REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
Title
File #: 2016-7535
Location: 803 West El Camino Real (APN: 165-01-043 )
Applicant / Owner: ABC Tree Farms, LLC (applicant) / Pastoria El Camino Partnership (owner)
Proposed Project:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT to allow seasonal sales (Pumpkin Patch and Christmas trees) on vacant lot from September 1 to December 31, annually.
Reason for Permit: A Special Development Permit (SDP) is required for the seasonal outdoor sale will be conducted longer and more frequently than the duration allowed in the Sunnyvale Municipal Code Section 19.61.040.
Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458, avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Issues: Neighborhood compatibility, parking
Recommendation: Approve with conditions
Report
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The applicant proposes to operate seasonal outdoor sales of pumpkins from September 1 through November 5, 2016 and sale of Christmas trees from November 6 to December 31, 2016. The proposed hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
The applicant also proposes to install a tent, inflatable and chemical toilets on site. A 1,600 square-foot tent is proposed on the rear side of the lot. There will be two to eight employees on site during the proposed duration of the use. The use and operation will be the same as approved by the previous Use Permit (2003-0838) for the last twelve years starting from 2004.
See Attachment 4 for the Site and Architectural plans, Attachment 5 for the Project Description Letter provided by the applicant, and Attachment 6 for the Site Photographs.
Background
Previous Planning Projects related to Subject Application:
Yes
* Special Development Permit and Vesting Tentative Map 2015-7756 approved by City Council on 6/21/2016 for a mixed use development on a 2.97 acre site with 49 residential units (40 apartments + 8 attached single family homes + 1 detached single family home), approximately 5,662 square fe...
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