City of Sunnyvale

Notice and Agenda

Heritage Preservation Commission

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

7:00 PM

Online and Bay Conference Room, City

Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA

94086

Meeting Online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/93323345826

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

7 P.M. HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING

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 the meeting 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)).

CALL TO ORDER

Call to Order in the Redwood Conference Room.

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 Heritage

Preservation 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

Commission, refer to the notice at the end of this agenda.

26-0505

Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting

Minutes of December 3, 2025

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.

26-0491

Proposed Project:

RESOURCE ALTERATION PERMIT: to modify the existing

historic resource with the development of four three-story

townhomes in the rear and the retention of a 960-square foot

single family house.

Location: 434 Crescent Avenue (APN: 211-35-030)

File #: PLNG-2024-0719

Zoning: R-3/PD (Medium Density Residential/Planned

Development)

Applicant / Owner: Gordon Wong, GKW Architects (applicant)

/John Chao (owner)

Environmental Review: A Class 32 categorical exemption

relieves this project from California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) provisions.

Project Planner: Margaret Netto, Senior Planner, (408)

730-7628 mnetto@sunnyvale.ca.gov

NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS

-Commissioner Comments

-Staff Comments

INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS

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 Secretary.

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/93323345826

Meeting call in telephone number: 833 548 0276 | Meeting ID: 933 2334 5826

(*9 to request to speak | *6 to unmute/mute)

Watch the Heritage Preservation Commission meeting at

http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings

Written public comment:

Email comments to the Heritage Preservation Commission no later than 4 hours

before the meeting at HeritagePreservation@sunnyvale.ca.gov. You can also mail

or deliver comments to:

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 Heritage Preservation Commission regarding any item on this

agenda are available in the Redwood Conference Room 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 Heritage Preservation Commission meeting?

Visit: http://Sunnyvale.ca.gov/PublicComments

Planning to provide materials to the Commission?

Please provide the Heritage Preservation 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 planning@sunnyvale.ca.gov (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)).