REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: General Plan Amendment Initiation: to consider a 100% Floor Area Ratio (FAR) combining district on 10 parcels in the M-S zoning district totaling 63 acres.
Location: 974 East Arques Avenue (APNs: 205-36-006, 205-36-007, 205-36-008), 190 Commercial Street (APN: 205-35-001), 198 Commercial Street (APN: 205-35-002), 930 East California Street (APN: 205-35-003), 1050/1090 East Arques Avenue (APN: 205-37-009), 928/930 East Arques Avenue (APN: 205-35-017), and 955/965 East Arques Avenue (APNs: 205-25-018 and 205-25-019)
File #: 2021-7282
Zoning: M-S - Industrial and Service
General Plan: Industrial
Applicant / Owner: RMW Architecture & Interiors (applicant) / Applied Materials, Inc. (owner)
Environmental Review: The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(a).
Project Planner: Momoko Ishijima, (408) 730-7532, mishijima@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Planning Commission considered this item on September 13, 2021. Other than the applicant representatives, no members of the public spoke on the item.
The Planning Commission voted 6-0 to approve recommending approval of Alternative 2 to initiate a General Plan Amendment study of a larger study area as an industrial intensification site in the General Plan to allow 100 percent FAR with the preparation of a Specific, Area, or Precise Plan, with corrections to the staff report regarding the project boundary referenced in Attachment 9.
The Planning Commission discussed the following issues regarding the request (see meeting minutes in Attachment 10) - staff comments follow each item:
* Would the additional parcels in the study area get added to the existing Arques Campus Specific Plan?
o Staff comment - If the GPI were approved, a new Specific, Precise or Area Plan would be prepared including all parcels in the requested study area.
* Would the Citywide Development Pool be exha...
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