REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Land Use and Transportation Element and EIR
Forward Recommendations related to the LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT of the General Plan (2016-7708) to the City Council to:
Adopt a Resolution to:
* Certify the EIR;
* Make the Findings Required by the California Environmental Quality Act;
* Adopt the Statement of Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program;
* Adopt the Water Supply Assessment;
* Repeal the Southern Pacific Corridor Specific Plan Sites 1, 6, 7, 8 and 9; and
* Amend the General Plan to Adopt the Land Use and Transportation Element.
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
The Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE) of the Sunnyvale General Plan is an expression of community values and desired quality of life and provides a plan for accommodating and directing change in the community. It establishes a land use and related transportation plan for land use and development in the City. The LUTE typically plans for "buildout" (in Sunnyvale, buildout is primarily redevelopment of existing land uses) to occur over a 20-25 year timeframe, even though historically change has occurred at a slower pace.
The Horizon 2035 LUTE 2017 Public Hearing Draft (Attachment 4-which includes staff recommended modifications to respond to comments on the Draft EIR and community feedback on the LUTE) and LUTE Final EIR (Attachment 3) are available for public review. These documents, along with a strikeout version comparing the prior (2016) Draft LUTE to the most recent (2017) version, are also found on the project webpages Horizon2035.inSunnyvale.com. This staff report provides historical and contextual information on the update to the Horizon 2035 Land Use and Transportation Element (Horizon 2035 LUTE or LUTE) and the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared for the LUTE.
Land Use and Transportation Element
The Land Use component of the LUTE addresses how much and where various categories of land use (e.g., ...
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