REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Split Zoning: Introduce an Ordinance to Add Section 19.16.025 (Split-Zoned Parcels) of Chapter 19.16 (Precise Zoning Plans - Zoning Districts-Zoning Maps) to the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, and Find that the Action is Exempt from CEQA Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3)
Report
Project Planner: Kelly Cha, (408) 730-7408, kcha@sunnyvale.ca.gov
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Planning Commission considered this item on August 14, 2017 (see Attachment 1, Report to the Planning Commission).
The Planning Commission voted to recommend to the City Council Alternative 3: Do not amend the Sunnyvale Municipal Code and make no changes related to split zoning. The vote was 5-1, with Commissioner Harrison absent. Commissioners expressed concerns that amending the zoning code regarding split zoning may set a precedence for actions on properties adjacent to those within a Single-Story overlay. See Attachment 4 for the Planning Commission public hearing minutes.
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.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Introduce an Ordinance to Add Section 19.16.025 (Split-Zoned Parcels) to Chapter 19.16 (Precise Zoning Plans - Zoning Districts-Zoning Maps) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, and Find that the Action is Exempt from CEQA Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
2. Introduce the Ordinance with modifications.
3. Do not amend the Sunnyvale Municipal Code and make no changes related to split zoning.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Alternative 1: Introduce an Ordinance to Add Section 19.16.025 (Split-Zoned Parcels) of Chapter 19.16 (Precise Zoning Plans - Zoning Districts-Zoning Maps) to the Sunny...
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