REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: Related applications on multiple sites totaling 32.4-acres:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: To demolish two existing industrial/office/R&D buildings and three accessory structures and construct two new three-story office/R&D/manufacturing buildings totaling 1,211,000 sq. ft. (including 148,000 sq. ft. of basement space) connected by a pedestrian bridge across Kifer Road; and construct an 11,000 sq. ft. freestanding amenity building for a total combined FAR of 77%. The project also includes a five-level, above ground parking structure with an attached 12,000 sq. ft. central utility plant.
VESTING TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP: To merge four existing lots into two.
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT: Introduction of an Ordinance Approving and Adopting a Development Agreement Between the City of Sunnyvale and Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Location: 932 Kifer Road (APN 205-49-005), 950 Kifer Road (APN 205-49-012), 945 Kifer Road (APN 205-40-002), 955 Kifer Road (APN 205-40-001)
File #: 2019-7557
Zoning: M-S (945/955 Kifer Road) and M-3 (932/950 Kifer Road)
Applicant / Owner: Foster + Partners/Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Environmental Review: No additional review required as per CEQA Guidelines 15168(c)(2) and (4) - environmental impacts of the project are addressed in the Lawrence Station Area Plan Update/Intuitive Surgical Corporate Campus Project Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIR - State Clearinghouse No. 2019012022)
Project Planner: George Schroeder, (408) 730-7443, gschroeder@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Industrial
Existing Site Conditions:
932 Kifer Road: Vacant industrial site with former chemical storage building.
950 Kifer Road: Office/R&D use.
945-955 Kifer Road: Private open space for company employee use.
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Industrial (across Central Expressway)
South: Multi-family residential (across the railroad tracks)
East: Industrial
West: Industrial
Issues: Floor Area Rati...
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