REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT to allow a 12-story mixed use development on Subblock 3 South in Block 18 of the DSP, adjacent to Redwood Square, with 479 units and approximately 30,000 square feet of ground floor retail/restaurant space and two levels of below grade parking.
VESTING TENTATIVE MAP to allow modifications to lot line locations and the creation of commercial condominium spaces.
Location: 200 S. Taaffe Street (APNs: 209-35-023 & 022)
File #: 2020-7262
Zoning: DSP (Downtown Specific Plan)/Block 18
General Plan: Downtown Specific Plan
Applicant / Owner: STC Ventures LLC (applicant and owner)
Environmental Review: No additional review required as per CEQA Guidelines 15168(c)(2) and (4) - environmental impacts of the project are addressed in the Downtown Specific Plan Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (State Clearinghouse #2018052020).
Project Planner: Shaunn Mendrin, (408) 730-7431, smendrin@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Downtown Specific Plan (DSP)
Existing Site Conditions: Vacant, Parking, Redwood Square
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Former Macy's Building
South: Target
East: Surface Parking
West: Residential, Structured Parking
Issues: Consistency with the Downtown Specific Plan
Staff Recommendation: Make the required Findings required to approve the CEQA determination that the project is consistent with the Downtown Specific Plan's Program Environmental Impact Report and no additional environmental review is required, and approve the Special Development Permit and Vesting Tentative Map based on Findings in Attachment 3 and Recommended Conditions of Approval in Attachment 4.
BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project
The proposed project is located on Subblock 3 which is a part of Block 18 of the DSP. Block 18 includes the area between Mathilda Avenue, Sunnyvale Avenue, Washington Avenue and McKinley Avenue, including existing office, retail and resident...
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