REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
Title
File #: 2017-7092
Location: 106 Lawrence Station Road (APN: 216-27-059)
Applicant / Owner: Pacific Building Inc. (applicant) / Extra Space Properties 102 LLC (owner)
Proposed Project:
USE PERMIT to allow the construction of a three-story storage building at an existing self-storage site for a total FAR of 43% in the Lawrence Station Area Plan (LSAP) area.
Reason for Permit: A Use Permit is required for the expansion of self-storage use.
Project Planner: Momoko Ishijima, (408) 730-7532, mishijima@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Issues: Use, visual impact.
Recommendation: Make the required Findings to approve the CEQA determination that the project is within the scope of the Lawrence Station Area Plan Environmental Impact Report and no additional environmental review is required; and approve the Use Permit subject to LSAP Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program in Attachment 7 and based on the Findings in Attachment 3 and the recommended Conditions of Approval in Attachment 4.
Report
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The proposed project is to construct a 54,000-square foot, three-story storage building at an existing self-storage facility resulting in a total floor area of 159,637 square feet and 43% Floor Area Ratio (FAR). The area where the new building is proposed to be constructed is currently storage parking for Recreational Vehicles (RVs). The project also includes the implementation of a multi-use trail identified in the LSAP to connect the proposed Calabazas Creek Trail to the Caltrain station area. The trail would be dedicated in the form of an easement and to be constructed in the future.
Previous Planning Projects related to Subject Application: Use Permit to allow two resident managers units and an 88,312 sq. ft. self-storage project (#7318). Variance to allow deviation to the landscape requirement to be 12.7% of the lot size where the requirement was 20% (#V-91-09) and Use Permit to allow a 18,000 sq. ft. expansion of the self-st...
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