REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
Title
File #: 2018-7711
Location: 150 E. McKinley Avenue, Suite 200 (APN: 209-35-015)
Applicant / Owner: American Multi-Cinema, Inc. (applicant) / STC Venture LLC (owner)
Proposed Project:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT to allow alcohol service with food at a movie theater.
Reason for Permit: A Special Development Permit is required for food uses that have on-sale general alcohol beverage service in the Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) zoning district.
Issues: Neighborhood impacts
Project Planner: Noren Caliva-Lepe, (408) 730-7659, ncaliva-lepe@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Recommendation: Approve the Special Development Permit with the recommended Conditions of Approval.
Report
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The proposed project is for full alcohol service with food at a movie theater. The theater, to be operated by AMC, is currently under construction as part of the approved CityLine project (formerly Sunnyvale Town Center).
A master Special Development Permit (2007-0030) was approved by the City Council in 2007 for the CityLine project, which consists of six sub-blocks within Block 18 of the Downtown Specific Plan. Sub-block 5, bound by McKinley Avenue to the north, Sunnyvale Avenue to the east, Iowa Avenue to the south and Murphy Avenue to the west, was approved with a two-story commercial building primarily facing McKinley. The first floor will contain a Whole Foods grocery store, while the second floor will contain an AMC movie theater. Updated architectural plans for the building were approved by the Planning Commission in 2016 (2016-7968), which included a revised theater floor plan with 10 screens and 1,800 seats. A subsequent Miscellaneous Plan Permit (2017-7494) was approved by staff in 2017 to allow the movie theater to have extended hours of operation until 4 a.m. for 12 weekends per year for special events.
Yes
Neighborhood Preservation Complaint
No
Deviations from Standard Zoning Requirements
No
Proposed Use: The theater will opera...
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