REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
SUBJECT
Title
CONTINUED FROM SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
Proposed Project:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to allow a childcare center providing preschool and after school care for 120 children within an existing 6,920 square foot building.
Location: 755 S. Bernardo Avenue (APN:198-16-006)
File #: 2019-7502
Zoning: C-2/PD
Applicant / Owner: JY International Education LLC (applicant)/ Atul S and Kusum A Sheth Trustee (owner)
Environmental Review: The Class 1, 3, and 32 Categorical Exemptions relieve this project from the requirements of CEQA.
Project Planner: Cindy Hom, 408-730-7411, chom@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
BACKGROUND
The item was continued from the September 25, 2019 Zoning Administrator hearing to allow additional time to review and respond to public comments received in opposition to the proposed childcare center. The original staff report with report attachments is provided in Attachment 1. This staff report provides a supplemental discussion on the issues that were raised by the public and updates the recommended findings and conditions of approval provided in Attachment 2 and 3.
DISCUSSION
There were several public comments received in opposition to the project and referenced the following issues:
1. Increased traffic, safety hazard with blind spots, and incorrect trip generation
Staff Response:
A Traffic Operation Analysis (TOA) was prepared, which found that the project would generate less than 100 peak hour trips and would not result in a negative impact. The analysis determined all the study intersections are expected to operate within acceptable Levels of Service (LOS) during AM and PM peak hours. The anticipated queues for through-movement traffic do not spill back to the upstream intersections. All left-turn pockets have sufficient capacity to store the anticipated queue during both peak hours. The project was also found to add less than one car to the queues for all study intersections.
Based on the exist...
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