REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT INITIATION (GPI): Consideration of initiating amendment of the Lakeside Specific Plan to modify the timing of development for the required hotel (approved under Project 2015-7576) and to consider alternative community benefits.
Location: 1250 Lakeside (APNs: 216-43-014, -016, -017, -037, -038, -039 and -040)
File #: 2021-7296
Zoning: Lakeside Specific Plan
Applicant / Owner: Sunnyvale Partners Ltd Co. (owner)
Environmental Review: The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 (a).
Project Planner: Trudi Ryan, (408) 730-7444, tryan@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Lakeside Specific Plan
Existing Site Conditions: Partially Developed Residential and Hotel
Surrounding Land Uses
North: U.S. Highway 101
South: Lake, restaurant and office uses
East: Residential (Avalon apartments)
West: Hotel (Residence Inn)
Issues: Timing of hotel construction
Staff Recommendation: Initiate a General Plan Amendment (Specific Plan Amendment) study to amend the Lakeside Specific Plan and to analyze alternative community benefits related to changing the timing of the hotel construction and Find that the Action is Exempt from CEQA Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section15378(a).
BACKGROUND
General Plan Amendment Initiation (GPI) requests from the public are considered on a quarterly basis through a recommendation from the Planning Commission and then action by the City Council. Specific Plan Amendments are handled the same as GPIs and General Plan Amendments (GPAs). The staff may bring a GPI to the City Council and the City Council may on its own initiate a General Plan Amendment without an application and without a recommendation of the Planning Commission.
Although the property owner/developer filed an application for a GPI, staff is requesting the initiation to streamline the process in consideration of other issues with...
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