REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
File #: 2015-7505
Location: 1210 Bordeaux Drive (APN: 110-25-038)
Zoning: Moffett Park-Transit Oriented Development (MP-TOD)
Proposed Project: Related applications on a 2.07-acre site:
MAJOR MOFFETT PARK SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to allow a new 160-foot tall above grade level (AGL) monopole for public safety radio communications and future co-location space for private wireless telecommunications carriers. The top of the antennas on the proposed monopole would reach 175 feet tall AGL.
VARIANCE: to allow the proposed monopole to exceed the 125-foot height limit in the Moffett Park Transit-Oriented Development (MP-TOD) zoning district.
Applicant / Owner: City of Sunnyvale
Environmental Review: Negative Declaration
Project Planner: George Schroeder, (408) 730-7443, gschroeder@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Moffett Park Specific Plan
Zoning: Moffett Park Transit-Oriented Development (MP-TOD)
Existing Site Conditions: Vacant - Fire Station 5 under construction
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Industrial/Office
South: Industrial/Office (Moffett Place development under construction)
East: Sunnyvale West Channel/Moffett Place surface parking lot under construction
West: Industrial/Office
Issues: Aesthetics, Height
Staff Recommendation: Approve with conditions
BACKGROUND
Previous Actions on the Site
Developer Jay Paul dedicated this site to the City in exchange for the existing Fire Station 5 parcel at Mathilda Avenue and Innovation Way as part of the approval for the Moffett Place office project (file no. 2012-7854). The Development Agreement adopted with the Moffett Place approval included construction of a new Department of Public Safety (DPS) Fire Station 5 on the subject parcel. The new fire station is currently under construction and expected to be completed by Spring 2016.
Description of Proposed Project
The City's Department of Public Safety (DPS), i...
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