City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes  
Zoning Administrator Hearing  
Wednesday, July 30, 2025  
3:00 PM  
Teleconference: City Web Stream  
CALL TO ORDER  
Noren Caliva-Lepe, Zoning Administrator, called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Proposed Project:  
1
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: allow an Education Recreation  
and Enrichment Use in an existing 5,300 square feet, ground-floor tenant  
space in the Downtown Specific Plan.  
Location: 250 W Washington Avenue (APN: 209-35-030)  
File #: PLNG-2025-0308  
Zoning: DSP-18 (Downtown Specific Plan / Block 18)  
Applicant / Owner: Josh Rupert (applicant)/ STC Venture 200WA, LLC  
(owner)  
Environmental Review: Class 1 Categorical Exemptions relieve this  
project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.  
Project Planner: Julia Klein, 408-730-7463, jklein@sunnyvale.ca.gov  
Ms. Caliva-Lepe inquired with Julia Klein, Project Planner, if there were any  
additions or updates to the staff report.  
Ms. Klein acknowledged there were an updates to Attachments 1 and 3 following  
publication of the staff report. The assessor’s parcel number (APN) was corrected  
on the vicinity and noticing map for Attachment 1.  
For Attachment 3, the conditions of approval were revised to include new language  
clarifying the process by which the applicant or future operator may request  
changes to the conditions of approval. Such changes could include days and hours  
of operation, the amount of time between classes or special events, etc.  
The changes were posted online as Corrected Attachment 3 in red and underlined  
text. No comments from the public were received.  
Ms. Caliva-Lepe inquired with the applicant if they had any updates or comments.  
Josh Rupert, applicant, had no updates or comments.  
Ms. Caliva-Lepe opened the hearing to public comments.  
No members of the public wished to speak on this item.  
Ms. Caliva-Lepe closed the hearing to public comments.  
ACTION: Alternative 1. Approve the Special Development Permit with  
recommended Findings in Attachment 2 and corrected Conditions in Attachment 3.  
Proposed Project:  
2
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: allow a Recreational and Athletic  
Facility Use in an existing 6,300 square feet, ground floor tenant space in  
the Downtown Specific Plan.  
Location: 250 W Washington Avenue (APN: 209-35-030)  
File #: PLNG-2025-0311  
Zoning: DSP-18 (Downtown Specific Plan - Block 18)  
Applicant / Owner: Josh Rupert (applicant)/ STC Venture 200WA, LLC  
(owner)  
Environmental Review: Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this  
project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.  
Project Planner: Julia Klein, 408-730-7463, jklein@sunnyvale.ca.gov  
Ms. Caliva-Lepe inquired with Julia Klein, Project Planner, if there were any  
additions or updates to the staff report.  
Ms. Klein stated this tenant space was adjacent to agenda item one. She noted that  
the same revisions for Attachments 1 and 3 were made for this item’s Attachments 1  
and 3 as well.  
The revision to Attachment 1 was a correction to the APN.  
The revision to Attachment 3 included new language clarifying the process by which  
the applicant or future operator may request changes to the conditions of approval.  
Such changes could include days and hours of operation, the amount of time  
between classes or special events, etc.  
The changes were posted online as Corrected Attachment 3 in red and underlined  
text. No comments from the public were received.  
Josh Rupert, applicant, had no updates or comments.  
Ms. Caliva-Lepe opened the hearing to public comments.  
No members of the public wished to speak on this item.  
Ms. Caliva-Lepe closed the hearing to public comments.  
ACTION: Alternative 1. Approve the Special Development Permit with  
recommended Findings in Attachment 2 and corrected Conditions in Attachment 3.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Ms. Caliva-Lepe adjourned the hearing at 3:08 p.m.