REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
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File #: 2016-7898
Location: 830 E. El Camino Real (APN: 211-25-046)
Zoning: Highway Business/ Precise Plan for El Camino Real (C-2/ECR)
Proposed Project: Related applications on a 1.49-acre site:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: Special Development Permit: To allow demolition of an existing single story restaurant (formerly Crazy Buffet) and construction of a new 127-room, four-story hotel with underground parking garage and associated site improvements on a 1.49-acre parcel.
Applicant / Owner: Sunnyvale HHG Hotel Development, LP (applicant)/ Tara Kumar Trustee (owner)
Environmental Review: Mitigated Negative Declaration
Project Planner: Cindy Hom, (408) 730-7411, chom@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Highway Business
Existing Site Conditions: The subject site is developed with a 9,130 square foot, one-story restaurant building with surface parking and landscaping.
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Commercial service and retail buildings including Corporate Inn Hotel, O'Reilly Automotive, Hacienda Shopping Center and Enterprise Car Rental Agency.
South: Single family and multi-family residential buildings
East: One and two-story commercial service and retail buildings.
West: Commercial service and retail building including Panda Express and Walgreens.
Issues: Neighborhood Compatibility, Visual Impacts
Staff Recommendation: Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and approve the Special Development Permit with the Conditions of Approval in Attachment 4.
BACKGROUND
On August 8, 2016, the Planning Commission denied the request for a Special Development Permit to allow for a 131 room, four-story hotel and variance for solar shading more than 10% on a neighboring roof structure. The basis for the denial included:
* The findings for the solar variance cannot be met.
* Unresolved massing and privacy issues.
* Uncertainty with the final architectural design due to the changes that would be required to bring t...
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