REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
CONTINUED FROM JUNE 2, 2020
Proposed Project:
USE PERMIT for a new six-story hotel with 128 rooms.
Location: 1296 Lawrence Station Road (APN: 104-33-012)
File #: 2017-8060
Zoning: Industrial and Service (M-S)
Applicant / Owner: Baywood Hotels (applicant) / Sunnyvale Holdings LLC (owner)
Environmental Review: The project is consistent with the Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE) of the City's General Plan and no additional environmental review is required pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 and Public Resources Code Section 21083.3.
Project Planner: Kelly Cha, (408) 730-7408, kcha@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Industrial
Existing Site Conditions: Vacant One-Story Light Industrial/Office Building
Surrounding Land Uses
North: State Route 237
South: One-Story Light Industrial/Office Building
East: One-Story Light Industrial/Office Building
West: Four-Story Multi-family Residential Building
Issues: Architectural Design
Staff Recommendation: Alternative 1: Make the findings required to approve the CEQA determination that the project is consistent with the City's General Plan and no additional environmental review is required as noted in the checklist in Attachment 5, and approve the Use Permit based on the findings in Attachment 3, and recommended conditions of approval in Attachment 4.
BACKGROUND
The Planning Commission continued this item on June 2, 2020 to June 16, 2020 to provide the applicant time to review and respond to a comment letter received on the day of the hearing.
Description of Proposed Project
The project site is 1.1 acres in size and is currently developed with a one-story light industrial/office building. The site is located at the corner of Lawrence Station Road and Old Mountain View-Alviso Road, and shares driveway access from both streets with three immediately abutting parcels. Highway 237 is located north across Old Mountain View-Alviso Road.
The proj...
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