City of Sunnyvale

Notice and Agenda

Planning Commission

Monday, July 8, 2024

7:00 PM

Online and Council Chambers, City Hall,

456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086

No Study Session | Public Hearing - 7:00 PM

Meeting Online Link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/91827390357

Public Participation

• In-person participation: You may provide public comment by filling out a speaker

card (optional) and giving it to the Recording Officer.

As a courtesy, and technology permitting, members of the public may also attend

online. However, the City cannot guarantee that the public’s access to online

technology will be uninterrupted, and technical difficulties may occur from time to

time. Unless required by the Ralph M. Brown Act, the meeting will continue

despite technical difficulties for participants using the online option.

The Chair may determine it would be impractical to include remote public

comment during Oral Communications.

• Online participation: You may provide audio public comment by connecting to

the meeting online or by telephone. Use the Raise Hand feature to request to

speak (*9 on a telephone):

Meeting Online Link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/91827390357

Meeting call-in telephone number: 833-548-0276 | Meeting ID: 918 2739 0357

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Sunnyvale Planning Division, 456 W. Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-3707

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Accessibility/Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Notice

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special

assistance to provide public comment, or for other special assistance; please

contact the City at least 48 hours prior to enable the City to make reasonable

arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. The Planning Division may

be reached at 408-730-7440 or at planning@sunnyvale.ca.gov (28 CFR 35.160 (b)

(1)).

NO STUDY SESSION

7 P.M. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING

CALL TO ORDER

Call to Order via teleconference and in the Council Chambers.

SALUTE TO THE FLAG

ROLL CALL

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

The Chair may determine it would be impractical to include remote public

comment during Oral Communications for the purpose of timeliness of the meeting

or conducting an orderly meeting. Such a determination shall be made prior to

opening public comment on Oral Communications.

This category provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the

Planning Commission on items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15

minutes (may be extended or continued after the public hearings/general business

section of the agenda at the discretion of the Chair) with a maximum of up to three

minutes per speaker. Please note the Brown Act (Open Meeting Law) does not

allow the Planning Commission to take action on an item not listed on the agenda.

If you wish to address the Planning Commission, please refer to the notice at the

beginning of this agenda. Individuals are limited to one appearance during this

section.

CONSENT CALENDAR

All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be

acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If

a member of the public would like a consent calendar item pulled and discussed

separately, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda.

Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of June 24, 2024

24-0797

Recommendation:

Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of June 24,

2024 as submitted.

PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS

If you wish to speak to a public hearing/general business item, please refer to

notice at the beginning of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to a maximum of

three minutes. For land-use items, applicants are limited to a maximum of 10

minutes for opening comments and 5 minutes for closing comments.

Proposed Project:

Related applications on a 15.6-acre site:

24-0762

DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT: Introduction of an Ordinance

Approving and Adopting the First Amendment to the

Development Agreement between the City of Sunnyvale and

Intuitive Surgical Inc.

SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: Modify Special

Development Permit (2019-7557) pertaining to 945 - 955 Kifer

Road (North Site) of the Intuitive Surgical corporate campus to

add an internal courtyard and reduce total building area by 6,000

square feet (from 364,000 to 358,000 square feet), relocate the

previously-approved underground parking to a new above-ground

structure on an adjacent site at 2900 Semiconductor Drive, Santa

Clara, CA (APN 205-39-028), modify the design of the

pedestrian bridge connecting the north and south sites, and other

minor building and site modifications.

Location: 945 - 955 Kifer Road (APNs: 205-40-001, 205-40-002) and

City of Santa Clara APN 205-39-028.

File #: 2022-7369

Zoning: M-S/LSAP 60% (Lawrence Station Area Plan Industrial and

Service Zoning District 60% Floor Area Ratio)

Applicant / Owner: Steve Riley (applicant) / Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

(owner)

Environmental Review: An Environmental Checklist/Addendum to the

Lawrence Station Area Plan Update/Intuitive Surgical Corporate

Campus Project Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR)

has been prepared for the Intuitive North Site Modification Project in

compliance with California Environmental Quality Act provisions.

Project Planner: Julia Klein, (408) 730-7463, jklein@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Recommendation:

Alternatives 1 and 2: 1) Make the Determination required by

Resolution No. 371-81 for the First Amendment to the

Development Agreement (Attachment 3 to the Report); and 2)

Recommend that the City Council Approve and Adopt the First

Amendment to the Development Agreement and Special

Development Permit:

a) Make the required findings to accept the Environmental

Checklist/Addendum to the Lawrence Station Area Plan

Update/Intuitive Surgical Corporate Campus Project Final

Subsequent Environmental Impact Report for the Intuitive

North Site Modification Project finding that it has been

prepared in compliance with California Environmental Quality

Act provisions and no additional environmental review is

required; and

b) Approve the Modification to Special Development Permit

(2019-7557) at 945-955 Kifer Road (north site) based on

Recommended Findings in Attachment 4 and Recommended

Conditions of Approval in Attachment 5.

c) Introduction of an Ordinance Approving and Adopting the

First Amendment to the Development Agreement between the

City of Sunnyvale and Intuitive Surgical Inc. included in

Attachment 2 and based on the Determination required by

Resolution No. 371-81 in Attachment 3.

Proposed Project:

24-0627

SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: Redevelop a 0.62-acre

commercial property. Demolish the existing fueling canopy and

auto service building and construct a new 4,400 square foot

fueling canopy and a 3,614 square foot one-story commercial

building consisting of a 2,396 square foot convenience store, and

a 1,218 square foot takeout restaurant, resulting in 34% floor area

ratio (FAR).

Location: 898 East Fremont Avenue (APN: 309-10-015)

File #: 2016-7978

Zoning: C-1/PD (Neighborhood Business/Planned Development

combining district)

Applicant / Owner: MI Architects, Inc. (applicant)/Petroleum

Investments, LLC (owner)

Environmental Review: No additional review required pursuant to

Public Resources Code Section 21083 and California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15183(a) and 15168(c)(2), (3) and (4) -

environmental impacts of the project are addressed in the 2016 Land

Use and Transportation Element (LUTE) Environmental Impact Report

(EIR - State Clearinghouse No. 2012032003).

Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458,

avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Recommendation:

Alternative 1: Make the required Findings to approve the

CEQA determination that the project is consistent with the

LUTE EIR and no additional environmental review is required

pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21083 and

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines

15183(a) and 15168(c)(2), (3) and (4) as noted in Attachment

3 and approve the Special Development Permit subject to the

Recommended Findings in Attachment 3 and Recommended

Conditions of Approval in Attachment 4.

STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES

INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS

Planning Commission Proposed Study Issues, Calendar Year: 2025

(Information Only)

24-0798

NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS

-Commissioner Comments

-Staff Comments

ADJOURNMENT

Notice to the Public:

Any agenda related writings or documents on this agenda distributed to members

of the Planning Commission are available by contacting the Planning Division at

408-730-7440 or planning@sunnyvale.ca.gov. Agendas and associated reports are

also available 72 hours before the meeting on the City’s website at

sunnyvale.ca.gov and during normal business hours at the NOVA Workforce

Services reception desk located on the first floor of City Hall at 456 W. Olive

Avenue.

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imposes a 90-day deadline for the filing of any lawsuit challenging final action on

an agenda item which is subject to Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.5.