REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
REQUEST FOR A CONTINUANCE TO MARCH 25, 2024
Proposed Project: Related applications on a 45.6-acre site:
Related applications on a 45.6-acre site:
USE PERMIT: to demolish an existing recreation center, surface parking lot, and six-level parking structure to allow a new 592,567 square-foot research and development (R&D) building along Central Expressway; demolition of four buildings (928 E. Arques Ave., 242 Commercial St., 230 Commercial St., and 222 Commercial St.) to allow for a new seven-story parking structure along Commercial Street; demolition of one building at 930 E. California Ave. to allow for the expansion of an existing PG&E electrical substation; and installation of associated site improvements around the proposed R&D building and parking structure. The site would retain four existing industrial/office/R&D buildings, including an office building (930 E. Arques Ave.), Building 81 (974 E. Arques Ave.), Building 85 (978 E. Arques Ave.), and a central utility plant. The project includes merging seven existing lots to form a larger campus parcel, with one existing lot remaining at 222 Commercial St.
VARIANCE: to exceed the maximum height limit and floor plate sizes specified in the Arques Campus Specific Plan.
Location: 974 East Arques Avenue (APNs: 205-36-006, -007 and -008); 928-930 East Arques Avenue (APN: 205-35-017); 222, 230 and 242 Commercial Street (APNs: 205-35-006, 007 and 008) and 930 East California Street (APN 205-35-003).
File #: PLNG-2023-0134
Zoning: M-S
Applicant / Owner: Applied Materials (Applicant/Owner)
Environmental Review: A CEQA Addendum to the Arques Specific Plan EIR and the Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE) of the City's General Plan has been prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15164.
Project Planner: Cindy Hom, Associate Planner (408) 730-7411, chom@sunnyvale.ca.gov
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