REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
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File #: 2016-7293
Location: 1008 E. El Camino Real (APN 313-03-011) and 1314-1320 Poplar Ave. (APN 313-03-013)
Proposed Project:
REZONE: Introduction of an Ordinance to rezone the property at 1314-1320 Poplar Ave. (APN 313-03-013) from R-1/ECR (Low Density Residential/Precise Plan for El Camino Real) to C-2/ECR (Highway Business Commercial/Precise Plan for El Camino Real); and
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: Construct 108 residential units (rental apartment complex) on a 2.05-acre site, where 20% of units will be affordable to very low income households. The complex will consist of one five-story building facing El Camino Real (four stories above ground floor amenities and parking plus one underground level of parking) and one three-story building facing Poplar Ave. The project includes deviation requests from the required minimum distance between buildings on the same lot, maximum building height, parking requirements and maximum lot coverage. The project site is composed of a former mobile home park (Conversion Impact Report certified and closure approved in January 2016) and a duplex property.
VESTING TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP: Combine two lots into one lot.
Applicant / Owner: St. Anton Communities / Sunnyvale Park LLC; Alhambra Apartments LP
Environmental Review: Mitigated Negative Declaration
Project Planner: Rosemarie Zulueta, (408) 730-7437, rzulueta@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Commercial General Business
Zoning: 1008 E. El Camino Real - C-2/ECR (Highway Business Commercial/Precise Plan for El Camino Real); 1314-1320 Poplar Ave. - R-1/ECR (Low Density Residential/Precise Plan for El Camino Real)
Existing Site Conditions: Vacant (former mobile home park); duplex (on Poplar site)
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Commercial (auto dealer and caf?)
South: Residential (single-family homes and townhomes)
East: Commercial (shopping center)
West: Commercial and residential
Issues: Land use and potential v...
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