REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: Adopt an Interim Urgency Ordinance to Extend Urgency Ordinance No. 3225-24 (adopted on February 27, 2024) to May 9, 2024 to Amend By-Right Approval (Chapter 19.73) to the Sunnyvale Municipal Code to clarify ministerial review of projects as it relates to proposed subdivisions.
File #: PLNG-2024-0105
Location: Citywide
Applicant: City of Sunnyvale
Environmental Review: Non-discretionary project (Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(1), CEQA Guidelines Sections 15268, 15357)
Project Planner: Julia Klein, (408) 730-7463, jklein@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Various, including Moffett Park Specific Plan, Transit Mixed-Use, El Camino Real Specific Plan, Residential High Density
Existing Zoning: Various, including MP-R, DSP-4, DSP-14, DSP-16, MXD-IV, ECR-MU42, ECR-MU54, Split (ECR-MU54 and ECR-C) and R-4/PD
Existing Site Conditions: Various Uses, including Residential, Office, Commercial and Industrial
Surrounding Land Uses: Various
Issues: Compliance with the Adopted 2023-2031 Housing Element and State Laws and the 60-day review by the State Housing and Community Development Department.
Staff Recommendation: Alternatives 1 and 2:
1. Find that the Action is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(1) and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15268 and 15357.
2. Adopt an Interim Urgency Ordinance to Extend Urgency Ordinance No. 3225-24 to May 9, 2024 (in Attachment 1 to this Report) to amend provisions for By-Right Approvals that include subdivisions (previously adopted Urgency Ordinance).
BACKGROUND
On January 30, 2024, the City Council adopted an Urgency Ordinance and Introduced an Ordinance that, among other amendments, added By-Right Approvals (Chapter 19.73) to the Sunnyvale Municipal Code. The second reading of the ordinance (adoption) was held on February 6, 2024 (see link in Attachment 2). The new ordinance section was ad...
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