REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
File #: 2015-7028
Location: Las Palmas townhome development (under construction) behind 660 W. El Camino Real (APNs: 201-40-043 through 078)
Zoning: C-2/PD
Proposed Project: Modification to approved Special Development Permit #2012-7170 (mixed use development with 103 townhomes and 145-room hotel) to remove the requirement for a planned pedestrian connection from the Las Palmas townhome development to Cherry Glen Plaza.
Applicant / Owner: SummerHill 660 W. El Camino Real LLC (applicant) / (owner)
Environmental Review: Categorically Exempt Class 1
Project Planner: Ryan Kuchenig, (408) 730-7431, rkuchenig@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Commercial General Business
Existing Site Conditions: Townhouse Development (Las Palmas) under Construction
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Hotel (Marriott Courtyard)
South: Multi-Family Townhouses
East: Commercial (Cherry Glen Plaza) & Multi-Family Townhouses
West: Commercial & Multi-Family Residential - Triplexes
Issues: Pedestrian Connection
Staff Recommendation: Approval
BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project
The proposal is for a site plan modification to an approved Special Development Permit that consists of 103 townhouses and a 145-room hotel (Marriott Courtyard). The hotel component of the original entitlement was approved and constructed under separate building permits, and is not related to this proposed plan modification.
The requested modification includes the removal of a gated pedestrian connection between the approved townhouse development and a neighboring commercial development to the east (Cherry Glen Plaza). The connection to the neighboring commercial development was proposed and incorporated into the plans by the applicant in the early stages of the entitlement review of the project. The connection was considered to be a pedestrian amenity to encourage neighborhood walkability for residents of the new...
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