City of Sunnyvale  
Notice and Agenda  
Planning Commission  
Monday, November 11, 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  
(*9 to request to speak | *6 to unmute/mute)  
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• Submit written comments to the Planning Commission no later than 4 hours prior  
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Sunnyvale Planning Division, 456 W. Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-3707  
• Review recordings of this meeting and past meetings at  
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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 October 28, 2024  
1.A  
24-1109  
Recommendation:  
Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of October 28,  
2024 as submitted.  
Approve the 2025 Planning Commission Annual Work Plan  
1.B  
24-1111  
Recommendation:  
Approve the 2025 Planning Commission Annual Work Plan 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 2.2-acre site:  
2.  
24-1113  
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to consider the  
redevelopment of a shopping center with a 46-unit, three-story  
townhouse development; and  
TENTATIVE MAP: to subdivide the existing lot into seven lots  
and four parcels and create 46 condominiums.  
Location: 1040-1060 East El Camino Real (APN: 313-04-026)  
File #: PLNG-2023-0880  
Zoning: ECR-MU-24 (El Camino Real Mixed Use)  
Applicant / Owner: Balboa Retail Partners (applicant) / Brfii Bell Llc  
(owner)  
Environmental Review: No additional review required as per CEQA  
Guidelines 15168(c)(2) and (4) - environmental impacts of the project  
are addressed in the El Camino Real Specific Plan (ECRSP)  
Environmental Impact Report (EIR).  
Project Planner: Momo Ishijima, (408) 730-7532,  
mishijima@sunnyvale.ca.gov  
Recommendation:  
Alternative 1. Make the required findings to approve the CEQA  
determination that the project is consistent with the ECRSP  
EIR and no additional environmental review is required  
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 and approve the  
Special Development Permit based on 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)  
3.  
24-1110  
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.  
Planning a presentation for a Planning Commission meeting?  
To help you prepare and deliver your public comments, please review the "Making  
Public Comments During City Council or Planning Commission Meetings" document  
available on the City website.  
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 section 1094.5.