REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
File #: 2018-7048
Location: 669 & 673 Old San Francisco Rd. (APNs 209-17-050 & 209-17-051)
Proposed Project: Appeal by a neighbor of a decision by the Planning Commission to conditionally approve related applications on a .34-acre site:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT and VESTING TENTATIVE MAP to allow a three-story six-unit townhouse development.
Zoning: R-3/PD
Applicant / Owner: Innovative Concepts / George Nejat
Environmental Review: Mitigated Negative Declaration
Project Planner: Ryan Kuchenig, (408) 730-7431, rkuchenig@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
This Special Development Permit and Vesting Tentative Map were first considered by the Planning Commission on July 9, 2018; however, a continuance was granted by request of the applicant to a later date to allow for revisions to the plans. A subsequent public hearing was held with the Planning Commission on August 13, 2018. The Report to the Planning Commission (PC) can be found in Attachment 11. Minutes of the August 13, 2018 Planning Commission public hearing can be found in Attachment 12. The project was approved by the Planning Commission with a vote of 7-0 with the following modification to the Conditions of Approval (COAs):
* Staff shall review the paint color of the garage doors to ensure it is not too light with respect to the rest of the building (Added to COA PS-1).
As stated in the Planning Commission report, a similar six-unit project was reviewed for the project site by the City Council in April of 2017. That project also included a rezone of the site from the R-0 to R-3/PD zoning district. The City Council approved the rezone request but denied the Special Development Permit and Tentative Map based on the scale and design. The City Council did not recommend a reduction in the unit count of the project, but noted that scale of the buildings appeared too large and should be reduced to decrease the massing.
APPEAL
On August 24, 2018, the pr...
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