REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: Related applications on a 0.93-acre site:
USE PERMIT for a new six-story hotel with 152 rooms, and
VARIANCE to allow 14.5% parking lot shading where a minimum of 50% is required.
Location: 1220 Oakmead Parkway (APN: 216-44-048)
File #: 2022-7080
Zoning: Industrial and Service (M-S)
Applicant / Owner: Arris Studio Architects (applicant) / BPR Properties UCSC LLC (owner)
Environmental Review: The project is consistent with the Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE) of the City's General Plan and no additional environmental review is required pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 and Public Resources Code Section 21083.3.
Project Planner: Kelly Cha, (408) 730-7408, kcha@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Industrial
Existing Site Conditions: One-Story Commercial Building (Vacant)
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Three-Story Multi-Family Development
South: One-Story Office
East: Three-Story Office
West: One-Story Office
Issues: Architectural Design and Parking Lot Shading Requirements
Staff Recommendation: Alternative 1: Make the findings required to approve the CEQA determination that the project is consistent with the City's General Plan and no additional environmental review is required as noted in the checklist in Attachment 5, and approve the Use Permit and Variance based on the Recommended findings in Attachment 3, and Recommended Conditions of Approval in Attachment 4.
BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project
This project was continued from the December 12th Planning Commission public hearing.
The project site is 0.93 acres in size and is currently developed with a one-story vacant commercial building built in 1978. The project site is located at the corner of Oakmead Parkway and Lakeside Drive.
The proposed project includes the demolition of the existing one-story vacant commercial building and the construction of a new six-story hotel with 152 rooms. The hotel i...
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