REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
FILE #: 2016-7944
Location: 225 S. Taaffe Street (Block 18 of Downtown Specific Plan bounded by Mathilda, Washington, Sunnyvale and Iowa Avenues)
Proposed Project: Adopt the Tenant Design Guidelines for storefront design, commercial signage and tenant improvements for retail uses within the Sunnyvale Town Center project
Applicant/Owner: STC Venture LLC (applicant/owner)
Environmental Review: No additional environmental review is necessary; the adoption of the proposed Tenant Design Guidelines is within the scope of the previous environmental analysis for the Downtown Program Improvement Update, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15168(c)(2) and is categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15305.
Staff Contact: Hanson Hom, (408) 730-7450, hhom@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Downtown Specific Plan
Zoning: Downtown Specific Plan (DSP)
Existing Site Conditions: completed office buildings on Mathilda Avenue; partially completed residential/retail buildings; partially completed public parking structures and street improvements; and surface parking lots
Surrounding Land Uses
North: (across Washington Avenue) mixed-use developments and commercial businesses and restaurants on S. Murphy Avenue; (south side Washington Avenue) Macy's store
South: (across Iowa Avenue) commercial, office, and residential uses; (north side Iowa Avenue) Target store
East: (across Sunnyvale Avenue) commercial, office and residential uses
West: (across Mathilda Avenue) commercial, office and residential uses
Issue: architectural design and signage for retail storefronts
Staff Recommendation: Find that the proposed Tenant Design Guidelines is exempt from CEQA review and approve the Tenant Design Guidelines for the Sunnyvale Town Center project.
Proposed Project
The Tenant Design Guidelines (TDG) outlines standards and guidelines for improvement of retail tenant spaces within the Sunnyvale Town Center proje...
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