REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: General Plan Amendment Initiation request to consider amending the General Plan designation from Commercial to Medium Density Residential on two sites totaling 1.2-acres.
Location: 1313 S. Wolfe Road (APN: 309-10-026 and 309-10-027)
File #: 2020-7031
Zoning: C-1 (Neighborhood Business)/PD (Planned Development)
General Plan: Commercial
Applicant / Owner: 4Terra Investments (applicant) / Desmond Family Real Estate Limited Partner (owner)
Environmental Review: The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(a).
Project Planner: Mary Jeyaprakash, (408) 730-7449, mjeyaprakash@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Planning Commission considered this item on August 10, 2020.
The Planning Commission voted 4-3 to forward to the City Council the staff recommendation to deny the General Plan Amendment Initiation request with the following modification to the staff report:
* Note that the correct references to the General Plan Land Use Map and Zoning Map on page 3 of the Report to Planning Commission should be Attachments 5 and 6 (instead of the incorrect references to Attachments 6 and 7).
The Planning Commission discussed the following issues regarding the request (see meeting minutes in Attachment 8): staff comments follow each item.
* The potential of vertical mixed use with residential on top of commercial or office.
o Staff comment: The land use designation would need to be changed to a residential designation whether all residential or mixed-use with residential because residential is not allowed in a C-1 zoning designation.
* The differences between C-1 and C-2 zoning districts.
o Staff comment: The C-1 zoning is for less intensive neighborhood-type commercial uses. For instance, the maximum height of a building in C-1 is 40 feet versus 75 feet for C-2. Also, a hotel is allowed with a Use Permit in the C-2 zone but not all...
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