REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: Moffett Park Specific Plan Update
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (DEIR) for the Moffett Park Specific Plan Update.
Comment Period: December 19, 2022 through February 10, 2023
Location: Moffett Park Specific Plan Area (APNs: Various)
File #: 2018-7715
Zoning: Moffett Park (MP) - Various
Applicant: City of Sunnyvale
Environmental Review: An Environmental Impact Report has been prepared in compliance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions and City CEQA Guidelines.
Project Planner: Michelle King, 408-730-7463, mking@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
SUMMARY OF PROJECT LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION
The Moffett Park Specific Plan Area is approximately 1,270 acres (hereinafter referred to as “Moffett Park”) and is located in the northernmost portion of the City. Moffett Park is generally bounded by State Route (SR) 237 to the south, Moffett Federal Airfield and a golf course to the west; Twin Creeks Sports Complex, and Baylands Park to the east. Although not in the Moffett Park Plan area, but within the City boundary, the former/closed Sunnyvale landfill, Sunnyvale Materials Recovery and Transfer (SMaRT) Station®, Donald M. Somers Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP), WPCP salt ponds for wastewater treatment (an open-water pond), and the San Francisco Bay are located to the north of Caribbean Drive and the Moffett Park Area.
The proposed project is a comprehensive, City-initiated update of the existing Specific Plan. The proposed Specific Plan update provides a vision, guiding principles, development standards, and design guidelines for future development within Moffett Park. The Specific Plan would allow for: the addition of residential uses with greater building heights than allowed in the existing Specific Plan; and, an increase in the allowable square footage and heights for office/industrial/R&D, commercial, and institutional uses within Moffett Park. The updated Specific Plan would allow for a net increase of 20,000 residential units (where there are no residential units existing today), 650,000 square feet of commercial uses, 10.0 million square feet of office/industrial/R&D uses, and 200,000 square feet of institutional uses beyond what is currently existing and recently approved. As a result, the buildout of the Specific Plan (which would include existing, recently approved, and proposed uses) would result in a total of 20,000 residential units and approximately 33.5 million square feet of commercial, office/industrial/R&D, and institutional uses. Refer to table 2.3-1 in the DEIR for a breakdown of the various use calculations.
DISCUSSION
The main purpose of this public hearing is to provide an additional forum for members of the public to comment on the adequacy of the Draft EIR. Prior to the public hearing, staff will provide an overview of the Draft MPSP and Draft EIR. The Draft Proposed Moffett Park Specific Plan is included in the Attachment as Appendix B.
Public Contact
As of the date of staff report preparation, staff has received no comments on the Draft EIR. The public comment period for the Moffett Park Specific Plan Update Draft EIR ends on February 10, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff recommends opening the public hearing to accept comments on the adequacy of the Draft EIR.
Staff
Prepared by: Michelle King, Principal Planner
Reviewed by: Shaunn Mendrin, Planning Officer
Approved by: Trudi Ryan, Director of Community Development
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Links to Moffett Park Specific Plan DEIR and Associated Documents