surface parking
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Industrial
South: SR - 237, mobile home park and multifamily residential south of SR 237
East: Industrial
West: Office/R&D (Moffett Place)
Issues: High FAR, Lot Coverage, landscaping frontage width, building setbacks, architectural style, and removal of on-site trees.
Staff Recommendation: Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and approve the Major Moffett Park Design Review Permit with the recommend Conditions of Approval in Attachment 4.
BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project
The project site is 9.5 acres in size and is currently developed with a two-story, 158,497 square foot office/R&D building with 38% FAR (Floor Area Ratio), where 35% FAR is allowed. The project is a proposal to renovate the existing building and construct a second two-story office R&D building and a new one-story restaurant building resulting in a total of 248,463 square feet of floor area (office and restaurant buildings) with 59.8% FAR. The project would be served by a...
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