REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: Related General Plan Amendment and Rezoning applications:
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT: Proposed land use designation change from Industrial to: Residential Low-Medium Density (7-14 du/ac), Medium Density (14-27 du/ac), or High Density (27-45 du/ac); or Commercial Neighborhood Shopping for 210 W. Ahwanee Avenue, a 0.41-acre site; 214 W. Ahwanee Avenue, a 0.31-acre site; and 220 W. Ahwanee Avenue, a 1.18-acre site.
REZONE: Introduction of an Ordinance to rezone 210 W. Ahwanee Avenue, a 0.41-acre site; 214 W. Ahwanee Avenue, a 0.31-acre site; and 220 W. Ahwanee Avenue, a 1.18-acre site from Industrial and Service with a Planned Development combining district (M-S/PD) to Low-Medium (R-2/PD), Medium (R-3/PD), or High (R-4/PD) Density Residential with a Planned Development combining district; or Industrial and Service with a Planned Development combining district (M-S/PD) to Neighborhood Business with a Planned Development combining district (C-1/PD).
File #: 2016-7082
Location: 210, 214, and 220 W. Ahwanee Avenue (APNs: 204-03-003, 204-03-002, and 204-03-043).
Current Zoning: M-S/PD
Applicant / Owner: M Designs Architects/Tapti LLC - Kishore Polakala (210 W. Ahwanee Avenue), City of Sunnyvale/Multiple property owners (214 and 220 W. Ahwanee Avenue)
Environmental Review: Mitigated Negative Declaration
Report
Project Planner: George Schroeder, (408) 730-7443, gschroeder@sunnyvale.ca.gov
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Planning Commission considered this item on March 13, 2017. Four members of the public (neighborhood residents) spoke in support of a residential General Plan and Zoning designation on the 210, 214, and 220 W. Ahwanee Avenue project sites, but disagreed with the proposed Residential High Density/R-4 designations. The residents suggested Residential Low Density/R-1, Residential Low-Medium Density/R-2, or Residential Medium Density/R-3 as more suitable designations for the sites. The residents, includin...
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