REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt an Urgency Interim Ordinance and Introduce an Ordinance Amending Title 19 (Zoning) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code related to new State Legislation on Accessory Dwelling Units and Find that the Action is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
Report
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Planning Commission considered this item on November 25, 2019 and voted 6-0 (Commissioner Weiss absent) to recommend to the City Council the staff recommendation in Alternative 1.
Staff gave a presentation and the Commissioners asked clarifying questions on the State legislation and ADU Ordinances. One member of the public spoke and voiced support for the Ordinances.
Note that one minor modification was made to the Ordinances (Attachments 2 and 3) prior to the Planning Commission meeting and was a part of the Planning Commission recommendation. The modification eliminated language from the Ordinances relating to certain non-streamlined projects being "deemed approved" after a specified time. The state law does not impose this requirement on this category of ADU projects.
The Ordinances attached to this report are the modified, and updated, versions of the documents.
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. Find that the Action is Exempt from CEQA pursuant to Public Resource Code Section 15282(h) and does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) and Adopt an Urgency Interim Ordinance (Attachment 2 to the report) and Introduce an Ordinance (Attachment 3 to the report) Amending Title 19 (Zoning) of the Sunny...
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