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Meeting Name: Planning Commission Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/22/2023 7:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Online and Bay Conference Room (Room 145), City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Special Meeting: Study Session - Canceled | Public Hearing - 7:00 PM
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Attachments: Planning Commission Full Agenda Packet - 20230522 (61 MB), Planning Commission Agenda Items Added Following Publication (posted20230522)
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23-0594 1.AMinutesApprove Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of May 8, 2023  Action details Not available Not available
23-0596 1.BReport to Board/CommissionProposed Project: DESIGN REVIEW: Construct a first-story addition of 300 square feet to an existing two-story single-family home, resulting in 2,852 square feet (2,447 square feet living area and 407 square feet garage) and 48% floor area ratio (FAR). Location: 156 Connemara Way (APN: 309-24-003) File #: 2022-7556 Zoning: R-0 (Low Density Residential) Applicant / Owner: Ramchandra “Ram” Naik / Naik Ramchandra and Patwardhan Jaee Environmental Review: A Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions. Project Planner: Robby Miller, (408) 730-7429, rmiller@sunnyvale.ca.gov  Action details Not available Not available
23-0627 2.Report to Board/CommissionREQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE TO JUNE 12, 2023 Proposed Project: Forward a Recommendation to the City Council to take the following Actions: a. Adopt a Resolution to establish Citywide Objective Design Standards for Multi-Family Residential and Mixed-Use Developments; b. Repeal the Mixed-Use Development Tool Kit and the High Density Residential Design Guidelines; c. Rename the Citywide Design Guidelines to Non-Residential Design Guidelines; d. Direct the Director of Community Development to administratively update other adopted design guidelines to be aligned with the new Objective Design Standards; e. Introduce an Ordinance to Amend Sunnyvale Municipal Code Section 19.37.020; and, f. Find that the Action is Exempt from CEQA Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).approved Action details Not available Not available
23-0590 4.Report to Board/CommissionProposed Project: Related applications on a 0.85-acre site: SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to allow construction of 18 three-story condominium units and the retention of one single-family house (156 Crescent Avenue); and, TENTATIVE MAP: to create one lot and 19 condominium units. Location: 148 and 156 Crescent Avenue (APNs: 211-35-008 and 211-35-009) File #: 2021-7826 Zoning: R3/PD - Medium Density Residential / Planned Development Applicant / Owner: Samir Sharma (applicant) / Crescent Avenue LLC (owner) Environmental Review: A Class 32 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions. Project Planner: Momo Ishijima, (408) 730-7532, mishijima@sunnyvale.ca.govapproved Action details Not available Not available
23-0580 3.Report to Board/CommissionProposed Project: Appeal of a decision by the Zoning Administrator denying a VARIANCE to legalize an existing 189 square foot detached accessory structure in the rear yard of a single-family property with a ten-inch side setback where four feet minimum is required, and a seven-foot rear yard setback where ten feet minimum is required. Location: 424 Bryan Avenue (APN: 209-11-034) File #: PLNG-2022-7714 Zoning: R-2 (Low Medium Density Residential) Applicant / Owner: Wayne Lin (applicant/appellant)/Thomas Moser (owner) Environmental Review: Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions. Project Planner: Drew Taplin, (408) 730-7407, dtaplin@sunnyvale.ca.govapproved Action details Not available Not available
23-0564 5.Agenda ItemReview Planning Program Budget and Fees for FY 2023-2024approved Action details Not available Not available