REPORT TO HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
LANDMARK ALTERATION PERMIT: to repaint an existing building within the Murphy Station Heritage Landmark District, and install a privacy fence in the rear patio.
Location: 111 S. Murphy Avenue (APN: 209-06-077)
File #: 2019-7442
Zoning: Downtown Specific Plan Block 2
Applicant / Owner: Off the Rails (applicant) / Nicholas And Sueanne Gera Trustee & Et Al (owner)
Environmental Review: Categorical Exemption Class 1
Project Planner: Kelly Cha, (408) 730-7408, kcha@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Transit Mixed-Use
Existing Site Conditions: Restaurant
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Restaurant
South: Retail (Bookstore)
East: Restaurant
West: Surface Parking Lot
Issues: Consistency with the Design Guidelines for the Murphy Station Heritage Landmark District
Staff Recommendation: Approve the Landmark Alteration Permit with the recommended Conditions of Approval in Attachment 3.
BACKGROUND
The proposed project is to allow modifications to the exterior colors and install privacy fencing at the rear patio of the existing commercial building at 111 S. Murphy Avenue, located within the Murphy Station Heritage Landmark District and the Downtown Specific Plan (Block 2). The existing building is two stories and is currently occupied by Off the Rails Brewing Company. The primary building entry faces South Murphy Avenue and the rear entrance faces the City-owned surface parking lot on South Frances Street.
Sunnyvale Municipal Code Section 19.96.090 requires a Landmark Alteration Permit for substantial exterior modifications to buildings within a Local Landmark District, such as changes to exterior colors or materials. Minor modifications that are consistent with regulations and design guidelines, such as signs and awning replacements, can be approved through a staff-level permit.
Previous Actions on the Site
The first record of a Use Permit on this property was for approval of ...
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