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File #: 17-0782   
Type: Report to Council Status: Public Hearing/General Business
Meeting Body: City Council
On agenda: 8/15/2017
Title: REQUEST FOR INDEFINITE CONTINUANCE Proposed Project: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT INITIATION: A request to initiate a General Plan Amendment study to change the land use designation from Neighborhood Commercial to Residential High Density for an existing 0.74-acre parcel located at 603 Old San Francisco Road. Location: 603 Old San Francisco Road (APN: 209-19-020) File #: 2017-7140 Applicant / Owner: Carrasco & Associates (applicant) / GORUBA LLC (owner) Environmental Review: The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 (a).
Attachments: 1. Letter from Applicant
Related files: 17-0847
REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL

SUBJECT
Title
REQUEST FOR INDEFINITE CONTINUANCE
Proposed Project: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT INITIATION: A request to initiate a General Plan Amendment study to change the land use designation from Neighborhood Commercial to Residential High Density for an existing 0.74-acre parcel located at 603 Old San Francisco Road.
Location: 603 Old San Francisco Road (APN: 209-19-020)
File #: 2017-7140
Applicant / Owner: Carrasco & Associates (applicant) / GORUBA LLC (owner)
Environmental Review: The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 (a).

Report
Project Planner: Cindy Hom, (408) 730-7411, chom@sunnyvale.ca.gov

REQUEST TO CONTINUE PUBLIC HEARING
On July 26, 2017, staff received a request from the applicant for a continuance to a date uncertain. The applicant would like a continuance to work with staff and a land use consultant on understanding the options available for land use and development of the site; additional letter was provided on August 9, 2017. (Attachment 1)

SUMMARY OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION
The Planning Commission considered this item on July 24, 2017.

The Planning Commission voted to recommend to City Council: Deny request to initiate a General Plan Amendment Study and retain the subject property as Neighborhood Business. The vote was 4-2, with Commissioners Rheaume and Howard dissenting and Commissioner Harrison absent.

PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall, at the Sunnyvale Senior Center, Community Center and Department of Public Safety; and by making the agenda and report available at the Sunnyvale Public Library, the Office of the City Clerk and on the City's website.

Four members of the public spoke at the Planning Commission hearing (in opposition to the General Plan Amendment initiation request). Staff will attempt to notify each of these speakers r...

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