City of Sunnyvale  
Notice and Agenda  
Planning Commission  
Monday, October 27, 2025  
6:00 PM  
Online and Council Chambers, City Hall,  
456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086  
Special Meeting: Study Session - 6:00 PM | Public Hearing - 7:00 PM  
Meeting Online Link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/91827390357  
Public Participation  
View the end of the agenda for information on:  
• Public participation options  
• Request language translation  
• Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice  
• Legal notices  
6 P.M. SPECIAL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING (Study Session)  
Call to Order  
Call to Order in the Council Chambers.  
Roll Call  
Study Session  
The public may provide comments regarding the Study Session item(s). To  
address the Planning Commission, refer to the notice at the end of this agenda.  
Proposed Project: Planning Commission Study Session for  
discussion and comment only for related applications on a 1.17-acre  
site:  
A.  
25-1021  
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT (SDP): to consider the  
redevelopment of a commercial site into four 3-story residential  
buildings with 28 townhome-style condominium units.  
VESTING TENTATIVE MAP (VTM): to create 28 condominium  
units.  
Location: 845 Stewart Drive. (APN: 205-21-010)  
File #: PLNG-2025-0080  
Zoning: MS/ITR/R3/PD (Industrial and Service with Industrial to  
Residential/Medium Density Residential/Planned Development  
Combining District).  
Applicant / Owner: Julia Koppman Norton, City Ventures (applicant) /  
Jenab Family Ventures (owner).  
Environmental Review: The project is anticipated to qualify for a  
Class 32 (In-Fill Development Projects) exemption per California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines section 15332.  
Project Planner: Wendy Lao, (408) 730-7408,  
WLao@sunnyvale.ca.gov  
Adjourn Special Meeting  
7 P.M. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING  
CALL TO ORDER  
Call to Order in the Council Chambers.  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
ROLL CALL  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
Prior to opening public comment on Oral Communications, the Chair may  
determine it would be impractical to include remote public comment for the purpose  
of timeliness of the meeting or conducting an orderly meeting.  
Oral Communications is the opportunity for the public to address the Planning  
Commission on items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15 minutes with a  
maximum of up to three minutes per speaker (one appearance per speaker). Note  
the Brown Act does not allow the Commission to take action on an item not listed  
on the agenda. To address the Commission, refer to the notice at the end of this  
agenda.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
All matters listed on the consent calendar will be acted upon by one motion unless  
discussion is requested by a Commissioner or the public. To address the Planning  
Commission, refer to the notice at the end of this agenda.  
Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of October 13, 2025  
1.  
25-1022  
Recommendation:  
Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of October  
13, 2025, as submitted.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
To speak on a public hearing/general business item, refer to notice at the end of  
this agenda. Each speaker is limited to three minutes. For land use items,  
applicants are limited to 10 minutes for opening comments and five minutes for  
closing comments.  
Proposed Project: Appeal of a decision by the Director of  
Community Development denying a TREE REMOVAL PERMIT for a  
21-inch diameter Fruitless Pear tree in the front yard.  
Location: 385 Redondo Terrace (APN: 165-46-025)  
File #: PLNG-2025-0521  
2.  
25-0987  
Zoning: R1.7/PD (Low-Medium Density Residential Zoning District  
with a Planned Development Combining District)  
Applicant/Appellant/Owner: Kaye Suyama  
(applicant/appellant)/Kamayatsu-Peterson Erika L Trustee (owner)  
Environmental Review: Categorically exempt from the provisions of  
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA  
Guidelines Sections 15301 (Class 1) and 15304 (Class 4).  
Project Planner: Cindy Hom, (408) 730-7411,  
chom@sunnyvale.ca.gov  
Recommendation:  
Alternative 1: Deny the appeal and uphold the decision of the  
Director of Community Development to deny the Tree  
Removal Permit.  
Proposed Project: Related applications on a 5.28-acre site:  
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: Redevelop three  
non-contiguous lots with:  
3.  
25-0975  
1) A new two-story commercial building totaling 23,104  
square feet on the commercial lot; and,  
2) 101 new market-rate townhouse units, distributed  
among 15 three-story buildings on the residential  
lots.  
VESTING TENTATIVE MAP: Subdivide one existing lot into 26  
lots and 101 residential condominium spaces, and merge two  
existing commercial lots into one.  
Location: 1119-1163 Lawrence Expressway (APN 110-23-110);1037  
Lakehaven Drive (APN 110-23-109); and 1051 Lakehaven Drive (APN  
110-23-108)  
File #: PLNG-2023-0302  
Zoning: VCMU-22 (Village Center Mixed-Use) and VCC (Village  
Center Commercial) [formerly C-1/PD (Neighborhood  
Business/Planned Development)]  
Applicant / Owner: The True Life Companies (TTLC;  
applicant)/Dick’s Lakewood Corporation (owner)  
Environmental Review: No additional review required per CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15183 - environmental impacts are addressed in  
the Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE) Environmental  
Impact Report (EIR)  
Project Planner: Jeffrey Cucinotta, (408) 730-7424,  
jcucinotta@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 CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 and approve the  
Special Development Permit and Vesting Tentative Map  
application based on the Recommended Findings in  
Attachment 3 and Recommended Conditions of Approval in  
Attachment 4.  
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
-Staff Comments  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
Planning Commission Proposed Study Issues, Calendar Year: 2026  
(Information Only)  
4.  
25-1023  
ADJOURNMENT  
Public Participation Options  
In person public comment:  
You may provide public comment by filling out a speaker card (optional) and giving  
it to the Recording Officer.  
Online participation:  
Members of the public may also attend online. However, the City cannot guarantee  
uninterrupted access to online technology. Technical difficulties may occur from  
time to time. Unless required by the Ralph M. Brown Act, the meeting will continue  
even if technical difficulties prevent online participation.  
The Chair may determine it would be impractical to include remote public comment  
during Oral Communications.  
Online public comment:  
To provide audio public comment, connect 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  
(*9 to request to speak | *6 to unmute/mute)  
Watch the Planning Commission meeting at  
http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings or on television over Comcast Channel 15,  
AT&T Channel 99  
Written public comment:  
Email comments to the Planning Commission no later than 4 hours before the  
meeting to planningcommission@sunnyvale.ca.gov. You can also mail or deliver  
comments to:  
Sunnyvale Planning Division, 456 W. Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-3707  
Public review of items:  
You can view reports to commission on the City’s website at sunnyvale.ca.gov. You  
can also review reports in person at the City Hall reception desk, 456 W. Olive  
Avenue, during normal business hours. Any other documents distributed to  
members of the Planning Commission regarding any item on this agenda are  
available in the Council Chambers on the evening of the Commission Meeting.  
Otherwise, contact the Planning Division at 408-730-7440 or  
planning@sunnyvale.ca.gov for questions.  
Planning a presentation for a Planning Commission meeting?  
Visit: http://Sunnyvale.ca.gov/PublicComments  
Planning to provide materials to the Commission?  
Please provide the Planning Commission with 12 copies of your materials.  
Request Language Translation  
If you need language translation, please contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the  
meeting. Reach the City at: 408-730-7483 or cityclerk@sunnyvale.ca.gov  
Spanish and Chinese, Simplified  
Solicitud de Traducción al Español  
Si necesita servicios de traducción al español, comuníquese con la  
ciudad al menos 48 horas antes de la reunión. Puede contactar a la  
ciudad al:  
408-730-7483 o cityclerk@sunnyvale.ca.gov  
请求语言翻译  
如果您需要语言翻译，请至少在会议开始前 48 小时联系市政府。联系电  
话：  
408-730-7483 或发送电子邮件至 cityclerk@sunnyvale.ca.gov  
Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice  
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the City will make  
reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. If you need  
special assistance, please contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.  
Reach the Planning Division at 408-730-7440 or at planning@sunnyvale.ca.gov  
(28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)).  
LEGAL NOTICES  
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that if you file a lawsuit challenging any final decision on  
any public hearing item listed in this agenda, the issues in the lawsuit may be  
limited to the issues which were raised at the public hearing or presented in writing  
to the City at or before the public hearing.  
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.6  
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 1094.5.