REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: General Plan Amendment Initiation request to study changing the General Plan designation of the site from Low Medium Density Residential to High Density Residential.
Location: 828 Morse Avenue & 560 E. Ahwanee Avenue (APN: 204-08-027 & 204-08-029)
File #: 2019-7301
Zoning: R-3/PD
Applicant / Owner: FNZ Architects Inc. (applicant) / Sia Vassoughi (owner)
Environmental Review: The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(a).
Project Planner: Ryan Kuchenig, (408) 730-7431, rkuchenig@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan Amendment Initiation (GPI) requests are heard on a quarterly basis through a recommendation from the Planning Commission and then action by the City Council. The process for considering a General Plan amendment begins with a written request from a property owner or applicant. If City Council approves the GPI, a formal application for a General Plan Amendment (GPA) can be filed by the property owner/applicant. While staff is processing the GPA application, the applicant may also file a project application and related items as applicable for concurrent processing. However, the City Council would need to approve the GPA and related rezoning before a project could be scheduled for a Planning Commission hearing.
Staff received a GPI request from the applicant on April 17, 2019 to change the General Plan designation from Low Medium Density Residential to High Density Residential to allow residential development at a maximum of 36 dwelling units per acre. Through the state's density bonus law, an additional 35% increase in units can be requested. And finally, an additional 5% density bonus may also be requested if the project meets the voluntary incentive requirements through the City's Green Building program.
Staff is recommending that the Planning Commission forward a recommendation to the City Council ...
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