REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: To modify the architectural design and site layout of 94 homes (75 flats and 19 townhomes) previously approved as part of the Sunnyvale Town Center project (CityLine).
Location: 333 W. Iowa Ave., 221 W. Iowa Ave., 379 S. Sunnyvale Ave. (APNs: 209-34-020, 209-35-024, 209-35-013)
File #: 2017-7527
Zoning: DSP (Downtown Specific Plan) Block 18
Applicant / Owner: STC Venture, LLC
Environmental Review: No additional environmental review is necessary; the proposed architectural modifications are within the scope of the previous environmental analysis for the Downtown Program Improvement Update, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15168(c)(2).
Project Planner: Noren Caliva-Lepe, (408) 730-7659, ncaliva-lepe@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Transit Mixed-Use
Zoning: Downtown Specific Plan
Existing Site Conditions: Vacant parcels
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Public parking garages and Target (CityLine)
South: Residential, across W. Iowa Avenue
East: Residential, across S. Sunnyvale Avenue
West: Bank and S. Mathilda Avenue, across future Aries Way
Issues: Architectural design and neighborhood compatibility
Staff Recommendation: Find that the proposed modifications do not require additional CEQA review, and approve the Special Development Permit with the attached findings in Attachment 3 and conditions of approval in Attachment 4.
BACKGROUND
A master land use and site development plan for the Sunnyvale Town Center project (now referred to in this report as CityLine) that covers Block 18 of the DSP was approved by the City Council on February 6, 2007 (SDP 2007-0030). The plan envisioned a mixed-use pedestrian-oriented development with Block 18 divided into six sub-blocks (commonly referred to as Blocks 1 through 6) by extending McKinley Avenue, Murphy Avenue and Taaffe Street through the project site (see Overall CityLine Site Plan in Attachment 5).
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