REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
CONTINUED FROM JULY 16, 2019.
Updates to the Design Guidelines for the Murphy Station Heritage Landmark District: Adopt a Resolution Updating the Design Guidelines for the Murphy Station Heritage Landmark District, and Find that the Action is Exempt from CEQA Pursuant to CEQA Guideline Sections 15308 and 15061(b)(3). (Study Issue)
Report
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
This item was originally scheduled for the June 5, 2019 Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) meeting but was continued to July 10, 2019 due to a lack of quorum.
The HPC voted 5-0 (two Commissioners absent) to forward to City Council the staff recommendation to update the Design Guidelines for the Murphy Station Heritage Landmark District (District) on July 10, 2019.
The HPC was supportive of the new document and staff's efforts in creating more objective standards for the District. Attachment 7 contains the excerpt draft meeting minutes from the HPC hearing.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall, at the Sunnyvale Senior Center, Community Center and Department of Public Safety; and by making the agenda and report available at the Sunnyvale Public Library, the Office of the City Clerk and on the City's website.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Adopt a Resolution (Attachment 3 to the report) Updating the Design Guidelines for the Murphy Station Heritage Landmark District, and Find that the Action is Exempt from CEQA Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15308 and 15061(b)(3).
2. Adopt a Resolution Updating the Design Guidelines with modifications for the Murphy Station Heritage Landmark District, and Find that the Action is Exempt from CEQA Pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15308 and 15061(b)(3).
3. Take no action and maintain the existing use of the 1994 Murphy Avenue Design Guidelines.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Alternative 1: Adopt a Resolution (Attachment 3 to the report) Upda...
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