REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: Introduction of Ordinance to REZONE 37 contiguous single family home lots from R-1 (Low Density Residential) to R-1/S (Low Density Residential/Single-Story)
File #: 2016-7523
Location: 576-598 West Remington Drive (APNs: 202-01-001 through 202-01-007), 575-595 Rockport Drive (APNs: 202-01-016 through 202-01-024), 585-595 Templeton Court (APNs: 202-01-025 through 202-01-028 and 202-08-035), 1104-1132 Spinosa Drive (APNs: 202-01-029 through 202-01-033, and 202-08-032 through 202-08-034), 1126-1138 Strawberry Court (APNs: 202-08-036 through 202-08-040), 1143-1153 Tangerine Way (APNs: 202-08-041 through 202-08-043)
Zoning: R-1
Applicant / Owner: Stephen Meier (plus multiple owners)
Environmental Review: The Ordinance being considered is categorically exempt from review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15305 (minor alteration in land use) and Section 15061(b)(3) (a general rule that CEQA only applies to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the action may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA).
Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458, avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Residential Low Density
Existing Site Conditions: A cohesive residential neighborhood block consisting of 36 single-story homes and one two-story home.
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Single family homes across West Remington Drive
South: Single family homes across Trumbull Court
East: Single family homes across Tangerine Way
West: Single family homes across Spinosa Drive
Issues: Preservation of a single-family neighborhood of predominantly single-story Eichler homes.
Staff Recommendation: Planning Commission recommend to City Council: find the project exempt from CEQA, introduce an ordinance and approve the rezoning.
BACKGROUND
The applica...
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