REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: Related applications on a 0.82-acre site:
REZONE: Introduce an Ordinance to extend the PD Combining District boundary to include the 585 and 595 Columbia Avenue parcels.
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: To allow demolition of existing residential structures and construction of 18-unit residential subdivision consisting of three-story townhomes with associated site improvements and deviations from minimum rear setback, maximum distance between main buildings and maximum distance to a trash enclosure, and
VESTING TENTATIVE MAP: To create 18 residential lots and one common area lot.
Location: 475 N. Fair Oaks and 585 & 595 Columbia Ave.
File #: 2019-7415
Zoning: R-3/PD and R-3
Applicant / Owner: ADL 11 LLC (applicant) / Henry E Shepherd Trustee and Chung Tai Intl Chan Buddhist Assn (owner)
Environmental Review: Class 32 Categorical Exemption (Infill Development)
Project Planner: Cindy Hom, 408-730-7411, chom@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Medium Density Residential
Existing Site Conditions: The project area is occupied by two one-story duplexes, one two-story 11-unit apartment complex with ancillary structures and site landscaping.
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Multi-family and single-family home residences
South: Multi-family residence
East: Multi-family residence
West: Multi-family residence
Issues: Loss of rental housing, neighborhood compatibility
Staff Recommendation: Alternative 1: Planning Commission recommend the City Council make the required Findings to approve the CEQA determination that the project is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to Section 15332 (Class 32, Infill Development) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as noted in checklist (Attachment 6), to Rezone 585 and 595 Columbia Avenue to R-3/PD, and Approve the Special Development Permit, Vesting Tentative Map subject to the Findings of Approval in Attachment 4 and Co...
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