REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
Title
File #: 2015-7758
Location: 1400 Kifer Road (APN: 216-27-030)
Applicant / Owner: Kier & Wright (applicant) / Westcore Kifer LLC (owner)
Proposed Project:
TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP to allow a 2-lot subdivision of an industrial property, and a USE PERMIT to allow a floor area ratio of 57% for Parcel 1.
Reason for Permit: A Tentative Parcel Map is required for all subdivisions that create less than five lots, and a Use Permit is required to exceed the floor area limitations in the M-S zoning district.
Project Planner: Momoko Ishijima, (408) 730-7532, mishijima@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Environmental Review: Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guildelines Section 15315 (Class 15, Minor Land Divisions).
Recommendation: Approve with conditions
Report
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The applicant seeks a Tentative Parcel Map approval for a two-lot subdivision of a 9.9-acre industrial property with two office buildings, and a Use Permit approval to allow a floor area ratio of 57% for Parcel 1 (lot size 155,190 sq. ft.) and 28% for Parcel 2 (lot size 276,230 sq. ft.) The overall floor area ratio of the two lots combined would remain 38%, as approved by a previous Use Permit (# 1998-0441). The project site is currently developed with a three-story, 88,220-sq. ft. R&D office building on Parcel 1 and a one -story, 76,905-sq. ft. industrial building on Parcel 2. No new floor area is proposed. If approved, the construction activity on the project site will be limited to the separation of water and other shared utility lines and offsite public improvements.
Previous Planning Projects related to Subject Application:
Use Permit to allow the development of an 88,000 sq. ft. office building with a total FAR of 38.3% for the entire site (# 1998-0441).
Yes
Neighborhood Preservation Complaint:
Noise complaints regarding the use of generators in the rear of the property in 2003 and 2007.
Yes
Deviations from Standard Zo...
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