REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
File #: 2014-7633
Location: 861 E. El Camino Real (APN: 211-16-021)
Zoning: C-2/ECR (Highway Business/Precise Plan for El Camino Real)
Proposed Project: Consideration of an application on a 1.59-acre site:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT to redevelop a vacant nursery with a 3,000 square foot building into a 162-room, five-story hotel with underground parking.
VARIANCE to allow solar shading to exceed the maximum 10% on an adjacent commercial building and a DESIGN REVIEW PERMIT to allow new construction.
Applicant / Owner: Phillip Stewart /Sunnyvale Hospitality LLC
Environmental Review: Mitigated Negative Declaration
Project Planner: Margaret Netto, (408) 730-7628, mnetto@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Highway Business
Existing Site Conditions: Vacant (former outdoor nursery)
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Commercial (miniature golf course)
South: Commercial (restaurant)
East: Multi-family across Wolfe Road
West: Multi-family across El Camino Real
Issues: Architecture, Compatibility, Solar Variance
Staff Recommendation: Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and approve the Special Development Permit, Design Review Permit and Variance with the Conditions of Approval in Attachment 4.
BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project
The project includes full demolition of all existing buildings and pavement and construction of a five-story hotel (Hampton Inn and Suites) with 162 rooms including 46 surface parking spaces and 103 underground parking spaces. The hotel structure is proposed to be 97,841 square feet with a height of 62 feet to from the top-of-curb to the top of the parapet. The project is comprised of one five-story linear building. Vehicular access to the site would be provided via two entry points on South Wolfe Road and El Camino Real. The El Camino access is right-in/right-out only. See Attachment 1 for a map of the vicinity and mailing area for notic...
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