Legislative Public Meetings

File #: 21-0715   
Type: Report to Board/Commission Status: Passed
Meeting Body: Planning Commission
On agenda: 7/12/2021
Title: Proposed Project: Related applications on a 2.77-acre site: SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT to redevelop a portion (easterly portion) of an existing shopping center (Fremont Corners) into a mixed-use development with 8,094 square feet of commercial space and 50, 4-story townhome-style condominiums with associated parking and site improvements including common open space. TENTATIVE MAP to subdivide the lot into 6 lots and 50 condominiums. Location: 166 E. Fremont Ave. (APN: 309-01-006) File #: 2020-7525 Zoning: C-1/PD (Neighborhood Commercial/Planned Development) Applicant/Owner: The True Life Companies/Fremont Corners Inc et al (applicant/owner) Environmental Review: Class 32 Categorical Exemption (Infill Development) Project Planner: Sh?tal Divatia, (408) 730-7637, sdivatia@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Attachments: 1. Project Data Table, 2. Recommended Findings, 3. Site, vicinity and mailing radius map, 4. Recommended Conditions of Approval, 5. CEQA - Class 32 Checklist, 6. Letter from Applicant - Justification for Waivers and Incentives/Concessions, 7. Project Plans, 8. Public Comments Received After Staff Report Published and Four Hours Prior to Meeting, 9. Staff Presentation 20210712 (21-0715)
Related files: 21-0797
REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION

SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: Related applications on a 2.77-acre site:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT to redevelop a portion (easterly portion) of an existing shopping center (Fremont Corners) into a mixed-use development with 8,094 square feet of commercial space and 50, 4-story townhome-style condominiums with associated parking and site improvements including common open space.
TENTATIVE MAP to subdivide the lot into 6 lots and 50 condominiums.
Location: 166 E. Fremont Ave. (APN: 309-01-006)
File #: 2020-7525
Zoning: C-1/PD (Neighborhood Commercial/Planned Development)
Applicant/Owner: The True Life Companies/Fremont Corners Inc et al (applicant/owner)
Environmental Review: Class 32 Categorical Exemption (Infill Development)
Project Planner: Sh?tal Divatia, (408) 730-7637, sdivatia@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Village Mixed Use (VMU)
Existing Site Conditions: Two commercial buildings and parking lot
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Two-story residential townhomes (across Fremont Ave)
South: One-story single-family homes
East: One-story fourplex and single-family homes
West: Shopping center (24-Hr Fitness)
Staff Recommendation: Alternative 1: Make the required Findings to approve the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) determination that the project is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 (Class 32, Infill Development) as noted in checklist (Attachment 5); and approve the Special Development Permit and the Tentative Map and the recommended findings in Attachment 3 and subject to the Conditions of Approval in Attachment 4.

BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project
The proposed project is located within the Fremont Corners shopping center, which is comprised of four parcels totaling 7.8 acres in size. The subject property is the eastern-most parcel and is 2.77 acres in size. The site is currently developed with two commercial buildings and...

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