REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
File #: 2017-7248
Location: 838 Azure Dr. (APN: 211-18-030)
Zoning: R-2/PD (Residential Low-Medium Density/Planned Development)
Proposed Project: Related applications on a .34-acre site:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to develop four new single family homes. The existing single family home and accessory living unit are proposed to be demolished.
VESTING TENTATIVE MAP: to subdivide one lot into four lots
Applicant / Owner: Xin Lu
Environmental Review: Mitigated Negative Declaration
Project Planner: Ryan Kuchenig, (408) 730-7431, rkuchenig@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Low-Medium Density Residential
Existing Site Conditions: One-Story Restaurant Building
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Low-Medium Density Residential - Condominiums
South: Single-Family Residential
East: Single-Family Residential
West: Small-lot single-family residential (across Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road)
Issues: Setbacks
Staff Recommendation: Alternative 1: Make the findings required by CEQA in Attachment 3, adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and approve the Special Development Permit and Tentative Parcel Map with the recommended findings in Attachment 3 and conditions of approval in Attachment 4.
BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project
The project site is .34 acres in size and is currently developed with one single-family home and an accessory living unit. The applicant is requesting a Special Development Permit to allow for the demolition of the existing structures and construction of four two-story single-family houses with associated on-site and off-site improvements. In addition, a Tentative Map is proposed for the subdivision of the one existing lot into four individual lots.
*?Special Development Permit
A Special Development Permit (SDP) is required for site and architectural review on project sites with the PD designation. A SDP also allows for consideration of deviations from specified development standards in ex...
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