REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
USE PERMIT: to allow a large family child care home within 300 feet of another large family child care home.
Location: 1692 S. Mary Avenue (APNs: 323-20-007)
File #: 2018-7157
Zoning: R-1 (Low Density Residential)
Applicant / Owner: Isela Marysol Flores Garcia (applicant) / Oliver F Schwindt and Isela F Garcia (owner)
Environmental Review: Statutory Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15274 (large family day care homes)
Project Planner: Kelly Cha, (408) 730-7408, kcha@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Residential Low Density
Existing Site Conditions: Single-Family Residence
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Single-Family Residence
South: School (Homestead High School in Cupertino)
East: Single-Family Residence
West: Single-Family Residence
Issues: Compatibility of use with neighborhood, traffic, parking, and noise
Staff Recommendation: Approve the Use Permit in accordance with the Findings in Attachment 3 and recommended Conditions of Approval in Attachment 4.
BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project: The proposed project is an application for a Use Permit to operate a large family child care home (LFCC) within 300 feet of an existing permitted LFCC home, which requires a public hearing by the Planning Commission pursuant to Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC) Section 19.58.020. An existing permitted LFCC home at 859 Homestead Road operates approximately 217 feet of the project site (Attachment 5).
See Attachment 1 for a map of the vicinity and mailing area for notices, and Attachment 2 for the Project Data Table.
Previous Actions on the Site: There was one planning permit on record for the project site for a 3-foot fence in August 1992. Between 1992 and 2015, there were numerous complaints made to the City's Neighborhood Preservation Division regarding the project site, including overgrown vegetation and vision triangle. All cases were closed prior to the applicant purch...
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