REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
FILE #: 2015-7636
Location: 838 Azure Street and 842 Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road (APN: 211-18-030)
Proposed Project:
General Plan Amendment Initiation request to study changing the General Plan from Low Density Residential to Low Medium Density Residential.
Applicant/Owner: Xin Lu (owner)
Project Planner: Gerri Caruso, (408) 730-7591, gcaruso@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Environmental Review: Not required to initiate a General Plan study. The potential General Plan change and future projects will be subject to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Report
BACKGROUND
General Plan Amendment Initiation (GPI) requests are heard on a quarterly basis through a recommendation from the Planning Commission and then action by the City Council. The process for considering a General Plan begins with a written request from a property owner or applicant. If Council approves the GPI, a formal application for a General Plan Amendment (GPA) can be filed by the property owner/applicant. While staff is processing the GPA application, the applicant may also file a project application and related items as applicable for concurrent processing. However, the City Council would need to approve the GPA before the project could be scheduled for a Planning Commission hearing.
Staff received a GPI request from the applicant (property owner) on July 30, 2015 (Attachment 1, Applicant Letter and Photos) to change the General Plan for 838 Azure Street and 842 Sunnyvale Saratoga Road, which consists of two addresses on one 0.34-acre parcel. The current General Plan designation is Residential Low Density (RLO 0-7 dwelling units per acre) (Attachment 2, General Plan Map). An RLO designation allows up to two dwelling units on the site.
The applicant is requesting that the General Plan designation be changed to Residential Low-Medium Density (RLM 7-14 dwelling units per acre). Depending on the zoning designation, an RL...
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