REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Single-Story Combining District Buffer Study: Forward a Recommendation to the City Council to Introduce an Ordinance to Rezone a 50-foot wide area along the rear (eastern) property lines of 696 Sheraton Drive (APN 202-09-020), 1158 Hollenbeck Avenue (APN 202-09-019), and 1160 Hollenbeck Avenue (APN 202-09-018), and a 20-foot wide area along the side (southern) property line of 1160 Hollenbeck Avenue (APN 202-09-018) from Low Density Residential Zoning District (R-1) to Low Density Residential Zoning District/Single-Story Combining District (R-1/S), and Find that the Action is Exempt from CEQA Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15305 and 15061(b)(3).
Project Planner: Kelly Cha, (408) 730-7408, kcha@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
Report in Brief
On December 6, 2016, the City Council approved a Single-Story Combining District designation (S) for 59 properties in the R-1 (Low Density Residential) Zoning District within the Fairbrae neighborhood (Report File No. 16-1091). The City Council action included direction for staff to study and prepare the following:
(1) Prepare a Zoning Code ordinance to enable "split zoning," which would allow two or more zoning districts on a single lot (considered as a separate item - Report File No. 17-0703); and
(2) Consider split zoning for the R-1 zoned properties at 696 Sheraton Drive, 1158 Hollenbeck Avenue and 1160 Hollenbeck Avenue ("Hollenbeck properties") to include the R-1/S zoning district on a specified area adjoining the R-1/S properties within the Fairbrae neighborhood.
This study considers the potential split zoning distance options (buffer distances) with distances ranging from no buffer to a 60-foot buffer. Adoption of the split zoning ordinance would allow the Single-story Combining District boundary to be placed anywhere on the three subject Hollenbeck properties. The enabling legislation for split zoning is covered under a separate report (Report File No. 17-0703).
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