REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
CONTINUED FROM APRIL 6, 2021
Introduce an Ordinance Making Minor Amendments to Chapters 19.18 (Residential Zoning Districts), 19.20 (Commercial Zoning Districts), 19.24 (Office and Public Facilities Zoning Districts), and 19.79 (Accessory Dwelling Units) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code and Amending Chapter 19.98 (General Procedures) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code to Create a Procedure for Appealing Incompleteness Determinations, Adopt a Resolution to Amend the 2020/21 Citywide Fee Schedule Related to Appeals to Planning Commission, and Find that these Actions are Exempt from CEQA
Report
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Planning Commission considered this item on April 12, 2021.
The Planning Commission voted to approve Alternative 1: Forward a Recommendation to Introduce an Ordinance to Amend Certain Sections of Chapter 19.18, 19.20, 19.79, and 19.98 of Title 19 (Zoning) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, Adopt a Resolution to Amend the 2020/21 Citywide Fee Schedule Related to Appeals to Planning Commission, and Find that these Actions are Exempt from CEQA with a 5-0 vote with one absence and one abstention. The report to the Planning Commission is Attachment 1.
Ordinance Modification Subsequent to the Planning Commission Hearing
After the Planning Commission hearing on the ordinance modifications, it was realized that two of the sites with the general plan designation of Village Mixed Use are zoned Office (O) while the other parcels designated as future village centers are zoned Neighborhood Business (C-1). Due to this realization, language has been added to Section 19.24.040 (Uses requiring use permits; office zoning district) that is similar to the language modifications in Chapter 19.20 (Commercial zoning districts) that specifies what density or residential zoning standards apply when the site's zoning designation is not residential, but the general plan designation allows residential. The specific language can be found ...
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