City of Sunnyvale

Notice and Agenda

Planning Commission

Monday, October 14, 2024

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

• 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

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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

• 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)).

6 P.M. STUDY SESSION

Call to Order

Call to Order via teleconference and in the Council Chambers.

Roll Call

Study Session

The public may provide comments regarding the Study Session item(s). If you wish

to address the Planning Commission, please refer to the notice at the beginning of

this agenda.

Proposed Project: Related applications on a 2.2-acre site:

SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to consider the

redevelopment of a shopping center with a 46-unit, three-story

townhouse development; and,

24-1036

TENTATIVE TRACT MAP: to subdivide the existing lot into 7

lots and 4 parcels, and create 46 condominiums.

Location: 1040-1060 East El Camino Real (APN: 313-04-026)

File #: PLNG-2023-0880

Zoning: ECR-MU24 (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

Adjourn 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 September 23, 2024

24-1008

Recommendation:

Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of September

23, 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:

24-0955

Introduce an Ordinance to:

Amend Article 5 (Special Housing Issues) of Title 19 (Zoning) of

the Sunnyvale Municipal Code to Allow Safe Parking as a

Primary or Ancillary Use at Specified Sites, other related Zoning

Code Amendments, and related Amendments to the Peery Park

Specific Plan Land Use Table and Direct Staff to Pursue

Implementing a Safe Parking Pilot Program on Public Land.

Location: Citywide

File #: PLNG-2024-0645

Zoning: C-4, MP-02, M-S, M-3, PPSP-IE, and PPSP-MIC and Place of

Assembly - Community Serving us sites

Environmental Review: Class 1 (California Environmental Quality Act

[CEQA] Guidelines Section 15301), Class 4 (Section 15304), and Class

11 (Section 15311) Categorical Exemptions and Section 16061(b)(3)

Project Manager: Amanda Sztoltz, (408) 730-7451,

asztoltz@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Recommendation:

Recommend to City Council:

Alternatives 1, 2 and 3: 1) Introduce an Ordinance to Amend

Article 5 (Special Housing Issues) of Title 19 (Zoning) of the

Sunnyvale Municipal Code to Allow Safe Parking as a Primary

or Ancillary Use at Specified Sites, other related Zoning Code

Amendments, and related Amendments to the Peery Park

Specific Plan Land Use Table (Attachment 2 to the report) and

Find that the action is exempt from the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the Class 1,

Class 4, and Class 11 Categorical Exemptions and Section

16061(b)(3); 2) Direct Staff to Pursue Implementing a Safe

Parking Pilot Program on Public Land; and, 3) Direct staff to

include an option in the FY 2025-2025 Budget for a General

Fund grant for a nonprofit or faith-based organization to

provide a Safe Parking program on private land.

STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES

INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS

Planning Commission Proposed Study Issues, Calendar Year: 2025

(Information Only)

24-1009

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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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.