REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
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File #: 2017-7382
Locations: 893-909 Kifer Road (APN 205-42-011), 905 Kifer Road (APN 205-42-009)
917 Kifer Road (APN 205-42-008), 133-135 Commercial Street and 919-921 Kifer Road (APN 205-42-007), 155 Commercial Street (APN 205-42-006), 165 Commercial Street (APN 205-42-010), 167-171 Commercial Street (APN 205-42-012), 181 Commercial Street (APN 205-42-003), 183 Commercial Street (APN 205-42-004), 193 Commercial Street (APN 205-42-002), No address (APN 205-42-001)
Proposed Project: General Plan Amendment Initiation: to consider a 100% FAR combining district on 11 parcels in the M-S zoning district totaling 17.85 acres.
Applicant / Owner: ARC TEC, Inc. (applicant) / Fortinet (owner)
Environmental Review: The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 (a).
Project Planner: George Schroeder, (408) 730-7443, gschroeder@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
BACKGROUND
General Plan Amendment Initiation (GPI) requests are heard on a quarterly basis through a recommendation from the Planning Commission and then action by the City Council. The process for considering a General Plan Amendment (GPA) begins with a written request from a property owner or applicant. If the Council approves the GPI, a formal application for a GPA can be filed by the property owner/applicant. The current City Council practice is to consider the GPA before the specific project application.
Staff received the GPI request from the applicant on May 10, 2017. The applicant is requesting an industrial-intensification designation in the General Plan to allow for development of up to 100 percent floor area ratio (FAR) for 11 contiguous parcels where a master-planned office campus is envisioned (see Attachment 2 for the applicant's GPI request letter). Fortinet would be the intended tenant, and according to the applicant, the General Plan designation and subsequent rezoning would allow the company t...
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