REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: Related applications on a 2.3-acre site:
USE PERMIT to demolish two existing religious institution buildings (Trinity United Methodist Church) and construct a two to three-story assisted living facility for elderly with 120 beds.
VARIANCE to allow a truck loading space within the required 10-foot landscape buffer, and an 8-foot tall perimeter wood fence in lieu of a masonry wall.
Location: 581-583 Fremont Avenue (APNs: 211-31-018 and 211-31-019)
File #: 2019-7214
Zoning: Public Facility (PF)
Applicant / Owner: Sunrise Senior Living (applicant) / St Johns Evangelical Lutheran and Trinity United Methodist Church (owners)
Environmental Review: A Class 32 Exemption relieves this project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Shila Bagley, 408-730-7456, sbagley@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Public Facilities (P-F)
Existing Site Conditions: Religious Institution (Trinity United Methodist Church)
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Duplexes
South: Single-family Residential across Fremont Avenue
East: Multi-family Residential (Condominiums)
West: Duplex
Issues: Visual, Use, Neighborhood Compatibility
Staff Recommendation: Alternative 1: Approve the Use Permit and Variance subject to the findings in Attachment 3 and recommended conditions of approval in Attachment 4.
BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project
The project includes demolition of existing buildings on the site and construction of an assisted living facility building that ranges from two to three-stories above one level of underground parking. The building totals 81,549 gross square feet and 81.2% floor area ratio (FAR). The facility provides a total of 120 beds for assisted living and memory care clients. A medical clinic is not proposed as part of this application. A Use Permit is required to consider the use for the site.
The proposed project design does not meet two code requ...
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