REPORT TO HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
File #: 2013-7653
Location: Peery Park District Area
Applicant: City of Sunnyvale
Proposed Project:
Public Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report and Draft Peery Park Specific Plan for the Peery Park Specific Plan.
Project Planner: Amber Blizinski, (408) 730-2723, ablizinski@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
DATE: May 11, 2016
TO: Members of the Sustainability Commission, Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission, and Heritage Preservation Commission
FROM: Amber Blizinski, Principal Planner, Community Development Department
RE: Draft Peery Park Specific Plan and Environmental Impact Report
Background
The Peery Park Specific Plan (PPSP) is an area-wide plan to guide public and private investment activities within the 450 acre area known as the Peery Park District (PPD). The PPD is located in the northwest part of the City and is roughly bounded by California State Route 237 to the north and northwest, Mathilda Avenue to the east, the Caltrain line to the South, and Mary Avenue to the west. A map of the PPD is Attachment 1.
The PPD was primarily developed in the 1960s and 1970s with one-story office and industrial buildings. The PPD is currently poised for redevelopment and is experiencing strong demand for new office and industrial uses. The City of Sunnyvale kicked off the PPSP project by hiring a consultant, Freedman, Tung & Sasaki, in July of 2013 and now after multiple community meetings, meetings with key stakeholders, and study sessions with the Planning Commission and City Council the draft PPSP and draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) are available for public review.
Format for Review of the Documents and the Public Hearing
• Each Commissioner is responsible for reading the sections of the documents that pertain to their Commission’s role.
o Staff has suggested which sections the Commissioner’s should read in Attachment 2.
§ These are suggestions, any portion beyond these that the Commissioner feels is still within their purview is also available.
o The reading material can be found on the project webpage: PeeryPark.InSunnyvale.com
• Planning Staff will give a brief presentation at the Public Hearing and will be available for questions on the draft documents.
o Questions on the DEIR will be limited to technical questions as we are within the 45-day Public Review period and questions and comments are responded to formally in the Final EIR.
§ Additional information on this process and CEQA can be found in Attachment 3.
• The Commission may then open the public hearing to receive comment from the public.
o This comment will be recorded by Planning staff and will be included in the Response to Comments in the DEIR.
• Once the Commission has completed the public comment portion of the hearing, staff will ask that the Commission continue their discussion of the documents by separating the Specific Plan from the DEIR. This will help staff record comments on the PPSP and DEIR separately which is necessary since we want to capture the DEIR comments for the Final EIR.
• The Commission will then make formal comments on both documents separately.
o Formal comments should pertain to the Commission’s role and purview.
• Finally, individual Commissioners (and the public) are welcome to make comments on the PPSP (and the DEIR) in sections that do not necessarily match the focus or role of their Commission; those comments should be written (e-mail or mail) and delivered to staff prior to June 13th at 5 p.m. The Notice of Availability (Attachment 4) provides the information on submitting written comments
Attachments
1. Map of the Peery Park District
2. Suggested Readings Pertaining to Each Commission’s Purview
3. Information about the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the Commissioner’s Roles in this Part of the Process
4. Notice of Availability for the Peery Park Specific Plan