REPORT TO COUNCIL
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 pursuant to 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
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Planning Commission considered this item on August 23, 2021. One member of the public, an Intuitive Surgical employee, spoke in support of the project and reiterated a Commissioner's desire to see new sidewalks on the adjoining properties to the west (facing San Lucar Court) to Wolfe Road.
The Planning Commission voted 5-0 (one Commissioner was absent and there is one vacancy on the Commission) to...
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