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File #: 24-0412   
Type: Report to Board/Commission Status: Passed
Meeting Body: Planning Commission
On agenda: 4/22/2024
Title: Proposed Project: Related applications on three sites totaling 1.74 acres: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT: Amend the General Plan land use designation from Commercial to either Medium Density (15-24 du/ac) or High Density (25-36 du/ac) Residential. REZONE: Rezone from Neighborhood Business with a Planned Development combining district (C-1/PD) to either Medium Density Residential (R-3) or High Density Residential (R-4) with a Mixed Use (MU) and Planned Development (PD) combining district. File #: 2022-7146 Location: 1313 South Wolfe Road (APNs 309-10-026 and 309-10-027) and 898 East Fremont Avenue (APN 309-10-015) Current Zoning: C-1/PD (Neighborhood Business with a Planned Development combining district) Applicant / Owner: 4Terra Investments (applicant)/Desmond Family Real Estate Limited Partner (Owner) Environmental Review: Mitigated Negative Declaration Project Planner: Mary Jeyaprakash, (408) 730-7449, mjeyaprakash@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Attachments: 1. Reserved for Report to Council, 2. Noticing and Vicinity Map, 3. Recommended Findings, 4. Draft Resolution and Map, 5. Draft Ordinance and Map, 6. Table with Comparison of Development Standards, 7. Applicant's Conceptual Site Plan, 8. General Plan Goals and Policies, 9. Economic Evaluation Report, 10. Initial Study - Mitigated Negative Declaration, 11. Public Comments, 12. Presentation to Planning Commission RTC No 24-0412 - 20240422
Related files: 24-0562, 24-0603
REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION

SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: Related applications on three sites totaling 1.74 acres:
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT: Amend the General Plan land use designation from Commercial to either Medium Density (15-24 du/ac) or High Density (25-36 du/ac) Residential.
REZONE: Rezone from Neighborhood Business with a Planned Development combining district (C-1/PD) to either Medium Density Residential (R-3) or High Density Residential (R-4) with a Mixed Use (MU) and Planned Development (PD) combining district.
File #: 2022-7146
Location: 1313 South Wolfe Road (APNs 309-10-026 and 309-10-027) and 898 East Fremont Avenue (APN 309-10-015)
Current Zoning: C-1/PD (Neighborhood Business with a Planned Development combining district)
Applicant / Owner: 4Terra Investments (applicant)/Desmond Family Real Estate Limited Partner (Owner)
Environmental Review: Mitigated Negative Declaration
Project Planner: Mary Jeyaprakash, (408) 730-7449, mjeyaprakash@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Report
REPORT IN BRIEF

General Plan: Commercial (all properties)
Zoning: C-1/PD (all properties)
Existing Site Conditions: Automobile service station/gas station, with grocery sales (898 East Fremont Avenue, APN 309-10-015); vacant parcel (1313 South Wolfe Road, APN 309-10-026); drive-through restaurant, operated by Wendy's (1313 South Wolfe Road, APN 309-10-027)

Surrounding Land Uses:


Issues: Land use compatibility, future redevelopment potential

Staff Recommendation: Recommend to the City Council Alternative 1:
a. Make the Findings required by CEQA (Attachment 3) and Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration (Attachment 10);
b. Adopt a Resolution (Attachment 4) to Amend the General Plan Designation for the two parcels at 1313 South Wolfe Road from Commercial to Medium Density Residential;
c. Make the Finding that the General Plan Amendment and Rezoning is deemed to be in the public interest (Attachment 3); and
d. Introduce an Ordinance (Attachment 5) to Rezone 1313 South Wolfe Road (A...

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