REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
Title
File #: 2015-7154
Location: 155 S. Frances Street (APN: 209-07-026)
Applicant / Owner: Elaine Ellefsen (applicant) / BRE Properties, Inc. (owner)
Proposed Project:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT to allow a recreational and athletic facility in the ground floor of the mixed-use Solstice development, located in the City's Downtown Specific Plan area.
Reason for Permit: A Special Development Permit is required for recreational and athletic facilities within Downtown Specific Plan Block 1A.
Project Planner: Timothy Maier, (408) 730-7257, tmaier@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Issues: Noise impacts
Recommendation: Approve with conditions
Report
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Existing
Proposed
General Plan
Downtown Specific Plan
Same
Zoning District:
DSP-Block 1A
Same
Gross Floor Area (sq. ft.)
34,575*
Same
Tenant Floor Area (sq. ft.)
2,958
Same
Parking:
Parking District
Same
*For the retail component of the Solstice Development
Previous Planning Projects related to Subject Application: In 2010, the Solstice mixed-use development was approved to be located on blocks A and B of the former Town and Country Village site (Special Development Permit File #2010-7493). The Solstice development is comprised of two mixed-use buildings, one on each block, with ground floor retail totaling 34,575 square feet and 279 residential units located on five floors above.
Yes
Neighborhood Preservation Complaint
No
Deviations from Standard Zoning Requirements
No
Background: The proposed use is a recreational and athletic facility inside a 2,958 square-foot tenant space. Orangetheory Fitness provides instructor-led indoor exercise classes, each lasting approximately one hour.
The applicant's project description letter states that a maximum of 24 clients and 5 employees would occupy the space at a given time. Classes would be staggered by minimally 15 minutes, reducing overlap of clientele.
Floor Plan: As proposed, the tenant space would includ...
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