REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: General Plan Amendment Initiation request to study changing the General Plan designation for a portion of the site from Public Facility (P-F) to Medium Density Residential.
Location: 1050 West Remington Drive (APN: 202-26-007)
File #: 2018-7569
Zoning: P-F
Applicant / Owner: Catalyst Development Partners LLC (applicant) / Church of Christ of Sunnyvale (owner)
Environmental Review: The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(a).
Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458, avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
BACKGROUND
A study was conducted in 2007 (RTC No. 2007-0271) to consider whether to preserve properties with place of assembly uses by rezoning those properties to the Public Facility (P-F) zoning district if they met specific size, location and site specific considerations. The Zoning Code defines:
"Places of assembly-community serving" means permanent headquarters and meeting facilities for civic, social and fraternal organizations (not including lodging), political organizations and other membership organizations. This category includes religious uses and facilities operated for worship; promotion of religious activities, including houses of worship and education and training; and accessory uses on the same site, such as living quarters for ministers and staff, and child day care facilities where authorized by the same type of land use permit required for the primary use. Other establishments maintained by religious organizations, such as full-time educational institutions, hospitals and other related operations (such as recreational camps) are classified according to their respective activities. Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC) Section 19.12.170
The City Council study and rezoning ordinance was adopted on September 28, 2007 with the aim of preserving locational opportunities for place of assembly uses on sites that ...
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